人教新课标英语book7unit2reading+新授课.ppt

1、Unit 2 Robots,What is a robot? A robot is a machine _ to do jobs that are usually _ by humans . Robots are _ and _ by a computer.,designed,performed,programmed,controlled,包君满意,Satisfaction Guaranteed,Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern,Characters in the story:,- Larrys wife, a housewife,- the

2、robot,- working in a company that makes robots,- a woman that Claire envies (嫉妒),Reading: Satisfaction guaranteed,Larry Belmont,Claire,Characters in the story:,Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false.,Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to ac

3、company his wife . 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.,F,T,T,4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 5. Claires guests were filled with admiration wh

4、en they saw her house was completely changed. 6. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.,F,T,F,Part 1:,Part 2:,Part 3:,Part 4,Para 1- Para 3,Para 4- Para 8,Para 9- Para 11,Para 12,Meet,Help,love,Leave,Reading for structure,Reading f

5、or main idea,What is the text mainly about? It is mainly about how a household _ was _ _ in a family.,robot,tested,out,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 human than a machine. D. Because he neve

6、r changed his facial expressions.,Read for information,Choose the best answer,Reading for information,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

7、above,elegant,(What is elegance?),3. “How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. The underlined word “awful” means_（Paragraph6） A. interesting B. unlucky C. terrible D. amazing,having an a

8、ffair,Annie and Harlem _( 宣布) the divorce. It was said that Annie _with Huang Weide,Annie,Harlem,declared,had an affair,She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didnt want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.,宣称;断言+(that),她宣称再也不愿见他了。,She

9、declared that she didnt want to see him again.,Claire had a sense of failure,She was not elegant,Her house was not elegant,The salesman was rude to her,She wanted to be another Gladys,She fell off a ladder,Claire had a sense of failure,She was not elegant,Her house was not elegant,The salesman was r

10、ude to her,She wanted to be another Gladys,She fell off a ladder,He gave her a new haircut and changed the make up she wore,He managed to catch her in time from the next room,He suggested a party in her house,He made the salesman changed his attitude,He transformed the house completely,Was Claire sa

11、tisfied with Tony?,Was Claire satisfied with Tony?,He gave her a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He transformed the house completely. He made the salesman changed his rude attitude immediately. He suggested she invite Gladys and her friends to a party in her house. He managed to catch h

12、er in time from the next room.,Claire had a sense of failure,She was not elegant,Her house was not elegant,The salesman was rude to her,She wanted to be another Gladys,She fell off a ladder,Tony: Mr. Perfect !,What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, b

13、ut none of them had such a handsome lover!,alarmed,tall,handsome,smooth,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,Happy, surprised, shy,Reading for Details,Reading for details,surprised,happy,sad,declared,desire,Find out how Claires emotion developed,_ _ _ _ _ _,Sad to remember he was just a mach

14、ine accepted him C. proud of him D. refused to have Tony at her house E. trusted him F. loved him,D,B,E,c,F,A,How Claires emotion developed,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 absur

15、d, She thought. He was just a machine. He held her firmly 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. .,Reading for appreciati

16、on,What a mixed feeling!,1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire? 2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love?,Mini Debate,Useful expressions (推测与确信) I think/ dont think I believe / dont believe I guess/ suppose I wonder Im sure that I have a belief that Is it po

17、ssible that? Are you sure that?,My dear wife,Larry Belmont,Would you give some suggestions to Mr. Belmont?,(as an engineer or a husband),Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?,Isaac Asimov (艾萨克 阿西莫夫) （1920-1992） An American scientist and writer Science fiction stories about robots,About the author,Nothing is impossible in a fiction!,Films based on the works of Isaac Asimov (艾萨克 阿西莫夫),Isaac Asimovs Laws For robots,First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. Se