1、Todays science fiction is tomorrows science fact.Isaac Asimov(1920-1992)American scientist,fictionist,and literary criticsLead inDo you think it is possible for a robot to think for itself?have feelings?have its own needs and desires?What might happen if that were possible?Read for the charactersLar
2、ry BelmontTonyClaireGladys Claffernmadecouplebe tested outa woman that Claire enviesRead for plots How did the story develop?Read the story carefully and pay attention to the changes of Claires feelings towards Tony as the story developed.Tony Claire1.Before Tony arriveddislike2.when she first saw h
3、imalarmed 3.when Tony asked if he should help her get dressedembarrassed 4.when Tony offered sympathyadmiring&trusting5.when Tony helped her talk to the saleswomanthankful6.when Claire fell and Tony caught and held hershy&nervousGroup discussion1.How do you think this story will end?2.What would hap
4、pen next in the party?Was it successful?3.What would happen to Claire?Was she eventually satisfied?4.What would happen to Tony?Did he pass the test in the experiment?Work in groups and come up with an(happy/surprising/sad)ending.the original storySatisfaction guranteed Period 2 Activity 1:revision o
5、f the plots Tony came to Clairs home.Why?Tony offered sympathy to Clair.Why?Clair told Tony what disturbed her.Why&What?Tony promised to help Clair.How?Tony helped Clair.What?Para.6What is it mainly about?Why is the episode given?How is it organized?Para.7What is it mainly about?What language featur
6、es impress you?Para.8What is it mainly about?Why is the episode given?What language features impress you?1)Screaming,she pushed him away,and ran to her room.2)She screamed,pushing him awayand running to her room.Para.9What is it mainly about?What language features impress you?_ him_ him_ him_ him_ h
7、imdislikeaccepttrustbecome attached toadmireTony was taken away and would berebuilt Activity 1:revision of the changs of Clairs feelings to TonyRead the story again and find the similarities and differences between Tony and a human being.Tony facial expression never changes;facial expression changes
8、 often;programmed to appear sensitive and caring;always the samecan show true sensitivity and care;emotions can changeActivity 2:compare and contrast smooth hair;offers sympathy;treats people kindly;warm bodyUse the words in the boxes to describe the similarities and differences.ComparisonContrastth
9、e same as,similar to,similarly,more like,just as,in comparison,in the same waydifferent from,but,while,whereas,although,however,on the other hand,in contrast,EXAMPLE A human beings facial expression changes often,whereas Tonys never changes.In contrast to Tony,who never changed from his programming,
10、a humans emotions can change.Activity 2:compare and contrastcritical thinking in groupsSatisfaction guaranteed1.Whose satisfaction is guaranteed?Is he/she satisfied in the end?2.What message does the writer intend to convey?“Machines cant fall in love,but when its hopeless and horrifying,women can!”
11、Claire is a little clumsy and feel herself inferior while Tony is handsome,considerate,capable and has charming personality.Thus it is no wonder Tony appeals to women like Claire so much.The story presents the complicated and unpleasant relationships between humans(Claire and her friends;Claire and
12、the salesman).In contrast,Tonys only purpose is to please Claire and his capability and consideration to Claire are vividly pictured.So from my point of view,what the writer intends to convey is not just that we human beings should have a good command of technology and make wisely use of it but we s
13、hould focus more on the relationship between people,be friendly and care about each other a bit more.Isaac AsimovLead in three Laws of Robotics 机器人学机器人学Law 1:A robot may not injure a human being or,through inaction,allow a human being to come to harm.Law 2:A robot must obey the orders given it by hu
14、man beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.Law 3:A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.Powerful language points:1.bonus1)奖金；红利an extra amount of money that is added to a payment,especially to sbs w
15、ages as a rewarda 100 Christmas bonus100 英镑圣诞节奖金productivity bonuses 生产奖金2)意外收获anything pleasant that is extra and more or better than you were expectingBeing able to walk to work is an added bonus of the new job.能够步行去上班是这份新工作额外的好处。2.integrity n.synonym:honesty诚实正直诚实正直the quality of being honest and
16、 having strong moral principlespersonal/professional/artistic integrity个人的职业上的艺术家的诚实正直to behave with integrity行为表现诚实正直abide by/stick to integrity 恪守诚信He is a person of integrity.他是个有讲诚信的人。3.favor n.&v1)Im writing to ask whether you could do me a favor.2)Ill ask Steve to take it.He owes me a favour.3
17、)As an examiner,she showed no favour to any candidate.作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者.4)The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.目前汇率对我们有利。目前汇率对我们有利。5)A mother mustnt favor one of her children more than the others.母亲不应对任何一个儿女有所偏爱母亲不应对任何一个儿女有所偏爱4.dismiss v.1)不予考虑；摒弃；对不屑一提to decide that sb/sth
18、is not important and not worth thinking or talking aboutI think we can safely dismiss their objections.我认为我们对他们的异议完全可以不予理会。2)去除，消除，摒除（思想、感情等）to put thoughts or feelings out of your mindDismissing her fears,she climbed higher.她排除了恐惧，爬得更高了3)sb(from sth)解雇；免职；开除to officially remove sb from their jobShe
19、 claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.她声称自己被无理免职。4)sb让（某人）离开；把（某人）打发走；解散to send sb away or allow them to leaveAt 12 oclock the class was dismissed.12 点下课了。Assignments:1.Recite para1-52.Write a review:1)Tell the story briefly2)Show what impresses you most and why3)Present your opinion on the storyTHANK YOU
