高中英语选修7-unit2-Reading教学内容

Careful Reading
True or False
.
1. Larry was going to be away from home
so he hired a robot to accompany his wife
Claire.
F
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning,
1. think for itself 2. have feelings 3. have its own needs and desires 4. look and feel like a human being
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About the writer: Isaac Asimov
Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
Robots can be made into all kinds of things.
Pre-reading What can robots do?
Do dangerous work
How many characters are mentioned ? Who are they? What are they? what is the relation between them?
Larry Belmont couple
Claire
employed in a company that makes robots
2. What did the robot called Tony look like?
He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.
but at last she agreed to it. T 3. When Tony offered to help dressing,
Claire was pleased to accept it. But she
thought it was surprising for a robot to
选修 7
Unit 2 Robots
Reading
What’s a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. They are programmed and controlled by a computer.
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.
Housework
Secretary
Robots
Play with human And so on…
Types of robots
• Industrial robots used in manufacturing • Domestic robots such as vacuum
cleaners and lawn mowers; • Entertainment robots such as toys and
be so human. F
1
4. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. T
Make a list of what the robot Tony did during the experiment.
did housework
helped Claire make herself and her home elegant by…
gave her a new haircut and
Skimming
Read the text quickly and answer the following questions: 1. What is the text mainly about?
It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.
housewife
Tony
A robot
was to be
tested out
by Claire
in their family
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One of the richest and most powerful women around.
a woman that Claire envies
gave her advice on how
changed the makeup she wore to decorate her house
Prevented Claire from being harmed
(example)
helped Claire be envied
by other women
The change of Claire’s feeling to Tony
unwilling to accept
alarmed,disturbed and frightened
trust
embarrassed, disturbed and frightened
proud of him
fall in love
those in theme parks; • Robots used in toxic waste clean-up and in underwater and space exploration;
…
Do you think it is possible for a robot to: