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新技能英语高级教程4教案unit4
Unit4Arerobotsstealingyoujobs?
教学设计
一、单元整体解读及分析
单元内容
本单元围绕机器人这一话题,描述一些行业中机器人的使用情况、优劣势,讨论人类和机器人之间的关系,同时指导学生采用信息图来表明观点、说明情况。
教学目标
知识目标:
1.了解机器人在一些行业中的应用情况。
2.了解机器人使用与人类工作岗位流失之间的关系。
3.了解人工智能,正确理解掌握人机关系。
4.理解、掌握信息图的构成元素和功能。
5.掌握被动语态的用法。
能力目标:
1.能够对机器人的种类和功能进行描述。
2.表达人类和机器人之间的关系。
3.能够阅读并理解人工智能相关话题材料,并进行分析讨论。
4.能够使用信息图陈述观点、说明情况。
情感目标:
1.提高个人思考能力,批判性思考问题。
2.正确认识人机关系。
3.培养合作精神,共同解决问题。
教学重点
1.对行业中使用机器人的情况进行描述,正确认识人机关系并能予以表达。
2.熟练使用信息图。
能够将文本转化成信息图形式进行表达,并能通过信息图陈述自己的观点。
教学难点
1.把握文章脉络,捕捉重要信息,进行归纳、推理,提高阅读理解能力。
2.辩证思考机器人使用的利弊,正确认识人工智能和人机关系,用批判性眼光看问题。
教学方法
交际教学法、情景教学法、任务型教学法、行动导向教学法、项目教学法。
教学手段
多媒体课件、视频、音频等。
课时
划分
本单元总共有6课时,每课时45分钟,具体安排如下:
第1课时:
Warmingup+ListeningandSpeaking;
第2课时:
ListeningandSpeaking;
第3课时:
ReadingandVocabulary;
第4课时:
GrammarforUse+PracticalReading;
第5课时:
PracticalWriting+Project;
第6课时:
AroundtheWorld+MyProgressCheck.
二、分课时教学设计
第1课时
教学内容
教学步骤
时间分配
Warmingup
1.Lead-in
Step1
Getstudentsinvolvedinthetopicofthisunit---Communicationwiththefollowingquestions:
(1)Whatdoyouknowaboutrobots?
(machine,programmablebyacomputer,effective,tireless…)
(2)Haveyouseenanyfilmstalkingabouttherelationshipbetweenhumanbeingsandrobots?
(StarWars,I,Robot,Terminator,Transformers,TheMatrix,WALL·E…)
Step2
Playavideocliponrobots,andaskstudentstodiscussthefollowingquestion:
Doyouthinkthatonedayrobotswilltaketheplaceofhumansintheworkplace?
Videosource:
5min
2.Warm-up
Step1
Askstudentstoreadtheinfographicandtalkabouthowrobotsareusedinthebelowfields?
automobilemanufacturingfoodservice
Thenaskstudentstodiscusssomeotherfieldsorindustrieswhererobotsareusedwiththehelpofsomekeyvocabulary.
homeserviceexpressdeliveryservice
medicalindustrymilitaryfield
Step2
Discusswhyrobotscanbewidelyusedintheseindustriesorfields.
Step3
Askstudentstoanswerthequestionsstatedbelow:
1)Whichindustryorfielddoyouwanttoengagein?
(catering,manufacturing…)
2)Doyouthinkthereisachancethatyourjobwillbelosttorobotsinthefuture?
(No.Becausetherobotsarehuman-madeandtheyneedacomputertobeprogrammed…;Yes.Robotsareoftenmoreeffectiveandtireless.Theycanstandupwithhighpressureanddeliverbetterperformancethanhumanbeings...)
10min
Listening1
1.Pre-listening
Step1
Introducesomebackgroundinformationbyaskingthequestion:
Haveyoueverhadtheexperienceoftalkingwitharobotinyourdailylife?
Howdoyoufeel?
(intelligent,rigid,high-tech…)
Step2
Pronouncethenewvocabularyandkeysentencesfortheclasstorepeatandexplainthemindividually.
5min
2.While-listening
Step1
Listentothedialogueforthegeneralideaandwritedownsomekeyinformation.Answerthequestionbelow.
(1)Wheredoesthedialoguehappen?
(2)Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
Step2
ThenlistenagainandfocusontheRobot’sexpressions.Findoutwhattherobotmanagercandoandcannotdo.
Key:
Cando:
Introducethebusiness;chatwiththeclient;talkhumorously;
Cannotdo:
Helptheclientmakeatransfer.
Step3
Askthestudenttodiscussthefollowingquestion.
Doyouthinkthebankrobotdoesagoodjob?
Whyandwhynot?
10min
3.Post-listening
Groupwork:
Ifyouarethepersonnelmanagerofthebank,wouldyouhirearobotstaff?
Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesthereof.(effective,canworkinrelativebadenvironment,longworkinghours;highcost,worseservicequality…)
5min
Speaking1
Roleplay(pairwork)
Step1
Onehumanandonerobotarebothapplyingforawaiterpostintherestaurant.Discusswithyourpartnertheirrespectiveadvantagesanddisadvantages.
Step2
Basedonyourdiscussion,makeuparoleplaywithyourpartnerdebatingwhyyouarefitterthanyourcounterpart.Thestudentactingastherobotshallactandsoundlikeone.
Step3
Asktheclasstochoosethefittestjobapplicantandsharereasons.
10min
Supplementarymaterials
1.Backgroundinformation
Robot
Arobotisamachine—especiallyoneprogrammablebyacomputer—capableofcarryingoutacomplexseriesofactionsautomatically.Robotscanbeguidedbyanexternalcontroldeviceorthecontrolmaybeembeddedwithin.Robotsmaybeconstructedtotakeonhumanformbutmostrobotsaremachinesdesignedtoperformataskwithnoregardtohowtheylook.
Robotscanbeautonomousorsemi-autonomousandrangefromhumanoidssuchasHonda'sAdvancedStepinInnovativeMobility(ASIMO)andTOSY'sTOSYPingPongPlayingRobot(TOPIO)toindustrialrobots,medicaloperatingrobots,patientassistrobots,dogtherapyrobots,collectivelyprogrammedswarmrobots,UAVdronessuchasGeneralAtomicsMQ-1Predator,andevenmicroscopicnanorobots.Bymimickingalifelikeappearanceorautomatingmovements,arobotmayconveyasenseofintelligenceorthoughtofitsown.
Thebranchoftechnologythatdealswiththedesign,construction,operation,andapplicationofrobots,aswellascomputersystemsfortheircontrol,sensoryfeedback,andinformationprocessingisrobotics.Thesetechnologiesdealwithautomatedmachinesthatcantaketheplaceofhumansindangerousenvironmentsormanufacturingprocesses,orresemblehumansinappearance,behavior,and/orcognition.Manyoftoday'srobotsareinspiredbynaturecontributingtothefieldofbio-inspiredrobotics.Theserobotshavealsocreatedanewerbranchofrobotics:
softrobotics.
2.Wordattack
1)lobbymanagerstaffwhoseresponsibilityistoreducefrustrationandkeepclientmoralehigh.Alobbymanageruseshisorherknowledgetoensureeverythingrunssmoothly.大堂经理
E.g.Jonesworksasalobbymanagerinafive-starhotel.
Lu,whowasalobbymanageratahotelbefore,startedhiscareerintechnologybyco-foundinganetwork-communicationcompany.
2)depositifyoudepositasumofmoney,youputitintoabankaccountorsavingsaccount.将(钱或贵重物品)存入(银行或其他安全的地方)
E.g.Youmustdeposit$1000inyoursavingsaccount.
Thecustomermustdepositaminimumof$100monthly.
3)counterinaplacesuchasashoporcafé,acounterisalongnarrowtableorflatsurfaceatwhichcustomersareserved.柜台
E.g.Acrowdofcustomersswarmedinfrontofthecounter.
Thenextdaymorethansixtyblackstudentstookeveryseatatthelunchcounter.
4)positiveenergy正能量
E.g.Annaisfullofpositiveenergyinthedailylife.
Whenyouareenthusiasticaboutwhatyoudo,youfeelthispositiveenergy.
5)makeabanktransferbanktransferorcredittransferisamethodofelectronicfundstransferfromonepersonorentitytoanother.完成银行转账
E.g.It’sveryconvenienttomakeabanktransferwithyourcellphone.
Look,tellmewhichnumberyouneedinchinatomakeabanktransferfromoneChinesebanktoanother.
3.Extensivereadingmaterials
WhatRobotsAreUsedToday?
10jobsrobotsalreadydobetterthanyou
10WaysToAttractPositiveEnergy
第2课时
教学内容
教学步骤
时间分配
Listening2
1.Lead-in
Askstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestions:
1)Doyouhavearobotinyourhouse?
2)Ifso,doyouthinkitbringsconveniencetoyourlife?
5min
2.Pre-listening
Step1
Introducesomebackgroundinformationbyaskingthequestion:
1)Haveyoueverhadamealpreparedbyarobot?
2)Ifso,comparedwiththeman-madedish,whichonedoyouprefer?
3)Ifnot,doyouwanttohaveatrysomeothertime?
Shareyourreasonswiththeclass.
Step2
Pronouncethenewvocabularyandkeysentencesfortheclasstorepeatandexplainthemindividually.
5min
3.While-listening
Step1
Listentothedialogueandunderstandthemainidea.Answerthequestionsbelow:
1)Howdoesthecookingrobotcookadish?
2)Whataretheadvantagesofthecookingrobot?
Step2
Listenagainfordetailsandtickthereasonswhyrestaurantownersmighthirerobotchefs.
Key:
2)3)
Step3
Lookatthepicturesandfigureoutwhatjobstherobotsaredoing.
Key:
1)servingcustomers
2)helpingtheoldwomanwalk
3)amusingtheoldwoman
4)washingthedishes
15min
4.Post-listening
Listotherservicejobsrobotscandoandtalkaboutwhethertheydoabetterjobthanhumaninrespectivefield.(housecleaning,usingasatoy,interpreting…)
5min
Speaking2
1.Groupdiscussion
Step1
Discusswhatjobswillbereplacedbyrobotsandwhatjobswillnotbe?
(replaced:
mechanicaltasks,workwithhighpressureorrisks,tasksrequiringhighaccuracyandeffectiveness;notreplaced:
tasksrequiringcreativity,dentist,psychologist…)
Step2
Doyouagreethat“writing”willneverbetakenoverbyrobots?
Andwhy?
Step3
Invitesomegrouprepresentativestoexpresstheirideas.
2.Pairwork
Step1
Makeasummaryaboutthestrengthsandshortnessbothofhumanbeingsandrobots.
Step2
Discusswithyourpartneraboutinwhichfieldtherobotcoulddobetterthanhuman?
Andinwhichfieldotherwise?
Listthereasons.
Step3
Invitesomepairstosharetheirideas.
10min
Assignment
Task1
Searchformoreinformationonthetopicofwhetherrobotswouldreplacehumanbeings?
Inwhatfieldsorindustries?
Task2
Discusswhetheritisagoodthingtohaverobotsdothejobsofhumanbeings?
Whyandwhynot?
5min
Supplementarymaterials
1.Backgroundinformation
DomesticRobot
Adomesticrobot,orservicerobot,isanautonomousrobotthatisusedforhouseholdchores.Thusfar,thereareonlyafewlimitedmodels,thoughspeculators,suchasBillGates,havesuggestedthattheycou