人教高中英語選修七Unit_Robots_reading

1、Unit 2Unit 2 RobotsRobots What is a robot? A robot is a machine _ to do jobs that are usually _ by humans . Robots are _ and _ by a computer. designedperformedprogrammedcontrolledGuess what these robots are doing.dancing Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses and there

2、 are different kinds of robots.industrial robotsexplore dangerous placeswork in factoriespour teahousehold robotsserve ussweep the floor cook dinnerwork as a waiterentertainment robotsplay with childrenRobotsPlay with humansDo researchTalk with humansDo the houseworkAnd so onTake care of childrenAct

3、 as a policeman/a sellerDo some shoppingWhat can a robot do?Do you think it is possible for a robot to:have feelings?to think for itself?have its own needs and desires?look and feel like a human being?Isaac Asimov(艾薩克 阿西莫夫)（1920-1992）An American scientist and writerScience fiction stories about robo

4、tsAbout the authorAbout the authorNothing is impossible in a fiction!Films based on the works of Isaac Asimov (艾薩克 阿西莫夫)The text mainly tells us _.A. why Claire fell in love with a human beingB. why a robot fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a fami

5、lyD. that a robot can save a humanbeing from dangerSkimmingReading Comprehension IPart 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4 Para 1- Para 3Para 4- Para 8Para 9- Para 11Para 12Meet Help love Leave Reading for structure1. How many characters are mentioned? (para 1-4) 2. What did Tony look like? 3. Whats Claires feel

6、ing towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony?ScanningReading Comprehension II (part 1 )Larry Belmont ClaireTonyGladys Claffern1.Characters in the story:1.Characters in the story:- Larrys wife, a housewife- the robot - working in a comp

7、any that makes robots- a woman that Claire envies (嫉妒嫉妒)2. 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.3. Whats Claires feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire h

8、ave such a kind of feeling towards Tony?She felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine.Claire had a sense of failureShe wasoverweight and was notsmartHer house was notelegantThe salesman was rude to herShe wanted to be another GladysShe fell off a ladderHow did Tony help Claire?

9、Claire had a sense of failureShe wasoverweight and wasntsmartHer house was notelegantThe salesman was rude to herShe wanted to be another GladysShe fell off a ladderHe gave her a new haircut andchanged the makeup she woreHemanagedto catch her in time fromthe nextroomHe suggesteda party in her houseH

10、e made the salesmanchangedhis attitudeHe transformedthe housecompletelyTony: Mr. Perfect !He gave her a new haircut andchanged the make up she woreHe transformedthe housecompletelyHe made the salesmanchangedhis attitudeHe suggesteda party in her houseHemanagedto catch her in time fromthe nextroomWas

11、 Claire satisfied with Tony?What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover!Claires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.scanningReading Comprehen

12、sion IIIdislike himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived was alarmedWhen he offered tohelp her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered tohelp her improve her house and herself admired himThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tonycalled him a dearOccasionClaire felt his warmthWhen she fell off a l

13、adder and was caught by TonyWhen he helped herwith the salesmanWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsomeas TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machine felt being envied cried all nightHow Claires emotion developedrefuseaccepttrustproudlovesadMini Deb

14、ateUseful expressions (推測與確信)I think/ dont think I believe / dont believeI guess/ suppose I wonderIm sure that I have a belief thatIs it possible that? Are you sure that?1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire?2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love?Do you th

15、ink it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?rebuild?My dear wifeWould you give some suggestions to Mr. Belmont?(as an engineer or a husband)包君滿意Title: Satisfaction GuaranteedA different titleHow did Claire feel? What happened?_She saw Tony was _ and _. He had _hair and his voice was _._Tony asked w

16、hether she needed help dressing. amazedBy his _ and the _ and _of his skin._Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms .alarmedtallhandsomesmoothdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthHappy, surprised, shyReading for DetailsReading for detailsHow did Claire feel?What happened?_Tony folded

17、 his arms around her, bending his face close to hers and _that he didnt want to leave her and that he felt more than just the _ to please her._She was envied by those women._She remembered Tony was just a machine.surprisedhappysaddeclareddesireIsaac Asimovs Laws For robots First Law : A robot must n

18、ot injure human beings or allow them to be injured.Second law : .Third Law : .1.Read the text loudly and fluently2.Preview “ A biography of Isaac Asimov”(P16)3.Finish off the Exercises on the worksheet.Language pointsSatisfaction C n.令人滿意的事物 U n.滿意；滿足to ones v. satisfy adj. satisfied 滿意的adj. Satisfy

19、ing ,satisfactory 令人滿意的/ 良好的/圓滿的Its a satisfactory/satisfying excuse for his absence.1 satisfaction2. experiment with: vt. 試用(用.作試驗)Small businesses are anxious to experiment with computers .小型企業(yè)都急于試 用計算機。 experiment n. do an experiment perform an experiment carry out an experiment3. absent adj. abs

20、ence n.1. 缺席的,不在場的(+from) He is absent from Hong Kong. 他不在香港。2. 茫茫然的,心不在焉的 He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望著我。 He had an absent look on his face. 他臉上露出心不在焉的神色。 4 embarrass【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable使困窘/ 使局促不安Are you trying to embarrass me?【 adj. 】 embarrassed embarrassing

21、. I felt embarrassed by my being late.【 un. 】 embarrassment5 pile n. 堆, 疊 vi. 堆起, 堆積 vt. 把.堆起There were a pile of magazines on thedesk .Ive got piles of work to do this evening .The fallen leaves piled up .堆積a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/ 成批的6. or rather ad. 確切地說(說得更準(zhǔn)確些)This new product, or rat

22、her, this new style of shirt, is not very attractive American, or rather, Afro- American is good at Jazz music. 美國人，或者更確切地說非洲裔美國人擅長爵士音樂。 【 n. 】 reach within ones reach out of ones reach = beyond ones reach 7.reach for / reach out ones hand fore.g. He reached out his hand for an apple. reach into把手伸進

23、I saw my younger brother reaching into the cake tin .8. accompany v. 陪伴，伴奏我想讓你陪我去超市。Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket.雷聲常常伴隨著閃電而來。Lightning usually accompanies thunder. accompany sb on sth 同某人一起做某事 accompany sb to a place 陪某人去- accompany sb at/on 用-為某人伴奏He accompanied this singer at the

24、 piano.9.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.1).謂語是go, come, run,等表示位置轉(zhuǎn)移的動詞和be動詞，2). 句中有表示方位的副詞 there, here, up, down , in ,out, away 等，為強調(diào)該副詞，可將副詞置于句首, 構(gòu)成倒裝。注意：若主語是名詞，用倒裝， 若是代詞，則不倒裝。 There came the bus! Here he is ! there stood. 此句為存在結(jié)構(gòu),常用于這種結(jié)構(gòu)的動詞有stand, seem to be, happen to be, be l

25、ikely to be, live, come, enter, lie等 There happened to be nobody in the room.10 affair 【 cn. 】事情/ 曖昧關(guān)系/ 私通 pl . 業(yè)務(wù) / 事務(wù)/ 事態(tài)Affairs at present in that country are unsettled . 那個國家當(dāng)前的局勢動蕩不安. current / foreign / world affairs 時事/ 外交事務(wù)/ 世界事務(wù) affairs of state 國事/ 國務(wù)/ 政務(wù) 11. fall off:跌落 fall off the ladde

26、r/tree fall in love with sb. 愛上某人 fall apart 破裂, 破碎 fall back on sb. /sth. 有困難求助某人 fall behind sb. /sth. 落后于某人 fall behind 落在-后面 fall behind with 沒有及時做，拖欠Eg. He fell behind with his school work again.1).I have known him for more than twenty years. 我認識他已超過二十年了。2). Kate was more than a teacher. 凱特不僅僅是

27、位教師。3). I am more than happy to see you . 看到你，我非常高興。4). He is more scared than ill. 他與其說是病了,倒不如說他是受了驚嚇。12.more than1).more than + 數(shù)詞 -“多于,大于, 超過”2).more than + n -“不僅僅是，不止”3).more than + adj / adv / v -“很 / 非?！?).more + adj / adv / n / v + than -“與其說, 不如說”13.It was then that Claire realized that Ton

28、y had opened the curtains It is / was + 強調(diào)部分 that / who + 其它1).It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job_ matters. A. one B. that C. what D. it 2). It was after the invention of printing _to publish large numbers of books and pictures .A. were people able B. that p

29、eople were able C. when were people able D. people were able B B 14 envy un.He was filled with envy of me / at my success .feel envy of sb / at sth 對感到妒忌out of envy 出于妒忌with envy 羨慕地 They looked at her with envy.Vt. envy sb sth/doing sth I dont envy you your journey in such bad weather.He envied me

30、passing the exam.15. leave / let alone / be 不管/ 不打擾/ 不理會Ive told you to leave my things alone .Let me be , I want a rest .leave + 賓語+ 補足語 使處于狀態(tài)Leave the door open. 娛樂機器人娛樂機器人科幻小說科幻小說有他自己需要和渴求有他自己需要和渴求用用做試驗做試驗考驗，試驗考驗，試驗離開三個星期離開三個星期感到恐慌感到恐慌更像人類而不是機器人更像人類而不是機器人他的面部表情他的面部表情在第二天早上在第二天早上感到窘困，尷尬感到窘困，尷尬對對表示

31、同情表示同情提升他的社會地位提升他的社會地位答應(yīng)使她變的優(yōu)雅答應(yīng)使她變的優(yōu)雅 entertainment robots science fiction have its own needs and desires experiment with test out be absent for three weeks feel alarmed seem more like a human than his facial expression on the second morning feel embarrassed feel/have/express sympathy for improve h

32、is social position promise to make her elegant一堆書一堆書更確切的說更確切的說詫異的看著他的手指詫異的看著他的手指伸手去伸手去-被被感到驚訝感到驚訝陪她去商店陪她去商店在柜臺處在柜臺處打電話給打電話給TonyTony轉(zhuǎn)身轉(zhuǎn)身從她驚訝的表情上從她驚訝的表情上與與有曖昧關(guān)系有曖昧關(guān)系因生氣而哭泣因生氣而哭泣有條不紊的進行裝修有條不紊的進行裝修從梯子上掉下來從梯子上掉下來 a pile of books or rather look at his fingers with wonder reach for/reach out ones hand. be

33、amazed by/at accompany sb to shops at the counter ring Tony up turn around by the amazed and surprised l- have an affair with weep with anger work steadily on the impro fall off the ladder 及時的接住她及時的接住她緊緊地抱在懷里緊緊地抱在懷里鐘敲了鐘敲了8 8下下感到不僅僅有做感到不僅僅有做的渴望的渴望因因而留下深刻印象而留下深刻印象小聲對小聲對說說被被嫉妒嫉妒別管我別管我很滿意很滿意保護人類不受傷害保護人類

34、不受傷害失敗感失敗感讓女士愛上他讓女士愛上他 catch her in time hold her firmly in his arms the clock strikes eight feel more than the desire to be impressed by whisper to sb be envied by leave alone be very pleased withprotect human being from harm a sense of failure have women falling in love with留出一點時間留出一點時間曾經(jīng)曾經(jīng)喜愛那些設(shè)計喜

35、愛那些設(shè)計對對-嚴(yán)格的嚴(yán)格的動手和主人打架動手和主人打架響起警報響起警報總共總共 set aside some time at one time favour designs be firm with- get into physical fights with set off the alarms in all 一定會引起麻煩一位美國的科學(xué)家兼作家由于HIV病毒感染一次輸血兼職獲得化學(xué)碩士學(xué)位和職員們一起作為一個初級的化學(xué)師 be bound to cause trouble an American scientist and wr- as a result of an HIV infect

36、ion a blood transfusion work part-time gain a masters degree in chem- join the staff as a junior chemistGrammarThe Passive InfinitiveM7U2 Grammar.pptwork as a waiterentertainment robotsplay with children6. or rather ad. 確切地說(說得更準(zhǔn)確些)This new product, or rather, this new style of shirt, is not very at

37、tractive American, or rather, Afro- American is good at Jazz music. 美國人，或者更確切地說非洲裔美國人擅長爵士音樂。 【 n. 】 reach within ones reach out of ones reach = beyond ones reach 7.reach for / reach out ones hand fore.g. He reached out his hand for an apple. reach into把手伸進I saw my younger brother reaching into the cake tin .10 affair 【 cn. 】事情/ 曖昧關(guān)系/ 私通 pl . 業(yè)務(wù) / 事務(wù)/ 事態(tài)Affairs at present in that country are unsett