Unit 1 Will people have robots ?
Teaching goals:
1.Words&phrases: robot, paper, less, fewer, simple, unpleasant, factory, seem, etc .
2.will 构成的一般将来时态的陈述句、否定句、疑问句及回答.
3.There be 句型的一般将来时.
4.more , less , fewer 的用法.
5.学习一般将来时态的相关知识，学会对未来进行预测.
6.对five years ago ,today ,in five years 简洁回顾与展望的方式，贴近实际符合学生心理，激发学习兴趣.
7.通过时间对比复习一般过去时态、一般现在时态，巩固一般将来时.
Important and difficult points :
1.will构成一般将来时态的句式。
2.There be 句型的一般将来时态。
3.more , fewer , less 的用法。
4.How to make predictions .
Period 1
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
1.Greetings: Welcome to school .
What’s the date today ? Who’s on duty today ?
Do you enjoy your winter holiday ?
Do you finish your homework ?
Do you want to live on the moon ?
Can you guess what will happen in ten years ?
Collect the Ss’ answers and say something about their predictions .
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 2 ,1a .
1.Look at the picture :How will the world be different in the future ,100 years from now ?We’re going to talk about sth in 100 years .
2.Read each predictions to the class .Explain the new vocabulary .
3.Read the instructions .Make sure Ss know what they should do .
4.Do it by themselves .
5.Talk about the answers with the class .
Explain :一般将来时态
构成: will / be going to +动词原形
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 2 ,1b .
1.Practise reading the six predictions .
2.Read the instructions to Ss .Circle the things you hear on the recording .
3.Play the tape twice .
4.Play the tape a third time .At the same time ,check the answers .
SB Page 2 , 1c .
1.Pay attention to the dialogues .
2.Read the dialogues fluently .
3.Pairwork .Work in pairs to make predictions according to the sample .
4.Ask several pairs to share their conversations to the class .
SB Page 3 , 2a & 2b .
1.Read the predictions .
2.Read the instructions and point out the sample answer .
3.Play the tape twice .Ss circle the word they hear in each sentences: more , less , fewer .
4.Check the answers .
学生探究: less , fewer 的区别。
Step 4 Post-task
1.Point to the example in the sample dialogue .Practice reading .
2.Look at activity 2b .Groupwork:Take turns to make conversations about the predictions .
Grammar Focus:
1.Review the grammar box .Ss say the statements and responses .
2.Make summaries about “will” ,“fewer” and “less” .
Homework:
1.Make predictions about yourself in 10 years .Write down 5 sentences .
2.Go over the new words .
Period 2
Teaching procedures :
Step 1 Leading in
1.Greetings and free talk .
2.Check their homework :Ask two or three Ss to speak out what they wrote down .(教师作出适当的评价)
Step 2 Pre-task
1.Go over what we learnt yesterday .
2.通过三种时间的对比简略复习一般过去时与一般现在时。
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 4 , 3a .
1.Point to the three picture and say :This is Sally .The first picture is Sally five years ago ,the second one is Sally now ,and the third one is Sally five years in the future .
2.Read the instructions .
3.Complete filling in the blanks individually .
4.Check the answers .
5.Practise reading .Then ask some Ss read them out .
SB Page 4 , 3b .
1.Look at activity 3a .Make predictions about Sally .
2.Point to the example in the sample dialogue .Ask two Ss to read the dialogue to the class .
3.Practise reading .
4.Pairwork .Make their predictions about Sally .
Step 4 Post-task
1.Write about yourself .
With the help of the sample of Sally .We can write sth about ourselves five years ago ,today and in five years .
2.Complete the work individually .
3.Review the task .Ask a few more Ss for answers .
Homework :
Draw a picture of the city in 20 years .Describe it to the class .
Period 3
Teaching procedures :
Step 1 Leading in
1.Greetings .
2.Say yourselves :five years ago , today and in five years .
3.Check the homework.
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 5 , 1a .
1.Look at the form and read the headings to the class .Make sure the Ss know what they mean .
2.Read the list of seven words .Explain the new words .
3.Write each word in the correct column .Check the answers.
SB Page 5 , 1b .
1.Read the words already written on the chart .
2.Groupwork: Think about what we learned before .Write some words in the chart above .Divide the class into groups of four ,let them have a competition .
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 5 , 2a .
1.Look at the pictures carefully .Can you guess what we’ll listen ?Talk about them .
2.Read the instructions .We’ll listen to 3 conversations .Number the pictures 1-3 .
3.Play the tape twice .Check the answers .
SB Page 5 , 2b .
This activity is easy ,I think .For we know the conversations are talking about Alexis 10 years ago ,today and in 10 years .
1.Read the instructions .
2.Pay attention to the sentences and the verbs in the box .
3.Play the tape and correct the answers .
Step 4 Post-task
1.Read the instructions .
2.Pairwork. One is Alexis, one is Joe .
3.Point out the example in the sample dialogue .Read it to the Ss .
4.Talk about Joe’s life now , ten years ago and in ten years .
5.Ask some pairs of Ss to say their dialogues .
Homework:
1.Go over the words .
2.写一篇50个单词左右的小短文，预测与展望未来我们的学习和生活。
Period 4
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
1.Greetings .
2.Ask two Ss to say sth about Joe .
3.Check their homework .
Step 2 While-task
SB Page 6 , 3a .
1.Read the instructions .
2.Give Ss 3 minutes to read the passage , tick out the new words.
3.Explain the new words and practice reading .
4.Point out the chart .Read the column headings to the class .
5.Read the passage again .Write words from her answers in the correct columns below .
6.Check the answers .
7.Practise reading .
SB Page 6 , 3b .Playing a game :Who write it ?
1.Ss write about their life in ten years on a piece of paper but don’t write names on the paper .
2.Put all the Ss’ papers together .
3.Take turns reading the paper .The other Ss guess who wrote it .
Step 3 Post-task
SB Page 6 , Part 4 .
1.Read the questions below .
2.Ask two Ss to read the dialogue .
3.Answer the questions .
4.Pairwork. Get your partner’s answers .
5.Share a few Ss’ conversations .
Homework:
1.Finish selfcheck as their homework .
2.Go over the words in this unit .
Period 5
Teaching contents:
Reading :Do you think you will have your own robot ?
Teaching procedures :
Step 1 Leading in
1.Greetings and free talk .
2.If possible,draw a robot on the Bb or put up a picture of a robot.
Tell :What does it look like ? What can it do ?
3.Tell your partner what you know about robots .
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 8 , 1b .
1.Read the title of the passage .
2.Look at the picture together .Ask a few Ss to describe What they see .
3.Read the words and phrases in the box .Practice reading the words .
4.Circle the words you think you will read in the passage .
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 8 .
1.First let Ss scan the passage for the main idea .
2.Explain something .
help sb with sth /do sth
do the same as …
make sb do sth
It takes /took /will take …
3.Ask a few comprehension questions around the class .
4.Read the passage by the Ss .
Step 4 Post-task
1.Go through the reading again .
How many words in 1b did you correctly predict ?
2.Go over the structures in SB Page 9 , 3b .
Make their own sentences .
Homework:
1.To make sure the Ss understand the passage .and I want to know whether they’re careful in the class ,let Ss translate the passage into Chinese .
2.Go over this unit .
3.Make their own sentences .
4.What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future .Write your ideas .
