unit two in book seven[下学期]

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课件18张PPT。Unit 2 ROBOT
Robots are widely used in every field in our daily lifeWarming up A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Today there are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, robots that carry out jobs in the house, and entertainment robots, 
 
These robots are designed for entertainment. Kids prefer them very much. 
 
Robots also often appear as characters in stories and computer gamesNow 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....unit2book7jqrlxj.rmvb)”? 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--readingFirst reading: read the text quickly and answer:
What is the text mainly about?It’s mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.Second reading: read the text again and answer:
1. What did the robot called Tony look like?

He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged2. What could Tony be used to do for Claire when Larry Belmont was absent for three weeks?
He could be used to do housework for her and prevent her from harming herself through her own sense of failure.
3. 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
CD5. 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 BD6. 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 beingsBAThird reading: read the text once more and finish Ex1&2 on P12.1.Why did Tony open the curtains?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?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.3. Why should Tony be rebuilt?Tony would have to be rebuilt because the company felt that it could not have women falling in love with a robot.4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?Students give their 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? Underline them.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.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? Underline them.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.Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voiceFacial expressions never changed List Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.Clever enough to solve all kinds of problemsCannot think for itselfloveNever experienced such feelings as embarrassment, alarm, anger, happiness or envyHomework:
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.