Teaching plan

Teaching goals

1 Enable the students to talk about robots

2 Enable the students to design a robot and describe it using words and expressions

in this unit. Try to use attributive clauses and passive voice.

3 help the students to learn how to write a composition and how to assess their compostion.

Teaching important/ difficult points

Enable the students to talk about robots freely.

Teaching methods:

Task-based learning

Group work

Discussion

Teaching aids

A projector and a computer

Teaching procedures:

Task 1: Write out as many words as you can about robots:

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Task 2: Write out as many sentences as you can about robots.

(Try to use some attributive clauses or present perfect passive voice properly. )

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Task 3: Design your own android and introduce it.

Sample:

Hello! Everybody. My name is _______. I am in Group __. The android has been designed

like this in our group. It is a robot which_______________________________. ( identity)

It looks like_________ ___________./ It is as ___ as ___________________. (appearance)

It can ________________________. It also can________________________ _.( function).

Task 4: A discussion

If you are an android, you work for a family with one child who is very spoiled.

What would you do if the child asked you to do his homework for him/her ?

Would you ever tell the child “no”?

Your opinion:

I think it ____ for me to help the child finish his homework, as______________________,

What’s more/Besides,________________________.

I also believe that____________________. So I have decided that___________________.

Task 5: Writing

Hello! Everybody . My name is _____. I am an android which _____________________.

I look like______-_________ ___________./ I am ______________________________.

I can ___________________________. I also can_____________________________ _.

Now I work for the Li family with one child who_______________. I __________them

because__________________._ I also have some problems. The boy once asked me to

do his homework for him .I think it ____ for me to help the child finish his homework, as______________________, What’s more/Besides,______________________________.

I also believe that____________________. So I have decided that_____________________.

Task 6:Assessment

A: excellent B: satisfactory C: need improvement

Items Criteria Self peer

A B C A B C

Structures 1 The topic is stated clearly.

2 Well organized (beginning ,middle, end ).

3 Each paragraph is close to the point.

Language 1 Spell all the words correctly.

2 Use varieties of sentence structures.

3 Use passive voice and attributive clause correctly.

4 Make no grammar mistakes.(esp. verbs)

Handwriting Neat, beautiful, easy to read

Cooperation Participate in discussion

Task 7:Homework

1. Make an improvement according to the comments from your partner.

2. Finish the writing task in your workbook P60