Unit 2 Robots Reading(共58张PPT)

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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.
What can robots do?
Pre-reading
Robots
Play with human
Secretary
Do dangerous work
Housework
And so on…





Read the text quickly and answer the
following questions:
Skimming
What is the text mainly about?
It is mainly about how a robot used
for housework was tested out in
a family.

2. What did the robot called Tony look like?
He looked like a tall and handsome man,
speaking in a deep voice, with smooth
black hair and his facial expression
unchanged.
How many characters are mentioned ?
Who are they?
What are they?
what is the relation between them?
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
A robot
One of the richest
and most powerful
women around.


employed in a company
that makes robots

housewife

couple


was to be
tested out by Claire in their family

a woman that Claire envies
Make a list of what the robot
Tony did during the experiment.
did housework
Prevented Claire
from being harmed
(example)
helped Claire make herself
and her home elegant by…
helped Claire be
envied
by other women


gave her advice on how
to decorate her house
gave her a new haircut and
changed the makeup she wore
The change of Claire’s feeling to Tony




unwilling to accept
proud of him
alarmed,disturbed
and frightened
embarrassed, disturbed
and frightened
trust

fall in love
.
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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True or False
Careful Reading
4. Tony could understand Claire when she
said she was not clever.
5. Claire’s husband wanted to improve his
social position, but she was sorry she could
do nothing to help him.
6. 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
7. Tony asked Claire to go the town to buy
things he needed to improve the house.
8. It was Claire that first decided to invite
Gladys and her friends to her house.
9. While Tony worked on the improvements
of the house, Claire also did her part.
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10. Claire’s guests were filled with
admiration when they saw her house
was completely changed.
11. Claire was very happy to find that
Gladys envied her.
12. The company was satisfied with Tony’s
report because he had successfully made
a woman fall in love with him.
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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.
--- 本题旨在帮助大家练习主旨大意归纳能力。
主旨归纳忌讳面面俱到追求理解的彻底完美。
可采用扫读, 跳读(scan, skim)。
For the
main idea.
B
Listen to the text carefully.
answer the questions:
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
1. Claire’s feelings toward Tony changed as
the story developed. Read the story, then
fill in the occasions when Claire had
these feelings.
Comprehending
Exercise 1
Occasions Claire…
1 disliked him
2 When he arrived was alarmed
3 felt embarrassed
4 admired him
Before he arrived
When he offered to help her dress
When he offered to help her improve her house and herself
Occasions Claire…
5 called him a dear
6 felt his warmth
7 felt being envied
8 cried all night
When he helped her with
the salesman
When she fell off a ladder
and caught by Tony
When she heard Gladys
whispering to another
woman that she had
never seen anyone so
handsome as Tony.
She remembered Tony
was just a machine.
Read the story again and answer the
following questions in groups.
1. Why did Tony open the curtains?

Exercise 2
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?


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 did Tony have to be rebuilt?
Because the company felt that it could
not have women falling love with a robot.
5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her
house. What sentences in the story show that
she kept forgetting and then remembering
that he was a machine?
How absurd, she thought. He was just a
machine. 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. Then she remembered – Tony
was just a machines. She shouted “Leave me
alone” and ran to her bed.
In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar
to and those different from those of a human being.
Characteristics Similar Different
Physical
Mental
Exercise 3
Characteristics Similar Different
Physical

Looks like a
human being.
Body and skin
soft and warm.
Hair and
fingernails
realistic. Voice
like a human’s.
Facial expressions
never change.
Quicker reactions
(She fell off a ladder
and even though
Tony was in the
next room, he
managed to catch
her in time.)
Characteristics Similar Different
Mental

Able to make
suggestions and
predictions. Able
to make a plan and
follow it through.
Has good
communication
skills.
Behaviour not
appropriate
(Tony brought
her breakfast
and then asked
her whether she
needed help
dressing)
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。
1. desire v.
1) 渴望;希望(做某事): desire to do sth.
2) 要求某事 3) 要求(请求)某人做某事
desire that…do/should do;
desire sb. to do sth.
我请您立即回信。
I desire ____________________ of yours.
我们希望有个好结果。
_____________________________
去请他进来。__________________________
an immediate answer
We desire to have a good result.
Please desire him to come in.
Language Points
他们要求你马上回来。
They desire ______________________________.
that you should come at once
desire n. (1) 愿望; 欲望 (2) 要求
(3) 食欲 (4) 向往的东西
他有强烈的求知欲。
He has ____________________________________.
a strong desire for knowledge / to learn
meet one’s desire
have\feel a great desire for
at one’s desire
满足某人的欲望
渴望
照某人希望
2. satisfaction n. ( opp. dissatisfaction)
1) 满足; 满意; 舒服 (at; with) 2)令人满意的事物
我听了这个消息非常满意。
I heard the news ____________________________.
with great/ much satisfaction

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
She smiled with great satisfaction.
the satisfactions of doing work 工作的乐趣
v. satisfy
It’s not easy to satisfy him.
adj. satisfied satisfying 令人满意的
I am satisfied with the result of the exam.
The result of the exam is satisfying.
adj. satisfactory 满意的/良好的/圆满的
It’s a satisfactory excuse for his absence.
express one’s satisfaction at/ with

find satisfaction in

to sb’s satisfaction/ to the satisfaction of sb.

with satisfaction
对……表示满意
对……感到满意
到使某人满意的程度
满意地
3. test out 考验
test vt. examine and measure the qualities
考验; 试验; 测验
The long climb tested (out ) our powers
of endurance.
这次长距离爬山考验了我们的耐力。
She tested the whole class on irregular verbs.
她对全班学生进行了不规则动词的测验。
test n. examination or trial of the qualities,
考验; 试验; 测验; 化验
She left her purse on the table as a test
of the child’s honesty.
She gave the students a test in math yesterday.
an eye test 眼睛检查
a blood test 验血
4. alarm n. 警报; 惊慌; 恐慌
火灾引起很大恐慌。
____________________________
The fire caused much alarm.

give/raise/sound the alarm
take (the) alarm at
a fire alarm
a false alarm
air alarm
water level alarm
发警报; 敲警钟
对……感到吃惊;
火警
虚惊一场
空袭警报
水位警告
alarm vt. 使警觉; 惊动; 使惊慌
不要惊慌 Don’t alarm yourself.
be alarmed at (the news) 被(那消息) 吓了一跳.
be alarmed for (the safety of …)
放心不下; 担心(……的安全)
完成句子:
1) A small boy saw the smoke and
_________________ (发出警报).
2) ________________________ (人人都感到惊恐)
the news that war might break out.
raised the alarm
Everybody was alarmed at
5. smooth adj. 平坦的; 平滑的; 顺利的
路平坦了/困难扫除了。
______________________
vt. 使……光滑, 平坦或顺利
用熨斗把这件衣服熨平。
______________________________
smoothly adv. 平稳地; 顺利地
一切进展顺利。
_________________________
The way is now smooth.
Smooth this dress with a hot iron.
Everything went smoothly.
6. embarrass vt. 使困惑; 使局促不安
销路下降使公司陷于财政困难.
The decline of sales _______________________.
在生人面前局促不安

embarrass sb. with sth./ by doing sth.
做……使某人尴尬/害羞/窘迫
不要问隐私, 会让他们觉得不好意思
Don’t _______________________ (by asking)
personal questions.
embarrassed the company
be/ feel embarrassed in the presence of strangers
embarrass them with
embarrassed adj. 尴尬的, 难堪的, 害羞的
他对我衣服的评论使我很尴尬。
_________________ by his comments about
my clothes.
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的; 令人难堪的
你什么时候最尴尬?
What has been your _____________________
_________?
I was embarrassed
most embarrassing
moment
7. sympathy　n. 同情; 同感; 同情心
相关短语：
express sympathy for 慰问　　
feel sympathy for, have sympathy for 同情
in sympathy with 同情; 赞成; 跟着; 和……一致
out of sympathy for …
have no / some …sympathy with sb /sth
不支持 / 支持某人/ 某事
出于对…的同情
翻译:
我确信她一定赞成你的建议。(in sympathy with)
I’m sure she will be in sympathy with your
proposal.
我不同意他的意见。(have no sympathy with)
I have no sympathy with him.
我同情你。(sympathize)
I sympathize with you.
8. pile n. 堆; 摞; 叠 v. 堆起; 堆积
a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/成批的
pile up 增多; 积累; (车辆) 相碰
There were a pile of magazines on the desk .
I’ve got piles of work to do this evening .
The fallen leaves piled up. 堆积
9. with wonder: 疑惑地
with + n 作状语
with surprise / embarrassment / fear
10. reach for / reach out one’s hand for
He reached out his hand for an apple.
n. reach
within one’s reach
out of one’s reach= beyond one’s reach
11. accompany v.
1) to go / stay with
I’d like you to accompany me to the
supermarket.
What accompanies him is always a dog.
2) to exist at the same time 和……一起发生
Lightning usually accompanies thunder.
12. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.
1) 倒装句:
Down came the hammer and out flew the sparks.
In rushed the boys!
A. 谓语是 go, come, run,等表示位置转移的动词和
be动词，
B. 句中有表示方位的副词 there, here, up, down ,
in, out, away 等，
为强调该副词, 可将副词置于句首, 但要注意：
There came the bus! Here he is !
若主语是名词, 用倒装; 若是代词, 则不倒装。
2) turn around 转身; 回转; 旋转;好转, 有起色
他突然转过身来, 看见了我。
___________________________________
______________
All of a sudden he turned around/about
and saw me.

turn about
turn against
turn away
turn on
turn off
turn out
转身; 转向; 调向
背叛; 反抗, 使对抗
把(脸)转过去; 抛弃
开(电灯, 收音机, 自来水)
解雇; 关掉; 使失去兴趣
结果是; 证明是; 生产(产品)
13. affair n. 事情/ 暧昧关系/ 私通
pl 业务/ 事务/ 事态
Affairs at present in that country are unsettled.
那个国家当前的局势动荡不安.
Big countries don’t try to direct the affairs of
other countries.
current/foreign/world affairs 时事/外交事务/
世界事务
affairs of state 国事/ 国务/ 政务
14. declare vt. 宣布; 声明; 表明; 说明; 宣称
1) declare +n. 宣告
他们将很快宣布选举的结果。
_______________________________
_____________
2) declare+n.+(to be) n./ adj. 宣布……为……
裁判宣布他为比赛的冠军。
______________________________
_______________________
They will declare the results of the
election soon.
The judge declared him (to be) the
winner of the competition.
我宣布这次会议开始.
__________________________________
3) declare +(that)从句　宣称; 声称
她宣称她是对的.
_______________________________
I declared this conference (to be) open.
She declared (that) she was right.
declare war on/ upon 对……宣战
declare against 声明反对
declare for (in favour of) 声明赞成

15. more than + n 不仅仅是, 不止
Student Times is more than a newspaper. It
helps us to learn English.
What he wants is more than money.
more than + adj / adv / v 很 / 非常
He is more than scared of cats.
more + adj / adv / n / v + than
与其说……, ，不如说……
He is more scared than ill.
他与其说是病了, 倒不如说他是受了惊吓。
16. It was then that Claire realized that Tony
had opened the curtains… 强调句
It is / was + 强调部分 + that / who + 其他
It is not where you come from or what you are,
but the ability to do the job______ matters.
A. one B. that C. what D. it
It was after the invention of printing _____to
publish large numbers of books and pictures.
A. were people able B. that people were able
C. when were people able D. people were able
B
B
17. impress sb with sth
impress sth on / upon sb
make an impression on sb
这位姑娘既活泼又有幽默感, 给这位男孩留
下了深刻的印象。
The girl impressed the boy with her liveliness
and sense of humor.
他的话铭记在我心里。
His words was impressed on me.
他给我留下了深刻的印象。
He made a strong impression on me.
18. envy vt. & n. 忌妒; 羡慕
1) envy+sb.(for sth.)
2) envy sb. sth. 忌妒/羡慕某人某事
我真羡慕您！
_________________
他们羡慕我们的成功.
____________________________
envy sb. doing sth. 羡慕某人做某事
be in envy of one’s success 羡慕某人的成功
envy at / of sth. 对某事物的忌妒/羡慕
How I envy you!
They envied us for our success.
I don’t envy him his money problems.
我庆幸自己没有他那些金钱的麻烦。
He couldn’t conceal his envy of me.
他遮掩不住对我的忌妒。
Her many talents were the envy of all her friends.
她多才多艺, 所有的朋友都很羡慕她。
归纳拓展: envious adj.
be envious of = be jealous of
我羡慕Tom的成功。
I’m envious of / jealous of Tom’s success.
I envy Tom’s success.
I envy Tom his success.
19. leave…alone 不管; 不打扰; 让……独自待着
不要动我的书。
_____________________
由我来做吧。
______________________
Leave my book alone.
Leave me alone to do it.
leave behind 留下; 忘带; 遗留
leave out 省去; 排除; 遗漏
leave off 停止
leave over 推迟某事; 剩下
20. have …doing = cause sb to do sth
1) 让……做
She had us all laughing at her jokes.
I won’t have him cleaning his bike in the kitchen.
She won’t have her children sitting down to
dinner with dirty hands.
2) 鼓励, 教会, 劝说
I’ll have them all talking in English in the
classroom.
Whom would you rather ____with your sister?
A. have gone B. have to go
C. have go D. have going
Who did the teacher have ____ an article for
the paper just now?
A. written B. writing C. write D. to write
As you’ve never been there before, I’ll have
someone ____ you the way.
A. to show B. show C. showing D. showed
C
C
C
Remember the characteristics of science
fiction.
2. Surf the Internet to learn more about
robots and science fictions.
3. Surf the Internet to learn about Isaac
Asimov.
Homework
Thank You!
谢谢
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