Unit 2 Robot

good points
1 i will have a lot more spare time.
2 i can stay in bed/sleep for a bit longer in the morning.
3 it can help mum do the laundry/washing when there are dirty clothes.
4 it can iron my shirts after they are washed.
5 it can wash the dishes after dinner.
6 my flat will be as clean as new.

bad points
1 if the robot catches a virus, it will cause a lot of problems.
2 it might put my breakfast in the washing machine.
3 it might even throw my shirts into the dustbin along with the rubbish.
4 it might knock things over.
5 it might make a mess in my flat.
6 i might have to send it back to the robot shop.
t: so now daniel has known about the good points and bad points of the robot. do you think he will buy a robot? he’s now talking with millie on the phone. millie is asking daniel what it would be like to live with a robot. here’s their dialogue. write a t if daniel’s answer is true. write an f if it is false.
t: would you read the dialogue in groups? boys will be daniel and girls will be millie.
t: let’s look at daniel’s answers. no. 1, “yes.”. it’s false. do you know why? because mr jiang is the first person in sunshine town to own a robot. no. 2, “maybe. some changes are good, but some are not. it’s true. no. 3, “from the supermarket.” it’s false why? because he can buy a robot from a robot shop, not the supermarket. no. 4, “they want to have more spare time.” yes, it’s true. no. 5, “it can eat my breakfast for me.” it’s false. because it can cook breakfast for me, not eat it for me. no. 6, “yes, i can sleep until noon every day.” it’s false. because he can sleep for an extra hour in the morning. no. 7, “ it’ll do the housework.” yes, it’s true. no. 8, “i’m afraid it can’t. it’s false. because the robot can cook. no. 9, “no. robots never go wrong.” it’s false. because sometimes it can go wrong if it catches viruses. no. 10, “i can return it to the shop.” it’s true.
step 4 language points 
t: today we’ve learned a lot about robots. so do you want to buy one? i have got one here. it will teach you some important language points.
t: 1. in order to have more spare time, i need to buy a robot. 為了有更多的空余時間，我需要買一個機器人。
       in order to do … 意思為“為了……”，表示一種明確的目的。
       e.g. in order to catch the early bus, i got up at 5:30 in the morning. 為了趕早班車，我早上五點半就起床了。
       in order to還可以放在句中，如上句還可以說成：i got up at 5:30 in the morning in order to catch the early bus.