Unit4AGlimpseoftheFutureDevelopingideas课件高二英语选择性

AglimpseofthefutureUnit4

DevelopingideasOneofthe“BigThree”science-fictionwritersDoyouknowhim?AmericanIsaacAsimovIsaacAsimovhaswrittensomanyworksofsciencefiction,anddoyouknowhowhesetsouttherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots?HaveyoureadanyofAsimov'snovels?※Ifso,shareonestoryyou'vereadwiththeclass.※Ifnot,wouldyouliketoreadthem?Whyorwhynot?

ThinkandAnswerUsefulexpressions1.Myfavoritepart/bookis...2....issetin...3.Ittellsastorybetween...and...Nowlet'sreadanadaptationofexcerptsfromABoy'sBestFriend

byAsimov.Quicklygothroughthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.A.Jimmy,aMoon-bornboy,didn'tknowwhetherheshouldreceivetherealdoghisparentsbroughtfromtheEarthornot.B.WhenJimmy'sparentsofferedthedogfromtheEarthtohim,herejectedatfirst,butacceptedlater.C.Jimmy,aMoon-bornboy,wasunwillingtoacceptarealdoggivenbyhisparents,andarguedwithhisfatheronthismatter.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?Task1CompletethetabletocomparelifeonEarthwithlifeontheMoon.Wearspacesuitswheneveroutside.Breathefromanairsupply.Jumphigheasiy.Keeprobotsaspets.Task2Checkyouranswers!P442Readthefollowingparagraphscarefullyandfindoutwhatyoucaninferfromtheunderlinedsentences.InferenceJimmywasagileontheMoonandhehadacloserelationshipwithRobutt.Task3JimmyInferenceJimmylovedRobuttandwasunwillingtoleaveRobutt.Soherefusedtherealdoggivenbyhisparents.JimmyABoy'sBestFriend

IsaacAsimov

OntheMoonMr

Anderson,Jimmy's

fatherMrsAnderson,Jimmy'smother

Robutt,amechanicaldog,Jimmy'spet

InthefutureCompletethesummaryofthestory.Task4Checkyouranswers!

TheythinkRobuttisamechanicalimitationofarealdog.

HelovesRobuttandtreatshimlikearealdog.Plot:...JimmyalreadyhasarobotpetnamedRobutt.HisparentsthinkitwouldbegoodforJimmytohavearealdog,andthathewouldlikeit.TheywanttosendRobutttoanotherfamily.Tohisparents'surprise,Jimmyrefusestoaccepttherealdog,becausehelovesRobuttandhebelievesRobuttloveshimtoo.ForJimmy,Robuttisnotjustamechanicaldog,butarealfriend.

P463Think&Share.WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenRobuttandarealdog?Task5P463-1Possibleanswers.SimilaritiesDifferencesRobutt&Arealdog1.Theyhavedifferentappearances.2.Arealdogisalivingcreature,whileRobuttisamachine.3.Arealdogloveshumanbeingsasaresultofitsnature,whileRobuttisjustadjustedtoactasthoughitloveshumanbeings.1.Theybothareabletorespondtoordersgivenbyhumanbeings.

2.They

bothcanoutracehumanbeings.3.Theybothcanguideandprotecthumanbeings.

Isthereany

foreshadowingofJimmy'sfinaldecision?Findcluesinthereadingpassage.Task6Learningtolearn.P463-2Possibleanswers.Yes,thereis.Atthebeginningofthestory,weknowJimmyhasneverseenarealdog.ItalsoseemsthathespendsalotoftimewithRobutt.JimmyplayswithRobuttenthusiastically,shouting"Comeon,Robutt".Inthemiddleofthepassage,wearetoldthat"Jimmycouldn'tgowrongwhileRobuttwasaround",indicatingthatRobuttprotectsJimmywell.1.TheoutersideofthecraterslopedsouthwardandtheEarth,whichwaslowinthesouthernsky,wasnearlyfull,sothattheentirecrater-slopewasbrightlylit.sothat引导结果状语从句，意为“因此，所以”。①

我们很早就去了电影院，所以我们坐到了好位置。Wewenttothecinemaveryearly,sothatwegotgoodseats.②

他跑得很快，所以赶上了末班公共汽车。Heranquickly,sothathecaughtthelastbus.非限制性定语从句结果状语从句Paraphrase：Theentirecrater-slopefacedsouthandwasbrightlylitbythesun'sreflectionontheEarth,whichwasjustabovethehorizontothesouth.环形山外侧向南倾斜，南面天空下方的地球全部显现出来，因此整个环形山山坡明亮了起来。Sentenceanalysingforbetterunderstanding.2.Jimmy,expertthoughhewas,couldn'toutraceRobutt,whodidn'tneedaspcesuit,andhadfourlegsandtendonsofsteel.①

Successfulthoughheis,heisnotproud.

尽管他很成功，但他不骄傲。②

Thoughhewasexhausted,hestillkeptonworking.虽然他已经精疲力竭了,但他仍然继续工作。论速度，吉米虽然是个能手，但他比不过罗布特，因为它有四条腿和钢铁做的肌腱，还不用穿太空服。expertthoughhewas：是thoughhewasanexpert的倒装句,冠词an/a在倒装句中省略。though引导的让步状语从句可倒装也可以不倒装。非限制性定语从句3.Jimmycouldn'tgowrongwhileRobuttwasaround,trippinghimwhenhewastooneararock,orjumpingonhimtoshowhowmuchhelovedhim,orcirclingaroundandsqueakinglowandscaredwhenJimmyhidbehindarock,whenallthetimeRobuttknewwellenoughwherehewas.V-ing形式作状语时间状语从句时间状语从句宾语从句Paraphrase：JimmywasalwayssafewhileRobuttwaswithhim.Robuttwouldknockhimoutoftroublewhenhewastooneararock,jumponhimtoshowhowmuchhelovedhim,orgoroundincirclesmakingnoisesasifhewasscaredwhenJimmyhidbehindarock.RobuttalwaysknewverywellwhereJimmywas.只要有罗布特相伴，吉米就没有危险。当吉米过于靠近一块岩石，它会扑倒他；罗布特还会扑向他，以表达爱意；当吉米藏在岩石后，罗布特就原地打转，低吼，战战兢兢，不论什么时候，罗布特都对吉米的位置了如指掌。指罗布特和吉米在一起的所有时刻请根据汉语提示完成下列句子。1.Hedidn'tplanhistimewell,______(因此)hedidn'tfinishtheworkontime.2.Hard_________(尽管)theytried,theycouldn'tmakeherchangehermind.3._____________________(看到没人在家),heleftthemanote.

sothatthough/asSeeingnobodyathomeBeginningMr.andMrs.AndersonbroughtadogfromtheEarth,whichwas_____________thetestsattherocketstation.DevelopmentJimmy,withlongand______armsandlegs,wasfollowedbyRobutt,whichdidn'tneedaspacesuitwithfourlegsand_______ofsteel.Theyplayedtogetherandhad________relationship.agiletendonscloseClimaxMr.Anderson,Jimmy'sfather,wantedJimmytohavethedogfrom_________andtogive_______tosomeotherboyorgirl.Jimmyhadaheatedargumentwithhisfatheronthe________betweenarealdogandRobutt.theEarthRobuttdifferencesEndingJimmyheldRobutt_______andthe_________lookonhisfacemeanthewouldn't_______________.tightlydesperatechangehismindgoingthroughTrytoretellthepassageaccordingtothegraphicorganizer.Giveatalkonwhetheritispossibletohavearealfriendshipwitharobot.Answerthequestionstohelptoformyourpointofview.1.WhydoJimmyandhisparentshavedifferentfeelingstowardsRobutt?2.

IfyouwereJimmy,whichonewouldyouchoose,Robuttorarealdog?Possibleanswer:1.BecauseJimmywasbornontheMoon,hewasneverseenarealdog.HehasbeengettingalongwellwithRobutt,andthushasdevelopedanaffectionforhim.Hecannotfigureoutwhyarealdogisbetterthanamechanicaldog,despitehisfather’sexplanation.WhileJimmy’sparentshaveseenrealdogsbeforetheyleftEarth.Theyknowwhatrealdogslooklike.TheythinkRobuttisjustamachine.Organisethemainpointsyouwouldliketocoverandcompletethetable.Giveyourtalktotheclass.ThinkandShare1.Whatothersci-finovelsaboutrobotscanyouthinkof?Shareonewiththeclass.2.

Thetworeadingpassagesinthisunitshowusdifferentaspectsoftechnologyinthefuture.Whichofthesedoyoumostexpecttoencounterinyourlifetime?P463Now2minstotestourspelling.SpellingBee1.English-Chinesecrateragileslopehopsqueaktendonpositronicimitationmutt2.Chinese-English

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