Teaching Objective:

Learn about the memory robot.

Improve the ability of reading.

Properties: Tape recorder, pictures

Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Revision

Revise the past tense of the verbs learned so far.

get –got  do –did  go -went  buy -bought  read -read  come -came teach -taught

pack –packed  start -started  finish -finished  

Step 2 Presentation

Teach useful and invent.

Divide the class into small groups and have them discuss What can robots do and why are they useful?

让每个小组讨论他们认为robot能够干些什么，并记录下来。并让学生谈谈他们认为现在的robot有哪些需要改进的，他们理想中的robot应该是什么样的。假如让他们当个发明家，他们以后发明的robot应该有哪些先进的地方。充分发挥学生的想象力。有时间的话可以让学生讲讲他们看过的有关robot的故事。

Step 3 Reading

Play the tape for the students to listen. Ask Why did Mrs. Mott invent the memory robot?Check the answers

Teach the words always and everywhere.

Explain the words and phrases:

1.invent v - invention n.

Light is invented by Edison. Light is Edison's invention.

2.all the time = always

 eg. It seems that she's studying all the time.

3. watch sb. doing

eg. Every morning, I can hear my neighbour sing in the kitchen.

All the students watched their chemistry teacher doing the experiment carefully in the lab when the bell rang.

Have the students read the passage.

Step 4 Ask and answer

Have the students ask and answer the questions in pairs.

Writing in the missing words as they ask each other the questions.

Check the answers by choosing several pairs to read their answers for the class.

Step 5 Exercises in class

The Memory Robot

Susan   1   the memory robot, because her husband, Mr. Mott   2   a very   3   memory. The memory robot followed Mr. Mott   4  . It listened to everything he  5   and saw everything he  6   It watched him  7   to his students,  8  his meals, and   9   at night. In a word, the memory robot know   10   about Mr. Mott, 80 did Mr. Mott’s wife.

1. A. invents B. invented c. inventing

2 .A. have  B. had C .having

3. A. good  B. bad C. well

4. A. all the time B. at times C. sometimes

5. A. says  B. said C. saying

6.A.does B. did C. doing

7.A.talk B. talked C. talking

8. A. eat B. ate C. eating

9. A. sleep B. slept C. sleeping

10. A. nothing B. anything C. everything

Key: B BBABBAAAC

Step 6 Homework

1. Finish off the workbook exercises.

2.Revise the irregular past tense forms of the verbs.