高二英语Robots课件1

1、Unit 2 ReadingSATISFACTION SATISFACTION GUARANTEEDGUARANTEEDRead the explanation and speak out the word it explains.to wish that you had something that another person has a long flat narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served affairn. 事物；事情；暧昧关系事物；事情；暧昧关系cou

2、ntern. 柜台；计数器柜台；计数器cuisinen. 烹饪烹饪 (风味风味)；菜肴；菜肴a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter a style of cooking envyvt. 忌妒；羡慕忌妒；羡慕alarmvt. 使警觉；惊动使警觉；惊动n. 警报；惊恐警报；惊恐a warning of danger, typically a loud noise or flashing light alarmedadj. 担心的；害怕的担心的；害怕的worried or frightened b

3、y something haircutn. 发型；理发发型；理发the style in which someones hair is cut, or an occasion of cutting or styling the hair bonusn. 额外津贴；奖金；红利额外津贴；奖金；红利an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward as well as the money you were expecting overweightadj. 超重的；体重超常的超重的；体重超常的fat; heavie

4、r than is allowed favorn. 喜爱；恩惠喜爱；恩惠vt.喜爱；偏袒喜爱；偏袒a kind action that you do for someone; when you favour someone by giving them an advantage, such as money or a good job a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties sympathyn. 同情同情(心心)(an expression of) und

5、erstanding and care for someone elses suffering elegantadj. 优雅的；讲究的优雅的；讲究的graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour clerkn. 售货员售货员; 职员职员; 旅馆接待员旅馆接待员 accompanyvt. 陪伴；伴奏陪伴；伴奏to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something; to sing or play an instrument with another

6、 musician or singer declarevt. 宣布；声明；宣称宣布；声明；宣称to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly or officially awfuladj. 极坏的；可怕的极坏的；可怕的extremely bad or unpleasant vt. 细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描扫描to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information;to use

7、 a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer, or to take a picture of the inside of something scanabsurdadj. 荒谬的；可笑的荒谬的；可笑的stupid or unreasonable; silly in a humorous way test outring upturn aroundleavealone 转向；回转转向；回转考验考验不管；别惹；不管；别惹；让让一个人待着一个人待着给给打电话打电话MatchThe reading passage is a ret

8、elling of anIsaac Asimovs science fiction called Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a human-like robot, illustrates(阐明阐明) Asimovs first law for robots:A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one. In f

9、ollowing this law, the robot, which is very human-like, causes the main character, Claire, to have some very confusing feelings. Background informationBackground information Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology. Science fiction may make predictions about life in the

10、 future.Characteristics of science fictionSkimming to get general ideasThe 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 familyD. that a robot can save a humanbeing from dang

11、erSkimmingReading Comprehension I1. How many characters are mentioned?2. Who are they? 3. What is the relation between them?SkimmingReading Comprehension IILarry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larrys wife, a housewife Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their f

12、amilyGladys Claffern - the most powerful women around, a woman that Claire enviesCharacters in the story:Careful reading to solve difficult points1. test out 考验考验Scientists test out theories by experiment.科学家靠实验检验理论。科学家靠实验检验理论。test vt.测验；检验；试验；检查测验；检验；试验；检查The teacher tested the children on their ho

13、mework. 老师就孩子们的家庭作业进行检查。老师就孩子们的家庭作业进行检查。2. alarm n. (1) a warning of danger 警报警报 a fire alarm I raised the alarm as soon as I saw what was happening.(2) fear caused by the expectation of danger 恐慌恐慌I hope you wont take alarm at the news. alarm v.(1) giving a warning 警告警告The notice board alarms peopl

14、e not to swim in the river.(2) feel feared or cause anxiety 恐慌恐慌The news that H5N1 has spread alarmed the nation. alarmed adj. 惊恐的惊恐的, 忧虑的忧虑的alarming adj. 惊人的惊人的, 吓人的吓人的The news is really alarming. 3. accompany v. (1) to go/stay with Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket. What accompanies h

15、im is always a dog.(2) to exist at the same time 和和一起发生一起发生 Lightning usually accompanies thunder.4. declare vt.(1) 宣布；宣告；声明宣布；宣告；声明+(that) to make known formally or officiallyThe new Congress declared a state of war with Germany. 新的国会向德国宣战了。新的国会向德国宣战了。(2) 宣称；断言宣称；断言+(that)The accused man declared h

16、imself innocent. 被告声称他是无罪的。被告声称他是无罪的。I declared at the meeting that I did notsupport him.我在会上声明我不支持他。我在会上声明我不支持他。(3) 申报申报 (纳税品等纳税品等)I have nothing to declare. 我没什么要申报的。我没什么要申报的。I would like to declare my love for you. announce 宣布宣布 to tell a lot of peopleIf I have a birthday party, I want to announc

17、e it to my friends.declare 宣告宣告, 宣布宣布a way of expressing oneself辨析辨析: declare与与announce5. leave/let alone/be 不管不管/不打扰不打扰/不理会不理会Ive told you to leave my things alone.Please dont leave me alone in the dark room.Let me be, I want a rest.leave + 宾语宾语 + 补足语补足语 使使处于处于状态状态Leave the door open. 1. As she tur

18、ned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. 当她转过身时，看到格拉迪斯当她转过身时，看到格拉迪斯克拉芬站克拉芬站在那儿。在那儿。句中句中as意为意为“当当时时”，为从属连词，为从属连词，引导时间状语从句。通常强调引导时间状语从句。通常强调“ 同一时间同一时间” 或或“ 一先一后一先一后”，如：，如：As I was going out, it began to rain.主句主句“there stood Gladys Claffern”是由是由副词副词there引导的倒装句。引导的倒装句。课文难句精析【拓展拓展】as有时还有有时还有“随着随着”的意思，如：

19、的意思，如：As spring warms the good earth, all flowers begin to bloom. 由副词由副词there和和here引导的倒装句通常不引导的倒装句通常不用于人称代词，即不说用于人称代词，即不说“Here comes he!”而须说而须说“Here he comes!” 但在对比情况下，但在对比情况下，人称代词则与连系动词人称代词则与连系动词be构成倒装句，如：构成倒装句，如：There was he, on the playground, while I had to study.2. The guests would be arriving

20、soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room. 客人很快就要来了，克莱尔叫托尼去另一客人很快就要来了，克莱尔叫托尼去另一个间房。个间房。句中用到过去将来进行时，由句中用到过去将来进行时，由“would +be + 动词的现在分词动词的现在分词”构成，表示在过去构成，表示在过去看来将来某一时间正在发生的动作。它常看来将来某一时间正在发生的动作。它常和表示过去将来的时间状语连用，但上下和表示过去将来的时间状语连用，但上下文清楚时，时间状语可省略。和将来进行文清楚时，时间状语可省略。和将来进行时一样，它也常表计划中的事，不表意愿时一样，它也常表计

21、划中的事，不表意愿或打算。它还有一个特点，即常用在宾语或打算。它还有一个特点，即常用在宾语从句从句 (尤其是间接引语尤其是间接引语)中。中。例如：例如：a. Mr. Smith never realized that some day he would be living in China.b. Mary told us that Jack would be coming next Saturday.【拓展拓展】过去将来进行时有时也可用于其他从句过去将来进行时有时也可用于其他从句中，如：中，如：I would pay the rest as I would be leaving Beijing

22、. (用在状语从句中用在状语从句中) 。也可用在独立句中。也可用在独立句中。如：如：The car started. Ellen Green would be driving off to the college.Scanning to get detail informationClaires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.scanningReading Comprehension IIIdislike him

23、Before 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 ladder and was caugh

24、t by TonyWhen he helped herwith the salesmanThe Change 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 T

25、ony sad to remember he was just a machineReview Claires emotional development.At first refused to have Tony at her houseaccept him trust him proud of him love him Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she ag

26、reed to it at last.3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.True or FalsescanningReading Comprehension IV5. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.6. Claires guests

27、were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.7. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.1. Why did Tony open the curtains?2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?3. Why did Tony have to b

28、e rebuilt?4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? scanningRead the story again and answer the following questions in grou

29、ps.scanningReading Comprehension V1. Why did Tony open the curtains?2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Tony prevented Claire from being harming by making her feel good about

30、 herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a

31、robot. open5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?How absurd, she thought. He was just amachine. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.She screamed, pushed h

32、im away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered - Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her house.In groups, list Tonys characteristicsthat were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.Characteristics SimilarDifferentPh

33、ysicalMentalscanningReading Comprehension VCharac-teristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalLooks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voicelike a humans.Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and eventhough Tony wasin the next ro

34、om,he managed to catch her in time.)Charac-teristics SimilarDifferentMentalAble to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skill.Behaviour not appropriate(Tony brought her breakfast and thenasked her whether she needed help dressing.)If you

35、 were a robot engineer, what kind of robot would you like to create? Why ?DiscussionDiscussion Post-reading Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future?2. What will the robots be like in 2500?3. What kind of robot do you think is the most helpful to us in our daily lives?Quiz

36、QuizI. Complete the following sentences with proper words.1. The mans parents _ (声称声称) that they didnt want to see him again.2. The government is a_ by the dramatic increase in violent crime.3. The witness officially s_ that he had not seen the woman before.4. Tom began to sweep the pieces of glass

37、up into a _ (堆堆).5. She s_ his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.declaredlarmedtatedpilecanned6. I really _ (羡慕羡慕) you and your wife you seem so happy together.7. Our vacation was totally ruined. Yes, definitely! Not only was the food terrible, but also the weather was _ (糟透的糟透的).8. In my opinion, your idea is so _ (荒谬的荒谬的) that I cant help laughing.9. The woman has an e_ manner, but she is extremely difficult to work with.10. Some ladies think they are o_, so they try every means to lose weight.verweightenvyawfulabsurdlegantII. Comple