unit 2 Robots warming up & reading

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课件39张PPT。Unit 2RobotsThere are many types of robots
and they can do different work.
Can you name some of them?What is a robot?
Robots are ____________ and ________ by a computer.programmedcontrolledEntertainment
robotsIndustrial robots 工业机器人Domestic robots家用机器人The robot which can play with children.In groups of four, make a list of any science fiction , literature, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons you know that include robots as characters.I robot a film which is adapted from a famous novel whose hero (heroine) is a robotA cartoon programmeHave you ever seen a film named “Robots(机器人历险记)”?What do you think a robot can do ?communicatemove as
programmedcarry heavy objectsplay sportsNow read a story about a robot, written by a science fiction writer.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?ReadingSatisfaction GuaranteedCharacters in the storyemployed in a company that makes robotsLarry’s wife, a housewifethe robota woman that Claire enviesscanning Read through the passage and then answer the following questions:1.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?
2.What was the robot called Tony like?My dear wife…Larry Belmont1.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?
Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.Find out the information about Tonytallhandsomefacial expressions
never changedsmooth and black
hairdeep voicesoft and warm skinquick clevercapable1. 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 human being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.Skimming Choose the best answer2. 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 above3. 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 B4. 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 Tony5. 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 being.alarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthHappy, surprised, shyCareful-readingsurprisedhappysad1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by women guests .Post-reading2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
He had prevented Claire from harming herself 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?
Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines.In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsPhysical MentalEmotional SimilarDifferentDiscussion CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysical(1)Looks like_______________.
(2)Body and skin are_____. (3)Hair and fingernails_____________. (4)Voice like__________.(1)Facial expressions____________. (2)______________________ (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time)
warmrealistica human’snever changeCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentMentalAble to ______________and predictions. Able to ___________and follow it through. Has good ______________ skills
Behaviour not_____________ (Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)make suggestionsmake a plancommunicationappropriateCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentEmotionalCan show __________ for Claire and can give ___________ to her.sympathyencouragementUseful phrases:用……做实验
试验;检验
不在;缺席
成堆的
更确切地说
疑惑地
伸手触到
陪某人去某地
给……打电话
转身experiment with/ on/ upontest outbe absent (from)a pile of/ piles ofor ratherwith wonderreach foraccompany sb. toring…upturn around11. 毕竟
12. 气得直哭
13. 从……摔下来
14. 设法
15. 不仅仅是,不止
16. 让…..独自呆着;不理会
17. 开车到达
18. 对……满意
19. 失败感
20. 爱上某人after allweep with angerfall offmanage tomore thanleave/ let…alone/ bedrive upbe pleased withsense of failurefall in love with sb.Homework Translation:
老师满意地笑了。(with satisfaction)
我有一大堆工作要做。(a pile of/ piles of)
他说的话让她感到不仅仅是激动。(more than)
他昨天没有来上学。(be absent from)Homework Translation:
老师满意地笑了。(with satisfaction)
我有一大堆工作要做。(a pile of/ piles of)
他说的话让她感到不仅仅是激动。(more than)
他昨天没有来上学。(be absent from)The teacher smiled with satisfaction.I have piles of work to do.What he said made her feel more than excitement.He was absent from school yesterday.