book7 unit2 warming up, reading and language point[下学期]

课件41张PPT。Unit 2 RobotsWhat is a robot?How does a robot work?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs
that are usually performed by humans.A robot is programmed and
controlled by a computer.Title:
Do you think you will have your own robot?What will you read about in the passage?huge armrobots in different shapshumanssnake(mantis)spiderWhat can robots do ?
humans, snake,
huge arm, spiderhomeworkplay with me play football What can
robots look
like?talkwalk and dancelook for peopleNow read a story about a robot, written by a science fiction writer.Have you ever seen a film named “Robots(机器人历险记)”?jqrlxj.rmvbDo 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?Title:
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
Reading Characters in the story:
Larry Belmont- employed in a company that makes robots
Claire-Larry’s wife,a housewife
Tony- the robot
Gladys Claffern- a woman that Claire envies Task 1
Read the text quickly , then choose the best answerThe text mainly tells _____.
how a robot used for housework is tested out in a family
why Claire fell in love with a robot
why a robot fell in love with a human being
that a robot can save a human being from danger
2.Why did Claire finally allowed the robot to be tested
in her house ?
Because she liked the robot to accompany her at home.
Because she needed the robot to help her do
housework.
C. Because Larry forced her to accept the robot to be
tested out in their house.
D. Because Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t
harm her or allow her to be harmed.AD3. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
4. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _______.
making her home elegant
giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore
giving her advice on her dresses D. All the above
5. As a result, the experiment shows _____.
Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
Tony had to be rebuilt
Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and BCDD6. 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
7. 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 beingsBATask 2 decide whether the followings are true or false.
1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire.
2.Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3.When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4.Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
5.Claire’s husband wanted to improve his social position,but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.FTFTT6.Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.
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.
10.Claire was happy to find that Gladys
envied her.
FTFFF11.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.
TFTask 3
answer the following questions
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 women
guests . 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 should Tony be rebuilt?
4.How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?
Because the company felt that it could not have
women falling love with a robot.
Homework:
Read the text carefully again and underline some useful words and expressions.
Discuss in groups: If you were a robot engineer, what kind of robot would you make? Why? After discussion, please write a paragraph to describe your robot.Language pointsWords :desire
n. 愿望, 欲望, 渴求
desire + for
to do sth
thatHe expresses a desire to see the papers.
that the papers should be made public.desire 后接同位语从句或表语从句时，that 从句中的谓语动词
常用虚拟语气　should + 动词原形，且　should 可以省略．（２）vt. 渴望，　期望，　想要 sth 渴望，　想要某物
　　　　to do sth. 希望做
desire + sb. to do sth. 希望某人做．．．
　　　　thatWe all desire happiness. 我们都渴望幸福．
He desires to win the game. 他希望赢这场比赛．
She desires you to come at once. 她盼望你立即来．
The President desires that you should visit him next week.
总统希望你下周去拜访他．（３）desirable adj. 值得要的，令人满意的，称心的a desirable house a desirable job2. satisfaction (1) n. 满意, 愉快express one’s satisfaction with / at sth. 表达对…的满意
with satisfaction 满意地
to one’s satisfaction / to the satisfaction of sb. 使某人感到满意的他的父母对他的考试成绩相当满意.
令我满意的是, 我儿子通过了考试.
We can look back with satisfaction on a job well done.His parents expressed their satisfaction with / at his exam result.To my great satisfaction, my son passed the examination.我们可以怀着满意的心情来回顾一件完成得很出色的工作.(2). satisfy vt. 使…满意Some people are very hard to satisfy. 有些人很难满足.(3) be satisfied with 对…感到满意我对那个结果不满意.I was not satisfied with the result.(4) satisfying adj. 令人满意的, 令人满足的It’s a very satisfying feeling when you ‘ve done a good job.你做好一件工作时会有一种愉快的满足感.(5). satisfactory adj. 令人满意的.Of all the pens he tried, only one was satisfactory3. absent adj. (1) 缺席的, 不在的汤姆已经三天没上学了.Tom has been absent from school for 3 days.(2) 缺乏的, 心不在焉的, 漫不经心的He always has an absent expression on his face.(4). vt. 使警觉, 使惊恐我们被突然的尖叫声下了一跳.We were alarmed by a sudden scream.(5). alarmed adj . 担心的, 害怕的When she found her son gone, she felt quite alarmed. I set the alarm for six, but it went off at five.(3) 闹钟a fire alarm 火警
give / raise the alarm 发出警报
sound an alarm 鸣警钟(2) 警报He jumped up in alarm. 他惊恐地跳了起来.(1). n. 惊恐, 惊慌4. alarm 5.smooth
(1) adj. 平滑的, 平坦的 ( not rough)a smooth skin / surface / road 光滑的皮肤/ 表面/ 平坦的路(2) adj. 平稳的， 顺畅的, 无颠簸的I wish you have a smooth flight.我希望你飞行顺利.The sea was smooth, free from waves.大海平静, 没有一点波浪.(3) adj. 顺利的, 没问题的Her advance in the company is not very smooth.她在公司地位的晋升并不很顺利.(4) vt. /vi使光滑, 使平坦. 使顺利Please smooth out the table cloth. 请将桌布拉平.The sea smoothed down toward evening .My new job smoothed away my worry about money.(平静下来)(消除)6. embarrass
(1) vt, 使窘迫, 使尴尬, 使局促不安embarrass sb. with sth./ by doing sth.
因…使…窘迫Making speeches in public always embarrasses me.在众人面前演讲时, 我总感到局促不安.(2) embarrassment n. 窘迫, 尴尬他无法掩饰自己的窘迫.He couldn’t hide his embarrassment.(3) embarrassed adj. 不好意思的, 发窘的
embarrassing adj. 令人局促不安的7. sympathy n. 同情, 同情心gain / win one’s sympathy 获得某人的同情
express / show sympathy for sb. 对某人表示同情
feel / have sympathy for sb. 同情某人8. elegant adj. 高雅的, 优雅的, 讲究的, 漂亮的This is an elegant piece of furniture.
She is an elegant woman in elegant clothes and with elegant
manners.这 是一件精美的家具她是一个高雅的女人, 穿精致的服装, 且举止优雅.9. pile
(1) n. 堆, 叠a pile of / piles of 很多的, 堆积如山的
put…in piles 把…堆成堆有很多工作要做.
我们把报纸堆叠在地板上.There is piles of work to do .We put the newspapers in piles on the floor.(2) vt. 堆起, 堆积, 填满他把旧报纸堆在房间的角落里.He piled old papers in the corner of the room.(3) vi. 堆积, 积聚My work is piling up. 我的工作越积越多.10. scan. vt.(1). 细看, 仔细检查We scanned the sky for enemy planes.
她一次又一次地端详她儿子的脸.我们严密监视天空, 搜索敌机.She scanned her son’s face again and again .(2) (美语) 粗略地看, 浏览等火车时, 我浏览了一下报纸.I scanned the newspapers while I was waiting for the train.11. absurd adj. 荒谬的, 可笑的他戴着那顶帽子看起来真可笑!He looks absurd in that hat !It’ s absurd to do sth. …是荒谬的这么冷的天气不穿外衣, 真是荒唐.It’s absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.absurd 强调 “ 不符合人情或常识的”
foolish 强调 “ 缺乏智慧和判断力的”
silly 强调 “ 单纯的”, “ 糊涂的”, “ 低能的”
ridiculous 强调 “ 荒谬的”, “ 令人发笑的”, 常有 “ 鄙视” 之意.12. accompany vt. (1) 陪伴, 陪同, 伴随我陪你一起回旅馆吧.
强风伴随着雨.Let me accompany you to the hotel.Strong wind accompanied the rain.(2). 为…伴奏She accompanied the singer on the piano.她弹钢琴为那位歌手伴奏.13. awful adj.(1). 可怕的, 惊人的; ( 口语) 糟糕的What awful weather ! 多么糟糕的天气!
She is in bed with an awful cold. 她得了重感冒卧病在床.
(2). 非常的, 很大的I’ve got an awful lot of work to do .
我有大量的工作要做.14. affair 事务, 事情Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部
current affairs 时事; 新闻
economic affairs 经济事务
educational affairs 教育事务
financial affairs 财务; 金融事务affair 重大事件或事务, 常用复数
thing 事情, 事务的通称
business 一般指公事或商业事务
matter 事态, 情况选词填空: thing , affair , business, matter
___________ at present in that country are unsettled.
You must remember one_________ -- always behave yourself well.
Let’s get down to _____________.
I’d forgotten the keys, which didn’t help _______.Affairs thingbusinessmatters15. declare vt.
(1) 声明, 宣称 sth
declare that 声明
oneself (to be )He declared his position.
她声称她对这起抢劫案一无所知.
他自称是他们团体的一员他声明了他的立场.She declared that she knew nothing about the robbery.He declares himself to be a member of their party.(2). 宣布, 宣告Li Bing was declared the winner.
I declare Mr.smith elected!16. envy 羡慕, 嫉妒vt. sb. 羡慕某人
envy sb. sth. 羡慕某人的….我多么地羡慕你呀!
我才不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行呢.How I envy you !I don’t envy you your journey in this bad weather.(2). n. ( + at / of / towards )我羡慕他的成功.
他以羡慕的眼光看着邻居的新车
她的朋友都羡慕她的美貌.I felt envy at his success.He looked with envy at his neighbor’s car.Her beauty is the envy of her friendsout of envy 出于妒忌phrases1. carry out 进行, 开展, 执行 (计划, 命令)你应该履行你的诺言.
你想让谁执行这个计划呢? You should carry out your promise.Who do you want to have carry out the plan?carry on 继续开展; 进行下去
carry off 携走, 夺走
carry away 搬走, 运走
carry through 完成, 将…进行到底2. test out 考验test for 试验, 检验, 测试
test on 试验, 测试These wet roads really test out a car’s tyres.这些泥泞的路对汽车轮胎是真正的考验.3.ring up 打电话给你能给公共汽车公司打个电话吗?
给他们打个电话, 让他们快一点.Can you ring up the bus company?Ring them up and tell them to hurry up.4. turn around 转向, 回转Our luck has turned around.
她把车子掉转头, 朝相反的方向开去.我们开始转运了.He turned her car around and drove off in the opposite direction.ring back 回电话
ring off 挂断电话
ring out 突然响起
ring through to 给…打通电话5. leave…alone
不管, 别惹, 让…一个人待着, 和…单独在一起She ‘s very upset, so ________________________.
(让她一个人待一会儿)
(2) Will you ___________________.(别碰钢琴)? You naughty boy !
(3) She always tried to avoid being ____________________.
( 和杰克单独相处).leave her alone for a whileleave the piano aloneleft alone Jack6. on the second morning 在第二天上午泛指” 在上午/ 下午/ 晚上” 时要用介词 in , 但如果指 “ 某日的
上午/下午/ 晚上” 时需要用介词 on.他将于10月1日上午动身去北京.
晚会将于周六晚上举行.
I can’t get my car to start on such a cold morning,He is leaving for Beijing on the morning of October 1.The party will be held on Saturday evening.在这么寒冷的早上, 我发动不着车.7. or rather 更确切地说He worked till last night, or rather, early this morning.
他们知道,或更确切地说, 他们认为父亲就在同一列火车上昨天他工作到深夜, 或者更确切地说, 到今天凌晨.They knew, or rather, thought that their father was on the same
train.8. reach ( out ) ( one’s hand ) for 伸手够…他伸手去够书架上的书.
那男孩伸手去接球, 但未接着.
那个乞丐伸手要钱.He reached out his hand for a book on the shelf.the boy reached out for the ball, but failed to catch it.The beggar reached for money.9. with wonder 好奇地, 惊异地She gazed at the diamond with wonder.她好奇地盯着那颗钻石.with care 小心地
with ease 轻易地
with pleasure 乐意地
with interest 感兴趣地
with courage 有勇气地
with great difficulty 困难重重地
with anger 生气地10. protect sb. / sth. from 保护…免受伤害You’d better protect your eyes from the sun by wearing sunglasses.
多穿些衣服, 别受寒了.你最好戴上太阳镜保护你的眼睛, 别让阳光刺伤了.Wear more clothes to protect you from cold.1.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. 这是一个完全倒转句, 结构 “ 状语+ 谓语+ 主语” In the centre of the square stood a monument, which was built
in 1995
在广场中央矗立着一块纪念碑, 它是1995年建成的.学校前面有一条公路, 这条公路是5年前修建的.In front of the school lies a highway, which was built five years
agosentences 2.(1) more than + n 不仅仅是，不止
China Daily is more than a newspaper. It helps us to learn English.
What he wants is more than money.
(2)more than + adj / adv / v 很 / 非常
He is more than scared of cats .
(3)more + adj / adv / n / v + than
与其说…, 不如说…
He is more scared than ill.
他与其说是病了,倒不如说他是受了惊吓
(4) no more than = only 仅仅, 不过 ( 后接名词或数词)
同…一样不(后接从句)She ate no more than a piece of bread for breakfast.
她早餐只吃了一片面包.He drank no more than you did.
他和你一样喝得不多.I am no more satisfied than she is .
我和她一样不满意.(5)not more than = at most 不超过 ( 后接数词)
不如.., 不比…I have not more than 10 yuan in my pocket.She is not more diligent than you are.
她没有我那样勤奋.