This unit is the Unit7 in the book of "New Target English" of the eighth-grade volume. The content of the textbook combines social hot topic with future science and technology development trends. It takes "robot" as the topic and uses the general future tense to talk about the prediction of future life. At the same time, students learn to share their own views. Since the content is more interesting to students, it can give full play to students' imagination, expand their thinking, stimulate students' desire to speak English, fully mobilize students' enthusiasm for learning, improve learning efficiency, and guide students to deeply explore and independently design their future life. Special questions, general questions, affirmative and negative responses are the key points of teaching. In this unit, students will be able to talk about their predictions for the future with key words, phrases and target language. There are 5 periods in this unit.
二、学习者特征分析
After entering the Eighth Grade, students have a certain English foundation and language learning ability. They have a strong ability to accept language knowledge, and they have initially formed good learning habits, which is beneficial for their English learning. At the same time, they are eager to get new information and take an interest in future. However, in the Eighth Grade, differentiation phenomenon appears in students’ learning. Some students with poor English foundation lose interest in English learning, and some students lack the process of independent learning. In addition, students in the emotional attitude, learning strategies and cultural awareness, there are many problems that need to be further solved. For example, some students are not clear about the purpose of learning English, lack confidence in learning English well and dare not express themselves in English. Some students lack the sense of group cooperation and do not pay attention to the consolidation and accumulation of knowledge. Therefore, teacher should pay attention to these problems existing in students.