Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldPeriod31教案（外研版必修4）.doc

第  PAGE 7 页 共  NUMPAGES 7 页 This period we will read a passage about robots.There are four activities in all.Activity 1 gives the students a chance to choose the words given to complete the passage,which is of help in deepening the understanding of the whole passage.And if they can’t make sense of the passage completely,some explanation is needed.In Activity 2 the students are encouraged to work with their partners asking and answering questions and at the same time write the key words to retell the passage.Activity 3 is designed like this:the students are to tick the things they think robots will be able to do in one hundred years from now,which is helpful in developing their imagination.Activity may serve as a discussion within groups or between groups.It is an extension of Activity 3. Three Dimensional Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills Make the students learn to use all kinds of methods such as skimming,scanning to understand the passage. Make sure the students make sense of the passage. Process and Strategies Motivate the students’ enthusiasm in taking part in the class. Feelings and Value Through the learning of the passage about robots the students are sure to learn to understand the role robots play,and thus have a scientific opinion towards the development of the world. Teaching Procedures Step 1 Fast reading T:Please look at the picture.What do you think they are. S1:I guess they are toy dogs. S2:Maybe they are racing toy dogs.They may be programmed to run faster than ordinary dogs. T:I’m not so sure about it,but one point is certain:these are “robots” designed by human beings for some purposes.This is the very topic of today.First you may read the passage and put these phrases in the correct places. (Show the following on the screen.) a.are used b.were used c.are being designed d.were designed e.has been programmed f.was invented g.will be run by “smart robots” h.robots may be so advanced i.unlikely j.robots which walk