elegant, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut, accompany, curtain, cushion, carpet, paint, awful，affair, firm, firmly, declare, victory, envy, marriage, test out, ring up, turn around, leave alone

b. 重点句型

She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go.

Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.

By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.

2. Ability goals能力目标

Help students to learn about robots and science fiction.

3. Learning ability goals学能目标

Enable students to realize science fiction reflects scientific thought; a fiction of things-to-come based on things-on-hand.

Teaching important points教学重点

Enable students to grasp what Tony did to help Claire and how her emotion developed during Tony's stay at her house. Help students to sum up characteristics of science fiction.

Teaching difficult points 教学难点

How Claire's emotion developed during Tony's stay at her house.

Teaching methods教学方法

Discussing, explaining, reading and practicing.

Teaching aids教具准备

Multimedia computer.

Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step Ⅰ Warming up

Deal with Warming Up. Present photos of different kinds of robots. Then ask them to say something about his or her favorite robot.

T: Good morning / afternoon, class!

Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms...

T: In this class we are going to learn about robots. Who would like to tell me what a robot is?

S1: A robot is a machine.

T: What kind of machine?

S2: A robot is a kind of machine that can do a variety of complex human tasks.

T: How can a robot perform human tasks?

S3: A robot is controlled by a computer.

T: You are right. Then we can give the definition of a robot like this: A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Now look at some pictures. Divide them into different types and decide your favorite one.

A list of movies about robots:

Short Circuit 2, The Iron Giant, Future world, Blade Runner, The Time Machine, Power Rangers Time Force - The End of Time (2001)