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Unit 2 Robots
Doraemon
Transformers
Astro Boy
Robots
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
by Gaowenwen
Yesterday
Dream
household robots
industrial
robots
entertainment robots
Realized!
Realized!
Realized!
Today
Realized
What will robots be like tomorrow??
Will robots have feelings?
Will robots cause serious social problems?
Will there be laws to direct robot’s conduct?
?
Ruined?
Tomorrow
Reading
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Writer: Isaac Asimov
1. What is the main idea of the story?
2. What are the main characters and their relationships in the story?
Skimming
Main idea of the story:
The story tells us how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
Main characters in the story:
---- Larry’s wife, a housewife
---- a robot
---- works in a company that makes robots
---- a woman that Claire envies
The relationship among them:
Claire
Larry
Tony
Gladys
envies
Find out the information about Tony
tall
handsome
facial expressions
never changed
smooth and black
hair
deep voice
soft and warm skin
quick
capable
Scanning
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.
2.We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by _____.
A. his appearance B. his ability
C. his facial expressions D. his cleverness
3.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 above
4. All the following statements are true
EXCEPT _______.
A. Tony tried to please Claire
B. Claire tried to displease Tony
C. Tony managed to protect Claire
D. Gladys admired Claire for her Tony
5. We can infer from the passage that_____.
A. Claire liked Tony but feared him
B. Claire cried because Tony made her
angry
C. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony
left her
D.Tony had no feelings as human being.
However, when she first saw the robot, she felt . His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine.
On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt and quickly told him to go.
Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel .
Comprehending
alarmed
embarrassed
ridiculous
trust
unhappy
She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. How , she thought. He was just a machine.
Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a " ". As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How to be discovered by her, Claire thought.
What to be envied by those women!
amazed
absurd
dear
awful
a sweet victory
Match
How did Claire feel? What happened?
alarmed a. Claire was offered sympathy by Tony.
embarrassed b. Claire noticed Tony’s fingernails and felt the softness and warmth of his skin.
trust c. Tony had to go.
amazed d. Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.
sad e. Tony had just arrived
How Claire’s emotion developed
alarmed
embarrassed
trust
amazed
love
sad
a science fiction
科幻小说
bonus e.g. Works here will receive a bonus when they produce more goods; The warm weather in winter has been a real bonus.
奖金;红利;额外津贴;意外的好处
apron
围裙
overweight
(体重)超重
elegant
优雅的;高雅的;讲究的
Guessing Game
a pile of …
一堆…
Scan e.g. We skim( 略读)for the main idea and scan for detailed information.
细看;仔细检查;扫描
fingernail
手指甲
absurd
荒谬的;可笑的
haircut
发型;理发
cushion
坐垫;靠垫;垫子
bedding
寝具;铺盖 [U]
necklace
项链
clerk
售货员;职员
counter
柜台;计数器
have an affair e.g. President Clinton(克林顿) was excuted(指控;被告) for having an affair.
有暧昧关系
armchair
扶椅
cuisine
烹饪(风味);佳肴
How to guess the meaning?
science fiction; cushion; bedding; necklace
fingernail; haircut; armchair; overweight
have an affair; clerk; counter; elegant; absurd
cuisine
词性为先
1. 科幻小说
2. 奖金;额外津贴;意外的好处
3. 围裙
4. 超重
5. 优雅的;高雅的;讲究的
6. 一堆…
7. 细看;仔细检查;扫描
8. 手指甲
9. 荒谬的;可笑的
10.发型;理发
11.坐垫;靠垫;垫子
12.寝具;铺盖
13.项链
14.售货员;职员
15.柜台;计数器
16.有暧昧关系
17.扶椅
18.烹饪(风味);佳肴
a science fiction
bonus
apron
overweight
elegant
a pile of …
scan
fingernail
absurd
haircut
cushion
bedding
necklace
clerk
counter
have an affair
armchair
cuisine
To carry out jobs in the house .
Entertain people .
To help people out of trouble .
It is terrible that we can’t tell the difference between a real man and a robot .
People are likely to fall in love with them .
Write a short passage according to your debate.
Finish EXX 2 & 3 on Page 12 in your Student’s Book.
Homework
Technology will change our daily life, so in order to serve the motherland better in the future, you need study hard.
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