优课高中英语人教book7-Unit-2-Ro-课件.ppt（无音频视频）

1、 RobotsSatisfaction Guaranteed 高中英语人教社版选修七高中英语人教社版选修七Unit TwoWhat is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Today there are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, household robots, and

2、 entertainment robots. Robots also often appear as characters in stories.RobotsPlay with humando researchTalk with humanDo the housework(cleaning,cooking.)And so onTake care of childrenact as a policeman/a sellerDo some shoppingWhat can a robot do?Science fiction about robot Do you think it is possi

3、ble for a robot to: think for itself? have feelings? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?Teaching aims:1. To grasp the words and expressions in the text;2. To improve the abilites to do reading comprehension;3. To find out the similarities and differences between robots

4、and humans according to the development of Claires feelings towards Tony.Satisfaction GuaranteedReadingLarry Belmont Claire -Tony -Gladys Claffern -Characters in the story:Claires husband, employed in a company that makes robotsLarrys wife, a housewifethe robot to be tested out by Claire in their fa

5、milythe most powerful woman around, a woman that Claireenvies1. What is the text mainly about?2. What did the robot called Tony look like?It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black h

6、air and his facial expression unchanged.3.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?Because he wanted to test out how a robot was used for housework in a family.Scanning Read through the passage and then answer the following questions: 1. Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Rea

7、d the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings. careful-readingOccasion Claire Occasion Claire 1.disliked him5.called him a dear2. When he arrivedwas alarmed 6.felt his warmth3. felt embarrassed7.felt being envied4. admired him8.cried all nightBefore he arrivedWhen he offered

8、 to help her dressWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herself Helped her with the sales manWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by TonyWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machine How Claires

9、 emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her houseaccept him trust him proud of him love him sad to remember he was just a machine1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.2. Read the story ag

10、ain and answer the questions: 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He had prevented Claire from harming herself by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because the

11、 company (designers) felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalLook like a human being; soft and warm body and skin; realistic hair and nails; voice like a human.Facial exp

12、ressions never changed; quicker reactions.4. List Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.Team work MentalClever enough to solve all kinds of problems; good communication skills.Cannot think for itself;behavior not proper A robot us

13、ed for housework1._(test) out in a family. He looked like a tall 2._ handsome man with smooth black hair, 3._(speak) in a deep voice. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired such a robot to accompany 4._ wife Claire. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.

14、 At her first sight of Tony, Claire was alarmed. When Tony offered to help her dressing, Claire felt embarrassed. 5._(gradual), Tony began to win Claires trust. He helped Claire realize her dreams 6._ making her home elegant, giving her a new haircut, changing the makeup she wore and giving her advi

15、ce on her dresses. 7._, at the party all the guests 8._ were invited were filled with admiration 9._ they saw her house was completely changed. After the test, the company was satisfied with Tonys report 10._ he had successfully made a woman regain her confidence. was testedandspeakinghisGraduallyby

16、ThereforewhowhenbecauseSummary:Try to retell the story1. He seemed more like a human than a machine.2. Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever.3. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.4. The clock struck eight.5. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.6. Even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt-you cannot have women falling in love with machines. Important sentences