What else can a robot do ?

Cook dinner

Iron shirts

Make the bed

Wash the dishes

Know everything

Explore dangerous places

Sweep the floor

Do the laundry

Look after children

Remember everything well

Mr Jiang and his robot

2. The robot brought some good changes

to his life. ( )3.The robot was so clever that it never went wrong. ( )

4. At last, Mr Jiang threw the robot into a dustbin. ( )

1.Mr Jiang is the only person in Sunshine Town to own a robot. ( ) F

T

F

F

first

started to go wrong after

a few weeksdecided to return it

to the robot shop

Listening ( T \ F )

1.Did the robot make a great difference to

Mr Jiang’s everyday life?

2.Why did the robot start to go wrong?

Scanning

Yes, it did.

Because it caught a virus.

Further Reading

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Good changes of having the robot

Bad changes of having the robot

Ending of the story

(Para 1~2)

(Para 3~5)

(Para 6)

(Para 7)

Introduce the first person to have a robot

Divide the text into 4 parts.Match the left with the right main idea.

Part 1 (Para1~2 )

Read and answer the questions.

1.What is Mr Jiang’s job?

2.Why did he want to buy a robot?

He is a saleman.

In order to have more spare time, he wanted to buy a robot.

What can the robot help him with the housework?

Part 2 (Para3~5 ) Good changes and good results

In the morning

during the day

In the evening

In the morningPara3

Good changes Good results

make breakfast

make a lunch box

iron his shirts

no longer need to get up early to do the housework

stay in bed for an extra hour

During the day

Para4

Good changes Good results

clean the flatdo the laundrywash the dishessweep the floormake the bed

go shoppingair the rooms

the flat will be clean and look as good as new

In the evening

Para5

Good changes Good results

cook the dinner

wash the dishes

relax and watch his favourite TV programmes

Part 3 (Para6) Bad changes

Choose the bad things that the robot did.

1. It woke Mr Jiang up at 4 o’clock.

2. It threw the breakfirst in the washing machine.

3. It threw Mr Jiang’s shirts in the washing machine.

4. It moved around the house and knocked things over.

5. It put the food in the rice cooker.

6. It spread coins all over the floor.

Part 4 (Para 7 ) Ending

1.What did Mr Jiang do with the robot?

2. What did he think of the robot?

He decided to return it to the robot shop.

He thought the robot was just too much trouble.

Reading

1. 江先生在机器人商店买了个机器人，他的生活因此变得安逸多了； 2. 他上班时，机器人就会打扫他的公寓，洗衣服，扫地，铺床，还到超市去购物；江先生下班回来时，可口的晚餐已在桌上为他准备好了． 3. 江先生对他的机器人很满意．

Mr Jiang bought a robot from a robot shop.The robot made his life much easier.While Mr Jiang was at work,the robot would ______________. It would _______________, ________________,and _______________. The robot also _______________________________ . When Mr Jiang __________________________, a delicious dinner would __________________ on the table. Mr Jiang ____________________ his robot.

clean his flatdo the launtry

went shopping at the supermarket

sweep the floormake the bed

returned home from workbe ready for him

was very happy with

1. 几周之后 , 事情开始出错 ; 机器人感染了病毒 , 引起了许多麻烦 ;

2. 江先生下班回来时 , 会发现他的公寓一团糟 : 食物在地上 , 书在水槽里 ; 他不知道该拿它怎么办 ; 3. 最后 , 他将机器人退还给了机器人商店 ; 机器人只会制造太多麻烦 .A few weeks later things started to _________. The robot ________________ and _________________________.

When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat ____________. Food was on the floor and his books were in the sink. Mr Jiang did not know _______________

________the robot. __________, Mr Jiang decided to __________________________________. The robot was just _________________.

go wrong

caught a virus caused a lot of problems

in a messwhat he should

In the enddo withreturn the robot to the robot shop

too much trouble

1.Why did Mr Jiang want to buy a robot?

2. What did the robot do for Mr Jiang in the morning?

3. How did Mr Jiang like the robot at first?

4. Did the good things last long?

5.What was his flat like when Mr Jiang got home later?

In order to have more free time,

I need to buy a robot.

为了做…… in order to do sth.…

为了赶早班车 , 我早上 5 点就起床了 .

______________catch the early bus, I got up at 5 a.m.

　　　　 (in order not to do sth….)

In order to

2. What did the robot do for Mr Jiang in the morning?

3. How did Mr Jiang like the robot at first?

4. Did the good things last long?

5.What was his flat like when Mr Jiang got home later?

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

My robot caught a virus.

My flat was in a mess.

My robot caught a virus. As a result, my flat was in a mess.

3. How did Mr Jiang like the robot at first?

4. Did the good things last long?

5.What was his flat like when Mr Jiang got home later?

Mr Jiang was very happy with his robot.

be happy with…

be satisfied with…对…满意… .

Are you _________________ your job now?

_________________

happy with

satisfied with

4. Did the good things last long?

5.What was his flat like when Mr Jiang got home later?

A few weeks later, things started to go wrong.

他们搬家住到市中心后 , 问题开始出现了。

Things started to _____________ after they moved house to live in the city centre.

钟出毛病了。

Something has ________________ the clock.

出现问题，出现故障

go wrong

gone wrong with

5.What was his flat like when Mr Jiang got home later?

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

…coins were spread all over the floor.

in a mess 乱七八糟的make a mess 搞得一团糟

种子通常是随风散播的。

Seeds _____ often ________ by the wind.

spread-spread-spread

are spread

What will you /your robot do in the morning/ in the afternoon/ at night on Sundays?

time Things youdo

Things Your robot do

in the morning

in the afternoon

at night

Make a survey:

Homework:

1.Read the text again.

2.Finish the exercises on Page 26~27.

3.Design your ideal robot.

Robots can do nearly everything for us. (1)______________( 这样一来 ),many people would like to have a robot (2) ______________ （为了） have more time to enjoy life. They can really make our lives more relaxed in many ways if they act normally.

However, like human may get ill, a robot may (3) ______________ （染上病毒） . If so, things will start to (4) ______________ （出差错） . It may (5) ______________________ （撞翻你的东西） and you will find your room (6) ______________（一团糟） . It may make many mi stakes when it helps with your studies.(7) ______________ （最后） , you will find it is (8) ______________ （太麻烦） .

as a result

in order to

catch a virus go wrong knock your things over

in the end too much trouble

in a mess

Read the text. Try to fill in the blanks.

11 22

33 44

salesmanironed

laundryvirus

dustbinknock over

messtrouble

words

make something fall to the ground

the process of washing clothes

untidy condition

a man who sells things

problem

a place for piling rubbish

made clothes smooth with an iron

sth. that causes computer problems

cook dinner

iron shirts

make the bed

wash the dishes

do the laundry

explore dangerous places

look after children

sweep the floor

What can a robot do?

know everything remember everything well