1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,人教课标版,高二 选修7,Unit 2,Robots,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 ca
2、n 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 me with my homew
3、ork.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,What can a robot do?,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,(s
4、ympathy 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.Hi
5、s 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
6、improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.,Occasion,Claire,1,disliked him,2 When he arrived,was alarmed,3,felt embarrassed,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,4,admired him
7、5,Called him a dear,6,Felt his warmth,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,7,Felt being envied,8,Cried all night,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone s
8、o handsome as Tony,She remembered Tony was just a machine,1.Why did Tony open the curtains?,He wanted Claires 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 group.,2.What did Tony do to prevent Clair
9、e 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
10、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 thou
11、ght.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 Tonys cha
12、racteristic?,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.
13、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 completel
14、y 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 Claires marriage.,C.To let other women envy Claire.,D.To make Claire elegant just like h
15、er 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.,To
16、ny managed to protect Claire,D.,Gladys admired Claire for Tony,Characteristics of Tony,He was tall and handsome although his _ _ never changed.He had _ and black hair,deep _,and soft and warm _.,facial expressions,smooth,voice,skin,3 Fill in the blacks.,Things Tony did to make Claire and her home el
17、egant,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.,haircut,list,accompany,Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant,Knowing the salesman was rude to Claire,Tony made the salesman change h
18、is _.,He worked steadily on the _ of the house and it_ Claires neighbor.,attitude,improvements,impressed,Characteristics,Similar,Different,Physical,Tall,handsome,black hair,deep voice,Facial expressions never changed,4 List Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and differ
19、ent from those of a human being.,Mental,Clever enough to solve all kinds of problems,Cannot think for itself,5 Finish the following chart.,Claires attitude to the robot,She was unwilling to accept it,because she was afraid of being _.,How Claire felt when first seeing the robot,She felt _.,harmed,al
20、armed,What Tony did,p,repare meals,d,o some reading,m,ake up Claire,_ the house,Why Tony hugged Claire before the party,To make Gladys and other women _ Claire.,The result of the test,Though it was _,Tony would have to be rebuilt.,i,mprove,envy,pleasing,6 Read the story and decide whether the follow
21、ing statements are true or false.,Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.,2.Claire didnt 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 i
22、nvite Gladys and her friends to her house.,5.Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.,6.The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.,F,T,F,Find how Claires,emotion,developed,.,At first re
23、fused 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,What are they?,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.,






