Homework :

Draw a picture of the city in 20 years .Describe it to the class.

Period 3 Section B 1a---2e

Step 1  Leading in

Greetings .

Say yourselves :five years ago , today and in five years .

Check the homework.

Step 2 1a .

1. Work with your partners. Think of other words and write them in the chart in 1a.

2. Let Ss discuss the words and write them in the chart.

3. Let some Ss read the words.

Ⅳ. Listening

Work on 1c:

1. Tell Ss to listen to Alexis and Joe’s conversation. and Number the pictures 1-3.

2. Play the recording for the Ss. Ss just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and number the pictures.

3. Play the recording and check the answers with the Ss.

Work on 1d:

1. T: Now please read the sentences in 1d. Tell Ss they'll listen to the tape again. Then try to fill in the blanks with the words in the chart.

听力指导： 通过事物读句子及空格中的单词，可以看出，本听力重点要求我们听清句子的时态，因此我们在听时应重点听句子的谓语动词，并明确其时态。如果不能快速写下来，可以先做标记，在听完后再写完整。

2. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to fill in the blanks.

3. Play the recording again and check the answers with the class.

4. Tell Ss one is Alexis and the other is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.

Ⅴ. Discussion

1. Work in groups. Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?

2. Ask some Ss describe the robots they know.

Ⅵ. Reading

1.  T: Are you interested in robots? Do you want to have a robot?

2. Let Ss read the passage quickly and complete sentences below about what robots can do now.

3. Ss read the passage quickly and complete the three sentences.

4. Check the answers with the Ss.

Ⅶ. Reading

1. T: Now let’s work on 2c. This time you should read the passage a little more carefully. Then write three sentences about what robots will be able to do in the future.

2. 方法指导：明确我们这次阅读的任务，然后，带着这个任务再次认真阅读短文的内容，并在相关段落中认真查找未来机器人所能做的事情。 并写出正确的答案。

3. Ss read carefully and try to write the three sentences.

4. Check the answers with the class.

Ⅷ.  Reading

1. T: Read the passage again. This time you should read the passage and fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words in the article.

2. 方法指导：首先，阅读这个小短文，了解其大意;然后，在理解小短文意思的基础上，重点阅读有空格的句子，并在原文中找与之相关的段落或句子，并填写出正确的答案。

3. Let some Ss talk about their answers.

Homework

1. 课后阅读短文，试着复述课文，总结课文出现的重难点词组及表达方式。

2. 完成2e中的任务，并将句子写在作业本。

Period 4 Section B 3a—4 & Self check

Teaching procedures:

Step 1  Leading in

Greetings.

Ask two Ss to say sth about Joe.

Check their homework.

Step 2  While-task