test out, turn around等重点短语精
1. test out 考验，充分检验。如：
I was only testing you out. 我只不过在考验你。
This new switch mechanism hasn’t been fully tested out. 这种新的开关装置尚未经过充分检验。
【拓展】 1) test for测试，鉴定，探测。如：
The software has been tested for viruses. 这种软件已经过是否有病毒的测试。
They are testing for oil. 他们正在探测石油。
2) test (...) on 对……进行试验，对……进行测验。如：
None of this series of cosmetics has been tested on animals. 这一化妆品系列从未在动物身上做过实验。
She tested the whole class on irregular verbs. 她对全班学生进行不规则动词测验。
2. turn around 转身，转向，好转，改变意见。如：
I thought I heard a voice I knew; turning around, I saw my long-lost brother. 我觉得我听到了一个熟悉的声音；转过身来一看，原来是我久无音讯的兄弟。
The bus had to back up and turn around. 汽车得往后退，再倒过来。
We want to turn the economy around. 我们要使经济好转。
The chairman seems to have changed around. 主席好像改变主意了。
【拓展】 1) turn back 往回走，阻止。如：
Soon they had to turn back. 不久他们就不得不往回走了。
The wheel of history cannot be turned back. 历史的车轮不能倒转。
2) turn to 求助于，变成。如：
I had to turn to the dictionary for help. 我只得求助于词典了。
The ice turned to water. 冰化成了水。
3) turn against 反对，背叛。如：
Even those who are once for him begin to turn against him. 连那些原来支持他的人也开始反对他了。
Nothing can make me turn against my country. 什么也不能使我背叛我的祖国。
3. leave ... alone 让……独自待着，不打扰，不惹，更不用说。如：
A railway station is no place for a child to be left alone at night. 火车站可不是让儿童在晚上独自待着的地方。
He is busy; we’d better leave him alone. 他正忙着，我们最好不要打扰他。
Leave the dog alone. 不要去惹那条狗。
What a strange thing that she and I ever came to meet. Leave alone to marry. 我同她会碰在一起已是够奇怪的了。更不用说结婚了。
【拓展】 1) leave behind 留下，忘带。如：
It is the little things that I leave behind for my loved ones; great things are for everyone. 我把小小的礼物留给我所爱的人；大的礼物却留给了所有的人。
2) leave out 遗漏，省略。如：
She left out the date on the cheque. 在支票上她漏写了日期。
They must decide what to leave out. 他们必须决定省去什么。
test out, turn around等重点短语小练
一、单项填空。
1. I turned _________ and saw Jane was sitting directly behind me.
A. back B. around C. to D. against
2. No one dared to disturb him, because father said
that he wished to be left _________.
A. alone B. behind C. out D. for
二、用所给短语的正确形式完成下面的句子。
turn against, leave out, leave ... alone, test on
1. You’ve made a mistake — you’ve _________ the letter “t”.
2. Many people are against new drugs _________animals.
3. For this he _________ his best friend.
4. —The baby is crying!
—_________ him _________; he’ll soon stop.
三、根据汉语完成下面的句子，每空一词。
1. 我转过身把标题写在了黑板上。
I _________ _________ and wrote the title on the blackboard.
2. 天气很好，你可以不带雨衣。
It’s a fine day; you can _________ _________ _________
_________.
3. 我设法自立而不求助于我的父母。
I tried to stand on my own two feet rather than
_________ _________ _________ _________.
4. 科学家借实验来充分检验理论。
Scientists _________ _________ _________ by experiments.
参考答案：
test out, turn around等重点短语小练：一、1. B 2. A 二、1. left out
2. being tested on 3. turned against 4. Leave; alone 三、1. turned around 2. leave behind your raincoat 3. turned to my parents 4. test out theories
课件35张PPT。Unit 2Robots1. Understand the details of the listening.
2. Discuss the topic about robots.1. Talk about robots in future.
2. Develop the skills in listening, speaking & writing. Molly and Kate are discussing the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”. Read the questions first, and then listen to their conversation. Tick the correct box.ListeningListening1. Who really likes the story?
2. Who thinks that Claire loved Tony?
3. Who thinks that Tony loved Claire?MollyKateListening4. Who thinks that the purpose of Tony’s actions was to make Claire feel good about herself.
5. Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire?MollyKateListening6. Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound to cause trouble?MollyKateListen to it again and answer the questions What does Kate think the difference between robots and humans is?
How does think Claire was hurting herself?
Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house?
What does Kate think the company’s biggest mistakes was? What does Kate think the difference between robots and humans is?Robots can’t feel emotion of any kind.By seeing herself in a negative way.2. How does think Claire was hurting herself?4. What does Kate think the company’s biggest mistake was?Making the robot look so much like a real man.3. Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house?She likes the idea of a handsome man whose only purpose was to please her.Listen to it again and answer the questionsListen to it again and write down the expressions of supposition and belief.thinkmaybesupposewonderguessbelieveSupposition and belief I don’t think… I think…
I don’t believe… I guess…
I wonder… Maybe…
I doubt… I believe…
I’m not sure… I suppose…Imagine it is the future and people have household robots. In groups of six carry out the tasks. Use the expressions in exercise 3 in your discussions. Group A spokesperson:
We imagine that there will be many positive effects of having household robots. People will be relived from doing household cleaning or cooking. Robots will be able to rebuild and decorate the home and design and do the garden. people will be free to work or enjoy their leisure time. Life will become an endless paradise! Group B spokesperson:
We imagine that there will be many negative effects of having household robots. People will become fat and lazy if they no longer have to take care of their houses or their gardens. There will be many medical problems with people who are overweight or do not do enough exercise. The hospitals will be crowded with lazy and sick people. What is worse, if a robot breaks down people will no longer have the useful skills of decorating and cooking, there fore, they would find it very difficult to manage their lives. Life will become a doctor’s nightmares!1. I don’t ________________ robots can possibly feel emotion of any kind.
2. I ____________________________ robots may have the sense like Tony in future.
3. I ________________ I just want to think he was more human than he was.
4. I ____________ how they could actually make a robot seem as if he had emotions.think / believethink / suppose / guess / believesuppose / guesswonderUsing the expressions in Exercise 3 to discuss.5. __________________Tony was just a very complicated computer.
6. I ___________________ that Tony was really a man pretending to be a robot.
7. I ___________________________ that was the company’s biggest mistake.
8. I ____________ whether robots can look after the patients who are confined in bed.’m not sure Maybethink/guess/believethink/suppose/guess/believeListening text STATISFACTION GURANTEE
Listen to Molly (M) and Kate (K) discussing the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”.M: Don’t you think that was a great love story, Kate?
K: No, not really!
M: You didn’t ? Well, I loved it. There was so much emotion between Tony and Claire.
K: Molly, that’s rubbish. Tony was just a machine. Yes, maybe Claire fell in love with him, but I don’t believe robots can feel emotion of any kind. That’s the difference between them and us.M: Well, I disagree. I think Tony loved Claire. Remember he said to her that he didn’t want to leave her the next day, and that he felt more than just the wish to please her? Then he kissed her.
K: Yes, Molly, but that was just part of Tony’s role. They made him so he couldn’t allow a human being to be hurt . He could see that Claire was hurting herself by her lack of confidence. So he tried to make her feel good about herself. It had nothing to do with emotion- that was just how he was made.M: Yes Kate, but he did hurt Claire.
K: How?
M: He was so kind to her that she fell in love with him. So it must have hurt her when he was taken away.
K: True, true. I guess that’s why the company had to rebuild him…er…the machine I mean!
M: Yes, such a shame really. I’d like a robot like Tony living at my house. Imagine a handsome man whose only purpose in life is to please you!
K: Actually, I suppose that was the company’s greatest mistake.M: Er?
K: They made the robot look so much like a real man, so it was bound to cause trouble!
M: Yes, you’re right. Imagine it is the future and people have household robots in their houses to do the housework. Discuss what positive or negative effect the situation would be.DiscussionI think it is wonderful for people to have robots in their houses to do the housework. After a day’s work, when people get home, they can be really relaxed with everything prepared by their robots. A robot never gets tired, nor does it complain. Life will be very easy and comfortable.Group workMaybe people can enjoy a very comfortable life with the help of their robots. But at the same time I believe people will lose the ability to do housework. As time goes on, people cannot live well without a robot’s help. I think that kind of life would be terrible.Group work Imagine you are engineers in a company that makes robots and you have been asked to design a new type of robot. 1. A robot at home
2. A robot in a workplace
3. A robot in the street
4. A robot in a place or anywhere elseGroup workYou may follow the steps:1. Decide the purpose of the robot.
2. Make a list of the abilities the robot has.3. Draw a picture on a piece of paper and name its parts and explain what each part does.
4. Write a paragraph describing the robot and what it can do.Group workLet’s divide into four groups to design your robots.
It’s time to design your group’s robots.Group workTips on designing your robotsFor each robot that you build, you will have to choose options for six major robot characteristics.
These are:1. Looks: What does the robot look like? Is there a reason for it to look as it does?
2. Sensing: How does the robot “know” or figure out what’s in its environment?3. Movement: How does the robot move within its environment?Tips on designing your robots4. Manipulation: How does the robot move within its environment?
5. Energy: How is the robot powered? Can it have more than one energy source?6. Intelligence: How does the robot “think”?Write a short summary of Asimov’ life in 150—200 words. 1. Look back at the timeline of Asimov’s life.
2. Underline the important parts of Asimov’s life.
3. Write down the important parts you have underlined.
4. Use a clear simple style to finish your writing. WritingAsimov was born in Russia in 1920, and he moved into New York city with his family at the age of three. There his parents bought a candy store which was supported his family for about 40 years. At the age of nine, he began working in the store. He worked there for 13 years. SampleHis first story of science fiction was published when he was 19 years old.
He worked as junior chemist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from 1942 to 1945. He got the PhD in chemistry in 1948, and in 1949 he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University School of Medicine. Asimov began having stories published in science fiction magazine in 1939. He published his first novel in 1950, and he published his first science book in 1953. His “The Foundation Trilogy” won an award. He is also well known for his collection of short stories, I Robot . He became a full-time writer.Asimov married his wife when he was 22, and 31 years later, he divorced. He had got two children, a daughter and a son. In 1973, Asimov married again, but had no children with his second wife. He died as a result of an HIV infection in 1992 because of the blood transfusion nine years earlier. 1. Finish the exercises in this unit on your workbook
2. Write a paragraph describing your biography.
3. Write a paragraph describing the robot and what it can do.
