高二英語(yǔ) 新人教版選修7 unit 2《Robots》 Reading 教學(xué)課件

高二人教新課標(biāo)版選修七,Unit 2 Robots,Reading,He was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.,Asimovs first law for robots: A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured.,Lets read a short story about a robot. It was originally written by Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer.,In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one.,Satisfaction Guaranteed,Fast reading,Read through the passage quickly and then answer the following questions:,1. What is the text mainly about? 2. What did the robot called Tony look like?,3. Why did Tony open the curtains?,4. How many characters are mentioned ? Who are they?What are they? what is the relation between them?,What is the text mainly about? 2.What did the robot called Tony look like?,It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.,He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.,3. Why did Tony open the curtains?,He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests .,Larry Belmont,Claire,Tony,Gladys Claffern,A robot,One of the richest and most powerful women around.,employed in a company that makes robots,housewife,couple,was to be tested out by Claire in their family,a woman that Claire envies,Make a list of what the robot Tony did during the experiment.,did housework,Prevented Claire from being harmed (example),helped Claire make herself and her home elegant by,helped Claire be envied by other women,gave her advice on how to decorate her house,gave her a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore,alarmed,tall,handsome,smooth,black,deep,embarrassed,fingernails,softness,warmth,happy, shy, surprised,Careful-reading,surprised,happy,sad,folded his arms,close,declared,more than,a machine,.,Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire. 2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but at last she agreed to it. 3. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.,T,1,F,F,True or False,Careful Reading,4. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. 5. Claires husband wanted to improve his social position, but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him. 6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out.,T,T,F,7. Tony asked Claire to go the town to buy things he needed to improve the house. 8. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 9. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.,1,F,T,F,10. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 11. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her. 12. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.,T,T,F,1. Why did Larry bring a robot back home? A. To help his wife. B. To test out the robot. C. To accompany his wife. D. For entertainment. - 本題旨在幫助大家練習(xí)主旨大意歸納能力。 主旨?xì)w納忌諱面面俱到追求理解的徹底完美。 可采用掃讀, 跳讀(scan, skim)。,For the main idea.,B,Choose the best answer,2. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didn't like him. C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.,C,3. What kind of robot was Tony? A. an industrial robot B. an entertainment C. a robot that can carries out jobs in the house D. a robot that can carries out jobs in the shop 4. Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales man was rude to her in the shop. A. Tony B. her husband C. The manager of the shop D. Gladys 5. Why did Gladys envy Claire? Because _. A. she had a handsome friend B. she was beautiful C. she was rich D. she is powerful,C,A,A,6. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because _. A. he harms people B. it can not help the housewife in the family C. it is too frightening D. we can not have women falling in love with machines,D,7. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _. A. making her home elegant B. giving her a new haircut and changing the make-up she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. all the above,D,8. As a result, the experiment shows _. A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other B. Tony had to be rebuilt C. Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B,D,9. 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,B,10. 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 Tony had no feelings as human being,A,5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?,How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered Tony was just a machines. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.,In groups, list Tonys characteristics that were similar to and those different from those of a human being.,Exercise 3,Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernails realistic. Voice like a humans.,Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.),Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skills.,Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing),Which law is the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed” based on? 2. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimovs three laws did not exist?,Discussion,阿西莫夫機(jī)器人三大定律： 機(jī)器人不得傷害人類(lèi),或看到人類(lèi)受到傷害而袖手旁觀(guān)； 在不違反第一定律的前提下,機(jī)器人必須絕對(duì)服從人類(lèi)給與的任何命令； 在不違反第一定律和第二定律的前提下,機(jī)器人必須盡力保護(hù)自己。,1. desire v. 1) 渴望;希望(做某事): desire to do sth. 2) 要求某事 3) 要求(請(qǐng)求)某人做某事 desire thatdo/should do; desire sb. to do sth. 我請(qǐng)您立即回信。 I desire _ of yours. 我們希望有個(gè)好結(jié)果。 _ 去請(qǐng)他進(jìn)來(lái)。_,an immediate answer,We desire to have a good result.,Please desire him to come in.,Language Points,他們要求你馬上回來(lái)。 They desire _.,that you should come at once,desire n. (1) 愿望; 欲望 (2) 要求 (3) 食欲 (4) 向往的東西,他有強(qiáng)烈的求知欲。 He has _.,a strong desire for knowledge / to learn,meet ones desire havefeel a great desire for at ones desire,滿(mǎn)足某人的欲望 渴望 照某人希望,2. satisfaction n. ( opp. dissatisfaction) 1) 滿(mǎn)足; 滿(mǎn)意; 舒服 (at; with) 2)令人滿(mǎn)意的事物 我聽(tīng)了這個(gè)消息非常滿(mǎn)意。 I heard the news _.,with great/ much satisfaction,satisfy vt. satisfied adj. satisfying adj. satisfactory adj.,滿(mǎn)足; 使?jié)M足 滿(mǎn)意的; 滿(mǎn)足的 令人滿(mǎn)意的 令人滿(mǎn)意的,She smiled with great satisfaction. the satisfactions of doing work 工作的樂(lè)趣 v. satisfy Its not easy to satisfy him. adj. satisfied satisfying 令人滿(mǎn)意的 I am satisfied with the result of the exam. The result of the exam is satisfying. adj. satisfactory 滿(mǎn)意的/良好的/圓滿(mǎn)的 Its a satisfactory excuse for his absence.,express ones satisfaction at/ with find satisfaction in to sbs satisfaction/ to the satisfaction of sb. with satisfaction,對(duì)表示滿(mǎn)意,對(duì)感到滿(mǎn)意,到使某人滿(mǎn)意的程度,滿(mǎn)意地,3. test out 考驗(yàn) test vt. examine and measure the qualities 考驗(yàn); 試驗(yàn); 測(cè)驗(yàn) The long climb tested (out ) our powers of endurance. 這次長(zhǎng)距離爬山考驗(yàn)了我們的耐力。 She tested the whole class on irregular verbs. 她對(duì)全班學(xué)生進(jìn)行了不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞的測(cè)驗(yàn)。,test n. examination or trial of the qualities, 考驗(yàn); 試驗(yàn); 測(cè)驗(yàn); 化驗(yàn) She left her purse on the table as a test of the childs honesty. She gave the students a test in math yesterday. an eye test 眼睛檢查 a blood test 驗(yàn)血,4. alarm n. 警報(bào); 驚慌; 恐慌 火災(zāi)引起很大恐慌。 _,The fire caused much alarm.,give/raise/sound the alarm take (the) alarm at a fire alarm a false alarm air alarm water level alarm,發(fā)警報(bào); 敲警鐘 對(duì)感到吃驚; 火警 虛驚一場(chǎng) 空襲警報(bào) 水位警告,alarm vt. 使警覺(jué); 驚動(dòng); 使驚慌 不要驚慌 Dont alarm yourself. be alarmed at (the news) 被(那消息) 嚇了一跳. be alarmed for (the safety of ) 放心不下; 擔(dān)心(的安全),完成句子: 1) A small boy saw the smoke and _ (發(fā)出警報(bào)). 2) _ (人人都感到驚恐) the news that war might break out.,raised the alarm,Everybody was alarmed at,5. smooth adj. 平坦的; 平滑的; 順利的 路平坦了/困難掃除了。 _ vt. 使光滑, 平坦或順利 用熨斗把這件衣服熨平。 _ smoothly adv. 平穩(wěn)地; 順利地 一切進(jìn)展順利。 _,The way is now smooth.,Smooth this dress with a hot iron.,Everything went smoothly.,6. embarrass vt. 使困惑; 使局促不安 銷(xiāo)路下降使公司陷于財(cái)政困難. The decline of sales _. 在生人面前局促不安 embarrass sb. with sth./ by doing sth. 做使某人尷尬/害羞/窘迫 不要問(wèn)隱私, 會(huì)讓他們覺(jué)得不好意思 Dont _ (by asking) personal questions.,embarrassed the company,be/ feel embarrassed in the presence of strangers,embarrass them with,embarrassed adj. 尷尬的, 難堪的, 害羞的 他對(duì)我衣服的評(píng)論使我很尷尬。 _ by his comments about my clothes. embarrassing adj. 使人尷尬的; 令人難堪的 你什么時(shí)候最尷尬? What has been your _ _?,I was embarrassed,most embarrassing,moment,7. sympathy n. 同情; 同感; 同情心 相關(guān)短語(yǔ)： express sympathy for 慰問(wèn) feel sympathy for, have sympathy for 同情 in sympathy with 同情; 贊成; 跟著; 和一致 out of sympathy for have no / some sympathy with sb /sth,不支持 / 支持某人/ 某事,出于對(duì)的同情,翻譯: 我確信她一定贊成你的建議。(in sympathy with) Im sure she will be in sympathy with your proposal. 我不同意他的意見(jiàn)。(have no sympathy with) I have no sympathy with him. 我同情你。(sympathize) I sympathize with you.,8. pile n. 堆; 摞; 疊 v. 堆起; 堆積 a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/成批的 pile up 增多; 積累; (車(chē)輛) 相碰 There were a pile of magazines on the desk . Ive got piles of work to do this evening . The fallen leaves piled up. 堆積,9. with wonder: 疑惑地 with + n 作狀語(yǔ) with surprise / embarrassment / fear,10. reach for / reach out ones hand for He reached out his hand for an apple. n. reach within ones reach out of ones reach= beyond ones reach,11. accompany v. 1) to go / stay with Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket. What accompanies him is always a dog. 2) to exist at the same time 和一起發(fā)生 Lightning usually accompanies thunder.,12. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. 1) 倒裝句: Down came the hammer and out flew the sparks. In rushed the boys! A. 謂語(yǔ)是 go, come, run,等表示位置轉(zhuǎn)移的動(dòng)詞和 be動(dòng)詞， B. 句中有表示方位的副詞 there, here, up, down , in, out, away 等， 為強(qiáng)調(diào)該副詞, 可將副詞置于句首, 但要注意： There came the bus! Here he is ! 若主語(yǔ)是名詞, 用倒裝; 若是代詞, 則不倒裝。,2) turn around 轉(zhuǎn)身; 回轉(zhuǎn); 旋轉(zhuǎn);好轉(zhuǎn), 有起色 他突然轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái), 看見(jiàn)了我。 _ _,All of a sudden he turned around/about and saw me.,turn about turn against turn away turn on turn off turn out,轉(zhuǎn)身; 轉(zhuǎn)向; 調(diào)向 背叛; 反抗, 使對(duì)抗 把(臉)轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)去; 拋棄 開(kāi)(電燈, 收音機(jī), 自來(lái)水) 解雇; 關(guān)掉; 使失去興趣 結(jié)果是; 證明是; 生產(chǎn)(產(chǎn)品),13. affair n. 事情/ 曖昧關(guān)系/ 私通 pl 業(yè)務(wù)/ 事務(wù)/ 事態(tài) Affairs at present in that country are unsettled. 那個(gè)國(guó)家當(dāng)前的局勢(shì)動(dòng)蕩不安. Big countries dont try to direct the affairs of other countries. current/foreign/world affairs 時(shí)事/外交事務(wù)/ 世界事務(wù) affairs of state 國(guó)事/ 國(guó)務(wù)/ 政務(wù),14. declare vt. 宣布; 聲明; 表明; 說(shuō)明; 宣稱(chēng) 1) declare +n. 宣告 他們將很快宣布選舉的結(jié)果。 _ _ 2) declare+n.+(to be) n./ adj. 宣布為 裁判宣布他為比賽的冠軍。 _ _,They will declare the results of the election soon.,The judge declared him (to be) the winner of the competition.,我宣布這次會(huì)議開(kāi)始. _ 3) declare +(that)從句 宣稱(chēng); 聲稱(chēng) 她宣稱(chēng)她是對(duì)的. _,I declared this conference (to be) open.,She declared (that) she was right.,declare war on/ upon 對(duì)宣戰(zhàn),declare against 聲明反對(duì),declare for (in favour of) 聲明贊成,15. more than + n 不僅僅是, 不止 Student Times is more than a newspaper. It helps us to learn English. What he wants is more than money. more than + adj / adv / v 很 / 非常 He is more than scared of cats. more + adj / adv / n / v + than 與其說(shuō), ，不如說(shuō) He is more scared than ill. 他與其說(shuō)是病了, 倒不如說(shuō)他是受了驚嚇。,16. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains 強(qiáng)調(diào)句 It is / was + 強(qiáng)調(diào)部分 + that / who + 其他 It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job_ matters. A. one B. that C. what D. it It was after the invention of printing _to publish large numbers of books and pictures. A. were people able B. that people were able C. when were people able D. people were able,B,B,17. impress sb with sth impress sth on / upon sb make an impression on sb 這位姑娘既活潑又有幽默感, 給這位男孩留 下了深刻的印象。 The girl impressed the boy with her liveliness and sense of humor. 他的話(huà)銘記在我心里。 His words was impressed on me. 他給我留下了深刻的印象。 He made a strong impression on me.,18. envy vt. 羨慕 1) envy+sb.(for sth.) 2) envy sb. sth. 忌妒/羨慕某人某事 我真羨慕您！ _ 他們羨慕我們的成功. _ envy sb. doing sth. 羨慕某人做某事 be in envy of ones success 羨慕某人的成功 envy at / of sth. 對(duì)某事物的忌妒/羨慕,How I envy you!,They envied us for our success.,I dont envy him his money problems. 我慶幸自己沒(méi)有他那些金錢(qián)的麻煩。 He couldnt conceal his envy of me. 他遮掩不住對(duì)我的忌妒。 Her many talents were the envy of all her friends. 她多才多藝, 所有的朋友都很羨慕她。 歸納拓展: envious adj. be envious of = be jealous of 我羨慕Tom的成功。 Im envious of / jealous of Toms success. I envy Toms success. I envy Tom his success.,19. leavealone 不管; 不打擾; 讓獨(dú)自待著 不要?jiǎng)游业臅?shū)。 _ 由我來(lái)做吧。 _,Leave my book alone.,Leave me alone to do it.,leave behind 留下; 忘帶; 遺留 leave out 省去; 排除; 遺漏 leave off 停止 leave over 推遲某事; 剩下,20. have doing = cause sb to do sth 1) 讓做 She had us all laughing at her jokes. I wont have him cleaning his bike in the kitchen. She wont have her children sitting down to dinner with dirty hands. 2) 鼓勵(lì), 教會(huì), 勸說(shuō) Ill have them all talking in English in the classroom.,Whom would you rather _with your sister? A. have gone B. have to go C. have go D. have going Who did the teacher have _ an article for the paper just now? A. written B. writing C. write D. to write As youve never been there before, Ill have someone _ you the way. A. to show B. show C. showing D. showed,C,C,C,Remember the characteristics of science fiction. 2. Surf the Internet to learn more about robots and science fictions. 3. Surf the Internet to learn about Isaac Asimov.,Homework,同學(xué)們,來(lái)學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,同學(xué)們,來(lái)學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,