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(共26张PPT)
Reading and Thinking
Explore the relationship between humans and robots
UNIT 1 Science Fiction
To develop your interest in reading English novels by appreciating the story.
To develop your reading habits, like general reading, scanning for details and how to analyze and appreciate literature works (deep reading).
To develop your communicative ability through designed group and pair activities.
Lead-in
Watch a video and answer the questions:
Lead-in
Watch a video and answer the questions:
1. What can you see in the video
I can see an illustration of some modern towers and many skyscrapers, one of which looks like landing pads and docking places for spaceships. There are also some spaceships jetting across the sky. And in the video I can see many robots serving human beings.
2. What things does this video remind you of
Some of the shapes of the buildings and the materials remind me of some modern buildings I have seen in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Besides this video reminds me of the plot of science fiction.
Lead-in
Think and Discuss
1. What is science fiction
Science fiction is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals.
2. Have you read any science fiction What elements does science fiction usually include
Yes, I have read some. 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.
Lead-in
Background information of this passage: two famous predictions
Issac Asimov
(1920-1992)
We will enter space to stay.
Computerization will undoubtedly continue onward inevitably.
Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
—Isaac Asimov
What we read about in science fiction stories today will become reality in the future.
Do you agree with this quote Give me your opinions.
Lead-in
Background information: who is Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov(1920-1992)
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was prolific(高产的) and wrote or edited more than 500 books and estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. He was considered one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers during his lifetime.
Lead-in
Watch a video: whether the science could help us to predict the future
Pre-reading
Think and discuss
How do robots already help humans in their lives today What do you think a domestic robot could do for a family in the future
Pre-reading
Think and discuss
Robots are most commonly used today in factories to make things. There are a few robots which are being used in shops and in the home, but for the most part they appear to be information providers, educational toys, or house cleaners. There has been a lot of work to design domestic robots lately, and they may soon be a reality. Many of these robots are being designed for the handicapped or the elderly. For example, a handicapped person or an elderly person who has trouble moving around the house could be helped by a robot. The robot can also cook and feed people when they need help.
While-reading
Skim the passage and think about the questions:
1. Read for the main idea:
The passage mainly tells us an __________ where a household robot was __________.
tested out
experiment
2. What kind of genre (体裁) is the passage
A. Descriptive
B. Narrative
C. Expository
D. Argumentation
描写文
记叙文
说明文
议论文
Skim the passage and think about the questions:
While-reading
Part 1: para (1-2)
3. Match the following paragraphs with their main topics:
Part 2: para (3-8)
Part 3: para (9)
The process of the robot helping Claire
The result of Claire living with the robot
Larry persuaded Claire to accept the robot thatwill be tasted out
Event
Process
Result
While-reading
Read the story, which was originally written by famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Take notes on who these people are and their relationships to each other.
1. Who are these people
Larry Belmont
Claire
Gladys Claffern
Tony
While-reading
Their profiles and relations among those persons
Larry Belmont
Claire
Gladys Claffern
Tony
worked for a robot company
housewife
one of the richest and most powerful women around
robot: tall; handsome; more like a human
made this household robot
husband
wife
Claire tested out the robot.
Tony helped Claire in all aspects.
Claire envied her.
While-reading
Read the text and fill in the following blanks. Please pay attention to the development of the relationship between Tony and Claire.
Claire did not welcome Tony before he arrived.
When Claire first saw Tony, she found he was like a human, which made her 1. __________.
On the second morning, Tony brought Claire breakfast and asked whether she needed help 2. __________, which embarrassed her.
alarmed
dressing
While-reading
Read the text and fill in the following blanks. Please pay attention to the development of the relationship between Tony and Claire.
Tony helped and protected Claire
He offered 3. __________ to her when she said that she was not clever, and she began to trust him.
He promised to make her more beautiful and her home more
4. __________ when she complained about her house.
He changed the situation when she was treated 5. __________ in an expensive clothes shop, and she told him that he was a “dear”.
sympathy
elegant
rudely/badly
While-reading
Read the text and fill in the following blanks. Please pay attention to the development of the relationship between Tony and Claire.
Tony helped and protected Claire
6. ____________ house when she showed envy for Gladys.
He caught and held her when she was falling off the
7. __________.
When the day of the party arrived, Tony took Claire in his arms and declared he did not want to 8. __________ the next day.
ladder
transformed
leave
While-reading
Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Larry brought the robot home in order to help his wife. ( )
2. Tony looked more like a human than a machine and he could change his facial expression. ( )
3. Claire was surprised that Tony read books like a human being.
( )
4. Tony always accompanied Claire to go shopping. ( )
5. Claire was sure that Gladys would misunderstand her and Tony. ( )
6. Tony told Claire that she was just as good as Gladys. ( )
F
F
T
F
T
T
While-reading
What are the similarities and differences between Tony and a human being Use the words in the boxes to describe the similarities and differences. (P3 E5)
Tony
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, in contrast,
on the other hand
EXAMPLE
A human being’s facial expression changes often, whereas Tony’s never changes.
programmed to appear sensitive
can show true sensitivity and care
always the same
emotions can change
offers sympathy
treats people kindly
warm body
While-reading
Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Review the story and then complete the chart.
Occasion Claire Occasion Claire
1. before he arrived disliked him called him a dear
was alarmed felt his warmth
felt embarrassed felt being envied
admired him cried all night
2.when she first saw him
3.when offered
to help dressing
4.when offered sympathy
5.when going shopping
6. when falling off a ladder
7.when hearing the ladies’ whispering
8. when remembering
Tony was a robot
Post-reading
Fill in the blanks according to the text. (Para 6)
Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and improved her makeup. ___ he was not ________ to accompany her to the shops, he ________ a list of things that he would need for his work on the house. Claire went downtown and bought these things. She had an ____________ to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop. The ____________ there was rude to her, so she rang Tony and told him she was being treated badly. He spoke to the woman, who ___________ changed her attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear”. As she _____________, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the look on her face, Claire knew _______ Gladys thought they were in a relationship. __________, she knew Claire’s husband’s name was Larry, not Tony. _________ it was completely ________, Claire felt _______.
As
allowed
wrote out
appointment
saleswoman
immediately
turned around
After all
Although
innocent
guilty
that
Post-reading
Relationship with Robots: Good or Bad for Humans
Do you think it is possible for a person to love a robot Why
What relationship do you think will develop between humans and robots in the future
Language Points
1 科幻小说
2 用……做实验
3 检验；测验
4 出差
5 感到惊慌
6 更像是；接近
7 彬彬有礼地对待某人
science fiction
test out
on a business trip
feel alarmed
more like
treat sb with dignity
experiment with
Language Points
8 提高……的社会地位
9 作为一项恩惠
10 确切地讲
11 惊奇地
12 陪同某人去
13 写出
14 去市区
15 预约
or rather
accompany sb to
write out
have an appointment
as a favour
improve one’s social position
with wonder
go downtown
Language Points

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