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人教课标版 选修 7 Unit 2

　 robot ['rəubɔt] ['robət] 　　名词 n. [C] 　　 1. 机器人；自动控制装置；遥控装置 　　 2. 机械呆板的人，机器般工作的人

What can a

robot do?

It can do many different things.

Robot worker Robot waiter

Robot guide Robot nurse

play music dance sing

sweep the floorpour tea cook dinner

play with us

play football

explore dangerous places

Robots

Play with human

take care of human

rescue work

Housework

And so on…

A robot can do all the housework. It can

cook dinner, do the laundry, iron shirts,

make the bed, sweep the floor and wash

the dishes. A robot can also look after

children.

Children all like to play with robots. A

robot can be a teacher. It knows

everything and remembers everything

well. It can help me with my homework.

It can also help scientists explore

dangerous places, like the sea and outer

space.

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. Which of the following is

NOT Tony’s characteristic?

A. Clumsy.

B. Handsome.

C. Helpful.

D. Smart.

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

8. Which of the following is the right description about Gladys?

A. She was a rich and powerful fat woman.

B. She had everything that Claire wanted and envied.

C. She was the one whom Claire turned to for help when she was annoyed.

D. She had a bad relationship with Claire.

9. Tony did the following things to

help Claire EXCEPT _______.

A. giving her a new haircut

B. changing her makeup

C. having the house completely

transformed and improved

D. going into a jewellery shop to buy

her a necklace

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.

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

Characterist

ics 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

Characteristics Similar 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.

Mental Clever enough to

solve all kinds of

problems

Cannot

think for

itself

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

Remember the characteristics of

science fiction.

Surf the internet to learn more

about robots and science fiction.

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Isaac Asimov.

Remember the characteristics of

science fiction.

Surf the internet to learn more

about robots and science fiction.

Surf the internet to learn about

Isaac Asimov.

Thank You