高中英语 Unit2 Robots Rintensive reading课件 新人教版选修7

Find out the information about Tony
facial expressions never changed
Discover the topic sentence of each paragraph
1 A robot used to do the housework was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire.
2 The robot, called Tony, didn’t look like a machine at all.
3 It was disturbing and frightening to Claire that Tony looked so human.
4 But Claire began to trust Tony.
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.
Two puzzles (discussion)
Not sure. Mostly probably he is just a machine. He did everything just mechanically.
Can show sympathy and can give encouragement. Wants to please
Debate
1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire? 2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire
Homework
2. A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. •While going over the text, try to recognize the collocations, treat them as single blocks of language and copy them out into your Collocation Book.
Find out how Claire’s feelings and ed
embarrassed
unhappy
ridiculous
thankful
absurd
amazed
trust
awful
angry
clumsy
cried all night
shouted “Leave me alone”
Group work: list the similarities and
differences between Tony’s characteristics and a human’s
similarities
differences
Physical
appearance: like a man body and skin: soft and warm. Hair and nail: realistic. Voice: deep
Facial expressions never change. Quicker reaction
similarities
differences
Mental Emotional
Clever enough to solve many kinds of problems
Behavior not appropriate
alarmed
embarrassed
unhappy
ridiculous
thankful
absurd
amazed
trust
awful
cried all night
angry
shouted “Leave me alone”
clumsy
cry out “Tony”
screamed trust
Two puzzles
1. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
2. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
Chronological Sequence
after, afterward, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, immediately, initially, later, meanwhile, next, not long after, now, on (date), preceding, second, soon, then, third, today, until, when
• 9. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.
• 10. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
• 5. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.
• 6. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house.
• 1. Make her feel good about herself: • 1) offer her sympathy • 2) scan books • 3) gave her a new haircut • 4) change the makeup she wore • 5) talk to the salesman • 2. Completely transformed her home • 3. Hold a party to show the changes
Find out the truth first for Larry
• 7. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.
• 8. Claire's guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.
5 Tony wanted to please Claire by helping her make herself and her home elegant.
6 Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore.
Discover the topic sentence of each paragraph
7 Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.
8 Tony worked steadily on the improvements.
9 Tony folded his arms around Claire, bending his face close to hers.
Task 1
• Skim the text to find out Larry Belmont’s problem.
• His wife may have fallen in love with Tony, the robot.
Task 2
Find out the truth first for Larry
Guaranteed
Characters in the story:
Larry Belmont- employed in a company that makes robots Claire- Larry’s wife,a housewife Tony- the robot Gladys Claffern- a woman that Claire envies
and Tony to be in love?
What suggestions do you want to give
to Larry Belmont as an engineer?
What suggestions do you want to give
to Larry Belmont as a husband?
Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.
Homework 1
•1.Make up a mini-play according to the story.
cry out “Tony”
screamed trust
Suppose you are Claire, tell your close friend about your trouble according to the clue above, try your best to use the expressions for
after, afterward, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, immediately, initially, later, meanwhile, next, not long after, now, on (date), preceding, second, soon, then, third, today, until, when
3. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.
Find out the truth first for Larry
4. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.
Period II
a robot news anchor by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro
Will it be possible for a human to fall in love with a robot?
Reading
• Title: • Satisfaction
10 Claire might not be as beautiful as those women, but none of them had such a handsome lover.
11 Then she remembered – Tony was just a machine.
12 The company was very pleased with Tony’s report on his three weeks with Claire.