period6 listeningandreadingtaskteachingaims 1.learnaboutrobotsandrobotsinthefightagainstlandmines.2.helpstudentstolearnhowrobotsarehelpinghumanbeingsinclearinglandmines.teachingprocedures step1 lead-inpresentthepicturesonpage54andaskstudentstotellwhateachrobotdoes.(studentsareencouragedtospeakouttheiropinionsfreely.)step2 listening1.listentotheinterviewandnumberthepicturesintheorderthatyouhearaboutthem.keys:4,2,1,3.2.listentotheinterviewagainandfillinasmuchofthetableasyoucan.shareyouranswerswithapartner.listenonceortwicemoretocheckyouranswers.
robot
whatistherobot?
whatcantherobotdo?
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suggestedanswers:
robot
whatistherobot?
whatcantherobotdo?
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vacuumcleaner
itcanmovefromroomtoroomcleaningyourhouse.youcanprogramitsothatitcleanswhenyouareawayandyoucancontrolwhatit'sdoingfromyourcomputerattheoffice.
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personalrobotcalled“papero”
itunderstands650phrases,speaksmorethan3000words.itcanrecognizedifferentpeople.itcancheckyouremail.itcanhelpchildrendoresearchontheinternetfortheirhomework,talktothemabouttheirdayatschoolandplaygames.
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tinyhelicopter
itwillbeusedtoflyintodangerousareas.forexample,itcanflyintoahousethat'sbeendestroyedbyanearthquakeandcheckifanyone'sinside.
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walkingchair
ithelpspeoplewhocan'twalktogoupanddownstairs.step3 readingtask1.asweknow,robotsaredesignedandbuilttodoataskthatisdangerous,uncomfortable,orrepetitiveforhumans.todaywearegoingtoreadamagazinearticleaboutlandmines.first,askstudentstoreadthispieceofnewsaboutlandmines.threedecadesofwarincambodiahaveleftscarsinmanyformsthroughoutthecountry.unfortunately,oneofthemostlastinglegaciesoftheconflictscontinuestoclaimnewvictimsdaily.landmines,laidbythekhmerrouge,thehengsamrinandhunsenregimes,thevietnamese,thekpnlf,andthesihanoukistslitterthecountryside.inmostcases,eventhesoldierswhoplantedtheminesdidnotrecordwheretheywereplaced.now,cambodiahastheoneofthehighestratesofphysicaldisabilityofanycountryintheworld.atthecurrentrateofprogress,itmaytakeasmanyas100years toclearalltheminesincambodia,andtheunestimatesthatwithcurrenttechnology,itwilltakenearly1100yearstoclearalltheminesintheworld.共 教学资源,完全免费,无须注册,天天更新!">(inspiteofsomanywarningsigns,therearestillmanyvictims.lookatthefollowingpictures.) 教学资源,完全免费,无须注册,天天更新!">3.askstudentstoglancethroughthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestionsinexercise1onpage58.(1)whatisthemaintopicofthisarticle?whichpartofthetexttellsyouthat?(2)whowrotethearticle?(3)whatdothethreepicturesshowyou?(4)whereisresearchbeingdoneonrobotsthatcanfindlandmines?(5)inwhichtwocountriesmighttherobotsbeused?suggestedanswers:(1)themaintopicistheroleofrobotsinthefightagainstlandmines.thetitletellsusthat.(2)natashawesley.(3)someoneusingametaldetectortofindlandmines;therobotthatcanfindlandmines;somepeoplewhohavelosttheirlegsbecauseoflandmines.(4)chibauniversity(japan).(5)afghanistanandcambodia.4.workingroupstowritequestionsfortheseanswersinexercise2.checkyourworkwithyourpartner. question answer 1 26000people. 2 onepersonevery20minutes. 3 fordecadesafterwarshaveended. 4 100million. 5 60countries. 6 100000. 7 2000000. 8 4mlong,1.8mwide,1mhigh. 9 900kg. 10 6. 11 1997. 12 122countries. suggestedanswers: question answer 1.howmanypeoplearekilledorinjuredbylandmineseveryyear? 26000people. 2.howoftenissomeonekilledorinjuredbyalandmine? onepersonevery20minutes. 3.forhowlongdolandmineskeepcausingdamage? fordecadesafterwarshaveended. 4.howmanylandminesareburiedjustbeneaththesurfaceoftheground? 100million. 5.inhowmanycountriesarelandminesburied? 60countries. 6.howmanylandminesareremovedeveryyear? 100000. 7.howmanylandminesareburiedinthegroundeveryyear? 2000000. 8.howbigistherobotthatcanfindlandmines? 4mlong,1.8mwide,1mhigh. 9.howmuchdoesitweigh? 900kg. 10.howmanylegshasitgot? 6. 11.whenwasanarrangementtostopthemanufactureanduseoflandminessigned? 1997. 12.howmanycountriessignedtheagreementtostopthemanufactureanduseoflandmines? 122countries. 5.readthearticleagaincarefullyandlookateachparagraphinturn.underlinethesentencewhichsetsoutthemainideaofthatparagraph.thenfillinthetablebelow. paragraph mainidea supportingdetails 1 introduction:thedamagelandminescause 26000peoplekilledorbadlyinjuredeachyear;共 100millionburiedin60countries; mostvictimsareinnocentpeople; 2 3 4 5 suggestedanswers: paragraph mainidea supportingdetails 1introduction:thedamagelandminescause·26000peoplekilledorbadlyinjuredeachyear·100millionburiedin60countries·mostvictimsareinnocentpeople 2theproblemoflandmines·eachyear100000removed·eachyear2000000buried·difficultanddangeroustoremove 3robotscanhelpfindtraditionalmines·muchsaferinthehuntforlandmines·fasteratfindinglandmines·researchatchibauniversity 4robotscanfindplasticmines·experimentalrobotsinproduction·touseradartolocatemines·toidentifytypesofmines 5worldopinionsturnedagainstlandminesinthe1990s·agreementinottawa,canadatostopthemanufactureanduseoflandmines·stillalotofworktobedonestep4 discussion1.first,askstudentstoreadthefollowingmaterials.fromthetextwe'velearnedhowseriousthesituationis.manylivesareputintodanger.sowemustdosomethingtoimprovethesituation.asweknow,theushasn'tyetcommittedtotheminebantreaty.ihopeyouwillwritealetterofsuggestiontothepresidentoftheus.youmayrefertothetext2.encouragestudentstowritealetterofsuggestiontothepresidentoftheus,fortheushasn'tyetcommittedtotheminebantreaty.intheletteryouwillsuggesttheusshouldstopmanufacturinglandminesandspendmoremoneyonsolutionstoclearinglandmines,forexampledevelopingnewrobotstoremovethelandmines.youcanrefertothefollowingmaterial:producingonelandminecosts$3,yetonceinthegrounditcancostmorethan$1000tofindanddestroy,accordingtotheicbl.over80percentofthe15000to20000landminevictimseachyeararecivilians,andatleastoneinfivearechildren,accordingtotheinternationalcampaigntobanlandmines(icbl).thedeadlylegacyoflandminesfaroutlaststheconflictsthatgaverisetothem.amongthemostcontaminatedcountriesareiraq,cambodia,afghanistan,colombia,andangola. iftimeislimited,askstudentstofinishitafterclass.step5 homeworkfinishwritingthelettertothepresidentoftheus.asample:dearmr.president,ireadinthenewspaperthattheushasn'tyetcommittedtotheminebantreaty.i'mwritingtosuggestyourcountrysignontheagreement.1.landmineskillorbadlyinjurearound26000peopleeveryyear.thereareabout100millionlandminesburiedjustbeneaththesurfaceofthegroundin60countries.amongthemostcontaminatedcountriesareiraq,cambodia,afghanistan,colombia,andangola.ithinkthisisonereasonwhypeopleinthesecountrieshatetheussomuch.共