人教课标选修七Unit 2 Robots Reading（共43张PPT）

课件43张PPT。Before the classYou are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.I’d like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.I’d like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.Unit 2 ReadingSATISFACTION
GUARANTEEDReviewWords and expressions单词回顾学生早读时已预习过本单元单
词，可利用几分钟时间带学生
快速回顾温习。对单词的熟练
度越高，阅读的速率也越高。Words Reviewsatisfaction
bonus
alarm
alarmed
apron
sympathy n. 满意；满足；令人满意的事物
n. 额外津贴；奖金；红利
vt. 使警觉；使惊恐；惊动
n. 警报；惊恐
adj. 担心的；害怕的
n. 围裙
n. 同情（心） Words Reviewoverweight
elegant
favour
pile
scanadj. 超重的；体重超常的
adj. 优雅的；高雅的；讲究的
n. 喜爱；恩惠
vt. 喜爱；偏袒
n. 堆；摞；叠
vi. 堆起；堆积
vt. 把……堆起；积聚
vt. 细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描Words Reviewfingernail
absurd
haircut
makeup
accompany
cushion
bedding
necklace n. 手指甲
adj. 荒谬的；可笑的
n. 发型；理发
n. 化妆品
vt. 陪伴；伴奏
n. （坐、跪时用的）软垫；靠垫；垫子
n. 寝具；铺盖
n. 项链Words Reviewclerk
counter
awful
affair
armchair
declare
cuisine
envy n. 售货员；职员；旅馆接待员
n. 柜台；计数器
adj. 极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；（口语）糟透的
n. 事务；事情；暖昧关系
n. 扶手椅；单座沙发
vt. 宣布；声明；表明；宣称
n. 烹饪（风味）；菜肴
vt. 忌妒；羡慕test out
ring up
turn around
leave … alone 转向；回转
试验；考验
不管；别惹；
让……一个人待着；
和……单独在一起
给……打电话MatchThe reading passage is a retelling of an
Isaac Asimov’s science fiction called
Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a
human-like robot, illustrates (阐明) Asimov’s
first law for robots:
A robot must not injure human beings or allow
them to be injured. In this case the injury is
not a physical one but a psychological one. In
following this law, the robot, which is very
human-like, causes the main character, Claire,
to have some very confusing feelings. Background informationScience fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.
Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.Characteristics of science fiction1. To summarize and remember the
main idea of the passage.
2. To grasp what Tony did to help Claire
and how her emotion developed during
Tony’s stay at her house.ObjectivesSkimming for general ideaThe text mainly tells us _____.
A. why Claire fell in love with a human being
B. why a robot fell in love with a human
being
C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family
D. that a robot can save a humanbeing from dangerReading Comprehension ISkimmingScanning for specific information1. How many characters are mentioned?
2. Who are they?
3. What is the relation between them?Reading Comprehension IIScanningLarry Belmont - employed in a company
that makes robots
Claire - Larry’s wife, a housewife
Tony - the robot to be
tested out by Claire in her house
Gladys Claffern – one of the richest and
most powerful women around, a
woman that Claire enviesCharacters in the story:Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when
Claire had these
feelings.Reading Comprehension IIIScanningdisliked himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived was alarmedWhen he offered to
help her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered to
help her improve her
house and herself admired himThe Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tonycalled him a dearOccasionClaire felt his warmthWhen she fell off a
ladder and was caught
by TonyWhen he helped her
with the salesmanThe Change of Claire’s Feelings to TonyOccasionClaireShe remembered Tony
was just a machineWhen she heard Gladys
whispering to another
woman that she had never
seen anyone so handsome
as Tony cried all night felt being enviedThe Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony → sad to remember
he was just a machineReview Claire’s emotional development.At first refused to have Tony at her house→ accept him→ trust him→ proud of him→ love himLarry was going to be away from
home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.True or FalseReading Comprehension IVScanning5. It was Claire that first decided to invite
Gladys and her friends to her house.
6. Claire’s guests were filled with
admiration when they saw her house
was completely changed.
7. The company was satisfied with Tony’s
report because he had successfully
made a woman fall in love with him.In groups, list Tony’s characteristics
that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.Reading Comprehension VScanningLooks like a
human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernails realistic. Voice
like a human’s.Facial expressions
never change.
Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and even
though Tony was
in the next room,
he managed to catch her in time.)return to the table Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through.
Has good communication skills.Behaviour not appropriate
(Tony brought her
breakfast and then
asked her whether
she needed help
dressing.)return to the table turn to the next part Discuss these questions in groups. Group Work1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire
from being harmed?
3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?
4. How would you feel if you had a robot
like Tony in your house?
5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in
her house. What sentences in the story
show that she kept forgetting and then
remembering that he was a machine? 1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.
Tony prevented Claire from being
harming 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. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?
4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.Please give your own answers.5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?How absurd, she thought. He was just a
machine. 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 the day.
Then she remembered - Tony was just a
machine. She shouted “Leave me alone”
and ran to her bed.
If you were a robot engineer,
what kind of robot would you
like to create? Why?
Discussion Post-readingDo you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future?
2. What will the robots be like in 2500?
3. What kind of robot do you think is
the most helpful to us in our daily lives?Now 2 mins to test your spelling.Spelling Bee1. English-Chinese
bonus, alarm, apron, fingernail, haircut,
makeup, cushion, bedding, necklace,
clerk, counter, affair, armchair, cuisine
2. Chinese-English
陪伴，喜爱，担心的，同情心，超重的，
堆起，浏览，优雅的，荒谬的，宣布，
忌妒，满意；满足When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Individual activityI. Complete the passage with proper words,
which will help you retell the text.Claire’s husband would be _______ for three weeks, and he brought a robot called Tony in his house. Tony tried his best to help Claire become smarter and make her home ______ enough. She is impressed by his abilities but ___________ by her feeling for him. To make Gladys and other women
_____ Claire, Tony hugged Claire before the party, so they thought they were having an ______. Though it was pleasing, Tony would have to be rebuilt.absentelegantembarrassedenvyaffair注: 另附 word 文档。
点击此处链接1. What keeps Nick Nisius from going to
school himself?
A. His most recent research on the VGo robot.
B. The distance from his home to the school.
C. His physical condition.
D. His learning disabilities.
2. The VGo robot is designed to help Nick Nisius to ______.
A. always stay in the same classroom
B. lead a healthier and happier life
C. assist him in finding the right classroom
D. attend school and connect with his classmatesII. Reading comprehension.注: 另附 word 文档。
点击此处链接3. What can we learn about Nick Nisius’
classmates from the text?
A. They frequently laugh at him.
B. They try their best to help him.
C. They don’t like to see the robot at school.
D. They don’t know how to operate the robot.
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. A student learns to operate the VGo robot
B. A student sends robot to school in his place
C. The VGo robot keeps a student connected
with the world
D. The VGo robot makes learning easier for
disabled studentsSelf-assessmentThink about what we’ve just learnt today.Time for Reflection Study without reflection is a waste of time.Think in English After the classIt’s time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.1. Surf the Internet to learn more
about Isaac Asimov and robots.
2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字).Homeworktest out, alarm, leave … alone
accompany, ring up, declare, turn around.Thank you!