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There are many types of robots

and they can do different work.

Can you name some of them?

机器猫

Entertainmentrobots

Industrial robots 工业机器人

Domestic robots 家用机器人

The robot which can play with children.

The robot which can play football.

The robot whichcan speak to people.

What can robots do?

Robots

Play with human

take care of human

rescue work

Housework

And so on…

New words

satisfaction n. [U] 满足 , 满意 [C] 另人满足或带来乐 趣的事物absent adj. 不在场的 , 在别处的 (absent

from sth.)

sympathy n. [U, C] 同情 , 同情心(sympathy for/towards sb.)

pile n. 堆 , 叠 vi. 堆起 , 堆积 vt. 把 ...... 堆起accompany vt. 陪伴 (accompany

sb. at/on sth.)

envy vt. 嫉妒 , 羡慕 ( 后接名词或代词作宾语 , 也可接双宾语 )

n. 嫉妒 , 羡慕 (envy of sb;

envy at/of sth; the envy of

sb. )

1. 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.

2. What did Tony do to make Claire

and her home elegant?

Scanning

Tony gave Claire a new haircut and

changed the makeup she wore. He

also suggested Claire buy new

curtains, cushions, a carpet and

paint for the house and new dresses

for herself. He made improvements

on the house so that the house

looked very elegant.

Occasion Claire…

1 disliked him

2 When he arrived was alarmed

3 felt embarrassed

1. Read the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.

Comprehending

Before he arrived

When he offered to help her dress

4 admired him

5 Called him a dear

6 Felt his warmth

When he offered to help her improve her house and herself

When he helped her with the salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony

7 Felt being envied

8 Cried all night

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

1. Why did Tony open the curtains?

He wanted Claire’s guests to see him

and Claire together so that she would

be envied by the women guests.

2. Read the story again and answer the

following questions in group.

2. What did Tony do to prevent

Claire from being harmed?

Tony prevented Claire from being

harmed by making her feel good

about herself. He helped her make

her and her home elegant so that

she would not feel like a failure.

3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?

Tony had to be rebuilt because the

company felt that they could not

have women falling in love with a

robot.

4. How would you feel if you had a

robot like Tony in your house? Students give their own answers.

5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in

her house. What sentences in the

story show that she kept forgetting

and then remembering that he was a

machine?

How absurd, she thought. He was

just a machine. He held her family 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 the day.

Then she remembered-Tony was just

a machine. She shouted “Leave me

alone” and ran to her bed.

6.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the

sight of Tony?

A. Because he was a robot.

B. Because she didn’t like him.

C. Because he was more like a being

than a machine.

D. Because he never changed his

facial expressions.

7. We can infer that when Claire first

saw Tony, she felt alarmed by

_____.

A. his appearance

B. his ability

C. his facial expressions

D. his cleverness

A

8. Why did Claire buy the items from the shop?

A. Because her husband was to return.

B. Because Tony was to leave.

C. Because Tony wanted the house transformed.

D. Because she thought she needed them.

C

9.The robot Tony helped Claire to

realize her dream by______.

A. making her home elegant

B. giving her a new haircut and

changing the makeup she wore

C. giving her advice on her dresses

D. all the above

10. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?

A. To let other women see everything. B. To show the risk of Claire’s

marriage. C. To let other women envy Claire. D. To make Claire elegant just like her

neighbor.

B

11. As a result, the experiment

shows _____.

A. Claire and Tony fell in love

with each other

B. Tony had to be rebuilt

C. Tony was angry with his

designer

D. Both A and B

12. All the following statements are true

except _____.

A. Tony tried to please Claire

B. Claire tried to displease Tony

C. Tony managed to protect Claire

D. Gladys admired Claire for Tony

Characteris

tics of

Tony

He was tall and

handsome although his

_____ __________ never

changed. He had ______

and black hair, deep

_____, and soft and

warm ____.

facial

expressionssmooth

voice

skin

3. Fill in the blacks.

Things

Tony did

to make

Claire

and her

home

elegant

He gave Claire a new

_______ and changed the

makeup she wore.He wrote out a(n) ___ of

items for Claire to buy as

he was not allowed to

__________ her to the

shops.

haircut

list

accompany

Things

Tony did

to make

Claire

and her

home

elegant

Knowing the salesman

was rude to Claire, Tony

made the salesman

change his _______.

He worked steadily on

the ____________ of the

house and it_________

Claire’s neighbor.

attitude

improvements

impressed

Characteristi

csSimilar Different

Physical

Tall,

handsome

, black

hair, deep

voice

Facial

expressions

never

changed

4. List Tony’s characteristics that were

similar to those of a human being and

different from those of a human being.

MentalClever enough to

solve all kinds of

problems

Cannot

think for

itself

5. Finish the following chart.

Claire’s attitude to the robot

She was unwilling to accept it, because she was afraid of being ________.

How Claire felt when first seeing the robot

She felt ________.

harmed

alarmed

What Tony did• prepare meals • do some reading• make up Claire • __________ the house

Why Tony hugged Claire before the party

To make Gladys and other women _____ Claire.

The result of the test

Though it was __________, Tony would have to be rebuilt.

improve

envy

pleasing

6. Read the story and decide whether the

following statements are true or false.

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.

F

T

T

4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.

5. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.

6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.

F

T

F

Find how Claire’s emotion developed.

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

Science fiction is often based on

scientific principles and technology.

Science fiction may make

predictions about life in the future.

Characteristics of science fiction

What are they?

Homework Homework

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science fiction.

Surf the internet to learn about Isaac Asimov.