高中英语教学资料(缙云中学)汇编-unit2reading.ppt

Reading1.What is a robot?A robot is a computer-controlled machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.A robot may look like a huge arm.A robot may look like human being.A robot may look like an alarm.A robot may look like a snake.A robot may look like a spider.What may robots look like?For exampleA robot can be an announcer.A robot can play music.A robot can play ball.A robot can talk with us.A robot can do some cleaning.What can robots do?For exampleIndustrial robots 工业机器人工业机器人Where would you find them?The robot which can play with children.Where would you find them?lead the wayIn groups of six,make a list of any science fiction literature,films,video games,TV shows and cartoons you know that include robots as characters.a film which is adapted from a famous novel whose hero(heroine)is a robotI,robotA cartoonprogramthe film,Robots Do you think it is possible for a robot to:think for itself?have feelings?have its own needs and desires?look and feel like a human being?Pre-reading v v v v 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 feel like a human being.Its possible for robots to:Do you think a human will fall in love with a robot?Now,lets learn a passage about a robot and a woman.Satisfaction guaranteedAbout the Characters in the storyLarry Belmont -employed in a company that makes robotsClaire-Larrys wife,a housewifeTony-the robotGladys Claffern -a woman that Claire enviesThere are four characters in the story.They are:Find the charactersOccasionClaire1disliked 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 machineFind how Claires emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her house accept him trust him proud of him love him sad to remember he was just a machineCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicallike a human,tall,handsome,black hair,deep voice,fingernails realistic,soft and warm body and skin Facial expressions never changed,quicker reactions4.List Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.Mentalclever enough to solve all kinds of problems,make suggestions and predictions,make plans and carry them out,Good communication skillsCannot think for itself,behaviour not appropriate,Things Tony did to make Claire smarter and her home more elegant1).He gave Claire a new _ and changed the _ she wore.2).He wrote out a(n)list of items for Claire to buy as he couldnt _ her to the shops.3).Knowing the salesman was rude to Claire,Tony made the salesman change his_.4).He worked steadily on the _of the house 5).Claires guests were _ by Claire,the house,and delicious cuisine.haircutmakeupaccompanyattitudeimprovementsimpressedWhat kind of woman was Claire?an ordinary woman,not clever,not smart,a little too fat,a little conservative,not confident 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 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?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 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.Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine.She shouted“Leave me alone”and ran to her bed.1.experiment with 进行实验进行实验 他们用新材料来做试验。他们用新材料来做试验。They experimented with a new material.Language points:2.test out 对对进行彻底检验进行彻底检验 她将对这机器人进行检验。她将对这机器人进行检验。She was going to test the robot out.3.He seemed more like a human than a machine.The elephant is more like a wall than a snake.与其说他笨不如说他懒。与其说他笨不如说他懒。He is more lazy than stupid.You are more than my teacher.4.It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.5.So she borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read,or rather,scan.or rather准确地说准确地说 我在星期五深夜见到他我在星期五深夜见到他,更确切地说是在星期六凌晨。更确切地说是在星期六凌晨。I met him very late on Friday night,or rather,early on Saturday morning.6.She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand.7.As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops,he wrote out a list of items for her.8.As she turned around,there stood Gladys Claffern.9.By the amused and surprised look on her face,Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.10.She wept with anger in her armchair.11.the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return.12.Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.13.The clock struck eight.14.It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.15.What a sweet victory to be envied by those women.16.You cannot have women falling in love with machines.