(共41张PPT)
Have you ever played robot toys
What is a robot
A robot is a machine ___________ to do jobs that are usually _________ by humans . Robots are ___________ and ___________ by a computer.
designed
performed
programmed
controlled
Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
spider
snake
Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes
for various uses.
Guess what these robots are doing
dancing
Entertainment
robots
Industrial robots 工业机器人
Household robots家用机器人
Robots
Play with human
do research
Talk with human
Do the
housework
And so on…
Take care of
children
act as a policeman
/a seller
Do some shopping
What can a robot do
Read in chorus for fun
My Robot Does My Homework
My robot does my homework.
He helps me every night.
The trouble is he doesn't get
too many answers right.
He'd probably do better
at homework but, you see,
I built him, so he only knows
the things he learned from me.
--Kenn Nesbitt
What do you think robots will develop into in the future
1 think for itself
2 have feelings
3 have its own needs and desires
4 look and feel like a human being
Pre-reading
终结者（阿诺.施瓦辛格）T800
1
终结者T1000
2
“ I, ROBOT”
Since human beings have gradually grown to become completely dependent on robots, do you believe that one day robots would take over the world if they should have their own thought Or they can live as real persons and share the same rights as us
Think about it
Reading
Satisfaction Guaranteed
writer: Isaac Asimov
Task one
Skim the passage quickly and find out all the characters in the passage, then try to conclude the main idea of story.
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
Characters in the story:
---- Larry’s wife, a housewife
---- the robot
---- employed in a company that makes robots
---- a woman that Claire envies
What is the text mainly about
It is mainly about how____________ used
for ___________was tested out in a ______.
a robot
housework
family
Task two
Read the passage in detail. Try to choose the best answers to these questions.
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a human being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
Choose the best answer
2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by______.
A. making her home elegant
B. giving her a new haircut and
changing the make-up she wore
C. giving her advice on her dresses
D. all the above
3. As a result, the experiment shows_______.
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each
other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
Task three
Try to make clear the change of Claire’s feeling towards Tony.
The change of Claire’s feeling to Tony
unwilling to accept
fall in love
alarmed
embarrassed, disturbed and frightened
trust
Task four True or false
Claire didn’t like the idea (about the robot) at the beginning but she agreed to it at last.
When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.
The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
T
F
F
T
F
Task five
Tony is a robot, but people are likely to mistake him as a real person. Now please list the similarities and differences between Tony and a real person.
Characteristics
Similar
Different
Physical
(1)Looks like_______________.
(2)Body and skin are_____.
(3)Hair and fingernails are _________.
(4)Voice is like__________.
(1)Facial expressions____________.
(2)____________________ (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time)
a human
being
warm
realistic
a human’s
never change
Quicker
reactions
Characteristics
Similar
Different
Mental
Able to ______________and predictions.
2) Able to ___________and follow it through.
3) Has good ______________ skills
Behaviour not
_____________ (Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)
make suggestions
make a plan
communication
appropriateModule 7 Unit 2 Robots
Warming up
What is a robot Have you ever played robot toys
A robot is a machine ___________ to do jobs that are usually _________ by humans. Robots are ___________ and ___________ by a computer.
Keys: designed, performed, programmed, controlled
Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses.
Discussion
What can robots do in our daily life Guess what these robots are doing.
What can a robot do
Pre-reading
What do you think robots will develop into in the future
1 think for itself
2 have feelings
3 have its own needs and desires
4 look and feel like a human being
Reading
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Task one
Skim the passage quickly and find out all the characters in the passage, then try to conclude the main idea of story.
Characters in the story:
Larry Belmont employed in a company that makes robots
Claire Larry’s wife, a housewife
Tony the robot
Gladys Claffern a woman that Claire envies
What is the text mainly about
It is mainly about how____________ used for ___________was tested out in a ______.
Keys: a robot, housework, family
Task two
Read the passage in detail. Try to choose the best answers to these questions.
Choose the best answer
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony C
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a human being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by______. D
A. making her home elegant
B. giving her a new haircut and changing the make-up she wore
C. giving her advice on her dresses
D. all the above
3. As a result, the experiment shows_______. D
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
Task three
Try to make clear the change of Claire’s feeling towards Tony.
Task four True or false
1. Claire didn’t like the idea (about the robot) at the beginning but she agreed to it at last. T
2. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human. F
3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. T
4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. F
5. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him. F
Task five
Tony is a robot, but people are likely to mistake him as a real person. Now please list the similarities and differences between Tony and a real person.(共17张PPT)
Unit 2 Extensive reading
A Biography of Isaac Asimov
Task 1
Choose the best answers.
Reading :
1. How many years did Issac Asimov work in store
A 5 B 9 C 11 D 13
D 13
2. In which book did he develop a set of three laws
A. The Foundation Trilogy
B. I, Robot
C. In his first novel
D. In his first science book.
B. I, Robot
3. Who was Issac Asimov
A. An American scientist and writer who got
his PhD in physics in 1948.
B. An Russian scientist and writer who
married twice.
C. An Russian - American scientist and writer
who became a full time writer in 1958.
D. An American - Russian scientist and writer
who had 3 children.
C. An Russian - American scientist and writer
who became a full time writer in 1958.
4. All the followings are true except_____.
A. Asimov’s talent for writing wasn’t
obvious when he was young.
B. He began having his stories published
in science magazine in 1939.
C. He published his first novel in 1950.
D. He published his first science book in
1953.
A. Asimov’s talent for writing wasn’t
obvious when he was young.
5. Why could Issac Asimov become a writer
A. A friend of his made him a writer
B. His parents wanted him to be a writer
C. He had the talent for writing
D. He had so many experiences in his
life .
C. He had the talent for writing
6. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimov’s three laws didn’t exist
A. Maybe robots will harm or injure human beings.
B. Maybe robots will disobey human beings.
C. In order to protect their own existence, robots may injure human beings.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Task 2
Complete the timeline of the events in Asimov’s life.
Date Event
Born in Russia.
___________.
___________________________.
Parents bought a candy store.
___________________________.
Mother had her third child.
____ Started to take himself seriously as a writer.
_______________________________
________________________________.
Sister born
Moved with family to New York
Started working in a candy store
1931
Began having stories published in science fiction magazines
Date Event
____ Gained Master’s degree in chemistry.
Finished working in the candy store.
________________.
1942-1945 __________________________
__________________.
____ Got PhD in chemistry.
____ Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston
University School of Medicine.
Published his first novel._____________ .
Developed three laws for robots.
1941
Got married
Worked as junior chemist, Philadelphia
Navy Yard
1948
1949
Published “I, Robot”
Date Event
1951-1953 Published “The Foundation Trilogy”
and won an award for it.
_____ Published first science book
_____ Became a full-time writer.
Divorced his first wife.
__________________________.
Had a blood transfusion. Became
infected with HIV.
1992 ________________________.
1953
1958
Married for a second time
1983
Died in New York
Task 3
Issac Asimov developed three laws for Robots. The first law was:
“ A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.”
Now in group discuss what the other 2 laws might be.
Asimov’s Laws For Robots
First Law a robot must not injure
human beings or allow them to be injured.
Second Law a robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human beings are not injured.
Third Law a robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings are not injured, and as long as the robot do not disobey human beings.
Task 4
Which one of the three laws is the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed” based on
Thank You!Module 7 Unit 2 Robots
Warming up
What is a robot Have you ever played robot toys
A robot is a machine ___________ to do jobs that are usually _________ by humans. Robots are ___________ and ___________ by a computer.
Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
Discussion
What can robots do in our daily life Guess what these robots are doing.
What can a robot do
Pre-reading
What do you think robots will develop into in the future
1 think for itself
2 have feelings
3 have its own needs and desires
4 look and feel like a human being
Reading
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Task one
Skim the passage quickly and find out all the characters in the passage, then try to conclude the main idea of story.
Characters in the story:
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
What is the text mainly about
It is mainly about how____________ used for ___________was tested out in a ______.
Task two
Read the passage in detail. Try to choose the best answers to these questions.
Choose the best answer
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a human being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by______.
A. making her home elegant
B. giving her a new haircut and changing the make-up she wore
C. giving her advice on her dresses
D. all the above
3. As a result, the experiment shows_______.
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
Task three
Try to make clear the change of Claire’s feeling towards Tony.
Task four True or false
1. Claire didn’t like the idea (about the robot) at the beginning but she agreed to it at last.
2. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.
5. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
Task five
Tony is a robot, but people are likely to mistake him as a real person. Now please list the similarities and differences between Tony and a real person.
