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(共17张PPT)
人教版（2019）选择性必修四
Unit 1 Science Fiction
Reading and Thinking
Sophia--the first robot citizen in the world
Watch the video clip of the Robot Sophia（索非亚
机器人）in a TV show .
Serve
And so on…
Protect
Store information
Play with people
Cook
Lead the way
Clean the house
Robot
What can a robot do
Brainstorm
What is a robot
A robot, which is programmed and controlled by a , is a designed to do jobs that are usually performed by .
computer
machine
humans
Who wrote the story
Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed
How do you understand the word “adapted” in the title
What kind of genre (体裁) is this text
Narrative记叙文
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)
rewrite and readjust
Read the first paragraph and find out the story’s main idea.
It is mainly about how a household _________ was _________ ________ in a family.
robot
tested
out
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Tasks
1. How many characters are
mentioned Who are they
What is the relation between
them
2. Divide the passage into 3 parts
and figure out the main idea of
each part.
A couple
test out
work on
friends
Gladys Claffern
(Claire wished to be)
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony, a household robot
Husband
Wife
Relationship
Part1
Part2
Part3
Para 1-2
Para 3-8
Para 9
Larry persuaded Claire to accept the robot that would be tested out.
The process of the robot helping Claire.
The result of Claire living with the robot.
the set-up
Conflict
Conclusion
Task 2: The structure of the story
A household robot was going to be _________ by Claire
Claire’s problems Tony’s help
She thought she was not _______. Her house was not _______. She wanted to be like _______________. The saleswoman was _______ to her. She was so clumsy to _____________________. He gave her a new _______ and improved the _______ she wore.
He____________the house completely.
He suggested a _____in her house.
He made the woman changed her_________.
He managed to _________ in time from the next room.
On the night of the party, before the guests ________, Tony took her in his arms, said that he did not want ___________ the next day, and that he felt more than just the _______ to please her.
the set-up
Conflict
Conclusion
Gladys Claffern
rude
fall off the ladder
clever
elegant
hairstyle
makeup
transformed
party
attitude
catch her
tested out
arrived
desire
to leave her
Claire’s feelings
changed
Occasion Claire Occasion Claire
1. before he arrived disliked him 4. admired him
2. was alarmed 5. called him a dear
3. felt embarrassed 6. felt his warmth
when she first saw him
when offered
to help dressing
when offered sympathy
when going shopping
when falling off a ladder
time order
What will happen next
How do you think this story will end
Task 4: How do you think this story will end
sad ending
happy ending
surprising ending
What happened to Tony
What happened to Claire
Was she eventually satisfied
Group work: 3mins
Post reading
Make up an end of the story.
Listening
1.Tony let her go and ________________________. It was then that Claire realised that __________________________________________________.
2.What ______________________________ by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but __________________________________________________.
3. But even though Tony had been _______________________, he would
____________________－you cannot have women_________________
___________________.
disappeared from sight
Tony had opened the curtains of the front window
falling in love
a sweet victory to be envied
none of them had such a handsome lover
so clever and caring
have to be rebuilt
with machines
Listen to the rest of the story. How different is it from your ending.
A household robot named Tony was going to 1. (test) out in a family by Claire. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to 2. at last. At her first sight of Tony, Claire was alarmed, for the robot seemed more like a human 3. a machine, handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice. When Tony offered 4. (help) her dress, Claire felt embarrassed. Claire complained that she wasn’t clever so Tony showed sympathy for her, which she thought was ridiculous. Gradually, Tony began to win Claire’s trust. As a favour, Tony helped Claire make herself smarter and her home 5. (elegant). In an expensive clothes shop, when the saleswoman was rude to her, she 6. (ring) Tony for help. Tony made the woman change her attitude and Claire thanked Tony 7. (say) that he was a “dear”. However, the scene was discovered by Gladys Claffern so Claire felt 8. (guilt). Claire wept after arriving home and to comfort her, Tony suggested she 9. (invite) Gladys and her friends to the house, 10. would have been completely transformed by then.
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