选修7Unit 2RobotReading

1、2020/6/30,.,1,2020/6/30,.,2,Loading,2020/6/30,.,3,Is she real,2020/6/30,.,4,A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.,2020/6/30,.,5,Today there are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, househol

2、d robots, and entertainment robots. Robots also often appear as characters in stories.,2020/6/30,.,6,Industrial robots 工业机器人,2020/6/30,.,7,Do you know any science fiction , literature, films, video games , TV shows and cartoons that include robots as characters?,2020/6/30,.,8,Do you think it is poss

3、ible for a robot to think for itself? have feelings? have its own needs and desires?,2020/6/30,.,9,Will it be possible for a human being to fall in love with a robot?,2020/6/30,.,10,Were going to learn such a story.,2020/6/30,.,11,2020/6/30,.,12,It was written by the science fiction writer, Isaac As

4、imov, and published in 1951.,Background information,2020/6/30,.,13,.Find out the four Characters in the story.,Larrys wife, a housewife,the robot,employed in a company that makes robots,a woman that Claire envies,Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern,2020/6/30,.,14,.What is the type or form of l

5、iterature of this passage ?,Argumentative writing,Narration 记叙文,Expositive writing 说明文,Science fiction,2020/6/30,.,15,TRUE OR FALSE ?,1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire. 2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last

6、. 3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human. 4. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.,T,T,F,F,2020/6/30,.,16,5. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, wh

7、o wanted to improve his social position. 6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out. 7. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house.,T,F,F,2020/6/30,.,17,8. It was Claire that first decided to invite G

8、ladys and her friends to her house. 9.While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part. 10. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her. 11. The company was very pleased with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.,T,F,T,F,

9、2020/6/30,.,18,2020/6/30,.,19,Comprehending,Before he arrived,When he offered to help her dress,2020/6/30,.,20,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,When he helped her with the salesman,When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony,Tony understood her and offered sympathy to her,

10、2020/6/30,.,21,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,2020/6/30,.,22,Find how Claires emotion developed.,At first refused to have Tony at her house,accept him, trust him, proud of him, love him, sad

11、to remember he was just a machine,2020/6/30,.,23,helped Claire make herself and her home elegant by,helped Claire be envied by other women,gave her advice on how to decorate her house,gave her a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore,What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?,Q&A,2020/6/30,.,24,Do you like the story? Why or why not?,2020/6/30,.,25,1.Retell the story according to the development of Claires feelings. 2.Underline the language points you think are important.,& prevision,2020/6/30,.,26,1. Do you think Tony was also in love with