人教版高二英语 选修7 Unit2 Robots Reading课件（共28张PPT）

Do you know any science fiction ,
literature, films, video games ,
TV shows and cartoons that
include robots as characters?
Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?
We’re going to learn
such a story.
Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. 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 she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house.
8. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.
9. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.
10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
Answer the questions:
1.At the first sight of Tony, Claire was frightened. Why?
2.What did Claire do when Tony offered to help her dressing?
3.When did Claire begin to trust Tony?
4.What was the thing that Claire thought ridiculous?
5.Why did Claire have a sense of failure?
6.How did Tony help Claire make herself and her home look more elegant?
Answer the questions:
7.Why did Claire think it was a victory when she was envied by Gladys?
8.Why did Claire shout “Leave me alone”?
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
1.Retell the story according to the
development of Claire’s feelings.
2.Underline the language points you
think are important.
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A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.


Today there are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, household robots, and entertainment robots. Robots also often appear as characters in stories.
Industrial robots 工业机器人
Do you think it is possible for a robot to
think for itself?
have feelings?
have its own needs and desires?
It was written by the science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951.
Background information
Ⅰ.Find out the four Characters in the story.
Larry’s wife, a housewife
the robot
employed in a company that makes robots
a woman that Claire envies
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
Argumentative writing
Narration 记叙文
Expositive writing 说明文
Science fiction
T
T
F
F
T
F
F
T
F
T
F
felt embarrassed
3
was alarmed
2 When he arrived
disliked him
1
Claire…
Occasion
1. Read the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.
Comprehending
Before he arrived
When he offered to help her dress
Felt his warmth
6
Called him a dear
5
admired him
4
When he offered to help her improve her house and herself
When he helped her with the salesman
When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony
Cried all night
8
Felt being envied
7
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
→accept him
→ trust him
→ proud of him
→ love him
→ sad to remember he was just a machine
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?
& prevision
THE END
DEC , 2010
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Do you know any science fiction ,
literature, films, video games ,
TV shows and cartoons that
include robots as characters?
Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?
We’re going to learn
such a story.
Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. 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 she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted 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.
10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
Answer the questions:
1.At the first sight of Tony, Claire was frightened. Why?
2.What did Claire do when Tony offered to help her dressing?
3.When did Claire begin to trust Tony?
4.What was the thing that Claire thought ridiculous?
5.Why did Claire have a sense of failure?
6.How did Tony help Claire make herself and her home look more elegant?
Answer the questions:
7.Why did Claire think it was a victory when she was envied by Gladys?
8.Why did Claire shout “Leave me alone”?
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
1.Retell the story according to the
development of Claire’s feelings.
2.Underline the language points you
think are important.
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS
NICOLAS HUANG
TANG JIANFENG
LAI ZHIZHONG
NICK STUDIO
T
F
T
F
Do you know any science fiction ,
literature, films, video games ,
TV shows and cartoons that
include robots as characters?
Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?
We’re going to learn
such a story.
Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. 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 she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted 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.
10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
1.Retell the story according to the
development of Claire’s feelings.
2.Underline the language points you
think are important.
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS
NICOLAS HUANG
TANG JIANFENG
LAI ZHIZHONG
NICK STUDIO
felt his warmth
6
called him a dear
5
admired him
4
When he offered to help her improve her house and herself
When he helped her with the salesman
When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony
cried all night
9
felt being envied
8
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
began to trust him
7
Tony understood her and offered sympathy to her
Do you like the story? Why or why not?
Do you know any science fiction ,
literature, films, video games ,
TV shows and cartoons that
include robots as characters?
Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?
We’re going to learn
such a story.
Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. 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 she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted 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.
10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
Q&A
1.Retell the story according to the
development of Claire’s feelings.
2.Underline the language points you
think are important.
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS
NICOLAS HUANG
TANG JIANFENG
LAI ZHIZHONG
NICK STUDIO
→accept him
→ trust him
→ proud of him
→ love him
→ sad to remember he was just a machine
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
What did Tony do to prevent Claire from
being harmed?
Do you know any science fiction ,
literature, films, video games ,
TV shows and cartoons that
include robots as characters?
Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?
We’re going to learn
such a story.
Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. 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 she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted 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.
10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
Q&A
1.Retell the story according to the
development of Claire’s feelings.
2.Underline the language points you
think are important.
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS
NICOLAS HUANG
TANG JIANFENG
LAI ZHIZHONG
NICK STUDIO
→accept him
→ trust him
→ proud of him
→ love him
→ sad to remember he was just a machine
Do you know any science fiction ,
literature, films, video games ,
TV shows and cartoons that
include robots as characters?
Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?
We’re going to learn
such a story.
Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. 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 she agreed to it at last.
3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted 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.
10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
11. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
Q&A
1.Retell the story according to the
development of Claire’s feelings.
2.Underline the language points you
think are important.
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS
NICOLAS HUANG
TANG JIANFENG
LAI ZHIZHONG
NICK STUDIO
felt his warmth
7
called him a dear
6
admired him
5
When he offered to help her improve her house and herself
When he helped her with the salesman
When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony
began to trust him
4
Tony understood her and offered sympathy to her
cried all night
9
felt being envied
8
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