9B Unit 3 Robots Welcome to the unitTeaching aims:Know the uses of robots.To understand some of the advantages of the robots.Teaching procedures:Step 1 New words robot n. 机器人post vt. 邮局=mailexplore vt. 探索，讨论outer space n. 太空brain n. 大脑whatever pron. 任何，一切事物Step 2 Lead-in 1. Have you seen robots in the films?2.What kind of robots do you know?3. What do you think robots can do for you?Let students look at the picture then read them aloud.Step 3 Exercises Do you know how robots could help us? Match each phrase with the correct picture. A help with homeworkB explore outer spaceC do dangerous jobsD help with houseworkStep 4 Discussion Amy is asking Daniel how robots could help us in our daily lives. Work in pairs and talk about your ideas. Use the conversation below as a model.Step 5 Presentation Show the flash and the pictures to the students.Step 6 Ask and answer Listen to the dialogue between Eddie and Hobo and answer the following questions:1. What is Eddie doing? 2. Why does Eddie want to complain to the robot shop?3. What does Eddie want Hobo to do?4. Why doesnt Hobo post the letter for Eddie?Step 7 Language points 1. Would robots have brains in the future, Daniel? 丹尼尔，将来机器人会有大脑吗？ 句中的would用来谈论想象的事情。 情态动词would, could均可引出想象的结果2. Im complaining about you to the robot shop. 我在向机器人商店投诉你。 complain about sb to sp/sb她正在向她的妈妈抱怨关于她的妹妹。 She is complaining about her sister to her mother.3. Post this for me.为我寄这封信。 post sth for sb 为某人寄某物post sb sth = post sth to sb 寄某样东西给某人请把这封信寄给Millie.Please post this letter to Millie.Please post Millie this letter.Step 8 Exercises1.Will you please _ (邮寄) this letter for me when you go to the post office?2. The robot can do w_ it is asked to with his hands.3. He is _ (抱怨）about his mother.4. He has a clever _ (大脑）。5. They could do d_ jobs like putting fires.词组翻译：1）向某人抱怨某事 2）为某人寄某物3) 探索外太空4) 做危险的工作5) 扑灭火Step 9 Read comprehensionRobots are becoming a big part of our lives. There may be half a million robots in the U.S. 20 years from now. These machines are changing the way work is being done. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They dont walk or talk .Instead, a robot may be just a metal arm .the robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. It can do jobs that people may not want to do. A robot never gets tired of doing the same thing. Sometimes a robot gets to do more exciting work. In Canada, the police are using a robot on wheels. This robots job is to take apart（清除）bombs that may go off(爆炸).( ) 1. Robots are becoming _. A. more and more important B. less important than before C. less useful than twenty years ago D. more and more expensive( ) 2. From the passage we can see that robots can _. A. walk in the factories B. do a certain job in a factory over and over again C. talk with people D. get tired of doing the same thing ( ) 3. The title for this story could be_. A. Robots job B. Jobs in the factories C. Robot on Wheels D. Robots in Our Lives( ) 4. Robots in Canada can probably_. A. build a bomb B. make films C. save lives D. walk and talk Step 10 Homework1. Finish the exercises on workbook.2. Preview the next lesson.