高中英语选修七Unit2Warmingupandreading1.pptx

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1、第1页/共33页What is robots?What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a robot?a computera fiction charactera movie stara machinea servantWarming up I第2页/共33页Choose your favorite one.Choose your favorite one.第3页/共33页第4页/共33页第5页/共33页第6页/共33页Warming up II 第7页/共33页第8页/共33页第9页/共33页第10页/共33页

2、What is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.Pre-reading I 第11页/共33页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?Discuss:Pre-reading II 第12页/共33页 Background i

3、nformation:A retelling of an Isaac Asimovs story called Satisfaction Guaranteed.About a human-like robot.Asimovs first law for robots:A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.The robot,cause the main character to have some very confusing feelings.第13页/共33页Larry Belmont Claire

4、TonyGladys ClaffernCharacters in the story:-Larrys wife,a housewife-the robot -employed in a company that makes robots-a woman that Claire envies第14页/共33页scanning Read through the passage and then answer the following questions:1.What is the text mainly about?2.What did the robot called Tony look li

5、ke?3.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?第15页/共33页1.What is the text mainly about?2.What did the robot called Tony look like?It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.He looked like a tall and handsome man,speaking in a deep voice,with smooth black hair and his

6、facial expression unchanged.第16页/共33页 Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.3.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?第17页/共33页1.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A.Because he was a robot.B.Because she didt like him.C.Because he was more like a being

7、than a machine.D.Because he never changed his facial expressions.Skimming Choose the best answer第18页/共33页2.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第

8、19页/共33页3.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第20页/共33页4.All the following statements are true except _.A.Tony tried to please ClaireB.Claire tried to displease TonyC.Tony managed t

9、o protect ClaireD.Gladys admired Claire for her Tony第21页/共33页5.We can infer from the passage that_.A.Claire liked Tony but feared himB.Claire cried because Tony made her angryC.Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left herD.Tony had no feelings as human being.第22页/共33页How did Claire feel?What happened

10、?She saw Tony was _ and _.His hair was _ and _and his voice was _.Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.amazedBy his _ and the _ and _of his skin._Tony caught her in time,held her firmly in his arms.alarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthHappy,surprised,shyCarefu

11、l-reading第23页/共33页How did Claire feel?What happened?_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._She was envied by those women._She remembered Tony was just a machine.surprisehap

12、pysad第24页/共33页1.Why did Tony open the curtains?He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by women guests.Post-reading第25页/共33页2.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?He had prevented Claire from harming herself by making her feel good about he

13、rself.He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.第26页/共33页3.Why should Tony be rebuilt?Because the company(designers)cannot have women falling in love with machines.第27页/共33页In groups,list Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being an

14、d different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsPhysical MentalEmotional SimilarDifferentDiscussion 第28页/共33页CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysical(1)Looks like_.(2)Body and skin are_.(3)Hair and fingernails_.(4)Voice like_.(1)Facial expressions_.(2)_(She fell off a ladder and even though To

15、ny was in the next room,he managed to catch her in time)a humanbeingwarmrealistica humansnever changeQuickerreactions第29页/共33页CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentMentalAble to _and predictions.Able to _and follow it through.Has good _ skillsBehaviour not_(Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)make suggestionsmake a plancommunicationappropriate第30页/共33页CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentEmotionalCan show _ for Claire and can give _ to her.sympathyencouragement第31页/共33页HomeworkDo you think it needs to rebuild Tony,why or why not?第32页/共33页感谢您的观看！第33页/共33页