人教版高二英语 选修7 Unit2 Robots Reading课件（共56张PPT）

Unit 2 Robots
What is a robot?
A robot is a machine ___________ to do jobs that are usually _________ by humans . Robots are ___________ and ___________ by a computer.
designed
performed
programmed
controlled
Guess what these robots are doing.
dancing
Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses and there are different kinds of robots.
industrial robots
explore dangerous places
work in
factories
pour tea
household robots
serve us
sweep the floor
cook dinner
work as a waiter
entertainment robots
play with children
Robots
Play with humans
Do research
Talk with humans
Do the
housework
And so on…
Take care of
children
Act as a policeman
/a seller
Do some shopping
What can a robot do?
Do you think it is possible for a robot to:
have feelings?
to think for itself?
have its own needs and desires?
look and feel like a human being?
Isaac Asimov
(艾萨克 阿西莫夫)
（1920-1992）
An American scientist and writer
Science fiction stories about robots
Nothing is impossible in a fiction!
The text mainly tells us _____.
A. why Claire fell in love with a human being
B. why a robot fell in love with a human
being
C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family
D. that a robot can save a human
being from danger
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4
Para 1- Para 3
Para 4- Para 8
Para 9- Para 11
Para 12
Meet
Help
love
Leave
Reading for structure
1. How many characters are mentioned? (para 1-4)
2. What did Tony look like?
3. What’s Claire’s feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony?
Scanning
Reading Comprehension II (part 1 )
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
1.Characters in the story:
---- Larry’s wife, a housewife
---- the robot
---- working in a company that makes robots
---- a woman that Claire envies (嫉妒)
2. What did Tony look like?
He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.
3. What’s Claire’s feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony?
She felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine.
Claire had a sense of failure
She was
overweight
and was
not
smart
Her house
was not
elegant
The
salesman
was rude
to her
She wanted
to be
another
Gladys
She fell
off
a ladder
How did Tony help Claire?
Claire had a sense of failure
She was
overweight
and wasn’t
smart
Her house
was not
elegant
The
salesman
was rude
to her
She wanted
to be
another
Gladys
She fell
off
a ladder
He gave
her a new
haircut and
changed the
makeup she
wore
He
managed
to catch
her in
time from
the next
room
He
suggested
a party in
her house
He made
the
salesman
changed
his attitude
He
transformed
the house
completely
Tony: Mr. Perfect !
He gave
her a new
haircut and
changed the
make up she
wore
He
transformed
the house
completely
He made
the
salesman
changed
his attitude
He
suggested
a party in
her house
He
managed
to catch
her in
time from
the next
room
Was Claire satisfied with Tony?
What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover!
Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when
Claire had these
feelings.
scanning
Reading Comprehension III
dislike him
Before he arrived
Occasion
Claire
When he arrived
was alarmed
When he offered to
help her dress
felt embarrassed
When he offered to
help her improve her
house and herself
admired him
The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony
called him a dear
Occasion
Claire
felt his warmth
When she fell off a ladder
and was caught by Tony
When he helped her
with the salesman
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
felt being envied
cried all night
How Claire’s emotion developed
refuse
accept
trust
proud
love
sad
Mini Debate
Useful expressions (推测与确信)
I think/ don’t think… I believe / don’t believe…
I guess/ suppose… I wonder…
I’m sure that … I have a belief that…
Is it possible that…? Are you sure that…?
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?
Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?
rebuild?
My dear wife…
Would you give some suggestions to Mr. Belmont?
(as an engineer or a husband)
包君满意
Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed
A different title
How did Claire feel?
What happened?
____________
She saw Tony was ______ and ________. He had ______hair 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
deep
embarrassed
fingernails
softness
warmth
Happy, surprised, shy
Reading for Details
Reading for details
How did Claire feel?
What happened?
_____________
Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers and _______that he didn’t want to leave her and that he felt more than just the _____ to please her.
__________
She was envied by those women.
___________
She remembered Tony was just a machine.
surprised
happy
sad
declared
desire
Isaac Asimov’s Laws For robots
First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.
Second law : ……..
Third Law : ……..
1.Read the text loudly and fluently
2.Preview “ A biography of Isaac Asimov”(P16)
3.Finish off the Exercises on the worksheet.
Language points
Satisfaction C n.令人满意的事物
U n.满意；满足to one’s ~
v. satisfy
adj. satisfied 满意的
adj. Satisfying ,satisfactory 令人满意的/ 良好的/圆满的
It’s a satisfactory/satisfying excuse for his absence.
1 satisfaction
2. experiment with: vt. 试用(用...作试验)
Small businesses are anxious to experiment
with computers .
小型企业都急于试 用计算机。
experiment n.
do an experiment
perform an experiment
carry out an experiment
3. absent adj. absence n.
1. 缺席的,不在场的(+from)
He is absent from Hong Kong.
他不在香港。
2. 茫茫然的,心不在焉的
He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望着我。
He had an absent look on his face.
他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。
4 embarrass
【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable使困窘/ 使局促不安
Are you trying to embarrass me?
【 adj. 】 embarrassed
embarrassing.
I felt embarrassed by my being late.
【 un. 】 embarrassment
5 pile
n. 堆, 叠
vi. 堆起, 堆积
vt. 把......堆起
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
a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/ 成批的
6. or rather ad. 确切地说(说得更准确些)
This new product, or rather, this new style
of shirt, is not very attractive
American, or rather, Afro- American is good at Jazz music.
美国人，或者更确切地说非洲裔美国人擅长爵士
音乐。
【 n. 】 reach
within one’s reach
out of one’s reach
= beyond one’s reach
7.reach for / reach out one’s hand for
e.g. He reached out his hand for an apple.
reach into把手伸进…
I saw my younger brother reaching into the
cake tin .
8. accompany v. 陪伴，伴奏
我想让你陪我去超市。
I’d like you to accompany me to the
supermarket.
雷声常常伴随着闪电而来。
Lightning usually accompanies thunder.
accompany sb on sth 同某人一起做某事
accompany sb to a place 陪某人去---
accompany sb at/on 用---为某人伴奏
He accompanied this singer at the piano.
9.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.
1).谓语是go, come, run,等表示位置转移的动词和be动词，
2). 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, 构成倒装。
注意：若主语是名词，用倒装，
若是代词，则不倒装。
There came the bus!
Here he is !
there stood... 此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的动词有stand, seem to be, happen to be, be likely to be, live, come, enter, lie等
There happened to be nobody in the room.
10 affair 【 cn. 】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.
current / foreign / world affairs
时事/ 外交事务/ 世界事务
affairs of state
国事/ 国务/ 政务
11. fall off:跌落
fall off the ladder/tree
fall in love with sb. 爱上某人
fall apart 破裂, 破碎
fall back on sb. /sth. 有困难求助某人
fall behind sb. /sth. 落后于某人
fall behind 落在---后面
fall behind with 没有及时做，拖欠
Eg. He fell behind with his school work again.
1).I have known him for more than twenty years.
我认识他已超过二十年了。
2). Kate was more than a teacher.
凯特不仅仅是位教师。
3). I am more than happy to see you .
看到你，我非常高兴。
4). He is more scared than ill.
他与其说是病了,倒不如说他是受了惊吓。
12.
more than
1).more than + 数词 ----“多于,大于, 超过”
2).more than + n ----“不仅仅是，不止”
3).more than + adj / adv / v ----“很 / 非常”
4).more + adj / adv / n / v + than ----“与其说…, 不如说…”
13.It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains…
It is / was + 强调部分 that / who + 其它
1).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
2). 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
14 envy un.
He was filled with envy of me / at
my success .
feel envy of sb / at sth 对…感到妒忌
out of envy 出于妒忌
with envy 羡慕地
They looked at her with envy.
Vt. envy sb sth/doing sth
I don’t envy you your journey in such bad weather.
He envied me passing the exam.
15. leave / let …alone / be
不管/ 不打扰/ 不理会
I’ve told you to leave my things alone .
Let me be , I want a rest .
leave + 宾语+ 补足语 使…处于…状态
Leave the door open.
娱乐机器人
科幻小说
有他自己需要和渴求
用…做试验
考验，试验
离开三个星期
感到恐慌
更像人类而不是机器人
他的面部表情
在第二天早上
感到窘困，尴尬
对…表示同情
提升他的社会地位
答应使她变的优雅
entertainment robots
science fiction
have its own needs and desires
experiment with
test out
be absent for three weeks
feel alarmed
seem more like a human than
his facial expression
on the second morning
feel embarrassed
feel/have/express sympathy for
improve his social position
promise to make her elegant
一堆书
更确切的说
诧异的看着他的手指
伸手去---
被…感到惊讶
陪她去商店
在柜台处
打电话给Tony
转身
从她惊讶的表情上
与…有暧昧关系
因生气而哭泣
有条不紊的进行装修
从梯子上掉下来
a pile of books
or rather
look at his fingers with wonder
reach for/reach out one’s hand.
be amazed by/at
accompany sb to shops
at the counter
ring Tony up
turn around
by the amazed and surprised l-
have an affair with
weep with anger
work steadily on the impro—
fall off the ladder
及时的接住她
紧紧地抱在怀里
钟敲了8下
感到不仅仅有做…的渴望
因…而留下深刻印象
小声对…说
被…嫉妒
别管我
很满意
保护人类不受伤害
失败感
让女士爱上他
catch her in time
hold her firmly in his arms
the clock strikes eight
feel more than the desire to
be impressed by
whisper to sb
be envied by
leave –alone
be very pleased with
protect human being from harm
a sense of failure
have women falling in love with
留出一点时间
曾经
喜爱那些设计
对---严格的
动手和主人打架
响起警报
总共
set aside some time
at one time
favour designs
be firm with---
get into physical fights with –
set off the alarms
in all

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