人教版 新课标选修七 Unit2 Robots Reading课件(共36张PPT)

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课件36张PPT。Unit 2 RobotsWhat’s a robot? A robot is a machine _________ ( design ) to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed(编程) and controlled by a computer . designedWhat robots can do?guidewaitertalkdo cleaningplay musicplay ballsThe kinds of robots:Industrial robots
Household robots
Entertainment robotsImagine: what robots can look like?humansA robot may look like an alarm.A robot may look like a snake.A robot may look like a spider.Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot?The thing can happen in some fictions but not in reality.stories, novels, etc. which describe events and people that do not existReadingReading It’s a short story, which was adapted from the works of the famous science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov. vivid characterscreative and well-organized plotsa clear themethree elementsTask 1: skimming
How many characters are there in the story?What are they?Larry BelmontTonyClairework for a company that made robotsthe robotLarry’s wife, a housewifeGladys Claffern1. characters one of the richest and most powerful women around1. More like a ___________ than a ______
2. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.human machineWhat does Tony look like?Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed between them.
plots9 occasions
Claire’s FeelingsOccasionsClaire’s feelingsWhen she first saw himfelt alarmedWhen he offered to
help her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered
sympathy for her felt ridiculousfelt thankful felt shyWhen she fell off a
ladder and was caught
by TonyWhen the clerk was
rude to her and she
rang Tony upWhen she touched his
fingers and hand
felt amazed
When she remembered
Tony was just a machine
and had to leave When she heard Gladys
saying that she had never
seen anyone so handsome
as Tony felt sad felt sweetWhen Tony hugged her
at the party and told her
he didn’t want to leavefelt surprisedDo 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?What did Claire tell Tony when 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.How did Tony help Claire make herself and her home look more elegant?Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.
When she was doing shopping, Tony made the salesman change his attitude. What did she do to Tony?She thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear”.What suggestions did Tony make when Claire said Gladys was everything she wanted to be?He suggested she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. When Claire fell off a ladder and Tony held her firmly in his arms, what did she do?
She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.Why did she thought she was envied by those women?

Why did she shout “ Leave me alone” at last?Because none of them had such a handsome lover.Because she remembered that Tony was just a machine.Why should Tony be rebuilt?

Because the company felt that it could not have women falling in love with a robot.
Let's come back to the characters!1.Describe Tony’s personality
2.Describe Claire’s personalitycaring, helpful, capable, smart, considerateunconfident, clumsy, shy, emotional, sensitiveFind out evidenceCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysical(1)Looks like_______________.
(2)Body and skin are_____. (3)Hair and fingernails_____________. (4)Voice like__________.(1)Facial expressions____________. (2)_______________________ (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time)
warmrealistica human’snever changeCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentMentalAble to ______________and predictions. Able to ___________and follow it through. Has good ______________ skills
Behaviour not_____________ (Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)make suggestionsmake a plancommunicationappropriateTrue or False1 Larry was going to test out the robot by his wife.
2 Claire like the robot very much at the beginning.
3 When Tony, the robot, wanted to help her dressing, Claire was pleased to accept.
4. Tony is eager to help Claire to make herself and her home elegant. He scanned a lot of books.
5. Tony worked on the improvements of the house and Claire tried to help him.
6. Claire was 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.TFFTTTF1.The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by______.
A. making her home elegant
B. giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore
C. giving her advice on her dresses
D. all the above2. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?
A. To let other women see everything.
B. To show the risk of Claire’s marriage.
C. To let other women envy Claire.
D. To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.B3. As a result, the experiment shows _____.
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B The theme is how Claire became more confident with the help of Tony, the robot, and gradually fell in love with him.theme Please discuss in groups of four, and go on writing the story. Pay attention to the three elements of a short story. Then choose a spokesman to present it.
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