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Unit 1 Science Fiction
Reading and Thinking
Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
---Isaac Asimov
Learning Objectives
1. To develop your interest in reading English novels by appreciating the story.
2. To develop your reading habits,like general reading, seanning for details and how to anal yze and appreciate literature works (deep reading) .
3. To develop your communicative ability through designed group and pair activities.
1.What do you see in the picture
2.What do you think of when you see this picture
Look at the picture on Page 1 and discuss the following questions.
buildings and machines in the future
spaceship...
science fiction、science fiction film
AI 、technology、robot…
Lead in
Discussion
Have you read any science fiction
《三体》
(The Three-Body Problem)
刘慈欣
《流浪地球》
(The Wandering Earth)
刘慈欣
Lead in
Discussion
What elements does science fiction usually include
《三体》
(The Three-Body Problem)
刘慈欣
《流浪地球》
(The Wandering Earth)
刘慈欣
Lead in
Discussion
Elements of science fiction
scientific theme...
characters (robots, aliens..)
futuristic technology
Watch a short video-Modern Robots from different Countries
What other types of robot can you think of
Industrial robots
工业机器人
Domestic/household robots
家用机器人
Military robot
军用机器人
Entertainment robots
ChatGPT robots
Brainstorm
Do you think it is possible for a robot to
look exactly like a human being
think by itself
have feelings
If a robot like Sophia lives with you, what will happen
The relationship between humans and robots
Turn to page 2
裸阳
我，机器人
Issac Asimov (1920-1992)
a famous American science fiction writer
develop a set of three “laws’”for robots
Issac Asimov
(1920-1992)
Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
第一定律:机器人不得伤害人类个体，或者目睹人类个体将遭受危险而袖手不管。
第二定律:机器人必须服从人给予它的命令，当该命令与第一定律冲突时例外。
第三定律:机器人在不违反第一、第二定律的情况下要尽可能保护自己的生存。
Step 2 Prediction
Look at the title and answer the following questions:
1. Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed
2.What does the word “adapted” mean
Rewritten&Adjusted
It is originally written by Isaac Asimov.
Fast reading
1.Read for genre（题材）
What is the text type of this passage
A. Argumentative writing(议论文)
B. Narrative writing(记叙文)
C. Expository writing(说明文)
D. An advertisement
Fast reading
2.Read for main idea
What is the text mainly about
It is mainly about how a ___________ robot was ______ _____ in a family.
household
tested out
Fast reading
2.Read for main idea and structure
A. The process of Tony ___________ Claire.
B. The _________ of Tony living with Claire.
C. Tony’s_________ at Claire’s home.
Match the main idea with each part.
Part1 Para. ____:
Part2 Para.____:
Part3 Para.____:
Fast reading
Take notes on main characters and their relationships to each other.
Larry
Belmont
Gladys
Claffern
Claire
Tony
Step 3 Reading for the characters
forbidden love
Human vs Robot
2.Read for main idea and structure
A. The process of Tony ___________ Claire.
B. The _________ of Tony living with Claire.
C. Tony’s_________ at Claire’s home.
Match the main idea with each part.
Part1 Para. ____:
Part2 Para.____:
Part3 Para.____:
Fast reading
2.Read for main idea and structure
A. The process of Tony ___________ Claire.
B. The _________ of Tony living with Claire.
C. Tony’s_________ at Claire’s home.
Match the main idea with each part.
helping
result
arrival
Part1 Para. ____:
Part2 Para.____:
Part3 Para.____:
1-2
3-8
9
Fast reading
Take notes on main characters and their relationships to each other.
Larry
Belmont
Gladys
Claffern
Claire
a couple
work on
test out
a rich and powerful woman
envy/ admire
a household robot
Step 3 Reading for the characters
helped Claire in all aspects.
Tony
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony
Step 3 detailed reading
A.Because he was a robot.
B.Because she didn't like him.
C.Because he never changed his facial expressions.
D.Because he was more like a human being than a machine.
When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than a machine.
1. What were Claire’s problems
1. Claire’ s poblems
Her house
was not
elegant.
She was not like Gladys Claffern.
The sale
-woman
was rude
to her.
She fell off the ladder.
She was not clever.
2. How did Tony help her
Step 3 Read para. 3-8 and answer the questions.
2. How did Tony help her
Her house
was not
elegant.
She was not like Gladys Claffern.
The sales-woman
was rude
to her.
She fell off
the ladder.
She was not clever.
He gave
her a new
_______and
improved the
________she
wore.
hairstyle
makeup
He
________
the house
completely.
transformed
He suggested
a _____in
her house.
party
He made
the woman
changed
her________.
attitude
He
managed
to ______
her in
time from
the next
room.
Mr. Perfect !
catch
Tony
How did the story develop Read the story carefully and pay attention to the changes of Claire’s feelings towards Tony as the story developed.
Tony
Claire
1.Before Tony arrived
dislike
2.when she first saw him
alarmed
3.when Tony asked if he should help her get dressed
embarrassed
4.when Tony offered sympathy
admiring & trusting
5.when Tony helped her talk to the saleswoman
thankful
6.when Claire fell and Tony caught and held her
shy & nervous
Step 4 Detailed reading.
sad
alarmed
embarrassed & disturbed
admired
fall in love
Review Claire’s emotional development
unwilling to accept
All that Tony had done to Claire was not because he fell in love with her but he wanted to do everything he could to satisfy his mater’s desire.
Did Tony really fall in love with Claire
How do you think this story will end
happy ending
surprising ending
sad ending
Step 5 Discussing and writing—Part 4
Work in groups and come up with a reasonable ending.
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Period 1 Assignment
Then the front door bell rang. ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. _________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Write down the ending of the story
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Then the front door bell rang. ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part 4 The ending of the story
● What would happen at the party
Gladys
Claffern
Claire
Tony
● What would happen between Claire and Tony
● What would happen between Claire and Gladys
Work in groups and come up with a reasonable ending.
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Step 6 Listening and discussing
Listen to the rest of the story and discuss with your deskmate about how different is it from your ending.
Then the front door bell rang. Tony let her go and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything! The women were impressed by Claire, the house and the delicious cuisine. Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she remembered — Tony was just a machine. She shouted "Leave me alone" and ran to her bed. She cried all night.
Period 2
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The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. ______________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part 4 The ending of the story
happy ending
sad ending
surprising ending
Work in groups and come up with a reasonable ending.
● What would happen to Claire
Was she eventually satisfied
● What would happen to Tony
Did he pass the test
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Step 6 Listening and discussing
Listen to the rest of the story and discuss with your deskmate about how different is it from your ending.
The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. The company was very pleased with Tony's report on his three weeks with Claire. Tony had protected a human being from harm when he prevented Claire from falling off a ladder. He had also opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, which would make them envy Claire. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt — you cannot have women falling in love with machines.
Period 2
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Discuss in groups.
Nowadays the application of the robots has already become a trend.
Is it a challenge or an opportunity for the future development of mankind Why
Step 7 Thinking
Challenges: Resource scarcity（资源短缺）, Environmental issues, Technological risks（技术风险）, Social inequality（社会不平）
Opportunities: Technological innovation（科技创新）, Green development, Digital transformation（数字化转型）
Thank you
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
Important phrases (P1 ~ P2)
science fiction
test out
on a business trip
feel alarmed
more like
treat sb with dignity
experiment with
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
A household robot 1.___________(test) out in a family. He looked
like a tall and handsome man with smooth hair and a deep voice.
Claire didn't like the idea put forward by her husband at the beginning,
2._____ she agreed to it at last as her husband promised her that the
robot wouldn't harm her or allow her 3._________________ (harm).
At the sight of Tony, Claire was 4._________ (alarm). When Tony offered to
help her with dressing, Claire felt embarrassed. Gradually, Tony began to win
Claire's trust. She told Tony that she felt 5._________ (happy) that her home
wasn't elegant enough for her husband, 6._____ wanted to improve his social
position.
was tested
but
to be harmed
alarmed
unhappy
who
He helped Claire by 7.________(make) her home elegant, giving
her a new haircut and giving her advice on her dress. Finally,
Tony suggested that she invite her 8.________ (friend) to the
house so that they saw she and her house were 9.___________
(complete) transformed.
Finally came the day when all the guests would be arriving.
Tony declared that he didn't want to leave Claire, and 10._____
he felt more than just the desire to please her.
making
friends
completely
that
1. It was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire. (P2)
2. Now she was being looked after by a robot that looked so human,
and it was disturbing. (P2)
3. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out
a list of things that he would need for his work on the house. (P2)
Tony told me ____________________________________ (他妻子将会去接他).
The bridge ______________ (build) at this time last year.
The work ________ (do) with the minimum amount of effort yesterday.
he was going to be picked up by his wife
was being built
was done
Compare, find and practise
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3)
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3)
He seemed more like a human than a machine. (P2)
①More than 100 chemical elements are known to man, of which about 80 are metals.
②She is more than a teacher to us. She is our friend.
③I am more than happy to hear that.
④More than one saleswoman was dismissed (dismiss) in this supermarket because of recession.
more than+数词,表示“超过;不止”
more than+名词,意为“不只是;不仅仅”
more than+形容词/副词,意为“非常,很”
不止一个
注意：more than one 后接可数名词单数，作主语时谓语动词用单数。
与其说……,倒不如说……
◆单句填空
①She was ______________ (worried) than annoyed when her
children didn't come on time.
②According to the recent report, more than one worker
_________ (lose) their lives during the explosion.
more worried
has lost
③While household robots today do the normal housework,
social robots will be much more like companions ______ mere tools.
than
④从那以后，我们的关系变得更亲密，我对他们更像是朋友而不是老师。
After that，our relationship became closer and I was more like a friend than a teacher to them.
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3)
As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. (P2)
There stands an old temple which dates back to the Ming Dynasty.
In the center of our school lies our library, which is between the garden and the teaching building.
Lying on the floor was a wounded peasant boy.
Seated on the ground are a group of young people.
Present at the meeting were Professor White, Professor Smith and many other guests.
Such were his words.
Compare and find
1. 当表示地点/时间/方位的副词位于句首，谓语动词多是 be, come, go, remain, lie, run 等，且主语为名词时，用完全倒装。
2.某些表语位于句首，用完全倒装。
完全倒装
谓语部分 + 主语
7. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. (P2)
地点副词: here, there, in, on, outside, opposite…
时间副词: now, then, soon, next, first, finally…
方位副词: in, out, up, down, away, off, ahead, back…
介词短语、adj、过去分词、现在分词、such
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3)
①Yesterday into the complete silence of the waiting class
______________________________, “Good morning, children.”
昨天在全班同学静静的等待中传来了老师甜美的嗓音:“孩子们,早上好。”
came the teacher's sweet voice
②All of a sudden the door opened and a troop of children in
all sorts of dresses came in.
→All of a sudden the door opened and _____________________
____________________________.(用倒装句改写)
in came a troop of children in all sorts of dresses
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3)
She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasn’t elegant
enough for Larry, _____ wanted to improve his social position with
a bigger salary. (P2)
She heard him declare _____ he did not want to leave her the next
day, and ______ he felt more than just the desire to please her. (P3)
who
that
that
The student completed this experiment to make come true _______ Professor Joseph had said. (2020 天津)
It is not a problem ________ we can win the battle; it’s just a matter of time. (2020 江苏)
The gold medal will be awarded to _________ wins the first place in the bicycle race. (2018 天津)
what
whether
whoever
Compare, find and practise
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3)
9. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear”. (P2)
10. At that moment, Tony took her in his arms, bringing his face close
to hers. (P3)
Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant, _________ (feel) very frustrated.
____________________ (not, complete) the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.
____________ (teach) by the two gentlemen, Eliza made great progress.
___________ (frighten) by the noise outside, Sue dared not sleep in her bedroom.
feeling
Not having completed
Being taught
Frightened
即学即练
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