高中英语选修8unit2 Using Language.ppt

1、,选修 7,英语教学课件系列,Unit 2 Robots,Using Language,Do you think the robots have feelings? Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot?,That can happen in a fiction!,“Satisfaction Guaranteed” is a science fiction written by Isaac Asimov.,Science fiction stories, novels, etc. which describe events an

2、d people that dont exist, such as X File, Star War.,What do you think of the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”? 1. Do you like the story? Why? 2. Do you think human will be able to make a robot like Tony? 3. Do you like a robot like Tony at your house?,Discussion:,Listening and speaking,Molly and Kate

3、 are discussing the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”, read the questions and then listen to their conversation. Tick the correct boxes.,Molly Kate,1. Who really likes the story? 2. Who thinks that Claire loved Tony? 3. Who thinks that Tony loved Claire?,4. Who thinks that the purpose of Tonys actions

4、 was to make Claire feel good about herself. 5. Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire? 6. Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound to cause trouble?,Molly Kate,2. Read the questions and then listen again. Answer the questions.,What does Kate think the difference between

5、robots and humans is? 2. How does Kate think Claire was hurting herself? 3. Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house? 4. What does Kate think the companys biggest mistakes was?,1. What does Kate think the difference between robots and humans is?,Robots cant _.,2. How

6、does Kate think Claire was hurting herself?,By seeing herself in a _way.,negative,feel emotion of any kind,3. Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house?,She likes the idea of a handsome man whose only purpose was _.,to please her,4. What does Kate think the companys bi

7、ggest mistakes was?,Making the robot _.,look so much like a real man,3. Listen again and then fill in the following sentences.,I dont _ robots can possibly feel emotion of any kind. (2) I _ Tony loved Claire. (3) I _ I just want to think he was more human than he was.,think/believe,think/suppose/gue

8、ss/believe,suppose/guess,(4) I _ how they could actually make a robot seem as if he had emotions. (5) _ Tony was just a very complicated computer. (6) I _ that Tony was really a man pretending to be a robot. (7) I _ that was the companys biggest mistake.,wonder,Maybe,think/guess/believe,think/suppos

9、e/guess/believe,Speaking,The expressions about supposition and belief:,I think/I suppose/I guess,I wonder,I believe,Maybe,Brainstorming,Imagine it is the future and people have household robots. In groups carry out the tasks. Use the expressions in Exercise 3 in your discussions.,Speaking,Sample Dis

10、cussion S1: I think robots will be able to make life so much better for people. For example, nobody will need to do housework any more because the robot will do it for them. S2: Maybe they could also make wonderful dinners for parties and tidy up the childrens bedrooms after theyve gone to bed.,S3:

11、Yes, that would be great. I wonder whether you could have a robot follow your instructions. Whether it could make a sandwich or cut the grass. S2: I guess my children would like a robot that did their homework for them! S1: I suppose mine would too. But in that case, how would you ever know if someo

12、ne had done the homework by themselves?,S3: Yes. And if you had a really creative idea whod believe that youd created it? S1: I dont like that idea. Maybe its best for us to do our own work whether its good or not!,Imagine it is the future and people have household robots. Divide the students into t

13、wo big groups, group A and group B. Group A will have the task to discuss the question: What do you think the positive effects of this situation? Group B will have to discuss the question: What do you think the negative effects of this situation?,And each big group can be divided into groups of four

14、. During discussion, please use words in the above form. In the end, each big group choose two students to present their ideas to the whole class, and the other group mates can add his or her points.,Spokesperson for Group A We imagine that there will be many positive effects of having household rob

15、ots. People will be relived from doing housework, cleaning or cooking. Robots will be able to rebuild and decorate the home and design and do the garden. People will be free to work or enjoy their leisure time. Life will become an endless paradise!,Sample,Spokesperson for Group B We imagine that the

16、re will be many negative effects of having household robots. People will become fat and lazy if they no longer have to take care of their houses or their gardens. There will be many medical problems with people who are overweight or dont do enough exercise. The hospitals will,Be crowded with lazy an

17、d sick people. What is worse, if a robot breaks down people will no longer have the useful skills of decorating and cooking. Therefore they would find it very difficult to manage their lives. Life will become a doctors nightmare!,A biography of Isaac Asimov,Reading, speaking and writing,艾萨克阿西莫夫(1920

18、-1992), 当代美国最著名的科幻大师、世界 顶尖级科幻小说作家, 他也是位文学评论家, 美国科幻小说黄金 时代的代表人物之一。他一生高产, 著述颇丰, 一生著述近 500本, 其中有100多部科幻小说, 早已远远超过了“著作等身” 的地步, 是本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一。曾获代表科幻界 最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖, 以他的名字为 号召的阿西莫夫科幻杂志，是美国当今数一数二的科幻 文学重镇。他是一位生于俄罗斯的美籍犹太人, 作品极其丰富， 代表作有我, 机器人(I, Robot) 、基地系列、 钢窟(The Caves of Steel) 系列、赤裸太阳 (The Naked S

19、un) 等。,他他于1941年发表的作品Runaround中第一次明确 提出了著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”, 即： 一、机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观； 二、在不违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类 给与的任何命令； 三、在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下, 机器人必须尽力 保护自己。 以其名字命名的阿西莫夫科幻小说杂志, 至今仍然是 美国当今数一数二的科幻文学畅销杂志。,Skimming,Glance through the passage and then find out the answers to such questions:,Which paragra

20、ph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died? 2. Which paragraph tells you about his education? 3. Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?,Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died?,2. Which paragraph tells you about his education?,Para. 2,Para. 3,3. Which

21、 paragraph tells you about awards he received?,Para. 5,Read through the text and answer the following questions:,What subject did Asimov teach? When did he start having stories published? 3. How many children did he have?,1.What subject did Asimov teach?,2.When did he start having stories published?

22、,3. How many children did he have?,He taught biochemistry.,In 1939.,Two children, a son and a daughter.,1. Who was Isaac Asimov? A. An American scientist and writer who got his PhD in physics in 1948. B. A Russian scientist and writer who married twice. C. A RussianAmerican writer and scientist who

23、became a fulltime writer in 1958. D. An American-Russian writer and scientist who had two children.,Comprehending,C,2. What was Asimov best known for? A. His mystery stories. B. His science fiction stories. C. His science and history books. D. His books about the Bible and about Shakespeare.,B,3. Al

24、l the following statements are TRUE except _. A. Asimovs talent for writing became obvious at age 12. B. He began having his stories published in science fiction magazines in 1939. C. He published his first novel in 1950. D. He published his first science book in 1953.,A,4. In which book did Asimov

25、develop a set of three “laws”? A. The Foundation Trilogy. B. I, Robot. C. In his first novel. D. In his first science book.,B,5. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimovs three laws didnt exist? A. Maybe robots will harm or injure human beings. B. Maybe robots will disobey huma

26、n beings. C. In order to protect their own existence, robots may injure human beings. D. All of the above.,D,1920 1922 1923 1929,born in Russia.,sister born,moved with family to New York,Parents bought a candy store.,Mother had her third child.,started working in candy store.,Started to take himself

27、 seriously as a writer.,1931,Date Event,Complete the timeline of the events.,1939 1942- 1945,Bean having stories published in science fiction magazines,Gained Masters degree in chemistry.,Finished working in candy store.,Got married,Worked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard,Got PhD in chemist

28、ry.,1941,1948,1942,1950 1951-1953,Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine.,Published his first novel. Developed three laws for robots.,Published “I, Robot”,Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an award for it.,Published first science book.,Became a full-time writer.

29、,1949,1953,1958,1973 1992,Divorced his first wife.,Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV.,Married for a second wife,1983,Died in New York,Which law is the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed” based on? 2. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimovs three laws did not exist

30、?,Discussion,Asimovs Laws For Robots,First Law: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human being are not injured). Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings

31、are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).,1. A Biography of Isaac Asimov biography n. 传记 bio (尤其供公开发表的) 个人简历 (biography的缩写) bio cards 传记档案卡; bio information 传记资料 bio- 表示“生命, 生物” 之义 biophysics 生物物理学 biochemistry n. 生物化学,Language points,an American scientist and wri

32、ter 一位科学家兼作家 The singer and dancer _ (be) coming for a visit. The singer and the dancer _ (be) coming for a visit. A knife and fork _ (be) on the desk.,is / was,are/ were,is / was,3. fiction: stories / novels, etc which describe events and people do not exist non-fiction: writing that is about real

33、people, events and facts literature: writing that is considered to be work of art, including novels, plays and poetry,4. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanation of everything, in the pr

34、esent and the past. 阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力, 使他能对 未来世界进行探索, 而且还有惊人的智力, 使他 能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解析。 1) “介词which/ whom”的结构引导定语从句,句子分析: Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination and an amazing mind 是句子的主 要部分, had在句中有两个宾语imagination和 mind, 他们分别带了自己的宾语从句。that 引 导的从句修饰imagination; with which引导的 定语从句修饰mind。动词不定式to expl

35、ore future worlds 修饰ability。,He seemed to be looking for the words with which he could express what he was thinking about. The novel from which the films has been adapted for children is written by a famous American writer. The car, for which I paid a lot of money, is now out of date . He is telling

36、 a story of a hero, of whom everyone in the town is proud. In the dark street, there wasnt a single person _they could turn for help. A. whom B. who C. to whom D. from whom,C,The Nile, _electricity is produced, no longer destroys villages and crops. A. which B. from which C. from it D. from that - H

37、ow do you like the cake? - Its quite different from _I had last month. A. that B. which C. the one D. the one what,B,C,2) search + 地方 / 人 在某地/某人身上寻找 search for 寻找某物 = search + place + for + object in search of 寻找, 作状语, 表示目的 The enemies _the Red Army man everywhere. They have _ the whole city _ the m

38、issing boy. The boy has been to many places _ his lost cat.,searched,searched for,in search of,3) explanation n. 解释, 解说, 说明, 辩解, 互相讲明 What is your explanation for being late? The only explanation for his behavior is that hes mad. explain v. 解释, 说明 explain sth to sb We explained our plan to the commi

39、ttee.,5. From 1942 to 1948 he worked as a junior chemist junior adj. younger, lower in rank 较年轻的/职位稍低的 He is the junior employee in the firm. He is two years junior to me. senior: older; higher in rank 较年长的; 职位稍高的 He is two years senior to me. senior citizens 老人,6. he started to take himself serious

40、ly as a writer. take sb/ sth seriously: 认真对待某人某事 He takes things too seriously.他对事太认真了。 You cant take her promises seriously; she never keeps her word. If you cant treat your study seriously, you will fail in the coming examination. 反义词: take for granted 认为是 理所当然的, 想当然, 不把当回事,7. Soon after his divor

41、ce in 1973, divorce n. 离婚, 脱离 vt. 使离婚, 与脱离 ask for a divorce; get divorced; divorce from His wife asked for a divorce. They got divorced last year. They are divorcing each other. She divorced her husband two years ago. We shouldnt divorce theory from practice.,8.词语辨析: award / honour / prize / reward

42、 1) award (奖, 奖品; 奖金)指因竞赛获胜、工作成绩显著或某一值得称赞的行为而获得的奖品。 2) honour (荣誉) 比prize与award更普通，往往指非官方的、私人的荣誉奖励。 3) prize (奖金；奖品，赠品；战利品) 指在比赛、竞争、工作、学习中优胜者所获得的奖赏。可能是钱，也可能是物品。 4) reward (报答，酬劳) 并不指某种荣誉，而指应得的报酬。,Fill in the blanks with honour, prize, award or reward. He won the _ for the best student of year. Its a

43、n _ to hear you speak so highly of me. He won the Nobel _ for literature. He got a _of $ 100 for helping them.,award,honour,Prize,reward,leave sb alone 考验 turn around 打电话给 test out 让一个人呆着 set aside 将放在一边 ring up 转向, 回转,Can you guess the Chinese meaning of each phrases?,1. How many people _ while I was out ? 2. The model must _ before we put it into mass production. 3. _, I saw an old friend of mine, whom I havent seen for years 4. She is very upset. _ for a few minutes. 5. Its time for us _ our differences and work together for a