Unit1SciencefictionReadingandThinking学案-高中英语人教版选择性

Unit1ScienceFiction

SectionAReadingandThinking

I.Learningobjectives

Tobeabletograspthegeneralideaofthepassageandgraspthecontextofthepassage.

TopracticetheskillsoffindinginformationandconcludingthechangesofClaire’sfeelingtowardTony.

TodeveloparightandcriticalattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofrobotsandAI.

II.StudyingProcedures

Step1.prereading

1)Howdorobotsalreadyhelphumansintheirlivestoday?__________________________________________________________________

2)Nowadayscanrobotshaveemotions?

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Step2.Whilereading

1.FastReading

Dividethepassageinto3partsandfigureoutthemainideaofeachpart.

Mainidea:

Itismainlyabouthowahousehold_________was___________inafamily.

Matchthemainideawitheachpart.

para12： ATheprocessoftherobothelpingClaire.

Para38:BTheresultofClairelivingwiththerobot.

Para9:CLarrypersuadedClairetoaccepttherobotthatwouldbetestedout.

2.Readingfordetails

1）.Howmanycharactersarementioned?Whoarethey?Whatistherelationbetween

them?

Characters&Relationship

ahouseholdrobot

__________________

____________________

(workforapanythatmaderobots)

_________

Oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomen

______________

___________

2）Fillintheblankstofinishthestructureofthestory

thesetup

Ahouseholdrobotwasgoingtobe_________byClaire

Conflict

Claire’sfeelings

changed

Claire’sproblems

Tony’shelp

Shethoughtshewasnot_______.

Herhousewasnot_______.

Shewantedtobelike_______________.

Thesaleswomanwas_______toher.

Shewassoclumsyto_____________________.

Hegaveheranew_______andimprovedthe_______shewore.

He____________thehousepletely.

Hesuggesteda_____inherhouse.

Hemadethewomanchangedher_________.

Hemanagedto_________intimefromthenextroom.

Conclusion

Onthenightoftheparty,beforetheguests________,Tonytookherinhisarms,saidthathedidnotwant___________thenextday,andthathefeltmorethanjustthe_______topleaseher.

3)Howdidthestorydevelop?ReadthestorycarefullyandpayattentiontothechangesofClaire’sfeelingstowardsTonyasthestorydeveloped.

Feeling

6.whenClairefellandTonycaughtandheldher

Claire

5.whenTonyhelpedhertalktothesaleswoman

4.whenTonyofferedsympathy

Tony

3.whenTonyaskedifheshouldhelphergetdressed

2.whenshefirstsawhim

1.BeforeTonyarrived

Step3.Postreading

Discussion

Doyouthinkthetestisasuccessorafailure?Why?

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2)RolePlay

Scene：supposeyouarethefiguresofthestory.Whatwouldhappennextintheparty?Wasitasuccess?WhatwouldhappentoClaire?Wassheeventuallysatisfied?

WhatwouldhappentoTony?Didhepassthetestintheexperiment?

Roles：ClaireTonyLarryBelmontGladysClaffern

Linesformyrole

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3）Thinking

Whatkindofrelationshipdoyouthinkhumansandrobotsshouldkeep?Why?

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Step5.Summaryandhomework

1)Writeashortpassagetopresentyourviewaboutthedevelopmentofrobots.

2Readthispassageandunderlinethekeywordsandsentencesyoucan’tunderstand.

AnexcerptfromThreeBodies.

Bythistime,thespotlightshiningontheradioantennaarrayhadgoneout,andtheantennasturnedintoconciseblacktwodimensionalpatternsunderthenightsky,asiftheywererowsofabstractsymbolslookingupattheuniverseinunisonatthesameelevationangle,asiftheywerewaitingforsomething.ThesightsentshiversdownWangMiao'sspine,andhewasremindedofthosegiantpendulumsinThreeBodies.

Itwasexactly1:00a.m.whentheyreturnedtothelab,andwhentheyturnedtheireyestotheterminalscreen,thefluctuationshadjustappeared,straightlinesturningintodingycurves,withspikycrestsatvaryingintervals,andthecolorhadturnedred,asifasnakehadbeguntoengorgeandwriggleafterhibernation.

"ItmustbeamalfunctionoftheCOBEsatellite!"Shareshansaid,staringatthecurveinhorror.

"It'snotamalfunction."WangMiaosaidcalmly,tentativelylearningtocontrolhimselfinthefaceofsuchthings.

"We'llknowsoonenough!"ShaRuishansaid,quicklyoperatingontheothertwoterminals.Soon,hepulleduptherealtimedataofthecosmicbackgroundradiationoftheothertwosatellites,WNAPandPlanck,anddisplayedthechangesascurves

Thethreecurveswerefluctuatinginsynchronization,exactlythesame.

ShaRuishantookoutanotherlaptop,scrambledtostartthesystem,pluggedinthebroadbandcable,andthenmadeaphonecallWangMiaoheardhimcontactingtheUrumqiRadioObservationBaseandwaited.Hedidn'texplainanythingtoWangMiao,staringatthebrowseronthescreen,andWangMiaocouldhearhisrapidbreathing.Afewminuteslater,acoordinatewindowappearedon