2. Unit 2 Robots

4. What is a robot? A robot is a machine ___________ to do jobs that are usually _________ by humans. Robots are ___________ and ___________ by a computer. designed performed programmed controlled

6. say hello to people talk with people

7. clean the plane Do the labour work

8. lead the way

9. Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses.

10. Let’s look at some movie posters below which are about robots. Do you know the names of these movies?

11. Transformers 《变形金刚》

12. I, Robot 《我，机器人 》

13. The Matrix 《黑客帝国》

14. AI - Artificial Intelligence 《人工智能》

15. Doraemon 《机器猫》

16. Will it be possible for a humanbeing to fall in love with a robot?

17. We’re going to learn such a story. We’re going to learn such a story.

18. Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed Writer: Isaac Asimov

19. Ⅰ.Find out the four Characters in the story. Ⅰ.Find out the four Characters in the story. Larry’s wife, a housewife Larry’s wife, a housewife the robot the robot Work for a company that makes robots Work for a company that makes robots a woman that Claire envies a woman that Claire envies Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern

20. Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ? Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ? Argumentative writing 议论文 Argumentative writing 议论文 A Argumentative writing议论文 Narration 记叙文 Narration 记叙文 N Narration 记叙文 Expository writing 说明文 Expository writing 说明文 E Expository writing 说明文 Science fiction Science fiction S Science fiction

21. 3.What is the text mainly about? It is mainly about how a household _________ was _________ ________ in a family. robottestedout

22. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4 Para 1- Para 3 Para 4- Para 8 Para 9- Para 11 Para 12 Meet Help love Leave Reading for structure

23. Scanning 1.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 human being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.

24. 2. Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day? A. Because Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. B. Because Tony offered sympathy for her. C. Because Tony helped her a lot. D. Because Tony bent his face too close to hers. 3. _________amazed Claire very much. A. That Tony gave her a new haircut A. That Tony gave her a new haircut B. That Tony B. That Tony changed the makeup she wore C. Tony’s fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin D. That Tony wrote a shopping list for her

25. 4. 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 5. 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

26. 6. All the following statements are true EXCEPT _______. A. Tony tried to please Claire B. Claire tried to displease Tony C. Tony managed to protect Claire D. Gladys admired Claire for her Tony 7. We can infer from the passage that_____. A. Claire liked Tony but feared him B. Claire cried because Tony made her angry C. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her D.Tony had no feelings as human being.

27. Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed OccasionClaire dislike him was alarmed felt embarrassed admired him called him a dear felt his warmth felt being envied cried all night Before he arrived When he arrived When he offered to help her dress When he offered to help her improve her house and herself When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony When he helps her with the salesman When she heard Gladys whispering She remembered Tony was just a machine comprehending

28. Find out how Claire’s emotion developed ____ _____ A.Sad to remember he was just a machine B.accepted him C. proud of him D. refused to have Tony at her house E. trusted him F. loved him DB E c F A

29. How Claire’s emotion developed refuse accept trust proud love sad

30. CharacteristicsSimilarDifferent Physical Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voice Facial expressions never changed 3. List Tony ’ s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.

31. Mental Clever enough to solve all kinds of problems Cannot think for itself

32. Let me try! Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.

33. Technology will change our daily life, so in order to serve the motherland better in the future, you need study hard. 好好学习，用高科技来为我们伟大 的祖国服务

34. 1.Write a short passage according to your discussion. 2.Finish EXX 2 & 3 on Page 12 in your Student’s Book. Homework Homework

35. Read in chorus for fun My Robot Does My Homework My robot does my homework. He helps me every night. The trouble is he doesn't get too many answers right. He'd probably do better at homework but, you see, I built him, so he only knows the things he learned from me. --Kenn Nesbitt