2021版外研版选修四英语Unit1 Science Fiction Reading and Thinkingppt课件.ppt

1、Unit 1 Science Fiction Reading and Thinking Characters: Larry Belmont: An employee at a robot 1. _. Claire: Larry Belmonts 2. _. Tony: A 3. _. Gladys Claffern: Claires neighbour. company wife robot Read for outlineRead for outline Storyline: Para. 1 A robot is to be tested out. Para. 2 The robot , T

2、ony, is tested out in Claires 4. _. Para. 3 Tony can serve breakfast. Para. 4 Tony can show 5. _to Claire. Para. 5 Tony can read books. house sympathy Para. 6 Tony helps Claire improve her 6. _and helps her gain respect. Para. 7 Tony gives Claire a good suggestion. Para. 8 Tony protects Claire from

3、falling off the ladder. Para. 9 Tony expresses his heart/love to Claire. makeup 1. What does Larry Belmont think of testing out the robot in his house? A. It is an extra benefit. B. It is his responsibility. C. It helps improve his house. D. It can make Claire happy. 2. How did Claire feel when Tony

4、 offered to help her get dressed? A. Proud. B. Happy. C. Guilty. D. Embarrassed. read for detailsread for details 3. Why does Tony work on the house improvement? A. Because Claire wants to hold a party in her house. B. Because Claire plans to give Larry a surprise. C. Because Claire doesnt think it

5、good enough for Larry. D. Because Claire intends to make the best of Tony. 4. What does Gladys Claffern think of the relationship between Claire and Tony? A. Friends. B. Lovers. C. Relatives. D. Colleagues. 5. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Tony falls in love with Claire. B. Tony will

6、 have a rest that night. C. Tony will stay with Claire forever. D. Tony, the robot needs to be improved. 答案: 15. ADCBA structure analysisstructure analysis 译文: 克莱尔不想让机器人出现在她的家里, 尤其是因为她的丈夫要出差三个星 期, _。 但是拉里说服了她但是拉里说服了她, 机器人不会伤害她机器人不会伤害她, 也不会允许她受到伤害也不会允许她受到伤害 课文内容填空 A robot named Tony was sent to Clair

7、es house (1) _(test) out. He looked like a real man, tall and handsome with smooth hair (2) _ a deep voice. Not only did he look like a human, but he (3) _ (behave) like a real man. He did everything to comfort Claire. He prepared breakfast in (4) _ morning. He even tried to help Claire get (5) _ (d

8、ress), which made Claire feel embarrassed. When he heard that Claire was not (6) _ (satisfy) with her house, he began to improve it. When he learned that Claire was jealous of another lady, he helped to improve (7) _ (she) makeup and make Gladys and her friends admire Claire by (8) _ (hold) a party

9、at home. to be tested and behaved the dressed satisfied her holding Tony was only a robot, but he could do and think (9) _ (exact) like a real man. He even fell in love with his hostess, Claire, near the end of the test. (10) _ an excellent science fiction it is! exactly What 阅读主题活动 Talk about the f

10、ollowing questions in pairs and find out the best answer. (1)Do you think it is possible for a person to love a robot? Why? _ _ No, I dont think that a person would love a robot. Because a robot is just a machine that has no emotions and facial expressions. (2)What relationship do you think will develop between humans and robots in the future? _ _ A robot will become the right-hand man of humans and can do almost everything under the command of man.