高二选修7Unit2Robots-Reading.ppt

ReadingThere are many types of robots and they can do different work.Can you name some of them?机器猫机器猫EntertainmentrobotsIndustrial robots 工业机器人工业机器人Domestic robots家用机器人家用机器人The robot which can play with children.The robot which can play football.The robot whichcan speak to people.What can robots do?RobotsPlay with humantake care of humanrescue workHouseworkAnd so onOccasionClaire1disliked him2 When he arrivedwas alarmed3 felt embarrassed1.Read the story,then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.Comprehending Before he arrivedWhen he offered to help her dress4admired him5Called him a dear6Felt his warmthWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herselfWhen he helped her with the salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony7Felt being envied8Cried all nightWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machine1.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 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.CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalTall,handsome,black hair,deep voiceFacial expressions never changed3.List Tonys 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 problemsCannot think for itself