人教版高中英语选修七《Unit2 Robots》reading 课件.ppt

Is it a real girl?,Unit 2 Robots,What is a robot?A robot is a machine ___________ to do jobs that are usually _________ by humans . Robots are ___________ and ___________ by a computer.,designed,performed,programmed,controlled,WARMING UP,Guess what these robots are doing.,dancing,Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses and there are different kinds of robots.,,industrial robots,explore dangerous places,,work in factories,,,pour tea,household robots,serve us,sweep the floor,cook dinner,,,,work as a waiter,entertainment robots,,,play with children,Robots,Play with humans,Do research,Talk with humans,Do the housework,And so on…,,,,,,Take care of children,Act as a policeman /a seller,,,Do some shopping,,What can a robot do?,Do you think it is possible for a robot to:have feelings? to think for itself? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?,Pre-reading,Isaac Asimov (艾萨克 阿西莫夫)（1920-1992） An American scientist and writerScience fiction stories about robots,About the author,Nothing is impossible in a fiction!,Films based on the works of Isaac Asimov(艾萨克 阿西莫夫),The text mainly tells us _____. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot fell in love with a humanbeing C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a human being from danger,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,Part 1:,Part 2:,Part 3:,Part 4,Para 1- Para 3,Para 4- Para 8,Para 9- Para 11,Para 12,Meet,Help,love,Leave,,,,,Reading for structure,1. How many characters are mentioned? (para 1-4) 2. What did Tony look like? 3. What’s Claire’s feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony?,Scanning,Reading Comprehension II (part 1 ),Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern,1.Characters in the story:,---- Larry’s wife, a housewife,---- the robot,---- working in a company that makes robots,---- a woman that Claire envies (嫉妒),2. What did Tony look like?He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 3. What’s Claire’s feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony? She felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine.,,Claire had a sense of failure,,,,,,She was overweight and was not smart,Her housewas not elegant,The salesmanwas rude to her,She wanted to be another Gladys,She felloff a ladder,,,,,,,,,,,How did Tony help Claire?,,,,,,,Claire had a sense of failure,,,,,,She was overweight and wasn’t smart,Her housewas not elegant,The salesmanwas rude to her,She wanted to be another Gladys,She felloff a ladder,,,,,,He gave her a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore,He managed to catch her in time from the next room,He suggested a party inher house,He made the salesman changed his attitude,He transformed the house completely,,,,,,,Tony: Mr. Perfect !,,He gave her a new haircut and changed the make up she wore,He transformed the house completely,He made the salesman changed his attitude,He suggested a party inher house,He managed to catch her in time from the next room,Was Claire satisfied with Tony?,,What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover!,Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,scanning,Reading Comprehension III,,dislike him,Before he arrived,Occasion,Claire,When he arrived,,was alarmed,,When he offered to help her dress,felt embarrassed,,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,,admired him,The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony,,,called him a dear,Occasion,Claire,,felt his warmth,When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony,,,When he helped her with the salesman,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,,She remembered Tony was just a machine,felt being envied,,cried all night,,How Claire’s emotion developed,,,,,,,refuse,accept,trust,proud,love,sad,Mini Debate,Useful expressions (推测与确信) I think/ don’t think… I believe / don’t believe… I guess/ suppose… I wonder… I’m sure that … I have a belief that… Is it possible that…? Are you sure that…?,1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire? 2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love?,Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?,My dear wife…,Larry Belmont,Would you give some suggestions to Mr. Belmont?,(as an engineer or a husband),包君满意,Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed,A different title,alarmed,,tall,handsome,smooth,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,,,Happy, surprised, shy,Reading for Details,Reading for details,surprised,happy,sad,declared,desire,Isaac Asimov’s Laws For robots,。