人教版高中英语精品课件 选修七 2.2《Unit 2 Warm up and Reading》

2 Why did Tony open the curtains?
He opened the curtains so that the other women — Claire’s guests could see them.
3 What did Tony do to prevent Claire
comprehending
Read the text SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, and answer the following questions.
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.
from being harmed?
He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own
sense of failure.
4 Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because the company (designers)
Reading Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
F 1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife . T 2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. T 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
cannot have women falling in love with
machines.
comprehending
In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.
F
Readin g 4. It was Claire that first decided to invite
Gladys and her friends to her house. 5. Claire’s guests were filled with T admiration when they saw her house was completely changed . 6. The company was satisfied with F Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
Warming Up Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
Robots can be made into all kinds of things.
What can robots do ?Pre-reading
Characteristics Similar Different
Physical
Facial Looks like a expression human being. s never Tall, handsome, change. black hair, deep quicker voice reactions.
Warming Up
What’s a robot? (Page10)
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans ,which are programmed and controlled by a computer .
Never
experienced
feelings like
humans
Homework 1 Read the text freely.
2 Pre-view learning about language. 3 Surf the internet to learn more about
robots and science fiction.
Talk with human
Housework
Robots
Look for human
Play with human And so on…
Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed (Page11)
About the writer: Isaac Asimov
Asimov’s first law for robots: A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one.
Clever enough
Mental
to solve all
kinds of
problems
Behaviour not appropriate,
Cannot think for itself
Can show sympathy and Emotional can give encoragement. Wants to please