Unit 2 Robots (浙江省杭州市余杭市)

课件65张PPT。ReadingThere 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 (household) robots家用机器人The robot which can play with children.The reading passage is a retelling of an
Isaac Asimov’s science fiction called
Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a
human-like robot, illustrates(阐明) Asimov’s
first law for robots:
A robot must not injure human beings or allow
them to be injured. In this case the injury is
not a physical one but a psychological one. In
following this law, the robot, which is very
human-like, causes the main character, Claire,
to have some very confusing feelings. Background informationReadingSatisfaction GuaranteedSkimmingHow many characters are mentioned?
Who are they?
What is the relation between them?Characters in the storyWorks for a company that makes robotsLarry’s wife, a housewifeOne of the richest and most powerful women around;
A woman that Claire envies---the robot to be tested out by Claire in their familyWhat was the robot called Tony like?ScanningHe seemed more like a human than a machine.
He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
He has soft and warm skin
Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the following table according to the passage. Careful readingalarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthHappy, surprised, shysurprisedhappysadfoldeddeclareddesireenviedHow Claire’s emotion developedrefuseaccepttrustproudlovesadLarry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.
5. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.True or Falsepractice1. 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 above2. 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 BDB3. 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 Tony4. 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.BD1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
3. Why should Tony be rebuilt?
Post-reading1. 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 .2. 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.language pointsImportant and difficult sentences:
1.It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.
2. She thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.
3. Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan.
4. How awful to be discovered by her.
5. You cannot have women falling in love with machines.
6. When Claire got home, she wept with anger.1.desire v.
(1) desire to do sth.
(2) desire sth.
(3) desire that…doshould do;
desire sb. to do sth.
我请您立即答复。I desire _____________________ of yours.an immediate answer我们希望有个好结果。
___________________________________ We desire to have a good result. 去请他进来。
_____________________________Please desire him to come in.They desire___________________________他们要求你马上回来。that you (should ) come at once.n.(1)愿望;欲望 (2)要求
(3)食欲;情欲 (4)向往的东西他有强烈的求知欲.
He has_________________________________.a strong desire for knowledge / to learnmeet one’s desire
have / feel a great desire for渴望满足某人的欲望2.satisfaction n. ( opp. dissatisfaction)satisfy vt.
satisfied adj.
satisfying adj.
satisfactory adj.满足;使满足
满意的;满足的
令人满意的
令人满意的express one’s satisfaction at / with
find satisfaction in
with satisfaction对…表示满意对…感到满意满意地take one's satisfaction in one's daily life?? 随遇而安, 知足常乐3. She felt alarmed.alarmn.警报；惊慌；恐慌The fire caused great alarm.take (the) alarm at对…感到吃惊;因…而惊恐a fire alarm火警vt. 使警觉；惊动；使惊慌Don’t alarm yourself.be alarmed at 吓了一跳.be alarmed for 放心不下；担心（…的安全）4. She thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy
by a robot.sympathy　n. 同情；同感；同情心express sympathy for 慰问　　
feel sympathy for, have sympathy for 对… 同情
in sympathy with 同情；赞成；跟着；和…一致那位将军去慰问那些受伤的士兵.The general _______________________ the wounded soldier.expressed sympathy for你同情那些躺在路边的乞丐吗?Do you _______________________the beggars lying beside the road.have/feel sympathy for5. She rang Tony up.“打电话”的相关短语:
give sb a call / ring;
make a (telephone) call;
call sb on the telephone;
phone/telephone sb“挂断电话”的相关短语:
ring off; hang up
“回电话”的相关短语:
call back; ring back 6. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.turn around = turn about 转身；回转；旋转;好转,有起色turn againstturn awayturn offturn onturn out背叛；反抗，使对抗把(脸)转过去；拒绝解雇；关掉；使失去兴趣开（电灯，收音机，自来水）结果是；证明是；生产（产品）Once upon a time there lived an old fisherman.
There lies a chemical works by the river.
There stands an old temple on the top of the hill.7. Then heard him declare that he didn’t want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.declare vt. 宣布；声明；表明；说明；宣称1)declare +n.　宣告2)declare+n.+(to be) n./ adj. 宣布…为…他们将很快宣布选举的结果.They will ___________________of the election soon.裁判宣布他为比赛的冠军.3)declare +(that)从句　宣称；声称The judge________________________________ the competition.declare the resultsdeclared him (to be) the winner of她宣称她是对的.She declared (that) she was right.8. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women!envy vt. & n. 忌妒；羡慕1) envy+sb.(for sth.)2) envy sb. sth. 忌妒/羡慕某人某事3) envy sb. doing sth. 羡慕某人做某事 How I envy you! They envied us ( for ) our success.How I envy him going over to Ireland.The dog is cruel to all but his master and his own ___.
type B. class C. size D. kind
2. We desire that help ___ here without delay.
be sent B. is sent C. has been sent D. was sent
3. He is sorry that you don’t like what he has done ___ as he did it ____ for you.
especially; specially B. specially; especially
C. especially; especially D. specially; specially
4. Every one of us _____ a simple life.
A. need to live B. needs living
C. needs to live D. need liveDAAC5. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ___ to eat more fruit and vegetables.
persuaded B. will persuade
C. be persuaded D. are persuaded
6. I’ll _____ as soon as they arrive.
ring up you B. ring you up C. call up you
7. That was a poor piece of work you ____, I could hardly believe it is yours.
A. turned into B. turned off C. turned to D. turned inDBD8. His actions ___ him to be an honest man.
declared B. considered C. thought D. decided
9. It’s unnatural for a mother to leave her child _____ to enjoy herself.
alone B. lonely C. lone D. loneliness
10. I tried to persuade him to give up smoking but he ______ listen.
A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. didn’tAAC Using LanguageWho’s the original writer of “Satisfaction Guaranteed”?Isaac AsimovDr Isaac Asimov was an American author and biochemist who was born in Russia in 1920. He was a very successful writer who produced an amazing number of books: he wrote more than 400 volumes(卷,册). Asimov is best known for his science fiction and popular science books, of which the Foundation series, the Galactic(银河的) Empire series and the Robot series are the most popular. Asimov’s books cover various topics in science, and he devoted a set of ethics(道德规范) for robots and machine intelligence which influenced many other writers.Isaac AsimovFirst reading :1. Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died?
2. Which paragraph tells you about his education?
3. Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 5Second reading :What subject did Asimov teach?
When did he start having stories published?
How many children did he have?biochemistry19392---- a son and a daughterThird reading :Read about Isaac Asimov and complete the timetable of the events in his life at the page 17Sister bornMoved with family to New YorkStarted working in candy store.1931Began having stories published in science fiction magazines.1941Got marriedWorked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard.19481949Published I, Robot.195319581983Died in New York.Married for a second time.Language points:
1. He is best known for his science fiction stories.
2. He has both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past.
3. It ended in New York on 6 April, 1992, when he died as a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.
4. He started to take himself seriously as a writer.
5. He began having stories published in science fiction magazines 1939.1. His letter _____ good wishes to the family. Which answer is wrong?
A. ended with B. was ended with
C. was ended in D. ended in
2.The litter boy was regarded as national hero _____ what he had done was a hero’s action.
A. because B. because of
C. for the reason D. as a result of
3. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ___ the shocking ending.
A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give offCAA赠送;泄露发出(气味,热等);发表;用完发出(蒸汽,光);4. I didn’t notice the ____ look ____ his face.
A. surprised; on B. surprising; on
C. surprised; in D. surprising; in
5. My uncle ____ until he was 44.
A. married B. didn’t marry
C. was not marrying D. would marry
6. ____ the advanced countries, we still have a long way to go to catch up with them.
A. Compare with B. Compare to
C. Compared with D. to be compared toABCReading task Three decades of war in Cambodia have left scars(创伤) in many forms throughout the country. Unfortunately, one of the most lasting legacies(遗物) of the conflicts continues to claim(夺去) new victims daily. Read this piece of news about landmines. In most cases, even the soldiers who planted the mines did not record where they were placed. Now, Cambodia has one of the highest rates of physical disability of any countries in the world. At the current rate of progress, it may take as many as 100 years to clear all the mines in Cambodia, and the UN estimates that with current technology, it will take nearly 1,100 years to clear all the mines in the world. This is the situation in Cambodia.Here and there are the mine signs.Robots in the fight against landmines.wordslandmine 地雷
decade 十年
beneath 在…下面
innocent 无辜的
detector 探测器
inaccurate 不准确
rid 摆脱
robotics 机器人技术radar 雷达
manufacture 生产
Afghanistan 阿富汗
Cambodia 柬埔寨
Narasha Wesley Fast reading1. Which part of the text tells you what the main topic of the article is? What is the main topic?
2. Who wrote the article?
3. What do the three pictures show you?4. Where is research being done on robots that can find landmines?
5. In which two countries might the robots be used?1. Which part of the text tells you what the main topic of the article is? What is the main topic?
2. Who wrote the article?
3. What do the three pictures show you?The title tells us.The role of the robots in the fight against landmines.Natasha WesleyP 1: someone using a metal detector to find landminesP 2: the robot that can find landminesP 3 : some people who have lost their legs because of landmines4. Where is research being done on robots that can find landmines?
5. In which two countries might the robots be used?Chiba University (Japan)Afghanistan and Cambodiacareful readingWhat are the three reasons why landmines are particularly terrible?2. How are most landmines removed today?4. What are some of the advantages of using the insect-like
robot to remove landmines?3. What is the robot able to do?5. What was the result of many countries fighting against
the use of landmines?What are the three reasons why landmines are particularly terrible?Landmines kill or badly injure around 26,000 people every year.
What is worse is that they keep causing damage for decades after war ended. There are about 100 million landmines just beneath the surface of the ground in 60 countries.
Removing them is very slow and dangerous work that must be done by hand.
2. How are most landmines removed today?By Hand. Someone has to use a mental detector to find the mine. Then he or she has to dig the mine out without setting it off.It walks on six legs and when it finds a mine, it marks the spot with paint and sends data to a computer which can then map the mines.3. What is the robot able to do?4. What are some of the advantages of using the insect-like
robot to remove landmines?5. What was the result of many countries fighting against
the use of landmines?much safer than finding mines by hand,
much faster at finding landminesIn 1997, 122 countries signed an agreement in Ottawa, Canada, to stop the manufacture and use of landmines.Practice Finish Exercise 2 at the page 58How many people are killed or injured by landmines every year?2. How often is someone killed or injured by a landmine?3. For how long do landmines keep causing damage?4. How many landmines are buried just beneath the surface of the ground?5. How many countries are landmines buried in?6. How many landmines are removed every year?7. How many landmines are buried in the ground every year?8. How big is the robot that can find landmines?9. How much dies it weigh?10. How many legs has it got?11. When was an agreement to stop the manufacture and use of landmines signed?12. How many countries signed the agreement ?