Unit1ReadingandThinking課件人教版高中英語選擇性必修第四冊(cè)

Unit1ScienceFiction

ReadingandThinkingToday’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.

——IsaacAsimovwhenitcomestosciencefiction,whatdoyouusuallythinkof?dinosaursAIandrobotsaliens外星人superpowerPre-readingWatchthevideoclipoftheRobotSophia（索非亞機(jī)器人）inaTVshow.What’sunusualaboutRobotSophia?Doyouthinkarobotcanhaveitsownfeelingsorthoughts?

makegooddialoguesandplayjokeslooklikehumansandhavefacialexpressions

plantodominatethehumanrace(kidding)goodatplayinggamesArobotcanonlydowhatit’sprogrammedtodoeventhoughtheycanshowfeelingsusingfacialexpressions.LookatthetitleandpredicttheplotRewritten.ItisoriginallywrittenbyIsaacAsimov.ReadingItisprobablyaboutaproductwhichmakesitscustomersfeelsatisfied.2.Whatdoes“adapted”underthetitlemean?1.WhatisthestorytitledSatisfactionGuaranteedprobablyabout?ReadforthecharactersandtheirrelationsReadingHowmanycharactersarementioned?Whoarethey?Whataretherelationshipsbetweenthem?LarryBelmont,whoworkedforarobotcompanyGladysClaffern,arichandpowerfulwoman

acouplefriendsworkontestoutahouseholdrobotTonyClaireahousewife閱讀精析·合作學(xué)習(xí)

Task1框架宏觀建構(gòu):整體理解

1.SkimthepassageandfillintheblanksCharacters:LarryBelmont:Anemployeeatarobot(1)________.Claire:LarryBelmont’s(2)____.Tony:A(3)_____.GladysClaffern:Claire’sneighbour.companywiferobotWhile-readingStoryline:Para.1

Arobotistobetestedout.Para.2

Therobot,Tony,istestedoutinClaire’s(4)_____.Para.3

Tonycanservebreakfast.Para.4

Tonycanshow(5)_________toClaire.Para.5

Tonycanreadbooks.Para.6

TonyhelpsClaireimproveher(6)_______andhelpshergainrespect.Para.7

TonygivesClaireagoodsuggestion.Para.8

TonyprotectsClairefromfallingofftheladder.Para.9

Tonyexpresseshisheart/lovetoClaire.2.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?Thepassageismainlyabout__________________________________________housesympathymakeuphowarobotusedforhouseworkistestedoutinafamily

Task2文本微觀剖析:細(xì)節(jié)探究

1.Choosethebestanswer.(1)WhatdoesLarryBelmontthinkoftestingouttherobotinhishouse?Itisanextrabenefit. B.Itishisresponsibility.C.Ithelpsimprovehishouse.D.ItcanmakeClairehappy.(2)HowdidClairefeelwhenTonyofferedtohelphergetdressed?A.Proud.

B.Happy.C.Guilty. D.Embarrassed.(3)WhydoesTonyworkonthehouseimprovement?A.BecauseClairewantstoholdapartyinherhouse.B.BecauseClaireplanstogiveLarryasurprise.C.BecauseClairedoesn’tthinkitgoodenoughforLarry.D.BecauseClaireintendstomakethebestofTony.(4)WhatdoesGladysClaffernthinkoftherelationshipbetweenClaireandTony?Friends.B.Lovers.C.Relatives. D.Colleagues.(5)Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TonyfallsinlovewithClaire.B.Tonywillhavearestthatnight.C.TonywillstaywithClaireforever.D.Tony,therobotneedstobeimproved.2.Rereadthepassageandfillintheblanks.

ArobotnamedTonywassenttoClaire’shouse(1)________(test)out.Helookedlikearealman,tallandhandsomewithsmoothhair(2)____adeepvoice.Notonlydidhelooklikeahuman,buthe(3)________(behave)likearealman.HedideverythingtocomfortClaire.Hepreparedbreakfastin(4)___morning.HeeventriedtohelpClaireget(5)_______(dress),whichmadeClairefeelembarrassed.WhenheheardthatClairewasnot(6)________(satisfy)withherhouse,hebegantoimproveit.WhenhelearnedthatClairewasjealousofanotherlady,hehelpedtoimprove(7)___(she)makeupandmakeGladysandherfriendsadmireClaireby(8)_______(hold)apartyathome.

Tonywasonlyarobot,buthecoulddoandthink(9)_______(exact)likearealman.Heevenfellinlovewithhishostess,Claire,neartheendofthetest.(10)_____anexcellentsciencefictionitis!tobetestedandbehavedthedressedsatisfiedherholdingexactlyWhat

Discussion:GroupworkHowdidClaire’sfeelingstowardTonychangeasthestorydeveloped?1.Underlinethewordsandexpressionsshowingherfeelings.2.FillintheoccasionswhenClairehadthesefeelings.Post-readingalarmedembarrassedadmireandtrustcallhimadearfeelhiswarmthBeforehearrivedShefirstsawhimTonyaskedifsheneededhelpdressingTonyofferedsympathytoherTonyhelpedhertalktothesales-womanTonymanagedtocatchherandheldherClaire’sfeelingstowardTonychangedasthestorydeveloped.

ReadthelastPara

HowdidTonyfeelaboutClaire?DidhereallyloveClaireorjustcontinuetohelpClaire?Didtheguestsseewhathappened?Howwouldtheyfeel?ThinkingandDiscussing

Howdoyouthinkthisstorywillend?

Workingroupsandcomeupwithanending.Listeningandfillintheblanks1.Tonylethergoand________________________.ItwasthenthatClairerealizedthat_____________________________________________________.2.What______________________________bythosewomen!Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,but________________________________________________________________.3.ButeventhoughTonyhadbeen_____________________,hewould____________________－youcannothavewomen__________________________________.disappearedfromsightTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindowfallinginloveasweetvictorytobeenviednoneofthemhadsuchahandsomeloversocleverandcaringhavetoberebuiltwithmachines

Tonyfreed

heranddisappearedfromsight.

Itwasthen

thatClairerealizedthatTony

hadopenedthecurtainsofthe

frontwindow.

Herguestshad

seeneverything!Thewomenwereimpressed

byClaire,

thehouseandthe

deliciouscuisine.What

asweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen!

Thensheremembered--Tonywasjusta

machine.

Sheshouted"Leavemealone"andrantoherbed.Shecriedallnight.ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway.EventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt-youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.Howdifferentisitfromyourending?CompletethediagramwiththesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenTonyandahumanbeing.Thenusethewordsintheboxestodescribethesimilaritiesanddifferences.ComparisonthesameassimilartosimilarlymorelikejustasincomparisoninthesamewayContrastdifferentfrombutwhilewhereasalthoughhoweverontheotherhandincontrastTonyHumanbeingfacialexpressionneverchanges;programmedtoappearsensitiveandearing;alwaysthesamefacialexpressionchangesoften;canshowtruesensitivityandcare;emotionscanchangesmoothhair;offerssympathy;treatspeoplekindly;warmbodyAhumanbeing’sfacialexpressionchangesoften,whereasTony’sneverchanges.AlthoughTony’sneverchanges.AlthoughTony’sactionsappearedsensitiveandcaring,hewasjustfollowinghisprogrammingandthesewerenotrealemotions.IncontrasttoTony,whoneverchangedfromhisprogramming,ahuman’semotionscanchange.However,therearesimilaritiesbetweenthem.Tony’ssmoothhairandwarmbodyarethesameashumanbeings.Tonytreatspeoplekindlyinthesameway.Hecanoffersympathyjustaswhatwedo.Importantphrases

ahouseholdrobot家用機(jī)器人testout檢驗(yàn);測(cè)試onabusinesstrip因公出差feelalarmed感到擔(dān)心morelike更像是;更接近smoothhair順滑的頭發(fā)adeepvoice低沉渾厚的聲音facialexpression面部表情feelembarrassed感到難堪的，感到尷尬的Itisridiculousthat...荒謬的是……withdignity有尊嚴(yán)地，體面地withwonder驚奇地orrather更確切地說makeup

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