人教版（2019） 選擇性必修第四冊 Unit 1 Science Fiction教案

Unit1ScienceFiction

ReadingandThinking:SatisfactionGuaranteed(Adapted)

Goodmorning,dearjudges.It'smygreathonortobeheretopresentmyteachingdesign.

ThecontentofmylessonisSeniorEnglishrequiredelectivecourseBook4UnitlReadingandthinkingSatisfactionguaranteed.

Tobeginwith,Iwillintroducemybasicteachingelementsfromthefollowingperspectives.

1.Analysisofthebasicteachingelements

①Teachingmaterialanalysis

ThearticleofthisunitisanexcerptfromtheadaptedversionofthenovelofthesamenamebythefamousAmericansciencefictionwriterIsaacAsimov,SatisfactionGuaranteed.Itisanearlyclassicworktoexploretherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots.

FromthepointofviewoftheheroineClaire,thestoryofTony,ahouseholdrobot,istoldduringatrialinherhome.TonywasmadebyClaire'shusbandLarry'scompany,andClairehadaslightresistancetoitbeforehewassenttoherhome.SinceLarrywasonabusinesstrip,shefeltinconveniencedlivingwithTonyaloneunderthesameroof.ButintheendshewaspersuadedbyLarrytoagree.WhenshemetTony,shewasshockedbyhishandsomephysicalappearance.Asthestorygoes,becauseofTony'scarefulnessandcaring,Clairegoesfromawkwardrejectiontohabitualacceptancetorelyingontrust.Claireissensitive,vulnerable,andself-conscious,feelingthatsheisnotasbeautifulaslocalsocialiteGladysClaffern,norissheacompetenthostesstohelpherhusbandLarrymoveupthesocialladder.Asaresult,TonyhelpsClairechangehermakeup,improveherhome,enhancehercharm,increasethebeautyofthehouse,andenhanceherconfidence.ThebrightlineofdiscoursenarrationisClaire'semotionalchangefromrejectionandvigilancetoacceptanceandtrusttobeingdeeplyattractedtoTony.

Thistextisexcerptedfromthefirsthalfofthenovel,recountingTony'sarrivalandthevariousconsiderateservicesandmeticuloushelpheprovidestoClaire.TonysuggeststhatClaireinviteherfriendstoapartyathernewhousethenightbeforeheleaves.Attheendofthetext,TonyputshisarmaroundClaireandtellsherofhisattachmenttoherwhenthedoorbellrings.Thetextendshere.Intheafter-classexercises,thelisteningtextservesassupplementarymaterialandprovidesthestoryendingforthereadingtext.

Theendofthestory,becauseClairefellinlovewithTony,soTonyneedstobesentbacktothecompanytoreform.Arobotcan'tmakeahumanfallinlovewithit,otherwiseit'shurtingthehumanemotionally,andthat'sasignoffailure.

②Studentsanalysis

Theclassisforstudentsingradetwoofhighschool.

Intermsoflanguageknowledge,studentsingradetwoofhighschoolhavemasteredalotofvocabularyrelatedtothistopic,butforthelearningofnewwords,studentsrelyontheteacherorthenotesafterthebook

Intermsofreadingstrategies,studentscanproficientlyuseskimming,skippingandforecastingtoobtainthemaininformationofthetext,buttheirabilitytosortout,explainandinterpretthetextcontentneedstobefurtherimproved.

③Analysisoftheteachingobjectives

1.TounderstandthetitleandlearnwhyClairewassatisfiedwithTony;2.Toexploretherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots;

3.Tofinishtheendingofthestorywithreasonableimagination;

4.TodeveloparightandcriticalattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofrobotsandAI.

④analysisofteachingimportantanddifficultpoints

1.Understandthemainstoryanddevelopoverallreadingskills.

2.AnalyzeTony'scharacteristicimage,improveanalyticalthinkingability.

3.Anticipatefutureplotsanddelveintothemesandimprovereadinglogicalthinkingabilityandcriticalthinkingability

2.Presentationofthetheories

Thedesignofthisclassisbasedontwoteachingtheories:◆Product-orientedapproach

◆Thecurriculumstandard

3.Analysisoftheteachingprocedures

Step1:Leadin—freetalkaboutAIandrobots.1.WhatdoesAIstandfor?

2.Whatrolesdorobotsplayinourlife?

3.Howarerobotssimilartoanddifferentfromhumans?

[Designintention]Bytalkingabout"artificialintelligence",directlyenterthesubjectsituation,activatestudents'cognitiveschema,guidestudentstousethestrategyofcomparisonandcontrast,thinkaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenrobotsandhumans,andpavethewayforexploringtherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots.

Step2:pre-reading

Activity1:Understandthetitle:SatisfactionGuaranteed(Adapted)1.Howdoyouunderstandtheword“adapted”inthetitle?

2.What'sthemeaning“guarantee”?Itisapassivevoiceorpasttense?3.Whosesatisfactionwastobeguaranteed?

Howtoguaranteehersatisfaction?

Whowouldguaranteehersatisfaction?

Activity2:learnaboutthemaincharactersandtheirrelationships

1.Whoarethemaincharactersofthestory?

Claire,Tony,Larry,GladysClaffern.

2.Whataretherelationshipsamongthecharacters?ClaireandLarryarewifeandhusband.

TonyisahouseholdrobottestedoutbyClaire.

GladysisawealthyandbeautifulladywhomClaireenvies.

[Designintention]Guidestudentstointerpretthetitleofthetextandpredictthecontentofthetextandclarifycharacterrelationships.

Step3:While-reading

Task1.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Therobot'sfacialexpressioncouldn'tchangelikepeople.

B.Therobotcoulddoeverythingthatmancan.

C.AnexperimenttestedoutbythehouseholdrobotTony.D.Anexperimentwhereahouseholdrobotwastestedout.

答案：D

Task2.Matchthefollowingparagraphswiththeirmainideas.

Para.l—2A.TheprocessoftherobothelpingClaire.

Para.3—8B.TheresultofClairelivingwiththerobot.

Para.9C.LarrypersuadedClairetoaccepttherobotthatwouldbe

testedout.

答案：Para.1-2C;Para.3—8A;Para.9B

Task3readingcomprehension

1.Larrybroughtarobothometo

A.makehiswifehappyB.testouttherobot

C.sendhiswifeagift

D.freehiswifefromwork答案：B

2.Whydidn'tClairewanttherobotinherhouse?

A.Shedidn'tlikerobotsatall.

B.Shedidn'tliketherobot'sappearance.

C.Shewasworriedaboutbeingharmedbytherobot.

D.Therobotlookedlikearealperson.答案：C

3.WecaninferthatatthefirstsightofTony,Clairefeltalarmedby

A.hisappearance

B.hisability

C.hisfacialexpression

D.hiscleverness答案：A

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTony'scharacteristic?

A.Clumsy.B.Handsome

C.Helpful.D.Smart.

答案：A

Task4Readfordetailedinformation

Activity1ReadcarefullyandfigureoutthechangeofClaire'sfeelings.

1:WasClairesatisfiedwithTonyandhisservice?

2:HowdidherfeelingstowardsTonychange?Keys

1:WhenshefirstsawTony,shefeltalarmed.

2:WhenTonyaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing,shefeltembarrassed.3:Shegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.

4:Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.

5:ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa“dear”6:Asheheldher,shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.

[designintention]usesthequestionastheaxisandasks"WasClairesatisfiedwithTonyandhisservice"asthelinetocarryoutindependentreadingandfigureoutClaire'smoodswings,theupsanddowns.

Activity2.

LearnaboutthereasonsbehindthechangeofClaire'sfeelingsandanalyzeTony'scharacteristicsbycomparingandcontrastingTonywithhumans.

Q1:WasClairesatisfiedwithTonyandhisservice?Keys

1:Yes,shewassosatisfiedwithTonythatshetrustedhimtotally.

2:Yes.Becauseheprovidedherwithsuchperfectserviceandgreatcomfort.3:No.Sheactuallyhadmixedfeelingsforhim.

4:No.ShekindoffellinlovewithTonyandguiltengulfedher.2:WhatcausedthechangeofClaire'sfeelings?

Tony'scare/attention/service/support/help/encouragementwisdom/integrity/..3:ToClaire,wasTonymorelikeahouseholdrobot,orafriendorevenalover?

4:HowwasTonysimilartoahuman?HowwasTonydifferentfromahuman?

StudentscompletethediagramwiththesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenTonyandahumanbeinginexercise5onpage3

Possibleanswers

Similarities:

Tonywastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicejustlikeanattractiveman.

Tonyofferedhelp,suggestions,sympathyandcomfort,andtreatedClairewithdignityjustlikeahuman,orrather,agentleman.

Differences:

Ahumanbeing'sfacialexpressionchangesoften,whereasTony'sneverchanged.

Differentfromahuman,Tonyhadnoideaofavoidingbodycontactbetweenmenandwomenwhenheofferedtohelpdressing.

Ahumanbeingreadbooks,however,Tonyscannedbooks.

TonymanagedtocatchClaireintimewhenshefelloftheladderinthenextroom,butahumanbeingcan'tmakeit.

[Designintention]

makereasonableattribution,guidestudentstousethestrategyofcomparisonandcontrast,in-depthanalysisofTony'scharacteristics,explorethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenhumansandrobots.

Task5consolidation:fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext

ThecompanyforwhichLarryworkedwastohaveanewly-maderobot1.called(call)Tony,whichwasgoingtobetestedoutbyhiswifeClaireathome.AtthefirstsightofTony,Clairefelt2.alarmed(alarm).Shethought3.itwasridiculousthatarobotshouldlooksomuchlikeahuman,4.withhissmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.Onthesecondmoning,Tonywantedtohelphertodress,whichmadeClaire5.embarrassed(embarrass)andsherefusedhimButlatershewasgladthatTonycouldmakeherhome6.eleg