选修7Unit2Warmingupandreading.ppt

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1、Warming UpWhats a robot? (Page10) A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans ,which is programmed and controlled by a computer . Warming UpLets look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.Robots can be made into all kinds of things.There are many types

2、of robots and they can do different work.Can you name some of them?EntertainmentrobotsIndustrial robot 工业机器人工业机器人Domestic/household robot家用机器人家用机器人What can robots do ?Pre-readingRobotsTake care of peopleEntertain peopleDo houseworkAnd so onHelp in industryNow we will learn a passage about a househol

3、d robot.Reading:This is an interesting story about a robot.Now read the story fast and then answer some questions .(1)What is the text mainly about? (2)How many characters are mentioned in the story? Who are they?(3)At first was Claire willing to accept the robot? Why?(4)How did Claire feel when fir

4、st seeing the robot? And why? How a household robot was tested out in a family. (2)How many characters are mentioned in the story?Who are they?ClaireLarry BelmontTonyGladys Clafferncoupletest outfriendsinventa household robot(3)Claires feeling toward Tony changed as the story developed.At firstWilli

5、ng? or Unwilling? because she was afraid of being _.harmedWhy?(4)How Claire felt when first seeing the robot? And why?Claire felt alarmed. Because he seemed more like a human than a machine. OccasionClaire1disliked him2 When he arrivedwas alarmed3 feltembarrassed Comprehending Before he arrivedWhen

6、he offered to help her dressClaires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed.Lets try to fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.4admired him5called him a dear6felt his warmthWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herselfWhen he made the clerk change his attitude W

7、hen she fell off a ladder and was 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 machineSum up how Claires emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her housea

8、ccept him trust him proud of him love him sad to remember he was just a machine1.What did Tony look like?2.Why did Tony open the curtain?3.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?4.What things did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?5.Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? Read the st

9、ory again and answer the following questions in groups. 1. What did Tony look like?He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed. 2. Why did Tony open the curtains?He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be e

10、nvied by the women guests.3. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by helping her make herself smarter and her home more elegant.4.What things did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?(1)He gave Claire a new _ and changed the makeup she

11、wore.(2)He wrote out a(n) _ of items for Claire to buy as he was not allowed to _ 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 and it_ Claires neighbor.attitudeimprovementsimpressedhaircutlistaccompany5.

12、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.Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife .2. Claire didnt li

13、ke the idea at the beginning,but she agreed to it at last.3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.FTT4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.5. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed

14、 .6. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.FFTCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalTall, handsome, black hair, deep voiceFacial expressions never changedList Tonys characteristics that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.MentalClever enough to solve all kinds of problemsCannot think for itself