Unit1ReadingThinking课件高中英语人教版选择性

新人教版高中英语选择性必修四Unit1ScienceFiction

ReadingandThinkingTeachingobjectives:

Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto…learnhowasciencefictionisdevelopedandhowmanyelementsitincludes.understandthethemeexpressedinsciencefictions.complete

thestorywithboldbutreasonableimagination.developarightandcriticalattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofrobotsandAI.LeadinWatchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhoisSophiaandwhatdoesshelooklike?2.What’sunusualaboutSophia?3.Doyouthinkarobotcanhaveitsownfeelingsorthoughts?ThinkandDiscuss1.WhoisSophiaandwhatdoesshelooklike?2.What’sunusualaboutRobotSophia?3.Doyouthinkarobotcanhaveitsownfeelingsorthoughts?makegooddialoguesandplayjokeslooklikehumansandhavefacialexpressionsplantodominatethehumanrace(kidding)goodatplayinggamesArobotcanonlydowhatit’sprogrammedtodoeventhoughtheycanshowfeelingsusingfacialexpressions.IfarobotlikeSophialiveswithyou,whatwillhappen?LookatthetitleandpredicttheplotRewritten.ItisoriginallywrittenbyIsaacAsimov.ReadingItisprobablyaboutaproductwhichmakesitscustomersfeelsatisfied.2.Whatdoes“adapted”underthetitlemean?1.WhatisthestorytitledSatisfactionGuaranteed

probablyabout?PredictionReadingforthecharactersandtheirrelationsReading1.Howmanycharactersarethere?Whoarethey?2.Whataretherelationshipsbetweenthem?LarryBelmont(workforacompanythatmaderobots)TonyClaireGladysClaffernacouplefriends

testoutahouseholdrobotmadethishouseholdrobotClairewishedtobe)CarefulReading

Para1-2:

CLarrypersuadedClairetoaccepttherobotthatwouldbetestedout.

BTheresultofClairelivingwiththerobot.ATheprocessoftherobothelpingClaire.Para3-8:Para9:

Activity1:Readforthestructure

Matchthemainideawitheach

part.1.Whatisthebeginningofthestory?Larry’scompanyhadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyClaire.

2.HowdidClairefeelwhenshefirstsawtherobot?Shefeltalarmed.BecauseHewasmorelikeahuman.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice.Hisfacialexpressionneverchanged.Activity2:Readpara1-2

(LarrypersuadedClairtoaccepttherobotthatwouldbetestedout)

1.WhatareClaire’sproblems?2.WhatdidTonydotohelpClaire?

ReadPart2(3-8):TheprocessofthetherobothelpingClaireActivity3:Clairehadasenseoffailure.Herhome

__________________Shewasn'tlikeGladys,butshe__________________.Thesaleswoman_________her.She_______theladder.Shedidn'tthink__________.1.WhatareClaire’sproblems?He_____herandtreatedherwith________.Hepromisedto____________________.Hegaveher______________________________.Hemadethewomanchangedher______.Hemanagedto____________fromthenextroom.attitudecatchherintimeTony:Mr.Perfect!

shewasclever

wasn'telegantenough

wishedtobeherwasrudeto

felloffcomforteddignitymakeherhomemoreelegant.anewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup2.WhatdidTonydotohelpClaire?Clairehadasenseoffailure.

TonyfeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseClaireanddidnotwanttoleavethenextmorning.

HowdidTonyfeeltowardsClaire?

ReadPart3(9):TheresultofClairlivingwiththerobot.Activity4:Activity5:

Discussion:GroupworkHowdidClaire’sfeelingstowardTonychangeasthestorydeveloped?.OccasionClaire

…1.Beforehearriveddislikedhim2.whenshefirstsawhim3.whenTonyaskedifheshouldhelp

hergetdressed4.whenTonyofferedsympathytoher5.whenhehelpedhertalkto

the

sales

woman6.whenshefellandTonycaughtand

heldherdislikedhim/didn'twanthiminherhousefeltalarmedfeltembarrassedfeltridiculousbegantotrusthimthankedtoTonyandcalledhimadear

feltthewarmthofhisbodyfeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher？？？Howdoyouthinkthisstorywillend?happyending?surprisingending?sadending?Workingroupsandcomeupwithanending.Activity6:DiscussionAhouseholdrobotcalledTonywastobetested_______inLarry'shouse.ThoughClaire,Larry'swife,didn'tlike_______ideaatthebeginning,shewaspersuadedtolettherobot____________(company)herwhileherhusbandwasawayonabusinesstrip.Therobotlookedlikeatallandhandsomemanwithsmoothhair.Thoughhisfacial___________(express)neverchanged,therobotspokeinadeepandattractivevoice.AtthefirstsightofTony,Clairefeltalarmedbecauseheseemed________(much)likeahumanthanamachine.SowhenTonyofferedtohelpdress,Clairefeltmorethan_____________(embarrass).However,TonygraduallywonClaire'strust.HetookgoodcareofClaireandevenmanagedtorescueherwhenshefellofftheladder.HealsohelpedClairerealizeherdreamsby________(make)herhomeelegant,givingheranewhaircutandchanginghermake-up.Thereforeatthepartyalltheguestswho____________(invite)werefilledwithadmirationwhentheysawherhousewas__________(complete)changed.Clairefeltsatisfiedandrecoveredherconfidence.AndTonysaidhewassoattached________herthathehatedtoleaveher.outtheaccompanyexpression

moreembarrassedmaking

wereinvited

completelyto1）Doyouthinkthetestisasuccessorafailure?Why?Ithinkitisafailure.Because,duringthetest,TonynotonlyunderstoodClaire‘sfeelingsandemotions,buthewasdevelopinghisown.Giventhat（假如）Tonywasnotprogrammedtohaveanaffection(有感情）previously,itwillbedangerousforhumantolivewithamachinewithhisownfeelingsandthoughts.DiscussionYes,Ido,

becausetherobotthinks

andactslikehumanbeings,

which

canmakeusforgetthedifferences

betweenrobotsandhumanbeings.

2）Doyouthinkitispossibleforapersontolovearobot?Why?

读后续写根据课文内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Tonyfreedheranddisappearedfromsight.ItwasthenthatClairerealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Post-readding

1.Tonylethergoand_____________fromsight.ItwasthenthatClairerealisedthatTonyhad_________________

ofthefrontwindow.2.What__________________tobeenviedbythosewomen!Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,noneofthemhadsuchabut_______________________.3.ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensocleverandcaring,hewould____________________－youcannothavewomen________________________________.disappeared

openedthecurtains

fallinginlovewithmachines

asweetvictory

handsomelover

havetoberebuiltLet’slistentotherestofthestoryandfillintheblanks

1.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife,Claire.最近，公司用一台家用机器人来做实验。它将由拉里的妻子克莱尔来测试。experimentwith…用…做实验testout

测试;检验LanguagePoints2.Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.【翻译】

克莱尔并不想她家里有个机器人，尤其是在她丈夫要出差三周的时候，但是拉里劝她说机器人不会伤害她，也不会让她受到伤害。that引导的宾语从句as引导时间状语从句but连接的并列复合句especially修饰整个句子

onbusiness

出差harmvt/n.伤害；坏处

doharmto…=beharmfulto…

对…有害allowsbtodosth允许某人做某事

alarmedadj.害怕的；惊慌的alarmingadj.令人惊恐的3.Onthesecondmorning,Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohumananditwasdisturbing.第二天，托尼带来了早餐然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣服。现在，她被看起来像人的机器人照顾着，这太令人不安了。具体某一天的上/下午用介词onbedressedin穿着…衣

dressup

打扮；盛装

wasbeinglookedafter

进行时态的被动语态humanadj.人性的；人的disturbingadj.令人不安的；令人烦恼的4.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.

克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情十分荒谬，但是她逐渐地佩服他的智慧和忠诚并开始信任他。他总是有尊严地对待他。it是形式主语,thatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot引导的主语从句sympathyn.同情

showfeelsympathyforsb

同情某人sympatheticadj.同情的

intheintegrity

原封不动地withdignity有尊严地

lose

dignity失去尊严standonone’sdignity

保持尊严ridiculousadj.verysillyorunreasonable

愚蠢的;荒唐的,可笑的e.g.It'sridiculousthatwehavetowaitsixweeks.【句式】Itis/wasridiculousthat………是荒谬的。【常用搭配】aridiculousidea荒唐的主意lookridiculous看上去可笑soundridiculous听起来荒谬absolutely/totallyridiculous荒谬绝伦5.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.她与格拉迪丝•克拉芬不同，后者是当地最有钱有势的女性之一。like介词“像”

oneoftherichest…在句中作同位语，对GladysClaffern作进一步解释和说明。6.Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.作为一项恩惠，托尼答应帮助克莱尔，把她变得更漂亮些，也把她的家变得更雅致些。

【常用搭配】askafavourofsb./asksb.afavour求某人帮忙dosb.afavour帮某人忙infavourof

赞同，支持insb.’sfavour有助于某人7.SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.所以克莱尔从图书馆借了一些书让他读。更确切地说，扫描。scan--scanned--scanned--scanning拓展：ratherthan而不是otherthan除……之外morethan很，非常；超过；不仅仅是8.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.她惊奇地看着他的手指翻页。withwonder

惊奇地（Itis）nowonderthat…难怪…Herchildismissing.Itisnowonderthatsheissoupset.他的孩子不见了，难怪她心神不宁。9.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops，hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouse.由于他被禁止陪同克莱尔去商店，他列举出了装修房子所需要的东西。allowsbtodosth

被动结构：sbbeallowedtodosthaccompany

vt.

①陪同,陪伴②伴随,和……一起发生(存在)

【常用结构】accompanysth.by/withsth.③给……伴奏

【常用结构】accompanysb.at/onsth.e.g.Whowillaccompanyyoutotheairport?Therainwas

accompaniedby/withahighwind.Mr.Whiteaccompaniedhisspeechwithgestures.Thesingerwasaccompaniedat/onthepianobyhispupil.10.Assheturnedaround，therestoodGladysClaffern.当她转身时看到了格莱蒂斯。

turnaround

转身therestoodGladysClaffern.为完全倒装句11.Hesuggestedthat

sheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.在他离开和拉里回来之前，他建议克莱尔邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友们到家里来

。suggest表“建议”时，后面的宾语从句用虚拟语气即shoulddo。suggest表“暗示，表明”时，后面的宾语从句用陈述语气。betodosth将要做某事12.Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspendedfromtheceiling,butshefellofftheladder.克莱尔试图帮忙修理悬挂在天花板上的一盏灯，但她从梯子上摔了下来。workon从事suspendedfromtheceiling为过去分词短语作后置定语13.EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom，hemanagedtocatchherintime.即使托尼在隔壁房间，他及时接住了她。eventhough=evenif

即使；纵然managetodosth设法做某事intime及时；最后

14.Theclockstruckeight.八点钟了。strike--struck--struckstrikevt.敲击；打击；袭击；使想起；罢工；打动onstrike

在罢工Itstrucksbthat使某人突然想起15.Theguestswouldbearrivingsoon,soClairedismissedTonyfortherestofthenight.客人们很快就要到了，所以克莱尔让托尼结束了当晚剩下的工作。wouldbearriving为将来进行时态dismissvt.

让(某人)离开;解散；