人教版高中英语选修七《Unit2Robots》reading课件.ppt

1、Is it a real girl?,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,WARMING UP,Guess what these robots are doing.,dancing,Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for

2、 various uses and there are different kinds of robots.,industrial robots,explore dangerous places,work in factories,pour tea,household robots,serve us,sweep the floor,cook dinner,work as a waiter,entertainment robots,play with children,Robots,Play with humans,Do research,Talk with humans,Do the hous

3、ework,And so on,Take care of children,Act as a policeman /a seller,Do some shopping,What can a robot do?,Do you think it is possible for a robot to: have feelings? to think for itself? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?,Pre-reading,Isaac Asimov (艾萨克 阿西莫夫) （1920-1992） A

4、n 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),The text mainly tells us _. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot fell in love with a human being C. a

5、story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a humanbeing from danger,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,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,1. How many characters are men

6、tioned? (para 1-4) 2. What did Tony look like? 3. Whats Claires feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony?,Scanning,Reading Comprehension II (part 1 ),Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern,1.Characters in the story:,- Larrys

7、 wife, a housewife,- the robot,- working in a company that makes robots,- a woman that Claire envies (嫉妒),2. What did Tony look like? He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 3. Whats Claires feeling towards Tony wh

8、en they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony? She felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine.,Claire had a sense of failure,She was overweight and was not smart,Her house was not elegant,The salesman was rude to her,She wanted to be

9、another Gladys,She fell off a ladder,How did Tony help Claire?,Claire had a sense of failure,She was overweight and wasnt smart,Her house was not elegant,The salesman was rude to her,She wanted to be another Gladys,She fell off a ladder,He gave her a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore,He ma

10、naged 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,Tony: Mr. Perfect !,He gave her a new haircut and changed the make up she wore,He transformed the house completely,He made the salesman change

11、d his attitude,He suggested a party in her house,He managed to catch her in time from the next room,Was Claire satisfied with Tony?,What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover!,Claires feelings towards Tony chang

12、ed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,scanning,Reading Comprehension III,dislike him,Before he arrived,Occasion,Claire,When he arrived,was alarmed,When he offered to help her dress,felt embarrassed,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,a

13、dmired him,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony,called him a dear,Occasion,Claire,felt his warmth,When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony,When he helped her with the salesman,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,She remember

14、ed Tony was just a machine,felt being envied,cried all night,How Claires emotion developed,refuse,accept,trust,proud,love,sad,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 possible that? Are you s

15、ure that?,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?,Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?,My dear wife,Larry Belmont,Would you give some suggestions to Mr. Belmont?,(as an engineer or a husband),包君满意,Ti

16、tle: Satisfaction Guaranteed,A different title,alarmed,tall,handsome,smooth,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,Happy, surprised, shy,Reading for Details,Reading for details,surprised,happy,sad,declared,desire,Isaac Asimovs Laws For robots,First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or

17、 allow them to be injured. Second law : . Third Law : .,1.Read the text loudly and fluently 2.Preview “ A biography of Isaac Asimov”(P16) 3.Finish off the Exercises on the worksheet.,Language points,Satisfaction C n.令人满意的事物 U n.满意；满足to ones v. satisfy adj. satisfied 满意的 adj. Satisfying ,satisfactory

18、 令人满意的/ 良好的/圆满的 Its a satisfactory/satisfying excuse for his absence.,1 satisfaction,2. experiment with: vt. 试用(用.作试验),Small businesses are anxious to experiment with computers . 小型企业都急于试 用计算机。,experiment n. do an experiment perform an experiment carry out an experiment,3. absent adj. absence n. 1.

19、缺席的,不在场的(+from) He is absent from Hong Kong. 他不在香港。 2. 茫茫然的,心不在焉的 He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望着我。 He had an absent look on his face. 他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。,4 embarrass 【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable使困窘/ 使局促不安 Are you trying to embarrass me? 【 adj. 】 embarrassed embarrassing. I fe

20、lt embarrassed by my being late. 【 un. 】 embarrassment,5 pile,n. 堆, 叠 vi. 堆起, 堆积 vt. 把.堆起 There were a pile of magazines on the desk . Ive got piles of work to do this evening . The fallen leaves piled up .堆积 a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/ 成批的,6. or rather ad. 确切地说(说得更准确些),This new product, or

21、rather, this new style of shirt, is not very attractive,American, or rather, Afro- American is good at Jazz music. 美国人，或者更确切地说非洲裔美国人擅长爵士 音乐。,【 n. 】 reach within ones reach out of ones reach = beyond ones reach,7.reach for / reach out ones hand for,e.g. He reached out his hand for an apple.,reach int

22、o把手伸进,I saw my younger brother reaching into the cake tin .,8. accompany v. 陪伴，伴奏 我想让你陪我去超市。 Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket. 雷声常常伴随着闪电而来。 Lightning usually accompanies thunder. accompany sb on sth 同某人一起做某事 accompany sb to a place 陪某人去- accompany sb at/on 用-为某人伴奏 He accompanied this s

23、inger at the piano.,9.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.,1).谓语是go, come, run,等表示位置转移的动词和be动词， 2). 句中有表示方位的副词 there, here, up, down , in ,out, away 等， 为强调该副词，可将副词置于句首, 构成倒装。,注意：若主语是名词，用倒装， 若是代词，则不倒装。 There came the bus! Here he is !,there stood. 此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的动词有stand, seem to be, h

24、appen to be, be likely to be, live, come, enter, lie等 There happened to be nobody in the room.,10 affair 【 cn. 】事情/ 暧昧关系/ 私通 pl . 业务 / 事务/ 事态 Affairs at present in that country are unsettled . 那个国家当前的局势动荡不安. current / foreign / world affairs 时事/ 外交事务/ 世界事务 affairs of state 国事/ 国务/ 政务,11. fall off:跌落

25、 fall off the ladder/tree fall in love with sb. 爱上某人 fall apart 破裂, 破碎 fall back on sb. /sth. 有困难求助某人 fall behind sb. /sth. 落后于某人 fall behind 落在-后面 fall behind with 没有及时做，拖欠 Eg. He fell behind with his school work again.,1).I have known him for more than twenty years. 我认识他已超过二十年了。,2). Kate was more

26、than a teacher. 凯特不仅仅是位教师。,3). I am more than happy to see you . 看到你，我非常高兴。,4). He is more scared than ill. 他与其说是病了,倒不如说他是受了惊吓。,12.,more than 1).more than + 数词 -“多于,大于, 超过” 2).more than + n -“不仅仅是，不止” 3).more than + adj / adv / v -“很 / 非常” 4).more + adj / adv / n / v + than -“与其说, 不如说”,13.It was the

27、n that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains It is / was + 强调部分 that / who + 其它 1).It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job_ matters. A. one B. that C. what D. it 2). It was after the invention of printing _to publish large numbers of books and picture

28、s . A. were people able B. that people were able C. when were people able D. people were able,B,B,14 envy un. He was filled with envy of me / at my success . feel envy of sb / at sth 对感到妒忌 out of envy 出于妒忌 with envy 羡慕地 They looked at her with envy. Vt. envy sb sth/doing sth I dont envy you your jou

29、rney in such bad weather. He envied me passing the exam.,15. leave / let alone / be 不管/ 不打扰/ 不理会 Ive told you to leave my things alone . Let me be , I want a rest . leave + 宾语+ 补足语 使处于状态 Leave the door open.,娱乐机器人 科幻小说 有他自己需要和渴求 用做试验 考验，试验 离开三个星期 感到恐慌 更像人类而不是机器人 他的面部表情 在第二天早上 感到窘困，尴尬 对表示同情 提升他的社会地位

30、答应使她变的优雅,entertainment robots science fiction have its own needs and desires experiment with test out be absent for three weeks feel alarmed seem more like a human than his facial expression on the second morning feel embarrassed feel/have/express sympathy for improve his social position promise to make her elegant,一堆书 更确切的说 诧异的看着他的手指 伸手去- 被感到惊讶 陪她去商店 在柜台处 打电话给Tony 转身 从她惊讶的表情上 与有暧昧关系 因生气而哭泣 有条不紊的进行装修 从梯子上掉下来,a pile of books or rather look at his fingers with wond