1、,Unit 2,Robots,Reading,1. Master the words and expressions. 2. Improve reading ability.,1. Learn the short story about a robot. 2. The details of the passage.,重点难点,Where could you find each robot?What does each one do?Can you think of any other type of robot?,Pre-reading,We could find it in the stre
2、et.,We could find it in a kindergarten.,We could find it in a airfield.,We could find it in a factory.,Look at the pictures,Where could you find each robot?,It can be an announcer.,They can play music.,It can talk with people.,It can do some cleaning.,What does each one do?,It can play ball.,A robot
3、 could be a dog playing with children.,A robot may be a bus without any drivers.,A robot may be an astronaut to go into the space.,A robot may look like a human being.,Can you think of any other type of robot?,For example,4. Do you think it is possible for a robot to:think for itself?have feelings?h
4、ave its own needs and desires?look and feel like a human being?,Pre-reading,It might be possible for robots to think for itself, but Im not sure.,It couldnt be possible for robots to have feelings like us.,A robot might have its own needs and desires if we design the program.,A robot may look and fe
5、el like a human being .,Its possible for robots to:,do some cleaning or washing,communicate with people,do dangerous job,play basketball or football,look after a baby or a patient,Its possible for robots to:,Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot?,Now, lets learn a passage about a robot
6、 and a woman.,First, read the passage as quickly as you can and find the characters.,Satisfaction Guaranteed,Reading,About the writer: Isaac Asimov,Isaac Asimov, American Jew, one of the most great science fiction writers. He wrote so many works which are known as interesting, creative, imaginative,
7、 describe events and people that do not exist.,Background Information,The law for robots by Isaac Asimov,Asimovs first law for robots:A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one.,Background Information,About t
8、he story,1. This is a story, retelling of an Isaac Asimovs story called Satisfaction Guaranteed. 2. The robot, cause the main character to have some very confusing feelings.,Background Information,About the Characters in the story,Larry Belmont,- employed in a company that makes robots,Claire,- Larr
9、ys wife, a housewife,Tony,- the robot,Gladys Claffern,- a woman that Claire envies,There are four characters in the story. They are:,Find the characters,Choose true or false 1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair. 2. Clair didnt like the idea at the b
10、eginning, but she agreed to it at last. 3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.,Fast Reading,Read the passage as fast as you can, and decide the following are true or false.,Choose true or false
11、4. Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever. 5. Clairs husband wanted to improve his social position, but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him. 6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out.,Choose true o
12、r false 7. Tony asked Claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house. 8. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 9. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.,Choose true or false 10. Claire was happy t
13、o find that Gladys envied her. 11. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 12. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.,Lets read the passage again while listening to it, and then ch
14、oose the best answer.,Satisfaction Guaranteed,Reading & listening,Choose the best answer 1. Why did Larry bring a robot back home?,A. To help his wife. B. To test out the robot. C. To accompany his wife. D. For entertainment.,Fast Reading,Choose the best answer 2. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the
15、sight of Tony?,A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didt like him. C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.,Choose the best answer 3. What kind of robot was Tony?,A. an industrial robot B. an entertainment C. a robot that can carrie
16、s out jobs in the house. D a robot that can carries out jobs in the shop,Choose the best answer 4. 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,Cho
17、ose the best answer 5. Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales man was rude to her in the shop?,A. Tony. B. Her husband. C. The manager of the shop. D. Gladys Claffern.,Choose the best answer 6. All the following statements are true except _.,A. Tony tried to please Claire B. Claire tried to di
18、splease Tony C. Tony managed to protect Claire D. Gladys admired Claire for her Tony,Choose the best answer 7. Why did Claire cry all night?,A. She liked Tony very much. B. She remembered Tony was just a robot. C. She dislike the robot. D. A and B.,8. As a result, the experiment shows_.,A. Claire an
19、d 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,Choose the best answer,Choose the best answer 9. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because _.,A. he harms people B. it can not help the housewife in the family C. it is too frightening D. we c
20、an not have women falling in love with machines,Choose the best answer 10. We can infer from the passage that_.,A. Claire liked Tony but feared him B. Claire cried because Tony made her angry C. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her D. Tony had no feelings as human being.,It is mainly about ho
21、w a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.,Read it again and answer the questions 1. What is the text mainly about?,He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.,2. What did the robot called Tony look like?
22、,Intensive Reading,Because he was more like a being than a machine.,Answer the questions 3. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?,Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.,4. Why did Larry put Tony into his family?,Intensive Reading,Tony gave Claire a new
23、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.,Answer the questions 5. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home el
24、egant?,Intensive Reading,Find how Claires emotion developed,accept him,trust him,proud of him,love him,At first, Claire refused to have Tony at her house,sad to remember that,he was just a machine.,The details of the story,List Claires feeling and what happened according to the story.,She saw Tony w
25、as tall and handsome. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.,alarmed,embarrassed,happy, surprised, shy,Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.,Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms.,amazed,She was amazed by his fingernails and the softnessand warmth of his skin.,Th
26、e details of the story,List Claires feeling and what happened according to the story.,Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers and declared that he didnt want to leave her and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.,surprise,happy,sad,She was envied by those wome
27、n.,She remembered Tony was just a machine.,The details of the story,Lets do the comprehending 1. fill in the form according to the passage.,dislike him,was alarmed,Before he arrived,When he arrived,admired him,called him a dear,felt being envied,felt his warms,felt embarrassed,When he offered to hel
28、p her dress,When he offered to help improve her house and herself,cried all night,When he helped her with salesman,When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony,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
29、,occasion,Claire,He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women.,Answer the questions 1. Why did Tony open the curtains?,Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so tha
30、t she would not feel like a failure.,2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?,Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.,Answer the questions 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?,If I had a robot like Tony, I would feel
31、 not only happy but also worried.,4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?,Sentences: How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her firmly 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
32、. Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. she shouted “leave me alone” and ran to her bed.,Answer the questions 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?,List Tonys characteristics th
33、at were similar and different from those of a human being.,Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernails realistic. Voice like a humans.,Facial expressions never changed. Quicker reactions (she fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to c
34、atch her in time),physical,List Tonys characteristics that were similar and different from those of a human being.,mental,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.),1. Review and retell the story. 2. Write a short story to describe a robot you imagine. 3. Surf on Internet to find out more information about the robots.,
