高二英语Unit2《Robots》Reading课件新人教版选修7.

1、Unit 2 RobotsThere are many types of robots and they can do different work.Can you name some of them?机器猫机器猫EntertainmentrobotsIndustrial robots 工业机器人工业机器人Domestic robots家用机器人家用机器人The robot which can play with children. The robot which can play football.The robot whichcan speak to people.What is a ro

2、bot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.dangerousmore intelligentstronger BadGooddo homeworkdo houseworkplay with peoplelook for peopledo unpleasant jobswalk and dancetalkWhat can robots do ?Larry Belmont ClaireTonyGladys ClaffernCharacters in the story:Char

3、acters in the story:- Larrys wife, a housewife- the robot - employed in a company that makes robots- a woman that Claire enviesScanning Read through the passage and then answer the following questions:1.What is the text mainly about?2.What did the robot called Tony look like?3.Why did Larry put Tony

4、 into his family?1. What is the text mainly about?2. What did the robot called Tony look like?It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.3.Wh

5、y did Larry put Tony into his family?Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she didnt like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Because he never changed his

6、 facial expressions.Skimming Choose the best answer:2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by_. A. making her home elegant B. giving her a new haircut and changing the make-up she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. all the above3. As a result, the experiment shows_. A. Claire

7、 and Tony fell in love with each other B. Tony had to be rebuilt C. Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B4. All the following statements are true except _. A. Tony tried to please ClaireB. Claire tried to displease TonyC. Tony managed to protect ClaireD. Gladys admired Claire for her Tony

8、5. We can infer from the passage that_.A. Claire liked Tony but feared himB. Claire cried because Tony made her angryC. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left herD. Tony had no feelings as human being.Decide whether the following statements are true or false, and try to find the sentence in the sto

9、ry to support your answers:1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire.2.Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.Reading II-skimming FTT4. Tony was eager to

10、help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out.5.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.6.Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.7.Claire was very happy to find that

11、 Gladys envied her.8. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.FFTTFIn groups, list Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsPhysical MentalEmotional Si

12、milarDifferentReading III- Detail reading CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysical(1)Looks like_. (2)Body and skin are_. (3)Hair and fingernails_. (4)Voice like_.(1)Facial expressions_. (2)_ (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time)a humanbeing

13、warmrealistica humansnever changeQuickerreactionsCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentMentalAble to _and predictions. Able to _and follow it through. Has good _ skillsBehaviour not_ (Tony asked Claire whether she needed help dressing)make suggestionsmake a plancommunicationappropriateCharacteristicsSimila

14、rDifferentEmotionalCan show _ for Claire and can give _ to her.sympathyencouragement1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Read the story again and answer the following questions in group.2. What did

15、 Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about 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? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that

16、 they could not have women falling in love with a robot.4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Students give their own answers.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 m

17、achine? How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her family in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him 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 bed.Find how

18、 Claires emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her houseaccept him trust him proud of him love him sad to remember he was just a machineHow did Claire feel? What happened?She saw Tony was _ and _. His hair was _ and _and his voice was _.Tony asked whether she needed help dressing. amazedBy his _ and the _ and _of his skin._Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms .alarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthhappy, surprised, shyCareful-reading Science fiction is often based on scientific principles