人教英语选修7Unit2Reading课件（共18张PPT）

(共18张PPT)
Unit 2 Robots
Reading
What’s a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do
jobs that are usually performed by
humans. They are programmed and
controlled by a computer.
Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
Robots can be made into all kinds of things.
Types of robots
Industrial robots used in manufacturing
Domestic robots such as vacuum
cleaners and lawn mowers;
Entertainment robots such as toys and
those in theme parks;
Robots used in toxic waste clean-up
and in underwater and space exploration;
…
Reading
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Asimov’s first law for robots: A robot must
not injure human being or allow them to be
injured. In this case the injury is not a physical
one but a psychological one.
About the writer: Isaac Asimov
How many characters are mentioned ?
Who are they?
What are they?
What is the relation between them?
Skimming
QuestionsⅠ
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
A robot
One of the richest
and most powerful
women around.
worked for a company
that makes robots
housewife
couple
was to be
tested out by Claire in their family
a woman that Claire envies
1. Why did Larry bring a robot back home?
A. To help his wife. B. To test out the robot.
C. To accompany his wife. D. For entertainment.
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可采用扫读, 跳读(scan, skim)。
For the
main idea.
B
Read the text carefully and
answer the questions:
QuestionsⅡ
2. What kind of robot was Tony?
A. an industrial robot B. an entertainment
C. a robot that can carries out jobs in the house
D. a robot that can carries out jobs in the shop
3. Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales
man was rude to her in the shop.
A. Tony B. her husband
C. The manager of the shop D. Gladys
4. Why did Gladys envy Claire? Because
___________.
A. she had a handsome friend B. she was beautiful
C. she was rich D. she is powerful
For details
C
A
A
5. Why should Tony be rebuilt?
Because _______.
A. he harms people
B. it can not help the housewife in the family
C. it is too frightening
D. we can not have women falling in love
with machines
Make inference
D
The change of Claire’s feeling to Tony
unwilling to accept
proud of him

alarmed
embarrassed, disturbed and frightened
trust
fall in love
QuestionsⅢ
Which law is the story “Satisfaction
Guaranteed” based on?
2. What might happen in a world where
there were robots if Asimov’s three laws
did not exist?
Discussion
阿西莫夫机器人三大定律： 机器人不得伤害人类,或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观； 在不违反第一定律的前提下,机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令； 在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下,机器人必须尽力保护自己。
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Larry was going to be away from home
so he hired a robot to accompany his wife
Claire.
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning,
but at last she agreed to it.
3. When Tony offered to help dressing,
Claire was pleased to accept it. But she
thought it was surprising for a robot to
be so human.
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1
F
F
True or False
Practice

4. Claire’s husband wanted to improve his
social position, but she was sorry she could
do nothing to help him.
5. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned
quite a lot of books in the library, but he
could find no ways out.
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F
Read the text and summarize the usage
of some key points.
2. Surf the Internet to learn more about
robots and science fictions.
3. Surf the Internet to learn about Isaac
Asimov.
Homework