4.　 　return sth. to sb.= give sth. back to sb.

3.　in the end = at last= finally

2.　wake sb. up

1.　be happy with = be satisfied/pleased with

4.　Ask students to read each paragraph and put forward questions if

　 　 　 　 　 　 they have.

　 　 　 　 　Step 3: language points

3. List the bad points.

　 　 　 　 　①　 　　catch a virus and cause a lot of problems

　 　 　 　 　②　 　　no longer know when to cook and wake Mr. Jiang up at 4 in the　morning.

　 　 　 　 　③　 　　Find his breakfast in the washing machine, clean shirts in the

　 　 　 　 　 　dustbin, books in the sink.

　 　 　 　 　④　 　　Move around the house and knock things over

2.　Ask students to listen to the passage, paying attention to the

　 　 　 　 　 　pronunciation, and make some of them to read the paragraphs aloud.　

　 　 　 　 　Step 1: Revision: Revise the useful expressions again orally and have a

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　dictation.

　 　 　 　 　Step 2: Reading “The first person to own a robot”

1. Explain the context of the second part of the reading passage.

　 　 　 　 　 　 Daniel is reading an article about having a robot at home. There are bad　points.

2.　 　To identify true and false statements about life with a robot.

1.　To identify the bad points of owning a robot.