高中英语人教版选修七Unit-2-Robots-ppt课件.ppt

Unit 2Unit 21) A robot is____________. 2) It is designed to do jobs that are usually_________ by humans. 3) A robot is____________ and__________by a computer.a machineperformedprogrammedcontrolled Have you ever seen a real robot?Let’s look at the pictures below and see what robots can look like.GirlsBoys What can robots look like?Spider What can robots look like?Dinosaur What can robots look like?clock What can robots look like?Dragonfly What can robots look like?Snake What can robots look like?Mantis (螳螂螳螂) What can robots look like?['mæntɪs] Huge arm What can robots look like?Brain StormLead the wayTalk with peopleDo dangerous work……play chessDo difficult workCook dinnerSweep the floorDance and singTake care of childrenClean the windowprintPour teaRobotsWhat can a robot do?Do HouseworkPlay football_____________robotsEntertainment__________robotsIndustrialsort the parcels_____________robotsHouseholdNowadays robots can be made into various shapes for various uses.Will it be possible for a human to fall in love with a robot?Skimming to get general ideasThe text mainly tells us _____.A. why Claire fell in love with a human beingB. why a robot fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a familyD. that a robot can save a humanbeing from dangerSkimmingReading Comprehension IHow many characters are mentioned?Who are they? What is the relation between them?SkimmingReading Comprehension IILarry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larry’s wife, a housewife Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their familyGladys Claffern - the most powerful women around, a woman that Claire enviesCharacters in the story:Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.scanningReading Comprehension IIIdislike himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived was alarmedWhen he offered tohelp her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered tohelp her improve her house and herself admired himThe Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tonycalled him a dearOccasionClaire felt his warmthWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by TonyWhen he helped herwith the salesmanThe Change of Claire’s Feelings to TonyOccasionClaireShe remembered Tony was just a machineWhen she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had neverseen anyone so handsomeas Tony cried all night felt being enviedThe Change of Claire’s Feelings to TonyReview Claire’s emotional development.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 machine1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.True or FalsescanningReading Comprehension IV5. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.6. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.7. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.True or False1. What did Tony look like?2. Why did Tony open the curtains?3. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?4. Why should Tony be rebuilt?scanningRead the story again and answer the following questions in groups.scanningReading Comprehension V1. What did Tony look like?2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. He opened the curtains so that the other women — Claire’s guests could see them. 3. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?4. Why should Tony be rebuilt? He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines. In groups, list Tony’s characteristicsthat were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.Characteristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalMentalscanningReading Comprehension VCharac-teristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalLooks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voicelike a human’s.Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and eventhough Tony wasin the next room,he managed to catch her in time.)Charac-teristics SimilarDifferentMentalAble to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skill.Behaviour not appropriate(Tony brought her breakfast and thenasked her whether she needed help dressing.)If you were a robot engineer, what kind of robot would you like to create? Why ?Discussion Post-reading1.Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future?2. What will the robots be like in 2500?3. What kind of robot do you think is the most helpful to us in our daily lives?。