unit 2 Satisfaction guaranteed reading

1、What is a robot?A robot is a machine d_ to do jobs that are usually p_ by humans. esignederformed一、情境导入，整体感知一、情境导入，整体感知I.How does a robot work?Robots are p_ and c_ by a computer.rogrammed ontrolledToday there are different kinds of robot, including i_ robots, h_ robots, and e_ robots. ndustrial ouse

2、holdntertainmentCan you list some kinds of robots you know about?What can these robots do?industrial robots 工业机器人工业机器人household robots家用机器人家用机器人entertainment robots娱乐型机器人娱乐型机器人DoraemonRobots also appear as characters in stories.Can you make a list of any science fiction, literature, films, video gam

3、es, TV shows and cartoons you know that include robots as characters?Lets look at these pictures:I, ROBOT Science fiction filmArtificial Intelligence 人工智能人工智能TransformersAstro BoyNow read a story about a robot. It was originally written by science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951.

4、 Here the story has been retold by another writer.Satisfaction is guaranteed.The robot can guarantee satisfaction to you.The robot can make you satisfied.II.Fast Reading1. Find out the characters in the passage and the relationships among them.2. The main idea of the passage: It is mainly about how

5、a _ was _in a family. 二、自主探究，研读课文二、自主探究，研读课文Characters in the story:Characters in the story:Larry Belmont work for a company that makes robotsClaire Larrys wife,a housewife Tony the robot Gladys ClaffernOne of the richest and most powerful women around, a woman that Claire enviesClaires husband(2) T

6、he main idea of the passage: It is mainly about how a _ was _ in a family. household robottested out3. Read through the passage quickly and find the main idea (key words) of the three parts of this passage:Part 1 para 1 Part 2Para2-11Part 3Para 12 key words robot, tested out Tony, helped, Claire ple

7、ased, rebuilt main ideaA robot was brought to be tested out in Larrys house The robot called Tony helped Claire improve her house and herself. The company was pleased with Tony but it still needed to be rebuilt.How did Claires feelings toward Tony change?didnt wantIII.Careful-reading:Para.1-4felt al

8、armedfelt embarrassedbegan to trust himWhat was Claires trouble that she told Tony?Claire had a sense of failure.refuseaccepttrustHow did Tony help her?1. He gave her a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore.Careful-reading:Para.5-85. He transformed the house completely.2. He made the clerk cha

9、nge his rude attitude immediately.3. He suggested she invite Gladys and her friends to a party in her house. 4. He managed to catch her in time from the next room.Q: Was Claire satisfied with Tony?Tony: Mr. Perfect “ By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she w

10、as having an affair. (line13 in Para.6)” The underlined word “affair” means _. A.thing B. matter C.abnormal relationship D. eventMultiple-choices:CHow did Claires feelings develop?. sad to remember he was just a machine . happy to be envied by other women. surprised to hear Tony declare that he felt

11、 more than just the desire to please her Careful-reading:Para.9-123. 2. 1. Why did Tony open the curtains?What would happen to Tony in the ending? Why?He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.Tony would have to be rebuilt. Because they c

12、an not have women falling in love with machines.Discussion:Q: If you were the engineers in this company, would you rebuild Tony? Why? If so, how would you rebuild Tony?三、迁移拓展，深化知识三、迁移拓展，深化知识Satisfaction is guaranteed.The robot can guarantee satisfaction to you.The robot can make you satisfied.satisf

13、action n. ( dissatisfaction )1)满足满足;满意满意;舒服舒服(at; with) 2)令人满意的事物令人满意的事物我听了这个消息非常满意我听了这个消息非常满意.I heard the news_.with great/ much satisfactionsatisfy vt.satisfied adj.satisfying adj.satisfactory adj.满足满足;使满足使满足满意的满意的;满足的满足的令人满意的令人满意的令人满意的令人满意的 The performance last week was by no means _.A.satisfy B.

14、 satisfactoryC. satisfied D. satisfactionalarmed adj. 担心的，害怕的担心的，害怕的be alarmed at 被被吓了一跳吓了一跳.be alarmed for 放心不下放心不下；担心；担心_(人人都感到惊恐人人都感到惊恐) the news that war might break out.Everybody was alarmed atalarm n.警报；惊慌；恐慌警报；惊慌；恐慌a fire alarm火警火警火灾引起很大恐慌火灾引起很大恐慌.The fire caused much alarm.alarm vt. 使警觉；惊动；使

15、惊慌使警觉；惊动；使惊慌不要惊慌不要惊慌Dont alarm yourself.It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. That he looked so human was disturbing and frightening. it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. to be offered sympathy by a robot was ridiculous.absurdsympathyn. 同情；同感；同情心同情；同感；同情心express

16、sympathy for 慰问慰问feel/have sympathy for同情同情The general expressed sympathy for the wounded soldier.Do you have/feel sympathy for the beggars lying beside the road.favour (=favor)（1）n. 喜爱，恩惠喜爱，恩惠do sb a favour 帮某人的忙帮某人的忙ask sb a favour= ask a favour of sb 请某人帮忙请某人帮忙（2）n. 赞成，赞同赞成，赞同 in favour of 赞成，赞同赞

17、成，赞同 We are in favour of Johns plan.favour vt. 偏爱；偏爱； 赞成，支持赞成，支持 We favour Johns plan.我更喜欢夜间旅行。我更喜欢夜间旅行。I favour travelling at night. pile 堆堆a pile of=piles of=a lot of一大堆，大量一大堆，大量I have a pile of work to do this evening.今晚我有一大堆工作要做。今晚我有一大堆工作要做。Her work is piling up. 她的工作越积越多。她的工作越积越多。or rather或者说，更

18、准确地说或者说，更准确地说He played the computer game till late last night, or rather, early this morning.昨天他玩电脑游戏到深夜昨天他玩电脑游戏到深夜,或者更确切地说或者更确切地说,到今到今天凌晨天凌晨.accompany sb. to a place 陪伴某人去陪伴某人去accompany sth. with/by sth. 与与同进存在或发生同进存在或发生accompany sb at/ on sth 为为伴奏伴奏He accompanied the frightened girl to her house a

19、nd kept her company until she calmed down.他陪那个受惊的女孩回家，并陪着她直到她镇静下来。他陪那个受惊的女孩回家，并陪着她直到她镇静下来。company n. 陪伴；做伴；陪伴；做伴；keep sb company 陪伴某人，和某人做伴陪伴某人，和某人做伴in the company of sb. 在某人陪同下在某人陪同下companion n. 同伴；同伴； 伙伴伙伴Thunders accompanied by heavy rain in this season are very common.这个季节，雷鸣常常这个季节，雷鸣常常伴伴有大雨。有大雨

20、。The singer was accompanied on the piano by her teacher. 那位演唱者的老师用钢琴给她伴奏。那位演唱者的老师用钢琴给她伴奏。打电话给某人打电话给某人ring sb (up) call sb (up) give sb a call/ring;make a (telephone) callcall sb on the phone/telephonephone/telephone sb “ By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought s

21、he was having an affair. (line13 in Para.6)” The underlined word “affair” means _. A.thing B. matter C.abnormal relationship D. eventCaffairn. 暖昧关系暖昧关系, 事情事情, have an affair with sb.跟某人有跟某人有暧昧关系暧昧关系She was having an affair with someone who has a wife. Its not my affair. 这不关我的事。这不关我的事。她宣称她是对的她宣称她是对的.

22、_我宣布这次会议开始我宣布这次会议开始._I declared this conference (to be) open.declare +(that)从句从句She declared (that) she was right.declare vt. 宣布；声明；表明；宣称宣布；声明；表明；宣称declare +n.他们将很快宣布选举他们将很快宣布选举(election)的结果的结果._They will declare the results of the election soon. declare+n.+(to be) n./ adj. 宣布宣布为为 裁判宣布他为比赛的冠军裁判宣布他为比

23、赛的冠军._The judge declared him (to be) the winner of the competition. desire （1）n. 渴望，欲望，渴求渴望，欲望，渴求 后常接后常接 for sth 或或 to do sth 作定语。作定语。每个人都每个人都渴望渴望成功成功,但并非人人都但并非人人都渴望渴望有钱。有钱。Everyone has a desire for success, but noteveryone desires to get rich. （2）v. 希望得到，想要希望得到，想要 sthdesire to do sth sb to do sth t

24、hat 从句（从句（ sb. (should) do ） 我们都我们都希望希望幸福健康。幸福健康。We all desire happiness and health. 他渴望成名。他渴望成名。我希望你们在一个星期之内完成这作业。我希望你们在一个星期之内完成这作业。The President desired that the new Prime Minister visited him. He desired to be famous.I desired you to complete the homework within one week.(should) visitleavealone

25、不管；不打扰；让不管；不打扰；让独自待着独自待着不要动我的书不要动我的书._Leave my book alone.由我来做吧由我来做吧._Let me alone to do it.leave behind 留下留下;忘带忘带;遗留遗留leave out 省去省去;排除排除;遗漏遗漏Jack is angry at present and wed better _ him _.leavealone6. you cannot have women falling in love with machines. 总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。have + sb./sth. +

26、 doing 让让一直做某事一直做某事have + sb. + do 让让/请某人做某事请某人做某事not have + sb./sth. + doing 不能容忍某人做某事不能容忍某人做某事have +sb./sth.+done 使使被被.； She had us all laughing at her jokes . She wont have her children sitting down to dinner with dirty hands. As you ve never been there before , I ll have someone _you the way . A

27、. to show B. show C. showing D. showed B B 1. Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Read the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings. ComprehendingRead the text again and finish the following tasks.Before he arrivedWhen he offered to help her dressWhen

28、 he offered to help her improve her house and herself When he helped her with the sales manWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by TonyWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machine5316487Fill in the blanks

29、to retell the passage. Tony was a robot that would be _ out in Claires house while her husband was _. At the first sight of Tony, Claire felt rather _ because Tony looked more like a handsome man. When offered to help dressing, she got _. Claire planned to make herself and her house _ but she felt _

30、 to be shown _ by a robot. In order to make her happy, Tony _ a pile of books and got a plan. Without being _, she went to buy the required items alone. When talking to Tony on the phone, she was discovered by Gladys, who might think she had an _ with some man. It was so _ that she wept with anger a

31、t home. testedabsentalarmedembarrassedelegantabsurdsympathyscannedaccompaniedaffairawfulIn order to let Claire be _ by those women like Gladys, Tony decided to transform the house completely and organize a party. While helping with the improvement, Claire fell off a ladder but was caught by Tony in

32、time and held _ in his arms. Eventually, Tony helped Claire win the victory by _ that he felt more than just the desire to please her. Sad at the fact, Claire asked to be _ alone and ran to her bed, crying hard. enviedfirmlydeclaringleftEx.1 on P13 1. satisfaction; tested out 2. sympathy 3. leave al

33、one 4. desire 5. ring up 6. scanned 7. absurd 8. declaredEx.2 on P13 1. scan 2. favour 3. cushions/beddings 4. beddings/cushions 5. clerks 6. awful 7. turn around 8. alarms 9. declaringscanning Read Para.1-4 and then answer the following questions:1.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?2.What was

34、the robot called Tony like?3. 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 human being than a machine.D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.embarrass (vt.)embarrassed (adj.) embarrassing (adj.)embar

35、rassment (n.) When the lady fell down onto the stage, she felt rather _. It was _ for the lady to fall down onto the stage. Falling down onto the stage _ the lady very much. Falling down onto the stage was a terrible _ to the lady.embarrassedembarrassingembarrassedembarrassment Taking up a reporter

36、on CCTV is the envy of all people. I dont envy Wang Xiaoya her career, but I am strongly envious of her talent instead. It is a_ for a beggar to put up such a ridiculous excuse for money, so that no s_ should be offered to such a man.Tony is just a machine, which made her feel sad. Please find sente

37、nces in the story to show Claires sadness when she remembered Tony was a machine.1.How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.2.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 day.3.Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.In groups, list Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsPhysical MentalEmotional Simi