(共25张PPT)
Unit 2 Robots
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
What will you read about in the passage
Robot exhibition
huge
arm
spider
Entertainment
robots
娱乐型机器人
The robot which
can fight in the war
The robot which can dance with men
huge arm
different shaps of robots
humans
snake
(mantis)
spider
alarm
Disccussion
what can robots do
/
Do housework
Clean the
tall building
Clean the plane
Lead the way(指路)
Say hello to
people
Talk with
people
walk
guide
waiter
Food!!
Welcome to Shanghai
Play the piano
Music band (机器人乐队)
Play music
dangerous
more intelligent
stronger
…
Bad
Good
…
…
do homework
do housework
play with people
look for people
do unpleasant jobs
walk and dance
talk
What can robots do
Reading
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writer: Isaac Asimov
Task 1 Scan the passage
What is the main idea of the text
The main idea is how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.
TASK 2 :
Detail reading
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Task 3 Skim the passage
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she did’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a 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
4. All the following statements are true except _______.
Tony tried to please Claire
Claire tried to displease Tony
Tony managed to protect Claire
Gladys admired Claire for her Tony
5. We can infer from the passage that_____.
Claire liked Tony but feared him
Claire cried because Tony made her angry
Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her
Tony had no feelings as human being.
Task 4: Comprehending questions:
1.Why did Tony open the curtains
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed
3. Why should Tony be rebuilt
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests and also let others know there was no risk to Claire’s marriage.
Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.
Because he falls in love with his hostress.
5.Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her
house. Do you think the 3 sentences in the
story show that she kept forgetting and then
remembering that he was a machine
1. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.
2. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of day.
3. Then she remembered---Tony was just a machine. She shouted ”Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.