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1、Robots,Unit 2,Do you like reading science fictions?,Have you ever heard about Isaac Asimov?,He was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.,Lets read a short story about a robot. It was origi
2、nally written by Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer.,Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern,Characters in the story:,- Larrys wife, a housewife,- the robot,- employed in a company that makes robots,- a woman that Claire envies,Fast reading,Read t
3、hrough the passage quickly and then answer the following questions:,1. What is the text mainly about? 2. What did the robot called Tony look like? 3. Why did Larry put Tony into his family?,What is the text mainly about? 2.What did the robot called Tony look like?,It is mainly about how a robot used
4、 for housework was tested out in a family.,He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.,Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.,3. Why did Larry put Tony into his family?,1. Why did Cla
5、ire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didnt like him. C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.,Choose the best answer,C,2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _. A. making her
6、home elegant B. giving her a new haircut and changing the make-up she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. all the above,D,3. 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,D,4.
7、 All the following statements are true except _. Tony tried to please Claire Claire tried to displease Tony Tony managed to protect Claire Gladys admired Claire for her Tony,B,5. We can infer from the passage that_. Claire liked Tony but feared him Claire cried because Tony made her angry Claire for
8、got Tony as soon as Tony left Tony had no feelings as human being,A,alarmed,tall,handsome,smooth,black,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,happy, shy, surprised,Careful-reading,surprised,happy,sad,1. Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Read the story, then fill in t
9、he occasions when Claire had these feelings.,Comprehending,Read the text again and finish the following tasks.,Before he arrived,When he offered to help her dress,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,Helped her with the sales man,When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony,Whe
10、n 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 Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests .,2. Answer the followin
11、g questions.,2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?,He had prevented Claire from harming herself 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 should Tony be rebuilt?,Because the company (designe
12、rs) 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?,I would ,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?,H
13、ow absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. 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 the day. Then she remembered Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.,3. In groups, li
14、st Tonys characteristics that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.,Characteristics,Similar,Different,Physical,Looks like a human being. Body and skin are warm. Hair and fingernails realistic. Voice like a humans.,Facial expressions never change. Quicker reaction
15、s,Characteristics,Similar,Different,Mental,Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skills.,Behaviour not appropriate,Important structures,1. It will be a bonus. Something extra in addition to any usual help. More than you could have
16、 hoped for. 2. he seemed more like a human being than a machine. Tony was machine, but he looked, talked and behaved like a human being so he seemed like a human being.,3. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. It是形式主语，that引导的句子是这句话的主语，that从句叫主语从句。It放在句首、真正的主语放后面，这是英语的一种常见结构。如： Its amazing that he gave up the job. It is clear that he will refuse the offer.,4. you cannot have woman falling love wit
