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Unit 2 Robots,What is a robot?,A robot is a machine d_ to do jobs that are usually p_ by humans.,esigned,erformed,How is a robot work?,Robots are p_ and c_ by a computer.,rogrammed,ontrolled,What can robots look like?,huge arm,spider,humans,snake,mantis(螳螂),Today there are different kinds of robot, including i_ robots, h_ robots,and e_ robots. Robots also appear as characters in stories.,ndustrial,ousehold,ntertainment,Can you list some kinds of robots you know about? What can these robots do?,industrial robots 工业机器人,household robots家用机器人,entertainment robots 娱乐型机器人,机器人新闻女主播,characters in stories,Can you make a list of any science fiction, literature, films, video games,TV shows and cartoons you know that include as characters?,Lets look at these pictures:,Robots(机器人历险记),I, ROBOT Science fiction film,Transformers,Astro Boy,Do you think it is possible for a robot to: think for itself? have feelings? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?,Now read a story about a robot. It was originally written by science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951.,Here the story has been retold by another writer.,Satisfaction Guaranteed,Characters in the story: Larry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire -Larrys wife,a housewife Tony - the robot Gladys Claffern - a woman that Claire envies,1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didnt like him. C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions. 2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _. making her home elegant giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore giving her advice on her dresses D. All the above,C,D,Multiple choice:,3. As a result, the experiment shows _. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other Tony had to be rebuilt Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B 4. All the following statements are true except _. Tony tried to please Claire Claire tried to displease Tony Tony managed to protect Claire Gladys admired Claire for her Tony 5. We can infer from the passage that _. Claire liked Tony but feared him Claire cried because Tony made her angry Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her Tony had no feelings as human beings,B,A,D,alarmed,tall,handsome,smooth,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,happy, surprised, shy,Fill in the blanks:,Comprehending After you have read the story, answer the following questions in groups. 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 women guests .,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? 4.Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house .What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that she was a machine?,Because the company felt that it could not have women falling love with a robot.,When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didnt look like a machine at all. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. She was amazed by the fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women. She might not as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she rememberedTony was just a machine. She cried all night.,Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought that she was having an affair. Tony worked steadily on the improvements. he felt more than just the desire to please her. there was no risk to Claires marriage.,Translate these sentences into chinese:,Language points:,1. experiment with a household robot,对一个家用机器人进行试验,experiment with/on,对进行试验,Have they ever experimented on a large number of patients? 他们可曾在大批病人身上实验过? He is experimenting with drugs to cure cancer. 他正在试验治疗癌症的药。,2. 1)more than + n. 不仅仅是，不止 China Daily is more than a newspaper. It helps us to learn English. What he wants is more than money. 2)more than+数词 多于,大于, 超过 I have known him for more than twenty years. More than ten policemen turned up at the spot where the accident happened. 3)more than + adj. / adv. / v. 很 / 非常=very They were more than happy to see us come back.,4)more + adj / adv / n / v + than 与其说, 不如说 He is more scared than ill. 与其说他是病了,倒不如说他是受了惊吓。 5)more than+含有情态动词的句子 是难以，超过了所能 The beauty of the village is more than I can describe. 我难以描述那个山村的美丽。 This problem is more than a child can settle. 这一问题超出了小孩的解决能力。,6) no more than 仅仅,不过,只是 All his education added up to no more than one year. Their new flat has no more than 60 square meters. 7) not more than 至多,不超过 Lying on the ground was a schoolboy of not more than seventeen.,【 n. 】 reach within ones reach out of ones reach = beyond ones reach,3. reach for / reach out ones hand for,He reached out his hand for an apple.,4. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. there stood. 此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的 动词有stand, seem to be, happen to be, be likely to be, live, come, enter, lie, exist, remain等。 There happened to be nobody in the room. There exists a force of attraction between bodies. 两个物体之间永远存在着吸引力。 There remains the problem of finance. 财政问题仍然存在。,5. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Chaire knew that. by prep. =according to根据,按照 By my watch it is two oclock,She had us all laughing at her jokes . They had the light burning all night long. The teacher had us hand in our homework on time. She wont have her teeth taken out last week. I had my wallet stolen children sitting down to dinner with dirty hands. Mrs Smith had two of her on my way home last Monday.,6. you cannot have women falling in love with machines. 总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。,have + sb./sth. + doing 让一直做某事 have + sb. + do 让/请某人做某事 not have + sb./sth. + doing 不能容忍某人做某事 have +sb./sth.+done请人做某事；遭受不幸,Homework:,Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future?,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
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