新技能英语高级教程4教案unit4.docx

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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