高中英语 Unit2 Robots Rintensive reading课件 新人教版选修7.ppt

1、Period II,Satisfaction Guaranteed,Is it a real girl?,a robot news anchor by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro,Will it be possible for a human to fall in love with a robot?,Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed,Reading,Characters in the story: Larry Belmont- employed in a company that makes robots Claire- Larrys w

2、ife,a housewife Tony- the robot Gladys Claffern- a woman that Claire envies,My dear wife,Larry Belmont,Task 1,Skim the text to find out Larry Belmonts problem.,His wife may have fallen in love with Tony, the robot.,Find out the truth first for Larry,1. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, bu

3、t she agreed to it at last. 2. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human. 3. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.,T,F,T,Task 2,Find out the truth first for Larry,4. Claire wa

4、s sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position. 5. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out. 6. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house.,T,F,F,Find out th

5、e truth first for Larry,7. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part. 8. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 9. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her. 10. The company was very pleased with Tonys

6、report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.,T,F,T,F,Find out the information about Tony,tall,handsome,facial expressions never changed,smooth and black hair,deep voice,soft and warm skin,quick,clever,capable,Discover the topic sentence of each paragraph,A robot used to

7、do the housework was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire.,The robot, called Tony, didnt look like a machine at all.,It was disturbing and frightening to Claire that Tony looked so human.,But Claire began to trust Tony.,Tony wanted to please Claire by helping her make herself and her home e

8、legant.,Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore.,Discover the topic sentence of each paragraph,Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.,Tony worked steadily on the improvements.,Tony folded his arms around Claire, bending his face close to hers.,Claire might not b

9、e as beautiful as those women, but none of them had such a handsome lover.,Then she remembered Tony was just a machine.,The company was very pleased with Tonys report on his three weeks with Claire.,1. Make her feel good about herself: 1) offer her sympathy 2) scan books 3) gave her a new haircut 4)

10、 change the makeup she wore 5) talk to the salesman 2. Completely transformed her home 3. Hold a party to show the changes,What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?,Find out how Claires feelings and emotions developed,alarmed,embarrassed,unhappy,ridiculous,amazed,absurd,trust,thankful,aw

11、ful,angry,clumsy,screamed,cry out “Tony”,shouted “Leave me alone”,trust,cried all night,Suppose you are Claire, tell your close friend about your trouble according to the clue above,try your best to use the expressions for Chronological Sequence,alarmed,embarrassed,unhappy,ridiculous,amazed,absurd,t

12、rust,thankful,awful,angry,clumsy,screamed,cry out “Tony”,shouted “Leave me alone”,trust,cried all night,Two puzzles,1.Why did Tony open the window?,He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.,Two puzzles (discussion),2.Did Tony really love

13、 Claire?,Not sure. Mostly probably he is just a machine. He did everything just mechanically.,Group work: list the similarities and differences between Tonys characteristics and a humans,appearance: like a man body and skin: soft and warm. Hair and nail: realistic. Voice: deep,Facial expressions nev

14、er change. Quicker reaction,Clever enough to solve many kinds of problems,Behavior not appropriate,Can show sympathy and can give encouragement. Wants to please,Debate,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?,What sugg

15、estions do you want to give to Larry Belmont as an engineer?,What suggestions do you want to give to Larry Belmont as a husband?,Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.,1.Make up a mini-play according to the story.,Homework 1,Homework,2. A collocation is two or more words that often go together.