人教版高中英语选修七Unit 2 Robots Warming up And Reading课件 ( 36 PPT)

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Unit 2 Robots
Warming up
And Reading
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?
A short story by the science fiction writer, Issac Asimov.
First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.
Second Law : A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human being are not injured ).
Third Law : A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).
Asimov’s three laws
The reading passage is a retelling of
an Isaac Asimov’s science fiction
called Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a human-like robot, illustrates Asimov’s first law
for robots:
A robot must not injure human
beings or allow them to be injured
Background information
Skim to get the main idea:
who; how; how; what
Satisfaction Guaranteed

2. How many main characters are mentioned? Who are they?
What is the relation between them?
SATISFACTION GURANTEED

1 Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire.
2 Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony and he 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.
3 On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.
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4 One day, Claire mentioned that she didn't think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to trust him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasn't elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasn't like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.
5 As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.
6 Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. Claire went into the city and bought curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding. Then she went into a jewelry shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tony up and told the clerk to speak to him. The clerk immediately changed his attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a "dear". As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. After all, she knew Claire's husband's name was Larry, not Tony.
7 When Claire got home, she wept with anger in her armchair. Gladys was everything Claire wanted to be. "You can be like her," Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.
8 Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help once but was too clumsy. She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. 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.
9 The night of the party arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room. At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers. She cried out "Tony" and 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. Then the front door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything !
10 The women were impressed by Claire, the house and the delicious cuisine. Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so

handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover.
11 Then she remembered -Tony was just a machine. She shouted "Leave me alone" and ran to her bed. She cried all night. The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away.
12 The company was very pleased with Tony's report on his three weeks with Claire. Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire's marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt -you cannot have women failing in love with machines.
The text mainly tells us _____.
A. why Claire fell in love with a human being
B. why a robot fell in love with a human
being
C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family
D. that a robot can save a human being from danger
Skimming
Larry Belmont - employed in a company
that makes robots
Claire - Larry’s wife, a housewife
Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their family
Gladys Claffern -a woman that Claire envies
Characters in the story:
read to get
detailed information
1. Find out the information about Tony?
2. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the
sight of Tony?
Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day?
Reading Comprehension I
SATISFACTION GURANTEED

1 Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire.
2 Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony and he 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.
3 On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.

4 One day, Claire mentioned that she didn't think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to trust him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasn't elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasn't like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.
5 As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.
1. The information about Tony
tall
handsome
facial expressions
never changed
smooth and black
hair
deep voice
soft and warm skin
quick
clever
capable
Reading Comprehension I
2. 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.
Reading Comprehension I
3. Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day?
A. Because Tony asked her whether she
needed help dressing.
B. Because Tony offered sympathy for her.
C. Because Tony helped her a lot.
D. Because Tony bent his face too close to
hers.
Reading Comprehension I
1. What did Tony do to make Claire and her
home elegant?
2. Why did Tony open the curtains?
3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?

2. How did Claire’s attitude change to Tony in
different occasions?
Reading Comprehension II
6 Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. Claire went into the city and bought curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding. Then she went into a jewelry shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tony up and told the clerk to speak to him. The clerk immediately changed his attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a "dear". As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. After all, she knew Claire's husband's name was Larry, not Tony.
7 When Claire got home, she wept with anger in her armchair. Gladys was everything Claire wanted to be. "You can be like her," Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.
8 Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help once but was too clumsy. She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. 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.
9 The night of the party arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room. At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers. She cried out "Tony" and 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. Then the front door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything !
10 The women were impressed by Claire, the house and the delicious cuisine. Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so

handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover.
11 Then she remembered -Tony was just a machine. She shouted "Leave me alone" and ran to her bed. She cried all night. The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away.
12 The company was very pleased with Tony's report on his three weeks with Claire. Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire's marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt -you cannot have women failing in love with machines.
1. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?
haircut
makeup
a list of items
accompany her to shops.
Reading Comprehension II
Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant He gave Claire a new _______ and changed the
__________she wore.
He wrote out ___________ for Claire to buy as he was not allowed to _________________________
attitude
improvements
impressed
rude
Reading Comprehension II
Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant Knowing the salesman was _____to Claire, Tony made the salesman change his _______.
He worked steadily on the ____________ of the house and it_________ Claire’s neighbor.
2. Why did Tony open the curtains?



3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?

He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.

Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.

Reading Comprehension II
1. How did Claire’s attitude change to Tony in different occasions?
Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.
Reading Comprehension III
dislike him
Before he arrived
Occasion
Claire
When he arrived
was alarmed
When he offered to
help her dress
felt embarrassed
When he offered to
help her improve her
house and herself
admired him
The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony
called him a dear
Occasion
Claire
felt his warmth
When she fell off a
ladder and was caught
by Tony
When he helped her
with the salesman
The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony
Reading Comprehension III
Occasion
Claire
When she remembered
Tony was just a machine
When she heard Gladys
whispering to another
woman that she had never
seen anyone so handsome
as Tony
cried all night
felt being envied
The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony
Reading Comprehension III
Decide whether the following statements are true or false, and try to find the sentence in the story to support your answers:
Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire.
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.
checking
Claire would experiment with a household robot.
F
T
T
4.Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out.
5.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.
6.Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
7. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan.
F
Tony
F
T
Tony had protected a human being from harm.
F
summary
1. Who------
2. How------
3. How------
4. How------
3. What-----
Extensive thinking
1.Do you think Tony obeys the first law for a robot? why?
2.Can you guess why Asimov sets three laws for a robot?