人教版高二英语 选修7 Unit 2 Robots Reading课件（共47张PPT）

人教课标版 高二 选修7
Unit 2
Warming up & Reading
What can a robot do?
It can do many different things.
robot waiter
robot worker
play music
dance
sing
sweep the floor
pour tea
cook dinner
play football
explore dangerous places
play with us
serve us
A robot can do all the housework. It can cook dinner, do the laundry, iron shirts, make the bed, sweep the floor and wash the dishes. A robot can also look after children.
Children all like to play with robots. A
robot can be a teacher. It knows everything and remembers everything well. It can help children with their homework. It can also help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space.
Robots
Play with human
take care of
human
rescue work
Housework
And so on…
Do you know any science fiction, literature, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons that include robots as characters?
The passage in reading part is a short story about a robot. It was originally written by the science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.
Isaac Asimov
（ 1920-1992）
当代美国最著名的科普作家、科幻小说家、世界顶尖级科幻小说作家，他也是位文学评论家，美国科幻小说黄金时代的代表人物之一。他一生高产，著述颇丰，一生著述近500本，其中有100多部科幻小说，早已远远超过了“著作等身”的地步。
New words
satisfaction n. [U] 满足, 满意
[C] 另人满足或带来乐
趣的事物
absent adj. 不在场的, 在别处的 (absent from sth.)
sympathy n. [U, C] 同情, 同情心(sympathy for/towards sb.)
pile n. 堆, 叠
vi. 堆起, 堆积
vt. 把......堆起
accompany vt. 陪伴 (accompany sb. at/on sth.)
envy vt. 嫉妒, 羡慕 (后接名词或代词作宾语, 也可接双宾语)
n. 嫉妒, 羡慕 (envy of sb; envy at/of sth; the envy of sb.)
1. 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.
2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?
Scanning
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.
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
1. 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.
2 Read the story again and answer the following questions in groups.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?
Students give their own answers.
5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?
How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her family in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.
She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.
Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.
6. Which of the following is NOT Tony’s characteristic?
Clumsy.
B. Handsome.
C. Helpful.
D. Smart.
7. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by _____.
A. his appearance
B. his ability
C. his facial expressions
D. his cleverness
8. Which of the following is the right description about Gladys?
A. She was a rich and powerful fat woman.
B. She had everything that Claire wanted and envied.
C. She was the one whom Claire turned to for help when she was annoyed.
D. She had a bad relationship with Claire.
9. Tony did the following things to help Claire EXCEPT _______.
A. giving her a new haircut
B. changing her makeup
C. having the house completely
transformed and improved
D. going into a jewellery shop to buy her
a necklace
10. 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.
11. 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
12. All the following statements are true except _____.
A. Tony tried to please Claire
B. Claire tried to displease Tony
C. Tony managed to protect Claire
D. Gladys admired Claire for Tony
He was tall and handsome although his _____ __________ never changed. He had ______ and black hair, deep _____, and soft and warm ____.
Characterist
ics of Tony
facial expressions
smooth
voice
skin
3 Fill in the blacks.
He gave Claire a new _______ and changed the makeup she wore.
He wrote out a(n) ___ of items for Claire to buy as he was not allowed to __________ her to the shops.
Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant
haircut
list
accompany
Knowing the salesman was rude to Claire, Tony made the salesman change his _______.
He worked steadily on the ____________ of the house and it _________ Claire’s neighbor.
Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant
attitude
improvements
impressed
Physical
Different
Similar
Characteristics
Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voice
Facial expressions never changed
4 List Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.
Mental
Clever enough to solve all kinds of problems
Cannot think for itself
5 Finish the following chart.
She felt ________.
How Claire felt when first seeing the robot
She was unwilling to accept it, because she was afraid of being ________.
Claire’s attitude to the robot
harmed
alarmed
Though it was __________, Tony would have to be rebuilt.
The result of the test
To make Gladys and other women _____ Claire.
Why Tony hugged Claire before the party
? prepare meals
? do some reading
? make up Claire
? __________ the house
What Tony did
improve
envy
pleasing
6 Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
F
T
T
4. It was Claire that first decided to invite
Gladys and her friends to her house.
5. Claire’s guests were filled with
admiration when they saw her house
was completely changed.
6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s
report because he had successfully
made a woman fall in love with him.
F
T
F
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
Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.
Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.
Characteristics of science fiction
Homework
Remember the characteristics of science fiction.
Surf the internet to learn more about robots and science fiction.
Surf the internet to learn about Isaac Asimov.