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Before the classYou are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class,not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes.Write down what can make you feel or learn something.Better attention,better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.Better attention,better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class,not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes.Write down what can make you feel or learn something.Unit 2 ReadingSATISFACTION SATISFACTION GUARANTEEDGUARANTEEDRead the explanation and speak out the word it explains.a long flat narrow surface or table in a shop,bank,restaurant,etc.at which people are served;a person or machine that counts affairn.事务；事情；暧昧关系事务；事情；暧昧关系countern.柜台；计数器柜台；计数器a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered;a matter;a sexual relationship,especially a secret one to wish that you had sth.that another person has envyvt.忌妒；羡慕忌妒；羡慕to make someone worried or frightened vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n.警报；惊恐警报；惊恐alarma warning of danger,typically a loud noise or flashing light;sudden worry and fear,especially that sth.dangerous or unpleasant might happen alarmedadj.担心的；害怕担心的；害怕的的worried or frightened by sth.cuisinen.烹饪烹饪(风味风味)；菜肴；菜肴a style of cooking the support or approval of sth.or someone;a kind action that you do for someonen.喜爱；恩惠喜爱；恩惠favourvt.喜爱；偏袒喜爱；偏袒to support or prefer one particular possibility;to give an advantage to someone or sth.,in an unfair way bonusn.额外津贴；奖金；红额外津贴；奖金；红利利an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward as well as the money you were expecting overweightadj.超重的；体重超常超重的；体重超常的的fat;heavier than is allowed haircutn.发型；理发型；理发发the style in which someones hair is cut,or an occasion of cutting or styling the hair someone who sells things in a shop;a person who works in an office,dealing with records or performing general office duties sympathyn.同情同情(心心)(an expression of)understanding and care for someone elses suffering elegantadj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的优雅的；高雅的；讲究的graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour clerkn.售货员；职员；旅馆接待员售货员；职员；旅馆接待员 adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；（口语）糟透的（口语）糟透的accompanyvt.陪伴；伴陪伴；伴奏奏to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as sth.;to sing or play an instrument with another musician or singer declarevt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称宣布；声明；表明；宣称to announce sth.clearly,firmly,publicly or officially awfulextremely bad or unpleasant vt.细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描扫描to look at sth.carefully,with the eyes or with a machine,in order to get information;to look through a text quickly in order to find a piece of information that you want or to get a general idea of what the text contains;to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer,or to take a picture of the inside of sth.scanstupid or unreasonable;silly in a humorous way a pleasant feeling which you get when you receive sth.you wanted,or when you have done sth.you wanted to do absurdadj.荒谬的；可笑荒谬的；可笑的的satisfactionn.满意；满足；令人满意的事物满意；满足；令人满意的事物pilevi.堆起；堆积堆起；堆积 vt.把把堆起；积聚堆起；积聚objects positioned one on top of another n.堆；摞；叠堆；摞；叠to arrange objects into a pile test outring upturn aroundleave alone 转向；回转转向；回转试验；考验试验；考验不管；别惹；不管；别惹；让让一个人待着；一个人待着；和和单独在一起单独在一起给给打电话打电话MatchThe reading passage is a retelling of anIsaac Asimovs science fiction called Satisfaction Guaranteed.This story,about a human-like robot,illustrates(阐明阐明)Asimovs first law for robots:A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one.In following this law,the robot,which is very human-like,causes the main character,Claire,to have some very confusing feelings.Background informationBackground informationScience fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.Characteristics of science fiction1.To summarize and remember the main idea of the passage.2.To speak out the detailed information of the passage.3.To learn some useful words,expressions and patterns in the passage.ObjectivesWords:satisfaction,alarm,sympathy,flavor,accompany,declareExpressions:test out,ring up,turn around,leave alone Patterns:persuade sb.that as Skimming for general ideaThe text mainly tells us _.A.why Claire fell in love with a human beingB.why a robot fell in love with a human being C.a story about a household robot being tested out in a familyD.that a robot can save a humanbeing from dangerReading Comprehension ISkimmingScanning for specific information1.How many characters are mentioned?2.Who are they?3.What is the relation between them?Reading Comprehension IIScanningLarry Belmont-employed in a company that makes robots Claire-Larrys wife,a housewife Tony-the robot to be tested out by Claire in her houseGladys Claffern one of the richest and most powerful women around,a woman that Claire enviesCharacters in the story:Claires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed.Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.Reading Comprehension IIIScanningdisliked himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived was alarmedWhen he offered tohelp her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered tohelp her improve her house and herself admired himThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tonycalled him a dearOccasionClaire felt his warmthWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by TonyWhen he helped herwith the salesmanThe Change of Claires Feelings to TonyOccasionClaireShe remembered Tony was just a machineWhen she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had neverseen anyone so handsomeas Tony cried all night felt being enviedThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tony sad to remember he was just a machineReview Claires emotional development.At first refused to have Tony at her house accept him trust him proud of him love him1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.2.Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning,but she agreed to it at last.3.Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.4.When Tony offered to help dressing,Claire was pleased to accept it.True or FalseReading Comprehension IVScanning5.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.6.Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.7.The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.In groups,list Tonys characteristicsthat were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.Characteristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalMentalReading Comprehension VScanningCharac-teristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalLooks like a human being.Body and skin soft and warm.Hair and fingernails realistic.Voicelike a humans.Facial expressions never change.Quicker reactions(She fell off a ladder and eventhough Tony wasin the next room,he managed to catch her in time.)return to the table Charac-teristics SimilarDifferentMentalAble to make suggestions and predictions.Able to make a plan and follow it through.Has good communication skills.Behaviour not appropriate(Tony brought her breakfast and thenasked her whether she needed help dressing.)return to the table turn to the next part Discuss these questions in groups.Group Work1.Why did Tony open the curtains?2.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?3.Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?4.How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?5.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?1.Why did Tony open the curtains?2.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.Tony prevented Claire from being harming 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 did Tony have to be rebuilt?4.How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.Please give your own answers.5.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?How absurd,she thought.He was just amachine.He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.She screamed,pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine.She shouted“Leave me alone”and ran to her bed.If you were a robot engineer,what kind of robot would you like to create?Why?DiscussionDiscussion Post-reading1.Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future?2.What will the robots be like in 2500?3.What kind of robot do you think is the most helpful to us in our daily lives?Individual activity注注:另附另附 word word 文档。文档。点击此处链接点击此处链接I.Fill in the blanks.As a _ Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.Tony gave Claire a new _ and changed the makeup she _.As he was not allowed to _ her to the shops,he wrote out a list of items for her.Claire went into the city and bought curtains,cushions,a carpet and bedding.Then she went into a jewellery shop to buy a _.favourhaircutworeaccompanynecklaceWhen the clerk at the counter was rude to her,she _ Tony _ and told the clerk to speak to him.The clerk immediately _ his attitude.Claire thanked Tony,telling him that he was a dear.As she _,there stood Gladys Claffern.How _ to be discovered by her,Claire thought.By the amused and surprised look on her face,Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an _.changedturned aroundawfulaffairrangupII.Reading comprehension.Nick Nisius,a senior at Janesville Community School,has musculardystrophy(肌肉萎缩肌肉萎缩).When he heard about the VGo robot,he immediately began his own research.In 2008,Nick could no longer physically attend classes.Skype,an Internet video conferencing application,became his way into the classroom.Associate Michaela Dighton carried a laptop from classroom to classroom to keep Nick connected.Now with his new VGo robot telepresence machine,Nick walks into the halls and classrooms on his own from home via a laptop,an on-screen keyboard,a clipboard and a mouse pad.He uses the mouse to change camera angles on his VGo,so that he via his robot can look in differentdirections.Students come up to him and talk about school happenings and classroom assignments.They see Nicks face in real time.Nick and his friends laugh when the system shows its limitations.“Sometimes someone forgets and shuts a door or they turn off the VGo and carry it down the hall and Nick finds himself in another room,”Cindy Nisius said.Nick can now join his classmates at lunch,athletic events,and other indoor school activities.The success of VGo depends not only on Nick,but on the cooperation of his friends,family and teachers.Nicks friend Josh Despard walks with Nicks VGo down the hall and introduces Nick to new teachers or new students.His classmate Andy Sorenson makes copies of notes and puts them in Nicks folder in the school office.The folder is delivered to Nick at the end of each day.1.What keeps Nick Nisius from going to school himself?A.His most recent research on the VGo robot.B.The distance from his home to the school.C.His physical condition.D.His learning disabilities.2.The VGo robot is designed to help Nick Nisius to _.A.always stay in the same classroomB.lead a healthier and happier lifeC.assist him in finding the right classroomD.attend school and connect with his classmates3.What can we learn about Nick Nisius classmates from the text?A.They frequently laugh at him.B.They try their best to help him.C.They dont like to see the robot at school.D.They dont know how to operate the robot.4.What would be the best title for the text?A.A student learns to operate the VGo robotB.A student sends robot to school in his placeC.The VGo robot keeps a student connected with the worldD.The VGo robot makes learning easier for disabled studentsThings I can doEvaluationI can understand the reading passage.5 4 3 2 1I can talk about the differences and similarities between the robots and humans.5 4 3 2 1I can understand and spell the new words and expressions and can use them in new situation.5 4 3 2 1I can understand the sentence patterns and write new sentences with them.5 4 3 2 1I need more practice in _.Think about what weve just learnt today.Study without reflection is a waste of time.After the classIts time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.1.Surf the Internet to learn more about Isaac Asimov and robots.2.发挥想象，连词成文发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字字).Homeworktest out,alarm,leave alone accompany,ring up,declare,turn around.
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