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It can ______________________ .
cook dinner
sweep the floor
pour tea
cook dinner
clean the plane
Do the labour work
explore dangerous places
speaker
camera
arm
hand
wheel
battery
Robots can do these things,what parts does it have?
What can each of the robot’parts do?
1.cameras a.can ask and answer simple questions
2.a speaker b.are connected to its chest
3.arms c.do the laundry ,iron clothes and sweep the floor
4.hands d.move around easily and freely
5.batteries e.take photos of everything they see
6.wheels f.absorb energy from the sun and make the robot
energetic
1. Do you know who he is?
2. Have you ever seen the film from his works?
3. What do you know about him?
Isaac Asimov
( 1920-1992)
Introduction
About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov,American Jew, an American scientist and one of the most great science fiction writers.
He wrote so many works which are known as interesting, creative, imaginative, describe events and people that do not exist.
Asimov’s laws for robots
艾萨克 阿西莫夫的“机器人三定律”:
一、机器人不能害人,也不能坐视人类被害。
二、在不违反定律一的前提下,机器人要听人的话。
三、在不违反定律一、二的前提下,机器人要尽量保住自己。
first law : A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured.
Second law : A robot must obey the others given to it by human beings (as long as human beings are not injured).
Third law : A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human being are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).
P1-2
Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire.
Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
work for
begin doing
experiment with
a household robot.
test... out
especially
be absent
persuade sb. that
harm sb.
allowsb.to do
feel alarmed
facial expression
为...工作
开始干sth
对..试验
一个家用机器人
进行试验
尤其
缺席离开
说服sb.sth]
伤害 sb.
允许sb干sth
感到吃惊
面部表情
P3-4
On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.
One day, Claire mentioned that she didn't think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But 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.
On the second morning
felt embarrassed
one day
mention that...
must do sth
overweight
improve social position
第二天早晨,
感到不好意思
有一天
说起/提起sth
一定肯定干sth
太胖/超重
提高社会地位
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Ⅱ. What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?
C Argumentative writing
A Narration 记叙文
D Expository writing 说明文
B Science fiction
1. 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 being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
Skimming
Choose the best answer:
2. 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
3. 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
4. All the following statements are true except _______.
Tony tried to please Claire
Claire tried to displease Tony
Tony managed to protect Claire
Gladys admired Claire for her Tony
5. We can infer from the passage that_____.
Claire liked Tony but feared him
Claire cried because Tony made her angry
Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her
Tony had no feelings as human being.
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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
It was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire.
Para 1
A. try out B. examine
Read the first paragraph and find out the reason why Tony came into Claire’s house.
Find out the information about Tony
tall
handsome
facial expressions
never changed
smooth and black
hair
deep voice
soft and warm skin
quick
clever
More like a human than a machine
Being tall and handsome
Having smooth hair and a deep voice
Facial expression never changed
Para 2
Describe what Tony looks like
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Paras 3-11
Claire’s Problems
What did Tony do to help Claire?
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Paras 3-11
She didn’t think she was clever.
She was overweight.
She felt her house wasn’t elegant enough.
She wasn’t like Gladys Claffern.(Gladys was everything she wanted to be.)
The clerk at the counter was rude to her.
She fell off a ladder…
…
Attractive and well-designed
elegant
Claire’s Problems
Paras 3-11
Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed.
Put the occasions in the right order and find out Claire’s feelings at each occasion.
refused him
Before Tony arrived
Occasion
Claire
When he arrived
alarmed
When he offered to
help her dressing
felt embarrassed
When he offered sympathy
to her when she said she
was not clever
ridiculous but
trust him
called him a dear
felt his warmth
very shy
When she fell off a
ladder and was caught
by Tony
When he helped her
with the salesman
When he offered to
help her improve her
house and herself
admired him
Occasion
Claire
Para 12
The company was very p_____ with Tony’s report on his three weeks with Claire, but he would have to be r_____because he had Claire f____ ___ ____ with him.
What is the result of the test? Is it perfect?
leased
ebuilt
alling in love
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
Reading III- Detail reading
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
Find how Claire’s emotion developed.
At first refused to have Tony at her house
→accept him
→ trust him
→ proud of him
→ love him
→ sad to remember he was just a machine