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1、What is robots?What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a robot?a computera fiction charactera movie stara machinea servantWarming up IChoose your favorite one.Choose your favorite one.Warming up II What is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually perform
2、ed by humans.Pre-reading I Do you think it is possible for a robot to:think for itself?have feelings?have its own needs and desires?look and feel like a human being?Discuss:Pre-reading II Background information:A retelling of an Isaac Asimovs story called Satisfaction Guaranteed.About a human-like r
3、obot.Asimovs first law for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. The robot, cause the main character to have some very confusing feelings. Larry Belmont ClaireTonyGladys ClaffernCharacters in the story:- Larrys wife, a housewife- the robot - employed in a company
4、that makes robots- a woman that Claire enviesscanning Read through the passage 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?1.What is the text mainly about?2.What did the robot called Tony
5、look like?It is mainly about how a robot used 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 Larr
6、y put Tony into his family?1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she didt like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.Skimming Choose the best answer2. The robot Tony helped Claire t
7、o realize her dreams by_. A. making her 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 above3. 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 wi
8、th his designer D. Both A and B4. All the following statements are true except _. A.Tony tried to please ClaireB.Claire tried to displease TonyC.Tony managed to protect ClaireD.Gladys admired Claire for her Tony5. We can infer from the passage that_.A.Claire liked Tony but feared himB.Claire cried b
9、ecause Tony made her angryC.Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left herD.Tony had no feelings as human being.How did Claire feel? What happened?She saw Tony was _ and _. His hair was _ and _and his voice was _.Tony asked whether she needed help dressing. amazedBy his _ and the _ and _of his skin._To
10、ny caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms .alarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthHappy, surprised, shyCareful-readingHow did Claire feel?What happened?_Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers and declared that he didnt want to leave he
11、r and that he felt more than just the desire to please her._She was envied by those women._She remembered Tony was just a machine.surprisehappysad1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by women guests .Post-reading2. Wha
12、t 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 (designers) cannot have wom
13、en falling in love with machines.In groups, list Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsPhysical MentalEmotional SimilarDifferentDiscussion CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysical(1)Looks like_. (2)Body and skin are_
14、. (3)Hair and fingernails_. (4)Voice like_.(1)Facial expressions_. (2)_ (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time)a humanbeingwarmrealistica humansnever changeQuickerreactionsCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentMentalAble to _and predictions. Able t
15、o _and follow it through. Has good _ skillsBehaviour not_ (Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)make suggestionsmake a plancommunicationappropriateCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentEmotionalCan show _ for Claire and can give _ to her.sympathyencouragementHomeworkDo you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?
