3.　 　Ask students to listen to the passage, paying attention to the

　 　 　 　 　 　 pronunciation, and make some of them to read the paragraphs aloud.　

2.　 　Explain the context of the reading passage. Daniel is reading an

　 　 　 　 　 　 article about having a robot at home. There are good points and bad

　 　 　 　 　 　 points.

　 　 　 　 Step 1: Background information: A robot is an automated machine that is

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 programmed to perform functions just as a human would do.

　 　 　 　Step 2: Reading “The first person to own a robot”

1.　 　Review the things that a robot can do in “welcome to the unit”.

　 　 　 　 　 　　Ask students whether they believe people will use robots to do their

　 　 　 　 　 　 chores for them in the future.

3.　 　To identify the good points of owning a robot.

2.　 　To recognize and understand vocabulary about life with robots.

1.　 　To understand the idea of how robots can change our lives.

3.　 　 　 Preview reading(1)

教学小结：学生基本能掌握对话，理解机器人能为人类做好多事。要求学生进行会话，课后学生都能背诵对话。

9B Unit2 Reading(1)

2.　 　 　 Complete some exercise.

1.　 　 　 Recite the useful vocabulary and comic strip.

2.　 　 　 post：动词‘邮寄’：. post something for sb.