人教版英语选修7 Unit2 Robots reading课件（32张ppt)

Unit 2 Robots
There are many types of robots
and they can do different work.
Can you name some of them?
Doraemon
robot waiter
robot worker
say hello to
people
talk with
people
play music
dance
sing
The robot which can dance with men
The robot which can play with children.
sweep the floor
pour tea
cook dinner
play football
Driving
What is a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.
dangerous
more intelligent
stronger
…
Bad
Good
…
…
do homework
do housework
play with people
look for people
do unpleasant jobs
walk and dance
talk
What can robots do ?
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
Characters in the story:
---- Larry’s wife, a housewife
---- the robot
---- employed in a company that makes robots
---- a woman that Claire envies
Part1
Para ___ -------Para____
Part2
Para___ -------Para____
Part3
Para ____-------Para____
Part4
Para ____
Help
Leave
Meet
Love
Match:
1
3
4
8
9
11
12
What is the text mainly about?
2. What did the robot called Tony look like?
It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.
He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.
3.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?
Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.
4. Why did Tony open the curtains?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.
5. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
Tony prevented 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.
6. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?
Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.
In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.
Characteristics
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Similar
Different
Characteristics
Similar
Different
Physical
(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)
a human
being
warm
realistic
a human’s
never change
Quicker
reactions
Characteristics
Similar
Different
Mental
Able to ______________and predictions. Able to ___________and follow it through. Has good ______________ skills
Behaviour not_____________ (Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)
make suggestions
make a plan
communication
appropriate
Characteristics
Similar
Different
Emotional
Can show __________ for Claire and can give ___________ to her.
sympathy
encouragement
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
refuse
accept
trust
proud
love
sad
How did Claire feel?
What happened?
She saw Tony was ___ and ________. His hair was ______ and _______and his voice was _______.
Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.
amazed
By his _________ and the ________ and ________of his skin.
______________
Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms .
alarmed
tall
handsome
smooth
black
deep
embarrassed
fingernails
softness
warmth
happy, surprised, shy
Careful-reading
Discussion：
1.Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire?
?
2.If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love?

3.Would you give some suggestions to Larry? (as an engineer or a husband)
Useful expressions
I think/I don’t think...
I guess/suppose...
I’m sure that...
I wonder...
I have a belief that...
Is it impossible that...?
Are you sure that...?
Summary
A robot was going to _____________(test out) by Larry’s wife. When she first saw the robot, she felt ____________(alarm)because he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome __________ smooth hair and deep voice although his ________________(face)expression never changed. On the second morning when the machine asked her whether she needed help dressing, the lady felt _______________(embarrass)and drove him out of her room.
be tested out
alarmed
with
facial
embarrassed
Later, as a _____________(favorable),Tony helped Claire feel good about herself and made her home more ___________(elegance) He gave her a new haircut and ______________(accompany) her to the shop. Claire began to trust him and those powerful women in her neighborhood_____________(envy) her very much.
However , Tony has to ________________ (rebuilt)because we cannot have women __________________(fall in love)with machines.
favor
elegant
accompanied
envied
be rebuilt
falling in love
Retell the text
Homework

Talking and Writing
In 2050,every family will have a robot. Discuss with your partner what the
future robot looks like and then write a passage about it.
1.未来机器人的形状
2.未来机器人的功能
3.未来机器人如何工作