新课标人教版八年级英语下册Unit 1 Will people have robots1.doc

Unit 1 Will people have robots
Ⅰ.Teaching
aims
1. Knowledge aims:
⑴.words: robot, paper, use , less, fewer, tree, building, space, fly, moon…
⑵ Conversation:
A: Will people use money in 100 years?
B: No, they won’t. Everything will be free. Will people live to be 200 years old?
A: Yes, they will.
2. Ability aims:
⑴ Learn to talk about the future using will.
⑵ Learn to make predictions.
3. Emotion aims: Learn to study hard.
II. Main Points
1.What do you think life will be like in 100 years?
2.Every home will have a robot.
3. Will kids go to school? No, they won’t. They’ll study at home.
4.There will be fewer trees.
III. Difficult points
There will be …
IV.Teaching Method
Task-based teaching method
V. Teaching aids
Radio, pictures.

Procedures
Steps
Contents
Aims and Demands
Warming up
1. Greetings.
2. Free Talk.
Arouse the Ss’ interesting of learning and make a comfortable situation for the students.
Pre-task
1. Ask students to think about the life in the future , they may talk about it in Chinese when necessary.
2. Show the pictures of future and help the students to learn and talk.
Learn the key words.
Enable the Ss learn to share the information in their groups.
Lead in

Task 1
1. Teacher present the following sentences:
T: Will people have robots at home?
S: Yes, they will.
T: Will kids go to school?
S: No, they won’t . They will study at home.
T: Will people live to be 200 years old ?
S: Yes, they will.
2. Ask the Ss to make a list, What will be in the future.
3. Ask some students to report.
Present and master the main points and difficult points.

Enable the students to use the key sentences to finish the task.

Task 2
1. Present the sentence.
There will be more/ less/ fewer people. Etc.
2.Ask Ss to discuss and do 2a.
3. Ask some students to report.
Learn to make predictions with There will be…
Enable the students to use the key sentences to finish the task..
Master the main and difficult points.
Task 3
1. Ask one students to talk about more the future and express their opinions.
2. Ss make a conversation.
Arouse the interesting and enable the Ss to predict and learn to work in groups.
Post-task
1. Students report the result.
2. Teacher appraise those who did well in class.
Encourage Ss to make progress.
Summary
1. Go over the key words.
2. Revise the main sentences such as:
Will people have…?
Every home will have a robot.
There will be more/less/fewer…
I agree./ I don’t agree.
Consolidate the knowledge of this unit.
Homework
1. Finish the exercises.
2. Image you are in 2080, what will your life be like? Please write them down.
1. Strengthen the knowledge.
2. Enable the students to write with the key sentences they learned.
Notes of this period

Contents on the Bb
Will people have robots?

1. What do you think life will be like in 100 years? robot
2. Every home will have a robot. paper
3. Will kids go to school? No, they won’t. They’ll study at home. use
4.. There will be fewer trees. less
tree
Will people have robots
Ⅰ.Teaching
aims
4. Knowledge aims:
⑴.words: sun, earth, spaceship, space station, even, pollution…
⑵ Conversation:
A: I think there will be more pollution.
B: Well, I don’t agree. But I think there will be fewer trees.
A: I agree.
5. Ability aims:
⑴ Learn to talk about the future using will.
⑵ Learn to make predictions.
6. Emotion aims: Learn to study hard.
II. Main Points
1. more, fewer, less.
2. will not = won’t
3. everything will be free.
III. Difficult points
There will be …
IV.Teaching Method
Task-based teaching method
V. Teaching aids
Radio, pictures.

Procedures
Steps
Contents
Aims and Demands
Warming up
3. Greetings.
4. Free Talk.
Arouse the Ss’ interesting of learning and make a comfortable situation for the students.
Pre-task
3. Compare the past, present, and the future.
4. Enable the Ss to talk about the future with will.
5. Image what your life will be like in the future. Get the Ss to talk in groups and write them down.
Learn the key words.
Enable the Ss learn to image and work in groups.
Lead in

Task 1
4. Teacher present the following sentences:
T: One hundred years ago, people wanted to fly to the sky. They wanted to fly to the moon.
Now people can fly in the sky easily. We use rockets to send up the spaceship to the universe. We make the space station. People can live there. In 100 years time, people will live on the moon. …
5. Ask the Ss to image what will happen in the future.
6. Ask some students to report.
Enable the Ss to use will to talk about the future.

Enable the students to use the key sentences to finish the task.

Task 2
1. Ss make a survey.

people
trees
cars
pollution
more

fewer

less

2. Ask some students to report.
Learn to use There will be…
Enable the students to use the key sentences to finish the task..

Task 3
3. Ask one students to talk about more the future and express their opinions.
4. Do 2c. Ss make a conversation.
Arouse the interesting and enable the Ss to predict and learn to work in groups.
Post-task
3. Do some exercise.
4. Teacher appraise those who did well in class.
Enable the Ss to write.
Summary
3. Go over the usages.
4. Revise the main sentences .
Consolidate the knowledge of this unit.
Homework
3. Finish the exercises.
4. Write down your ideal life. What will your life be like in the future?
3. Strengthen the knowledge.
4. Enable the students to write with the key sentences they learned.
Notes of this period

Contents on the Bb
Will people have robots?

1. There will be more people in the future spaceship
2. There won’t be more cars. sun
3. There will be less pollution in the future. earth
4.. There will be fewer trees. moon
even

Will people have robots
Ⅰ.Teaching
aims
7. Knowledge aims:
⑴.words: pet, building, fall , parrot, go skating, be able to, dress…
⑵ Conversation:
Five years ago, I was in primary school. Today I am in middle school. In five years I will be in college.
8. Ability aims:
⑴ Learn to talk about the past, present, and the future.
⑵ Learn to talk about future activities.
9. Emotion aims: Learn to collect information.
II. Main Points
4. was, be, will be
5. played, plays, will play.
6. I think there will be more tall buildings.
III. Difficult points
I’ll= I will, they’ll= they will…
IV.Teaching Method
Task-based teaching method
V. Teaching aids
Radio, pictures.

Procedures
Steps
Contents
Aims and Demands
Warming up
5. Greetings.
6. Free Talk.
7. Listening comprehension.
Arouse the Ss’ interesting of learning and revise the knowledge learned.
Pre-task
6. Compare the past, present, and the future.
7. Enable the Ss to use the past indefinite tense, the present indefinite tense, the future tense .
8. Get the Ss to listen and repeat.
Learn the key words.
Enable the Ss learn to talk about the past , the present , the future

Lead in

Task 1
7. Teacher present the following sentences:
Five years, I was .
Today, I am .
In five years, I will be .
8. Ask the Ss to talk about the past, present, and the future.
9. Ask some students to report.
Enable the Ss to use will to talk about the past, the present and the future.

Enable the students to use the key sentences to finish the task.

Task 2
1. Ss make a survey.

play…
have…
work…
five years ago

today

in five years

2. Ask some students to report.
Learn to use the tense correctly.
Enable the students to use the correct tense to finish the task..

Task 3
5. Ask one students to talk about more about the future.
6. Do Section B. 1a.
Arouse the interesting and enable the Ss to summary and learn to work in groups.
Post-task
5. Do Wb. Exx 1、2、3.
6. Check the answers.
Enable the Ss to write.
Summary
5. Go over the usages.
6. Revise the main sentences .
Consolidate the knowledge of this unit.
Homework
5. Finish exercise 4.
6. Recite the main dialogue of this unit.
5. Strengthen the knowledge.
6. Enable the students to improve oral English
Notes of this period

Contents on the Bb
Will people have robots?

Five years ago, Today In five years
(in the past) (now) (in the future)
was am will be
played play will play
had have will have
worked work will work

Will people have robots
Ⅰ.Teaching
aims
10. Knowledge aims:
⑴.words: fall in love with, as, lots of , apartment, keep a pet parrot, probably, be able to, dress, might, which,…
⑵ Language points:
fall in love with, interesting/interested, alone/lonely, keep animals, be able to, even, might…
11. Ability aims:
⑴ Learn to talk about the past, present, and the future.
⑵ Learn the language points.
(3) Learn to read the article of 3a.
12. Emotion aims: Learn to express disagreement or agreement..
II. Main Points
7. Language points
8. Talk about the past, present, and the future.
9. Talk about the life in ten years.
III. Difficult points
fall in love with, interesting/interested, alone/lonely, keep animals, be able to, even, might…
IV.Teaching Method
Task-based teaching method
V. Teaching aids
Radio, pictures.

Procedures
Steps
Contents
Aims and Demands
Warming up
8. Greetings.
9. Free Talk.
10. Check the answers of Wb.
Arouse the Ss’ interesting of learning and revise the knowledge learned.
Pre-task
9. Talk about the life in ten years.
10. Enable the Ss to talk in groups.
11. Get the Ss to read the article of 3a.
Learn the key words.
Enable the Ss learn to talk about the past , the present , the future

Lead in

Task 1
1. Ss read 3a and finish the chart .
2. Ask the Ss to talk about the past, present, and the future.
3. Play a game, Ss write about their life in ten years on a piece of paper, then read it aloud. Try to guess who wrote it.
Enable the Ss to use will to read.

Enable the students to use the past tense and the future tense correctly

Task 2
1. Ss answer the questions.

which/what
you
partner
the next world cup
will win

weather
will be like

movies
win award

2. Ask some students to report.
Learn to use the tense in the interrogative sentence.

Language
points
7. fall in love with, interesting/interested, alone/lonely, keep animals, be able to, even, might…
8. Which country will win …?
Learn the language points
Post-task
7. Do Wb. Exx 4、5、6
8. Check the answers.
Enable the Ss to read and write.
Summary
7. Go over the dialogue.
8. Revise the language points .
Consolidate the knowledge of this unit.
Homework
7. Finish self check and the exercises in the Wb.
8. Revise the language points
7. Strengthen the knowledge.
8. Enable the students to revise the grammar.
Notes of this period

Contents on the Bb
Will people have robots?

1. fall in love with sb. He fell in love with Marry.
2. lots of/ a lot of There are lots of people.
3. interesting/ interested be interested in
4. alone/lonely Though I am alone, but I’m not lonely.
5. keep animals Do you like keeping pets?
6. be able to I will be able to drive a spaceship in ten years.

Will people have robots
Ⅰ.Teaching
aims
13. Knowledge aims:
⑴.words: unpleasant, scientist, however, hundreds of, already, factory, simple, such, everywhere, human, shape , snake, shape, possible, electric, seem, impossible, housework.
⑵ Language points:
the same as, make …do…, to take…, to help do…, to help with…
14. Ability aims:
⑴ Learn the skills of reading: to predict what will be in the text.
⑵ Learn to cooperate.
15. Emotion aims: Learn to share information with their partners.
II. Main Points
10. Language points
11. Talk about the different kind of usages of robots.
12. Try to use specific language structures.
III. Difficult points
the same as, make …do…, to take…, to help do…, to help with…
IV.Teaching Method
Task-based teaching method
V. Teaching aids
pictures.

Procedures
Steps
Contents
Aims and Demands
Warming up
11. Greetings.
12. Free Talk.
Arouse the Ss’ interesting of learning and revise the knowledge learned.
Pre-task
12. Show the Ss a picture of robot, tell the Ss about the robot.
13. Divide the class into pairs. Allow free discussion of ideas about robots.
14. Ask one or two volunteers to tell the class their ideas, and draw their robot on the board.
Learn the uses of robots.
Enable the Ss prepare before reading.

Lead in

Before Reading
1. Read the title. Ask some Ss to answer the question..
2. Look at the words in the box. Ask one or two Ss to think about what might be in the reading. And circle them.
3. Get the Ss to share the predictions with their partners how similar are they?
Enable the Ss think about what they might read about before they read.

Enable the students to practice the reading skill of predicting

While reading
1. Ss read once without stopping for general understand. After reading, ask for a show of hands to indicate they have understood the general idea.
2. Suggest a second reading to confirm their ideas and build on their knowledge.
3. Ask some questions:
What kind of jobs do we want robots to do?
Which country has robots that can walk and dance?
Do all scientists agree about what robots will be able to do?
Learn to understand the general idea of the passage.

Language
points
9. the same as, make … do…, to take.
10. to help do…, to help with…
Learn the language points
After reading
9. Ss check the words they predict. And find out the results. Ask for a show of hands.
10. Ss go through the reading again. High light each of the structures when it is found.
11. Ask some volunteers to write some examples on the board, or say them aloud.
12. Do 3c. Ss read again and make a list of all the uses of robots in the future.
13. Ss try to rate the items on the list, and share the results with a partner.

Develop the Ss’ ability to use specific language structures.

Enable the Ss to share information.
Go for it!
9. Get the Ss to list ideas for robots that will help their own family. And compare with their partner’s need and discuss differences.
10. Get two pairs to join together to dis