(共22张PPT)
九下 Unit 3
Reading 2
The home robot
How did the robot help Mr Jiang in the morning
In the first few weeks , what did MrJiang think of the robot
Afer a few comfortable weeks , what happened to the robot
The home robot
How did the robot help Mr Jiang in the morning
In the first few weeks , what did Mr Jiang think of the robot
Afer a few comfortable weeks , what happened to the robot
When Mr Jiang got up in the morning, breakfast was made, his business suit was smoothly ironed and his lunch box was already prepared.
The home robot
How did the robot help Mr Jiang in the morning
In the first few weeks , what did Mr Jiang think of the robot
Afer a few comfortable weeks , what happened to the robot
In the first few weeks, Mr Jiang thought that in general the robot satisfied his needs.
The home robot
How did the robot help Mr Jiang in the morning
In the first few weeks , what did Mr Jiang think of the robot
Afer a few comfortable weeks , what happened to the robot
The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly.
Think of the good and bad points of having a robot.
Good points:
With the help of a home robot…
have more free time
breakfast is already prepared
business suit is smoothly ironed
lunch box is already prepared
do all the housework
go shopping at the supermarket
tidy up
Bad points:
The robot may cause some trouble…
make stupid mistakes
wake sb up at four o’clock
make the house in a complete mess
lay the food on the bed
store the milk in the rubbish bin
spread coins, bills and his private papers all over the floor
move too fast on its wheels and knock things over
Living with a robot sometimes makes life much easier.
When he got up in the morning, his business suit was smoothly ironed.
After dinner, the robot would tidy up.
That allowed Mr Jiang to do whatever he liked.
It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang’s needs.
When he got up in the morning, his business suit was smoothly ironed.
smoothly adv. smooth adj.
1. Her skin felt and cool.
2. The jacket fit over her body.
in a way that produces a smooth surface
smooth
smoothly
After dinner, the robot would tidy up.
tidy(also tidy up) v. to make a place look tidy
(tidied, tidying, tidies)
tidy adj. (tidier, tidiest)
A mini questionnaire:
1. Who tidies(v.) your room in your home
2. When do you tidy up your classroom
3. Whose bedroom is always clean and tidy(adj.)
More detail information before buying the home robot:
孩子们可以想干什么就干什么。
江先生愿意接受能得到的任何帮助。
他们开什么价,江先生都愿意付。
The children were allowed to do whatever they liked.
Mr Jiang was ready to accept whatever help he could get.
That allowed Mr Jiang to do whatever he liked.
Mr Jiang was willing to pay whatever price they asked.
in general /generally speaking (一般而言)
We’re trying to make people realize the importance of environment .
, the more expensive the car, the better it is.
talking about the whole of a thing, rather than a specific parts of it
in general
Generally speaking
It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang’s needs.
It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang’s needs.
看来这个机器人大体上满足了江先生的需求。
句中的satisfy是动词,意思是“满足(需要,需求)”。
短语be satisfied with意思是“对……感到满意(满足)
Daniel is not satisfied with his robot at all.
丹尼尔对他的机器人一点也不满意。
这一课程是为满足学习者的需要而设计的。
satisfy one’s need
The program is designed to satisfy the needs of learners.
How can you satisfy your parents
For example:
My parents want me to stay healthy, so I keep swimming to satisfy them.
After a few comfortable weeks, however, things started to go wrong.
然而,几周的舒适生活之后,情况开始不对了。
短语go wrong的意思是“出现问题”。
当他们搬到市中心后,出现问题。
Things started to go wrong when they moved to the city centre.
短语go wrong用于描述机器时,可表示机器“发生故障,出毛病”。
Something has gone wrong with the watch.
这块表出毛病了。
After the robot caught a virus, what happened
When Mr Jiang got home , he would find his flat in a complete mess.
What happened to the things in his flat
Things Where they were found
Food
Milk
Coins, bills and his private papers
was laid on the bed
was stored in the rubbish bin
were spread all over the floor
太乱了!
如果你答应不把厨房搞得乱七八糟,你可以去做甜饼。
When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a complete mess.
mess n. in a mess
clean (clean up) the mess
What a mess!
You can make cookies if you promise not to make a mess in the kitchen.
1.火很快蔓延到这建筑。
2. 这个疾病很快蔓延到穷人之中。
Coins, bills and his private papers were spread all over the floor.
Fire quickly spread through the building.
The disease spread rapidly among the poor.
spread-spread-spread传播、散布、展开、铺开、蔓延
prevent the spread of...阻止...的传播
Milk was stored in the rubbish bin.
My father _____________ many books in his study so far.
has stored
A lot of ice cream __________ in the lorry.
is stored
store: to put sth. somewhere and keep it there to use later
贮存;贮藏;保存
他只是把那些磁带存放起来。
He simply stored the tapes away.
The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly.
This computer can’t work properly because it has caught a virus.
China’s National Robot Competition
Every year, many students take part in China’s National
Robot Competition. They design all kinds of robots.
Do you want to join them
What’s your
ideal robot
scientists will work hard and design useful robots in the future;
students will study better with the help of new types of robots;
people will have more free time and live longer because of the robots;
robots will not catch viruses easily.
I wish ….
Thanks for listening!