1、Unit 2 Robots,Using Language,Leading in,Isaac Asimov ( 1920-1992) A Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.,Asimov wrote or edited more than five h
2、undred books. Asimovs most famous work are the Foundation Seriesand the Robot series.,in his home library in 1976,Old photo,speech,in the army,Isaac Asimovs memorial meeting,作品：,I, Robot,作品100,最新科学指南,For against,Discuss his three laws for robots.,or,Three Laws for robots are a set of three rules wri
3、tten by Isaac Asimov, which almost all positronic robots appearing in his fiction must obey. 1. A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.3. A robot must protect its
4、 own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.,Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past.翻译 阿西莫夫不仅有着
5、超凡的想象力，使他能对未来世界进行探索，而且还有着惊人的智力，使他能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解释。,Explanation,点拨 该句的主干为Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination and an amazing mind。 that引导的定语从句修饰imagination; with which引导的定语从句修饰mind。in the present and the past 修饰everything。,New York,science and history,Reading and discussing,1. Dealing with hi
6、s Bibliography.,full-time writer,candy,junior,2. True or False:1). Isaac Asimovs best known work was his mystery stories.2). Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920.3). Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949.4). In 1931 Asimovs talent for writing became obvious.,T,T,F,F,5). In 1950, he p
7、ublished his first science book.6). “The Foundation Trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.7). In his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots.,T,T,F,Listening and speaking,Molly Kate,1. Who really likes th
8、e story?2. Who thinks that Claire loved Tony?3. Who thinks that Tony loved Claire?,4. Who thinks that the purpose of Tonys actions was to make Claire feel good about herself. 5. Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire? 6. Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound to cause t
9、rouble?,Molly Kate,LISTENING TEXT,SATISFACTION GUARANTEEDListen to Molly (M) and Kate (K) discussing the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”.,M: Dont you think that was a great love story, Kate?K: No, not really.M: You didnt? Well, I loved it. There was so much emotion between Tony and Claire.,K: Molly,
10、 thats rubbish. Tony was just a machine. Yes, Claire fell in love with him, but I dont believe robots can feel emotion of any kind. Thats the difference between them and us.,M: Well, I disagree. I think Tony loved Claire. Remember he said to her that he didnt want to leave her the next day, and that
11、 he felt more than just the wish to please her? Then he kissed her.K: Yes, Molly, that was just part of Tonys role. They made him so he wouldnt allow a human being to be hurt.,He could see that Claire was hurting herself by her lack of confidence. So he tried to make her feel good about herself. It
12、had nothing to do with emotion that was just how he was made.,M: Yes Kate, but he did hurt Claire.K: How?M: He was so kind to her that she fell in love with him. So it must have hurt her when he was taken away.K: True, true. I guess thats why the company had to rebuild himer the machine I mean!,M: Y
13、es, such a shame really. Id like a robot like Tony living at my house. Imagine a handsome man whose only purpose in life is to please you!K: Actually, I suppose that was the companys greatest mistake.M: Er?,K: They made the robot look so much like a real man, so it was bound to cause trouble!M: Yes,
14、 youre right.,Discuss,Imagine it is the future and people have household robots. Discuss what positive or negative effect the situation would be.,Positive effects,People will be relived from doing household cleaning or cooking. Robots will be able to rebuild and decorate the home and design and do t
15、he garden. People will be free to work or enjoy their leisure time. Life will become an endless paradise!,Negative effects,People will become fat and lazy if they no longer have to take care of their houses or their gardens. There will be many medical problems with people who are overweight or do no
16、t do enough exercise. The hospitals will be crowded with lazy and sick people.,What is worse, if a robot breaks down people will no longer have the useful skills of decorating and cooking, therefore, they would find it very difficult to manage their lives. Life will become a doctors nightmare!,Write
17、 a paragraph describing a new type of robot.,Writing,A sample of a new type of robot.,The rubbish collector,The rubbish collector is a robot about half the size of a small car. Its body is square and contains a large rubbish bin inside it. It has a camera attached to the top front of its body. Also
18、at the front is a pair of arms.,Underneath it has four wheels and six legs. With the camera it can “see” rubbish such as paper, glass, and plastic. If the surface of the ground is smooth, it runs on its wheels, and if the ground is rough, it unfolds its legs and walks.,When it sees a piece of rubbis
19、h, it stops and uses its arms to pick it up and put it in its rubbish bin. However, when it sees a person, an animal or a plant, it goes around it as it is able to recognize when something is not a piece of rubbish.,The company should make this robot as it would be very popular with schools. It woul
20、d clean the outside grounds of school and so give the students more time to spend on their studies. It would also be a great advantage to have at sports grounds or any other area where rubbish is dropped by the public.,Homework,Write a paragraph describing the robot and what it can do.,It can chat with a few people at a time.,Unit 2 Robots,
