1、人教课标 高二 选修 7 Unit 2,A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.,Toy robots,characters in stories,Entertainment robots,Industrial robots,household robots,The robot which can play football.,1. What is the main idea
2、of the story? 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. A robot can save a human being from danger.,C,worked for a company that makes robots,Larrys wife, a housewife,a household r
3、obot to be tested out,a woman that Claire envies,2. How many characters are there in this passage? Who are they?,Task 1 Choose the best answer1Why did Tony open the curtains？_ AHe wanted other women to see him and Claire，knowing that there was no risk to Claires marriage. BHe wanted the sunshine to
4、shine up the room. CHe wanted to see if it was dark. DHe wanted to see if there was a car nearby.,A,2We can conclude that _. ATony was ill-behaved BClaire fell in love with Tony CTony didnt perform well in Claires house DTony and Claire got married,B,Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story
5、 developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,alarmed,tall,handsome,smooth,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,happy, shy, surprised,Careful reading,never changed,amazed,warmth,surprised,happy,sad,declared,desire,was envied,I. In groups, list Tonys characteristicsthat we
6、re similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.,Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voice like a humans.,Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he
7、managed to catch her in time.),Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skills.,Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing.),Can you make up an end for the story?,Recentl
8、y the company 1._ Larry Belmont worked had begun experimenting 2._ a household robot, Tony. At first, Claire didnt want the robot in her house, but she was persuaded by her husband to accept it. At the first sight of Tony, she felt 3._ (alarm). She thought 4. _ was absurd that a robot should look hu
9、man. On the second morning Claire was even 5._(embarrass) when Tony brought her breakfast and asked her 6._ she needed help dressing. She refused but later she was glad that Tony could make her home 7._(elegance), give her a new haircut and change the makeup she 8._(wear). And finally Tony helped Cl
10、aire win the victory 9._(envy) by those ladies like Gladys. What made us unbelievable is 10. _ Claire fell in love with Tony- a robot.,where,with,alarmed,embarrassed,whether,it,检,elegant,wore,to be envied,that,Assignment,Read the passage again and find the difficult points. Preview the language points.,
