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2019新人教高中英语选择性必修四Unit 1 Science Fiction
Reading and Thinking
Teaching objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to…
1. learn how a science fiction is developed and how many elements it includes.
2. understand the theme expressed in science fictions.
3. complete the story with bold but reasonable imagination.
4. develop a right and critical attitude towards the development of robots and AI.
Lead in
What are they
robots
There are many types of robots.
industrial robots
repetitive, or boring tasks
entertainment
robots
household robots
serve us
Have you read any science fiction What elements does science fiction usually include
Yes, I have read some, such as The Three-Body Problem and The Wandering Earth.
These stories often contain scientific devices that we do not have now, and technologies that seem impossible, such as time travel. The characters may have bodies, cultures, and backgrounds that are very different than our own. The themes often include space exploration, alien contact, AI, and the future of humans, etc.
《三体》
(The Three-Body Problem)
刘慈欣
《流浪地球》
(The Wandering Earth)
刘慈欣
Lead in
Isaac Asimov
1920---1992
1920---1992
1920---1992
I Robot (2004)
I Robot (2004)
I Robot (1950)
Characters Who are they
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
worked for a company that makes robots
Larry’s wife, a housewife
a household robot to be tested out
a woman that Claire envies
Read the passage quickly and find out the characters mentioned in the story and then tell who they are and draw their relationship
Fast Reading
Claire
Larry Belmont
Tony
couple
to test out
made
Gladys Claffern
a woman that Claire envies
a robot
Larry Belmont’s wife, housewife
Relationship
Satisfaction Guaranteed
(Adapted)
Beginning
Development
End
Climax
Para.1-2: M______
Para3-8: H_______
Para9: L_____

eet
elp
ove
Analyze the structure
Para. 3
Para. 1
Para. 4
Para. 2
Para. 5
Tony is to be _________ by Claire.
Claire _____ Tony for the first time.
Tony serve _________and offer help in _________.
Tony show _________ to Claire.
Tony promised to help Claire improve ______ and _________.
tested out
breakfast
dressing
sympathy
saw
herself
her home
Analyze the structure
Para. 6
Para. 7
Para. 8
Para. 9
Tony helps Claire ________ the saleswoman.
Tony suggested that Claire invite ________ and her friends.
Tony _______ Claire when she was falling off the ladder.
Tony expresses his ____________ to Claire.
spoke to
Gladys
caught
heart/love
Analyze the structure
1. Although it was completely innocent, Claire felt guilty.(Para 6)
It turned out that Tony was a robot, so there is no crisis in Claire’s marriage. But Claire might have fallen in love with Tony before she knew it.
2. He suggested that she invite Gladys and friends to the house ...(Para 7)
Gladys and her friends all admired her beauty, she even heard Gladys said that she envied her, especially when she saw the handsome robot.
Understand foreshadowings
3. She heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next day, and that he felt more than just the desire to please her. (Para9)
Her heart was hurt because Tony just did it as it had been programmed, so she cried all night. At last, Tony was sent back to the company and was to be upgraded(升级).
How will Claire react to Tony’s emotion
What will happen during the party
Will Tony pass the test in the experiment
...
Listen to the rest of the story. How different is it from yours
Brainstorm the ending
She first saw Tony
When offered to help dressing
When offered sympathy
When helped talk to the saleswoman
Before Tony arrived
When she fell off the ladder, Tony caught her in time and held her.
When she heard Gladys
whispering to another
woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony
alarmed
embarrassed
admired, trust
called him a “dear”
refused
felt his warmth
She remembered Tony was just a machine
felt being envied
cried all night
Analyze the change of C’s feeling towards Tony
Tony
Human being
facial expression never changes
facial expression changes often
smooth hair
warm body
programmed to appear sensitive and caring
show true sensitive and care
…
offer sympathy
…
Summarise the similarities and differences between Tony and
a human being
Comparison
the same as similar to
similarly more like
just as in comparison
in the same way
Contrast
different from but while whereas
although however
on the other hand
in contrast
Compare and contrast
Some words and phrases are often used to compare and contrast information. It is easier to understand two separate things by describing their similarities and differences.
Example
A human being's facial expression changes often, whereas Tony's never changes.
Use the words in the boxes to describe the similarities and
differences
1.The text mainly tells us______
A. the robot's facial expression couldn't change like people
B. the robot could do everything that man can do
C. an experiment tested out by the household robot Tony
D. an experiment where a household robot was testedout
2. 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.
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
3. Which of the following is NOT Tony's characteristic
A. Clumsy. B. Handsome. C. Helpful. D. Smart.
4. 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 doesn’t think it good enough for Larry.
D. Because Claire intends to make the best of Tony.
1. Whether Claire is satisfied with Tony Why
Yes, she is. Because Tony helped Claire a lot. When she thought she was not so beautiful, Tony gave her a new haircut and changed the make up she wore. When she thought her house was not elegant, he helped her transformed the house completely. When the saleswoman was rude to her, he made her change her attitude. When Claire was in danger, he managed to protect her.
Activity 1: Group discussion
Post-Reading
2. Do you think the test is a success or a failure Why
I think it is a failure. Because, during the test, Tony not only understood Claire's feelings and emotions, but he was developing his own. Given that Tony was not programmed to have an affection previously, it will be dangerous for human to live with a machine with his own feelings and thoughts.
Activity 2: Debate
Relationship with Robots: Good or Bad for Humans
Sample Speech
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. A great philosopher Emil Ci loran once salid: “A man is a robot with defect.”
We believe that it will be good and important to have robots help humans.
From one perspective, ...
In addition, ...
Lastly, ...
In conclusion, ...
Opening statement
Position
Arguments
Conclusion
Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
——Isaac Asimov
课文语法填空，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A household robot called Tony was to be tested _______ in Larry's house. Though Claire, Larry's wife, didn't like _______ idea at the beginning, she was persuaded to let the robot ____________ (company) her while her husband was away on a business trip. The robot looked like a tall and handsome man with smooth hair. Though his facial ___________ (express) never changed, the robot spoke in a deep and attractive voice. At the first sight of Tony, Claire felt alarmed because he seemed ________ (much) like a human than a machine. So when Tony offered to help dress, Claire felt more than _____________ (embarrass).
However, Tony gradually won Claire's trust. He took good care of Claire and even managed to rescue her when she fell off the ladder. He also helped Claire realize her dreams by ________(make) her home elegant, giving her a new haircut and changing her make-up. Therefore at the party all the guests who ____________ (invite) were filled with admiration when they saw her house was __________ (complete) changed. Claire felt satisfied and recovered her confidence. And Tony said he was so attached ________ her that he hated to leave her.
out
the
accompany
expression
more
embarrassed
making
were invited
completely
to
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