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

programmedcontrolled

say hello to people

talk with people

clean the plane

Do the labour work

lead the way

Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapesfor various uses.

Let’s look at some movie posters below which are about

robots. Do you know the names of these movies?

Transformers 《变形金刚》

I, Robot 《我，机器人 》

The Matrix 《黑客帝国》

AI - Artificial Intelligence 《人工智能》

Doraemon 《机器猫》

• Will it be possible for a humanbeing to fall in love with a

robot?

• Will it be possible for a humanbeing to fall in love with a

robot?

• We’re going to learn

• such a story.

• We’re going to learn

• such a story.

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Writer: Isaac Asimov

ⅠⅠ.Find out the four Characters in the story..Find out the four Characters in the story.ⅠⅠ.Find out the four Characters in the story..Find out the four Characters in the story.

Larry’s wife, a housewifeLarry’s wife, a housewife

the robotthe robot

Work for a company that makes robotsWork for a company that makes robots

a woman that Claire enviesa woman that Claire envies

Larry Belmont

Claire

Tony

Gladys Claffern

Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?

Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?

• Argumentative writingArgumentative writing 议论文 议论文 • Argumentative writingArgumentative writing 议论文 议论文

• Narration Narration 记叙文记叙文• Narration Narration 记叙文记叙文

• Expository writing Expository writing 说明文说明文• Expository writing Expository writing 说明文说明文

• Science fiction Science fiction • Science fiction Science fiction

3.What is the text mainly about? It is mainly about how a household

_________ was _________ ________ in

a family.

robot tested out

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

Scanning1.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the

sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didn’t like him. C. Because he was more like a human being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.

2. Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day? A. Because Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. B. Because Tony offered sympathy for her. C. Because Tony helped her a lot. D. Because Tony bent his face too close to hers.3. _________amazed Claire very much. A. That Tony gave her a new haircutA. That Tony gave her a new haircut B. That TonyB. That Tony changed the makeup she wore C. Tony’s fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin D. That Tony wrote a shopping list for her

4. 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 above5. As a result, the experiment shows_______. A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other B. Tony had to be rebuilt C. Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B

6. All the following statements are true EXCEPT _______. A. Tony tried to please Claire B. Claire tried to displease Tony C. Tony managed to protect Claire D. Gladys admired Claire for her Tony7. We can infer from the passage

that_____. A. Claire liked Tony but feared him B. Claire cried because Tony made her angry C. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her D.Tony had no feelings as human being.

Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed

Occasion Claire

dislike him

was alarmed

felt embarrassed

admired him

called him a dear

felt his warmth

felt being envied

cried all night

Before he arrived

When he arrived

When he offered to help her dress

When he offered to help her improve her house and herself

When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony

When he helps her with the salesman

When she heard Gladys whispering

She remembered Tony was just a machine

comprehending

Find out how Claire’s emotion developed

____ _____ ____ _____

____ _____

A.Sad to remember he was just a machine

B.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 Claire’s emotion developed

refuse

accepttrust

proudlove

sad

Characteristics Similar Different

Physical

Tall,

handsome

, black

hair, deep

voice

Facial

expressions

never

changed

3. List Tony’s characteristics that were

similar to those of a human being and

different from those of a human being.

MentalClever enough to

solve all kinds of

problems

Cannot

think for

itself

Let me try!

Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.

Technology will change our daily life, so in order to serve the motherland better in the future, you need study hard.好好学习，用高科技来为我们伟大的祖国服务

1. Write a short passage according to your discussion.

2. Finish EXX 2 & 3 on Page 12 in your Student’s Book.

Homework Homework

Read in chorus for funMy Robot Does My Homework

My robot does my homework.He helps me every night.

The trouble is he doesn't gettoo many answers right.He'd probably do better

at homework but, you see,I built him, so he only knows

the things he learned from me.--Kenn Nesbitt