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Unit 2 Looking into the future
Learning About Language (1)
年 级:高二 学 科:高中英语(人教版)
In this class, you will
(1) review the use of key words (persuade, command, prefer, available);
(2) be able to apply these key words in context;
(3) express personal opinion on the ending of the story;
(4) think about the value of robots for humans.
Learning objectives
Suppose we are in the not too-distant future, 2035, when robots are available to buy and humans live with them.
Lead in
Q: What can robots do in 2035
deliver the goods
walk the dog
take the garbage away
chat with people
Sonny’s story
Gender:
Principle:
Sonny
male
obey Mary's commands
Mary, Sonny's master
Age: 60
Situation: is in bad health
Spooner, Mary's son
Situation: disappeared
Q1: Who always
accompanied Mary
Q2: Why did Sonny
feel lonely
Q3: What did Sonny
plan to do
Q1: Who always accompanied Mary
Sonny was the only one who accompanied her.
Sonny and Mary's daily life:
For example, when Mary felt hungry, she would say aloud what she wanted and Sonny could respond to her _______________.
voice commands
A close relationship
Q2: Why did Sonny feel lonely
One day, Mary’s son, Spooner appeared. Mary paid all attention to him and ignored Sonny.
Sonny's loneliness and confusion
Q: Who would Mary prefer to spend more time with, her son or Sonny
Mary preferred to spend more time with Spooner rather than talk with Sonny.
Q3: What did Sonny plan to do
Sonny planned to become a real man.
Q: Why did Sonny want to be a real man
Sonny also wanted to be cared for.
Q: If robots are available to buy now, would you persuade your parents to buy one like Sonny
General idea of Sonny's story
Detailed information about Sonny's story
Task1
Sonny must obey Mary’s voice commands, automatically controlling everything.
Smart and intelligent, Sonny had a good command of different languages, which allowed it to talk with people from different countries.
一词多义:(1)______________ (2)______________
语篇填空:As the master of Sonny, Mary had the right to _________________________________________ (命令Sonny为她自己工作). Mary never commanded that ________________________________(命令Sonny做危险的工作). Instead, Mary regarded Sonny as the one who accompanied her.
command Sonny to work for herself.
Sonny (should) do dangerous work
Part1: Sonny and Mary's daily life
命令
精通
Q: Are there any other words that have the same usage as "command that ... (should)+动词原型"
一坚持 insist
二命令 order, command
三建议 advise, suggest, propose
四要求 ask, demand, request, require
What's more, Sonny monitored Mary's health every day, trying to make her to see a doctor by giving good reasons if there was something abnormal.
英英释义: Trying to make her to see a doctor by giving good reasons means ____________ her to see a doctor
语篇填空:After a gentle __________ (persuade), she agreed to go to the doctor's. Gradually, Mary didn't doubt that Sonny could be very ___________ (persuade) and felt better and better. Even kids in the neighbourhoods were eager to get such a robot like Sonny for their homes and persuaded their parents __________(buy) one. But some parents had to persuade them _______ of their unrealistic ideas, due to the lack of money.
persuading
persuasion
persuasive
to buy
out
Part2: Sonny's loneliness and confusion
句子翻译:
因为Spooner偏爱油炸食品, Mary忙碌于烹饪。
Because Spooner _________________ fried food, Mary was busy cooking.
慢慢地,Mary更愿意为她的儿子烹饪,而不愿命令Sonny做家务。
Mary的忽视使得Sonny很难过。
Gradually, __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Mary’s neglect made Sonny sad.
had a preference for
Mary preferred cooking for her son to commanding Sonny to do housework.
Mary preferred to cook for her son rather than command Sonny to do housework.
Part3: Sonny's plan
英英释义
-Will you be available this afternoon -Sorry, I have a part-time job.
( )
This was the only room available.
( )
Many lessons are now available online, from which students can choose
for free.
( )
free
can be used
obtainable or accessible
With the help of the doctor, Sonny had become a real man with the feelings of hunger, sadness, excitement etc. What would happen
Task2
With the help of the doctor, Sonny had become a real man with the feelings of hunger, sadness, excitement etc. What would happen
Task2
(1) Would Mary treat Sonny as before
(2) Spooner thought Sonny was a cold machine.
What would Spooner do
(3) Would they accept him as their family
Task3
Group work: What if Sonny became a real man Use 2-3 key words to write the ending of Sonny's story.
Key words: command, persuade, prefer, available
With the help of the doctor, Sonny became a real man with the feelings of hunger, sadness, excitement etc. ________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Possible answer:
With the help of the doctor, Sonny became a real man with the feelings of hunger, sadness, excitement etc. As usual, Spooner commanded that Sonny should get the dinner ready. Sonny looked upset, saying,"I prefer to accompany you guys like your family rather than just be a cold machine available to buy in the store."
It reminded Mary of the happy time with Sonny. Mary persuaded Spooner to treat Sonny as one of the family. Spooner began to think about the value of robots.
Homework
Write an article about the life in the future.
1.月球度假
2.足不出户体检
3.在线课程
4.家居机器