4. A few weeks later, however, things started to go wrong. 然而几周后，情况开始有些不对了。

　　　 go wrong 在这里表示“出现问题”。e.g. Things started to go wrong when they moved to the city center. 当他们搬到市中心去后，问题出现了。

　　　 go wrong 用于机器时，可以表示“不工作了，出故障了”。 e.g. Something has gone wrong with the clock. 这只钟出毛病了。

3. Mr Jiang was very happy with his robot. 江先生对他的机器人很满意。

　　　 　这里be happy with不表示“高兴”，而是表示“对……满意”，类似于be satisfied with。e.g. Are you happy/satisfied with your job now? 你对现在的工作还满意吗？

2. As a result, Mr Jiang no longer needed to get up early to do the housework. 结果是江先生不再需要起早做家务了。

　　　 as a result意思是“结果是……”，表示事情的结果，一般放在句首。

　　　 e.g. My brother doesn’t work hard at school. As a result, he often fails in his exams. 我弟弟在学校不用功，结果是他经常考试不及格。

2.　　　 Why did he decide to buy a robot for himself? (He bought the robot in order to have more spare time.)

T:　　 Have you got the answers right? Good! Let’s go on reading. This time, let’s read Paragraph 3, 4 and 5, and then fill in the form below.

T:　　 In the morning, the robot makes the breakfast, irons his shirts, makes a lunch box. Mr Jiang can stay in bed for an extra hour. During the day, the robot cleans the flat, does the laundry, washes the dishes, sweeps the floor, makes the bed, airs the rooms, and goes shopping at the supermarket. Mr Jiang is working during the day. In the evening, the robot cooks the dinner and washes the dishes. Mr Jiang relaxes and watches his favourite TV programme.

T: Very good! You’ve got all the answers right. These are all the good points of the robot. Does it have any bad points? Does he ever do anything wrong? Now, please finish reading the last two paragraphs, and then choose the wrong things that the robot did after he caught a virus.

l　　　 He cooked breakfast at the right time.

l　　　 He woke up Mr Jiang at the wrong time. (√)

l　　　 He threw Mr Jiang’s breakfast into the dustbin.

l　　　 He threw Mr Jiang’s clean shirts into the dustbin. (√)

l　　　 He moved around the house and knocked things over. (√)

l　　　 He went out and often lost his way home.

l　　　 He made a mess in Mr Jiang’s flat. (√)

Step 3 　Post-reading　

T: 　 All right. Now, we have known that the robot has some good points and some bad points. Daniel is thinking of the good and bad points of having a robot too. Help him complete the lists below. You have the lists on Page 26 in your books.

T:　　 Have you finished? Let’s check the answers together.

　　　 Good points

1　　　　　 I will have a lot more spare time.

2　　　　　 I can stay in bed/sleep for a bit longer in the morning.

3　　　　　 It can help Mum do the laundry/washing when there are dirty clothes.

4　　　　　 It can iron my shirts after they are washed.

5　　　　　 It can wash the dishes after dinner.

6　　　　　 My flat will be as clean as new.

Bad points

1　　　　　 If the robot catches a virus, it will cause a lot of problems.

2　　　　　 It might put my breakfast in the washing machine.

3　　　　　 It might even throw my shirts into the dustbin along with the rubbish.

4　　　　　 It might knock things over.

5　　　　　 It might make a mess in my flat.

6　　　　　 I might have to send it back to the robot shop.

T:　　 So now Daniel has known about the good points and bad points of the robot. Do you think he will buy a robot? He’s now talking with Millie on the phone. Millie is asking Daniel what it would be like to live with a robot. Here’s their dialogue. Write a T if Daniel’s answer is true. Write an F if it is false.

T:　　 Would you read the dialogue in groups? Boys will be Daniel and girls will be Millie.

T:　　 Let’s look at Daniel’s answers. No. 1, “Yes.”. It’s false. Do you know why? Because Mr Jiang is the first person in Sunshine Town to own a robot. No. 2, “Maybe. Some changes are good, but some are not. It’s true. No. 3, “From the supermarket.” It’s false Why? Because he can buy a robot from a robot shop, not the supermarket. No. 4, “They want to have more spare time.” Yes, it’s true. No. 5, “It can eat my breakfast for me.” It’s false. Because it can cook breakfast for me, not eat it for me. No. 6, “Yes, I can sleep until noon every day.” It’s false. Because he can sleep for an extra hour in the morning. No. 7, “ It’ll do the housework.” Yes, it’s true. No. 8, “I’m afraid it can’t. It’s false. Because the robot can cook. No. 9, “No. Robots never go wrong.” It’s false. Because sometimes it can go wrong if it catches viruses. No. 10, “I can return it to the shop.” It’s true.

Step 4 　Language points　

T:　　 Today we’ve learned a lot about robots. So do you want to buy one? I have got one here. It will teach you some important language points.

T:　　 1. In order to have more spare time, I need to buy a robot. 为了有更多的空余时间，我需要买一个机器人。

　　　 in order to do … 意思为“为了……”，表示一种明确的目的。

　　　 e.g. In order to catch the early bus, I got up at 5:30 in the morning. 为了赶早班车，我早上五点半就起床了。

　　　 in order to还可以放在句中，如上句还可以说成：I got up at 5:30 in the morning in order to catch the early bus.

Step 1 　Pre-reading　

T:　　 Hello, everyone! Nice to meet you. I’m Mr. Bao from Wuxi Big Bridge Experimental High School. Look at the picture of my school.

T:　　 Is the teaching building tall? It has 12 floors. It may be the tallest teaching building in Jiangsu. Do you know why we built such a tall building? Because the school is close to the city center and we don’t have much space.

T:　　 Near the school, there are many shops. Many teachers love going shopping at lunchtime. I don’t like shopping much, but I often go to one of the shops. Can you guess what kind of shop it is?

T:　　 Yes, you are right. I often go to the electrical shop. I love to have a look at those TVs, cameras, MP3 players and so on. Last week, I went there again and saw a strange thing. Let’s have a look.

T:　　 Do you know what it is? It’s a robot. Do you know what it can help us do? It can help us sweep the floor. Do you like it? Yes? It may help you a lot, but it may also bring you much trouble. You don’t believe that? Today we are going to learn about Mr. Jiang’s robot. Let’s find out how the robot change his life. Before we start to read the article, let’s have a look at these new words.

T:　　 Here we have seven new words. Can you match them with the meanings on the right? No. 1, salesman. What does it mean? Yes, it means a man who sells things. No. 2, spare. Yes. Spare means free. For example, spare time, it means free time. No. 3, iron. It means ‘make clothes smooth with an iron’. No. 4, laundry. What does it mean? Yes. It means the process of washing clothes. We often say do the laundry, which means do the washing. No. 5, virus. It’s something that causes computer problems. No. 6, mess. Mess means a dirty and untidy condition. We often say ‘in a mess’. No. 7, spread. It means covered a large area.

T:　　 Now, please read these new words after me.

Step 2 　While-reading　

T:　　 Very good. Now would you please listen to the article on the tape for the main idea? Please listen and answer these two questions.

　　　 1　 Did the robot make a great difference to Mr Jiang’s everyday life?

　　　 2　 What did Mr Jiang decide to do in the end?

T:　　 Let’s check your answers.

　　　 1　 Did the robot make a great difference to Mr Jiang’s everyday life? 　

Yes, it did.

2　　　　　　 What did Mr Jiang decide to do in the end?　　　

He decided to return the robot to the robot shop.

T:　　 Well done! Now, please open your books at Page 24. Please read Paragraph 1 and 2, and then answer these two questions.

1.　　　 What’s Mr Jiang’s job? (He is a salesman.)

2. 难点：When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a mess.

　　　　　　　　 　 　Coins were spread all over the floor.

1. 重点：理解课文内容；掌握四会单词、词组和句型

3. 情感目标

　　 　结合所学内容，引导学生对未来生活展开美好想象，激发学生探索未知世界的热情。

1. 知识目标

1) 词汇：掌握本课时的四会单词。

2) 词组：to own a robot; change one’s life; in many ways; have more spare time; make a great difference to …; iron shirts; for an extra hour; do the laundry; air the rooms; return home from work; look as good as new; be happy with …; go wrong; catch a virus; cause problems; knock things over; in a mess;

3) 句型：In order to have more spare time, I need to buy a robot.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 As a result, Mr Jiang no longer needed to get up early to do the housework.

I need to buy a robot.