Unit 2 Robots reading(浙江省杭州市)

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名称 Unit 2 Robots reading(浙江省杭州市)
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课件28张PPT。Satisfaction GuaranteedIs it a real girl?a robot news anchor by Professor Hiroshi IshiguroWill it be possible for a human to fall in love with a robot?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 My dear wife…Larry BelmontTask 1Skim the text to find out Larry Belmont’s problem.His wife may have fallen in love with Tony, the robot.Find out the truth first for Larry1. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
2. 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.
3. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.TFTTask 2Find out the truth first for Larry4. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
5. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
6. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house.TFFFind out the truth first for Larry7. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.
8. Claire's guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.
9. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
10. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.TFTFFind out the information about Tonytallhandsomefacial expressions
never changedsmooth and black
hairdeep voicesoft and warm skinquick clevercapableDiscover the topic sentence of each paragraphA robot used to do the housework was
going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire.The robot, called Tony, didn’t look like a
machine at all.It was disturbing and frightening to Claire
that Tony looked so human.But Claire began to trust Tony. Tony wanted to please Claire by helping her
make herself and her home elegant. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed
the makeup she wore. Discover the topic sentence of each paragraphTony expected the house to be completely
transformed.Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Tony folded his arms around Claire, bending
his face close to hers. Claire might not be as beautiful as those women,
but none of them had such a handsome lover.Then she remembered –
Tony was just a machine. The company was very pleased with Tony’s
report on his three weeks with Claire. 1. Make her feel good about herself:
1) offer her sympathy
2) scan books
3) gave her a new haircut
4) change the makeup she wore
5) talk to the salesman
2. Completely transformed her home
3. Hold a party to show the changesWhat did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?Find out how Claire’s feelings and emotions developedalarmedembarrassedunhappyridiculousamazedabsurdtrustthankfulawfulangryclumsyscreamedcry out
“Tony”shouted
“Leave me alone”trustcried
all nightSuppose you are Claire, tell your close friend about your trouble according to the clue above, try your best to use the expressions for Chronological Sequence after, afterward, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, immediately, initially, later, meanwhile, next, not long after, now, on (date), preceding, second, soon, then, third, today, until, whenafter, afterward, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, immediately, initially, later, meanwhile, next, not long after, now, on (date), preceding, second, soon, then, third, today, until, whenalarmedembarrassedunhappyridiculousamazedabsurdtrustthankfulawfulangryclumsyscreamedcry out
“Tony”shouted
“Leave me alone”trustcried
all nightTwo puzzles1.Why did Tony open the window?He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Two puzzles (discussion)2.Did Tony really love Claire?Not sure. Mostly probably he is just a machine. He did everything just mechanically. Group work: list the similarities and differences between Tony’s characteristics and a human’sappearance: like a man
body and skin: soft and warm.
Hair and nail: realistic.
Voice: deep Facial expressions never change.
Quicker reactionClever enough to solve many kinds of problemsBehavior not appropriateCan show sympathy and can give encouragement.
Wants to pleaseDebate1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire?
2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire
and Tony to be in love?What suggestions
do you want to give
to Larry Belmont
as an engineer?What suggestions
do you want to give
to Larry Belmont
as a husband?Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.1.Make up a mini-play according to the
story.Homework 1Homework2. A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time.
While going over the text, try to recognize the collocations, treat them as single blocks of language and copy them out into your Collocation Book.