课件43张PPT。Unit 2RobotsReading 1. Master the words and expressions.
2. Improve reading ability. 1. Learn the short story about a robot.
2. The details of the passage.重点难点 Where could you find each robot?
What does each one do?
Can you think of any other type of robot?Pre-readingWe could find it in the street.We could find it in a kindergarten.We could find it in a airfield.We could find it in a factory.Look at the picturesWhere could you find each robot?It can be an announcer.They can play music.It can talk with people. It can do some cleaning. What does each one do?It can play ball.A robot could be a dog playing with children.A robot may be a bus without any drivers.A robot may be an astronaut to go into the space.A robot may look like a human being.Can you think of any other type of robot?For example4. Do you think it is possible for a robot to:
think for itself?
have feelings?
have its own needs and desires?
look and feel like a human being?Pre-reading
It might be possible for robots to
think for itself, but I’m not sure.It couldn’t be possible for robots to have feelings like us.A robot might have its own needs
and desires if we design the program.A robot may look and feel like
a human being .It’s possible for robots to:
do some cleaning or washingcommunicate with peopledo dangerous jobplay basketball or footballlook after a baby or a patient…It’s possible for robots to:Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot?Now, let’s learn a passage about a robot and a woman.First, read the passage as quickly as you can and find the characters.Satisfaction Guaranteed ReadingAbout the writer: Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov, American Jew, one of the most great science fiction writers.
He wrote so many works which are known as interesting, creative, imaginative, describe events and people that do not exist.Background Information
The law for robots by Isaac AsimovAsimov’s first law for robots:
A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one.
Background InformationAbout the story
1. This is a story, retelling of an Isaac Asimov’s story called Satisfaction Guaranteed.
2. The robot, cause the main character to have some very confusing feelings.
Background InformationAbout the Characters in the story
Larry Belmont ---- employed in a company that makes robotsClaire ---- Larry’s wife, a housewifeTony---- the robotGladys Claffern ---- a woman that Claire enviesThere are four characters in the story. They are: Find the charactersChoose true or false
1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair.
2. Clair didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.Fast Reading
Read the passage as fast as you can, and decide the following are true or false.Choose true or false
4. Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.
5. Clair’s husband wanted to improve his social position, but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out.Choose true or false
7. Tony asked Claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.
8. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.
9. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.Choose true or false
10. Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.
12. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.Let’s read the passage again while listening to it, and then choose the best answer.Satisfaction Guaranteed Reading & listeningChoose the best answer
1. Why did Larry bring a robot back home?A. To help his wife.
B. To test out the robot.
C. To accompany his wife.
D. For entertainment.Fast ReadingChoose the best answer
2. 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.Choose the best answer
3. What kind of robot was Tony?A. an industrial robot
B. an entertainment
C. a robot that can carries out jobs in the house.
D a robot that can carries out jobs in the shopChoose the best answer
4. 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 aboveChoose the best answer
5. Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales man was rude to her in the shop?A. Tony.
B. Her husband.
C. The manager of the shop.
D. Gladys Claffern.Choose the best answer
6. All the following statements are true except _______. A. Tony tried to please Claire
B. Claire tried to displease Tony
C. Tony managed to protect Claire
D. Gladys admired Claire for her TonyChoose the best answer
7. Why did Claire cry all night?A. She liked Tony very much.
B. She remembered Tony was just a robot.
C. She dislike the robot.
D. A and B.8. 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 BChoose the best answerChoose the best answer
9. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because _______.A. he harms people
B. it can not help the housewife in the family
C. it is too frightening
D. we can not have women falling in love with machinesChoose the best answer
10. We can infer from the passage that_____.A. Claire liked Tony but feared him
B. Claire cried because Tony made her angry
C. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her
D. Tony had no feelings as human being.It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.Read it again and answer the questions
1. What is the text mainly about?He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.2. What did the robot called Tony look like?Intensive ReadingBecause he was more like a being than a machine.Answer the questions
3. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.4. Why did Larry put Tony into his family? Intensive ReadingTony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.Answer the questions
5. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?Intensive ReadingFind how Claire’s emotion developed
accept himtrust himproud of himlove himAt first, Claire refused to have Tony at her housesad to remember thathe was just a machine.The details of the storyList Claire’s feeling and what happened according to the story.
She saw Tony was tall and handsome. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.alarmedembarrassedhappy,
surprised, shyTony asked whether she needed help dressing.Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms.amazedShe was amazed by his fingernails and the softness
and warmth of his skin.The details of the storyList Claire’s feeling and what happened according to the story.
Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers and declared that he didn’t want to leave her and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.surprisehappysadShe was envied by those women.She remembered Tony was just a machine.The details of the storyLet’s do the comprehending 1.
fill in the form according to the passage.
dislike himwas alarmedBefore he arrivedWhen he arrivedadmired himcalled him a dearfelt being enviedfelt his warmsfelt embarrassedWhen he offered to help her dressWhen he offered to help improve her house and herselfcried all nightWhen he helped her with salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by TonyWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machineoccasionClaireHe wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women.Answer the questions
1. Why did Tony open the curtains?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. 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.Answer the questions
3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?If I had a robot like Tony, I would feel not only happy but also worried. 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?Sentences: 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.Answer the questions
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?List Tony’s characteristics that were similar and different from those of a human being.Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernails realistic. Voice like a human’s.Facial expressions never changed.
Quicker reactions (she fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time)physicalList Tony’s characteristics that were similar and different from those of a human being.mentalAble 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.)1. Review and retell the story.
2. Write a short story to describe a robot you imagine.
3. Surf on Internet to find out more information about the robots.
