人教版高二英语选修七unit2 robot reading

(7 ) Tony showed his love to Claire in public deliberately and that caused Gladys’envy.( 8 )Tony was taken away by a car (2 ) Tony was sent to Larry’s house .However,Claire was a bit anxious. (4 ) Claire would like to make herself and her home elegant. (6 ) Claire invited Gladys and her friends to the house the night before Tony was to leave. (5 ) Tony helped Claire with the haircut makeup,decoration and even self confidence.
Task 3 Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false. F 1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife . T 2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. T 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
F 4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. T 5. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed . F 6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
What is a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.
仿真美女机器人
鼓手机器人
舞蹈机器人
家用机器人
战地机器 人 深海机器人
火星车机器人
跳舞机器人
“梦露”教你 跳恰恰
Robots
Do some shopping Play with human
And so on…
Satisfaction Guaranteed
(a science fiction written by Isaac •Asimov)BLeabharlann rn: January 2, 1920
Isaac Asimov
Entertainment robots
What can a robot do?
Talk with human
act as a policeman
/a seller Do the housework (cleaning,cooking ……..)
Take care of children Look for human
Task 1
Find the main characters in this passage.
Larry Belmont -an employee in a company ;
Claire - Larry’s wife ;
Tony - the robot ; Gladys claffern - a woman that Claire envies.
Task 2
Put the following events in order
(3 ) Tony offering to help dressing , Claire felt embarrassed.
(1 ) The company which Larry worked for made a robot call Tony
Task 4 Fill in the blanks according to the text:
tested A robot called Tony was going to be ____ out ____by Claire in her house , Claire felt _______ alarmed when she first saw the robot , look like which didn't ____ ____ a machine at all . embarrassed because At first , Claire was ___________ Tony looked so human . But she began to trust him and asked him to make herself _____ elegant . Tony gave Claire a and her home ______ new haircut ______ . He also declared that he loved Claire in public deliberately so as to envy Claire . make the women _____
Died: April 6, 1992
Occupations: novelist short-story writer historian ,biochemist,
textbook writer
Notable works:
Foundation series Robot series
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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新人教版选修七 Unit 2 Robots-Reading[课件]

新人教版选修七 Unit 2 Robots-Reading[课件]

2. We can infer that when Claire first
saw Tony, she felt alarmed by
_____.
A. his appearance B. his ability C. his facial expressions D. his cleverness
8 Finish the following chart.
Claire’s She was unwilling to attitude to accept it, because she the robot was afraid of being harmed ________.
How Claire felt when first seeing the robot alarmed She felt ________.
The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony Claire Occasion Before he arrived When he arrived When he offered to help her dress dislike him
was alarmed
felt embarrassed
Children all like to play with robots. A robot can be a teacher. It knows everything and remembers everything well. It can help me with my homework. It can also help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer

(完整版)高中英语unit2Robotsreading课件人教版选修7.ppt

(完整版)高中英语unit2Robotsreading课件人教版选修7.ppt

Discussion:
Do you think it necessary for a robot to be perfect?
And give reasons to support your ideas.
True or False
1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
4. Who did Claire turn to for help when the clerk was rude to her? A. Her husband Larry B. Gladys Claffern C. Tony, the robot D. The manager of the shop
4. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? ---He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure.
3. Why should Tony be rebuilt? ---Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines.

高二英语(人教版)选修七Unit2 Robots Reading课件(29张)

高二英语(人教版)选修七Unit2 Robots Reading课件(29张)

Things ● gave Claire a new 5. _h_a_i_r_c_u_t_ and changed
Tony did her makeup ● wrote out a(n) 6. _l_is_t_ of items for Claire to
buy
● spoke to the clerk in a(n) 7. _je_w__e_l_le_r_y__s_h_o__pto make him change his 8. _a_t_ti_t_u_d_e_ ● 9.a_d_v__is_e_d_ Claire to invite her friends to the
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.
Toy robots
characters in stories
Characters
Who are they?
worked for a company that Larry Belmont makes robots
Claire Larry’s wife, a housewife
Tony
a household robot to be tested out
Gladys Claffern a woman that Claire envies
● a deep 3. ________ ● soft and warm 4. ________
Things ● gave Claire a new 5. ________ and changed

(人教版)高中英语选修7课件:Unit+2++Robots+Reading(共71张PPT)

(人教版)高中英语选修7课件:Unit+2++Robots+Reading(共71张PPT)

Do you think it is possible for a robot to:
1. think for itself
2. have feelings 3. have its own needs and desires
4. look and feel like a human being
Skimming
Read the text quickly and answer the following questions: 1. What is the text mainly about? It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.
A robot
Claire
Tony was to be tested out by Claire in their family
பைடு நூலகம்
Gladys Claffern
One of the richest and most powerful women around.
a woman that Claire envies
Housework Robots Secretary Play with human
And so on…
Types of robots
• Industrial robots used in manufacturing • Domestic robots such as vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers; • Entertainment robots such as toys and those in theme parks; • Robots used in toxic waste clean-up and in underwater and space exploration; …

人教版高中英语选修7 unit 2 Robots Reading 课件

人教版高中英语选修7 unit 2 Robots  Reading 课件

Reading for main idea
What is the text mainly about?
It is mainly about how a
household __r_o_b_o__t__ was _t_e_s_t_e_d___ __o_u_t____ in a family.
• How many characters are mentioned in the text? • What are their names? • What did they do?
Unit 2 Robots
What is a robot?
A robot is a machine ___d_e_si_g_n_ed___ to do jobs that are usually _p_e_r_f_o_rm__ed_ by humans . Robots are _p_ro_g_r_a_m_m_e_d__ and __c_o_n_t_ro_l_le_d__ by a computer.
Isaac Asimov
( 1920-1992)
He was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
And so on… Play with human
run dance
Playing football
Driving
say hello to talk with
people
people

人教版高二英语Book 7 选修7 Unit2 Robots(Reading)

人教版高二英语Book 7 选修7 Unit2 Robots(Reading)

The changes of Claire
Before meeting Tony
After meeting Tony
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haAppswy e&etcvoincftiodreynt
not clever overweight not elegant enough not rich or powerful
spoke to the rude clerk promised to help caught…held … encouraged Claire
gave…changed…wrote… transformed her house opened … on purpose put on a show
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
wanted to be Gladys
more beautiful completely transformed delicious cuisine a handsome “lover”
envied by Gladys
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
What was the result of the test?
Tony’s function: Satisfy the owner
The company’s promise and confidence
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
? Perfect ? Tony would have to be rebuilt.
The company: You cannot have women falling in love with machines.

人教版选修7 Unit 2 Robots Reading共17张

are true or false .
1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife .
F
2. Claire didn't like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
4
Line 58 She shouted “Leave me alone”
and ran into her bed.
1. leave … alone: 不管,别惹,让…一个人待着
2. leave behind 遗忘,忘了带,将某人抛在后面 leave out 遗漏,忽视 leave off 停止
leave for… 动身去 …
and caught by Tony
When she heard Gladys
whispering to another
woman that she had never
seen anyone so handsome as Tony
Read the story and decide Whether the following statements
Summary
( 小结 )
1. with wonder 2. turn around
3. can't have sb. doing 4. leave alone
homework
Finish Comprehending
at page 12
When he helped her
with the salesman She remembered Tony was just a machine

高中英语人教新课标选修七Unit2RobotsReading课件

they saw her house was completely changed.T
6. The company was satisfied with Tony's report because he had successfully made a woman fall
in love with him. F
1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire
together so that she would be envied by the women guests.
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed 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.
rry was going to be away from home so he
hired a robot to accompany his wife. F
2.Claire didn't like the idea at the beginning, but
she agreed to it at last. T
in your house? 5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house.

新人教版选修7 Unit2 Robots-Reading


Background information:
•A retelling of an Isaac Asimov’s story called Satisfaction Guaranteed.
•About a human-like robot.
•Asimov’s first law(铁规) for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.
Domestic [dəu'mestik] robots家用机器人
The robot which can play with children.
The robot which can play football.
The robot which can speak to people.
What can robots do?
3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? Because the company 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?
hers and declared that he
didn’t want to leave her and
that he felt more than just the
desire to please her.
happy
__________
She was envied by those women.

高中英语 人教版 新课标 高二下 选修七 unit2 robots reading(共36张ppt)


vivid characters creative and wellorganized plots a clear theme
Task 1: skimming
How many characters are there in the story?What are they?
the robot Gladys Claffern
(3)Hair and
fingernails____ _r_e_a_li_s_ti_c__.
(2)_Q_u_i_c_k_e_r______ _r_e_a_c_t_i_o_n_s_ (She
fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he
1. More like a ___h_u_m_a_n____ than a _m_a_c_h_in_e
2. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasn’t elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasn’t like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.
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