英語選修7unit2robots

1、RobotsRobotsUnit 2Our slogan is “make progress every day!”授課教師：包麗美授課教師：包麗美A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Today there are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, household robots and ent

2、ertainment robots. Robots also often appear as characters in stories.What is a robot? What is a robot? some real robotsAll robots include 3 elements: Body Control BehaviorAccording to the above definition, many objects are kind of robots. DiscussionDiscussionRobotsPlay with humansDo researchTalk wit

3、h humansDo the houseworkAnd so on Take care of childrenAct as a policeman/a sellerDo some shoppingWhat can a robot do? Say hello to people Talk with peopleClean the planeDo the labour work Lead the wayPlay sportsTransformers 變形金剛變形金剛I, Robot 我，機器人我，機器人 WALLE 機器人總動員機器人總動員Do you know who he is?Do you

4、know who he is?Whats the relationship between Isaac Asimov and robots?Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov is an American scientist and author, who wrote science fiction, proposed three (and then he added Law Zero) Laws of Robotics (in the 1940s):Law Zero: A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction,

5、allow humanity to come to harm. Background knowledgeLaw One: A robot may not injure a human being or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm. Law Two: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Law Three: A robot mu

6、st protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Unit 2 ReadingSatisfaction Satisfaction guaranteedguaranteedReviewWords and expressionsWords Reviewsatisfactionbonusalarmalarmedapronsympathyoverweightelegantfavourpilescanadj. 超重的；體重超常的超重的；體重超常

7、的adj. 優(yōu)雅的；高雅的；講究的優(yōu)雅的；高雅的；講究的n. 喜愛；恩惠喜愛；恩惠n. 堆；摞；疊堆；摞；疊vi. 堆起；堆積堆起；堆積vt. 細看；瀏覽；掃描細看；瀏覽；掃描n. 滿意；滿足；令人滿意的事物滿意；滿足；令人滿意的事物n. 額外津貼；獎金；紅利額外津貼；獎金；紅利vt. 使警覺；使驚恐使警覺；使驚恐 n. 警報；驚恐警報；驚恐adj. 擔心的；害怕的擔心的；害怕的n. 圍裙圍裙n. 同情（心）同情（心）Words Reviewfingernailabsurdhaircutmakeupaccompanycushionbeddingnecklace n. 手指甲手指甲adj. 荒謬

8、的；可笑的荒謬的；可笑的 n. 化妝品化妝品vt. 陪伴；伴奏陪伴；伴奏n. 寢具；鋪蓋寢具；鋪蓋n. 項鏈項鏈 n. （坐、跪時用的）軟墊；靠墊；墊子跪時用的）軟墊；靠墊；墊子 n. 發(fā)型；理發(fā)發(fā)型；理發(fā)clerk n. 售貨員；職員；旅館接待員售貨員；職員；旅館接待員counter n. 柜臺；計數(shù)器柜臺；計數(shù)器awful adj. 極壞的；極討厭的；可怕的極壞的；極討厭的；可怕的affair n. 事務；事情事務；事情armchair n. 扶手椅扶手椅declare vt. 宣布；宣稱宣布；宣稱cuisine n. 烹飪菜肴烹飪菜肴envy vt. 忌妒；羨慕忌妒；羨慕test out

9、ring upturn aroundleave alone 轉(zhuǎn)向；回轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)向；回轉(zhuǎn)試驗；考驗試驗；考驗不管；別惹；不管；別惹；讓讓一個人待著；一個人待著；和和單獨在一起單獨在一起給給打電話打電話MatchBackground informationBackground informationReading Comprehension ISkimmingCharacters in the story:employed in a companythat makes robotsLarrys wife, a housewifeone of the richest and most powerful w

10、omen around, a woman that Claire enviesthe robot to be tested out by Claire in her houseClaires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.Reading Comprehension IIIScanningdisliked himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived was a

11、larmedWhen 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 ladder and was caught by TonyWhen he helped herwith the salesmanThe Chan

12、ge of Claires Feelings to TonyOccasionClaireShe remembered Tony was just a machineWhen she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had neverseen anyone so handsomeas Tony cried all night felt being enviedThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tony sad to remember he was just a machine accept him

13、 trust him proud of him love himDiscuss these questions in groups. Group WorkPlease give your own answers.Language pointscn. satisfaction 令人滿意的事物令人滿意的事物 un. 滿意滿意/滿足滿足 To ones satisfaction 令某人滿意的是（常放句首）令某人滿意的是（常放句首）v satisfy Its not easy to satisfy him. satisfactionPara 1adj. satisfied 感到滿意的感到滿意的 sat

14、isfying 令人滿意的令人滿意的 I am satisfied with the result of the exam. The result of the exam is satisfying. adj. satisfactory 滿意的滿意的/ 良好的圓滿的良好的圓滿的 Its a satisfactory excuse for his absence. absent adj. 反義詞是反義詞是 present 出席的出席的,在場的在場的1. 缺席的缺席的,不在場的不在場的(+from) Three members of the class were absent this morni

15、ng. 今天早晨該班有三人缺席。今天早晨該班有三人缺席。 He is absent from Hong Kong. 他不在香港。他不在香港。2. 缺少的缺少的,不存在的不存在的 Snow is absent in his country. 他的國家不下雪。他的國家不下雪。3. 茫茫然的茫茫然的,心不在焉的心不在焉的 He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望著我。他茫然地望著我。Para 2 alarm n. （1 ） a warning of danger 警報警報 a fire alarm I raised the alarm as soon as I

16、saw whats happening（ 2 ） fear caused by the expectation of danger 恐慌恐慌I hope you wont take alarm at the news. adj. alarmed alarming （驚人的、嚇人的）（驚人的、嚇人的） She felt alarmed when she saw the snake.The news is really alarming. embarrass【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable使困窘使困窘/ 使局促不安使局促不安Are y

17、ou trying to embarrass me?【 adj. 】 embarrassed embarrassing. I felt embarrassed by my being late.【 un. 】 embarrassmentPara 3 sympathy 同情同情(心心) pl 支持支持 feel/have sympathy for sb 同情某人同情某人 out of sympathy 出于同情出于同情 in sympathy with sb / sth同情，贊成支持某人同情，贊成支持某人/ 某事某事 have no / some sympathy with sb /sth 不支

18、持不支持 / 支持某人支持某人/ 某事某事 Para 4 accompany v. （ 1 ） to go / stay with 陪伴陪伴 Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket. What accompanies him is always a dog.（ 2） to exist at the same time 和和一起發(fā)生一起發(fā)生 Lightning usually accompanies thunder.Para 6 declare vt.1) 宣布宣布, 宣告宣告; 聲明聲明Para 92) 宣稱宣稱;斷言斷言+(that) I declared at the meeting that I did not support him. 我在會上聲明我不支持他。我在會上聲明我不支持他。3) 申報申報(納稅品等納稅品等) I have nothing to declare. 我沒什么要申報的。我沒什么要申報的。declare sb (to be) 宣布某人是宣布某人是/樣樣declare war on 向向宣戰(zhàn)宣戰(zhàn)I would like to declare my love for you. announce:宣布宣布 to te