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人教版高中英语选修七Unit 2RobotsWarming up机器猫What is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.They are programmed and controlled by a computer.Read a short story about a robot. It was originally written by the science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov,and published in 1951.Here the story hasbeen retold byanother writer.ListeningThe text mainly tells us _____.A. why Tony has to be rebuilt B. the robot could do everything that man can C. why a robot fell in love with a human being D. a story about a household robot beingtested out in a familyDLarry Belmont Claire TonyGladys Claffern ---- Larry’s wife, a housewife ---- a robot---- works for a company that makes robots---- a woman that Claire enviesReading for structureTrue or False:u 1.Claire liked the idea at the beginning. ( )u 2.Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. ( )u 3.Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.( )u 4.The company was satisfied with Tony's report because he had made a woman fall in love with him. ( )F TT FCareful-reading.Part1 (para1-3)Answer the following questions:1.What did Tony look like?2. What did Claire feel when she first saw Tony?And why?She felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine.He looked like a tall and handsome man, with smooth hair and a deep voice,although his facial expression never changed.Part2 (para4-8)Answer the following questions:1.Who did Claire turn to for help when a salesmanwas rude to her in the shop?And why?Topy.Because Claire trusted Tony.2.What did Tony do when Claire fell off a ladder?Tony managed to catch her in time even though he was in the next room.Part3 (para9-11)Answer the following questions:1.Why did Tony open the curtains?Because Tony wanted Gladys to envy Claire.2.Why did Claire cry all night?Because she remembered that Tony was just a machine,and he had to leave her the next day.Part4 (para12)Answer the following question:Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?Because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.Claire’s feelings towards Tony changedas the story developed. Fill in theoccasions whenClaire had these feelings.Reading ComprehensionOccasionClaire …Occasion Claire …1.Disliked him 5.Called him a dear2. When he arrived Was alarmed 6.Felt his warmth3. Felt embarrassed 7.Felt being envied4. Admired him 8.Cried all nightBefore he arrived When he offered to help her dress When he offered to help her improve her house and herself Helped her with the sales man When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machineHow Claire’s emotion developedrefuse accepttrustloveproudsadDiscuss the positive and negative effects of household robots.Useful expressions (推测与确信)I think/ don’t think… I believe / don’t believe…I guess/ suppose… I wonder…I’m sure that … I have a belief that…Is it possible that…? Are you sure that…?Post-readingWhen Claire first saw the robot named Tony, she felt 1.________ ,for the robot seemed like a real human.When Tony offered sympathey to Claire, she felt 2.________.But gradually,Claire began to 3._______the robot.When she told Tony that her home was not4.________enough,Tony said he would help her .But Claire didn't allow Tony to 5.__________her to the shops.Claire bought many things 6.________.alarmed ridiculous trust elegant accompany aloneWhen the clerk was rude to Claire,she 7.________Tony up.Tony helped her8._______,but the scene was seen by her neighbor Gladys and she thought Claire was having an 9.________ .Then Claire got home and wept with 10.________.Tony comforted her and came up with an idea to help her.rang out affair angerDesign your own robots.Let me try!。
新人教版英语选修七第二单元Reading的课文译文包君满意拉里.贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。
最近，该公司要对一个家用机器人进行试验。
这项试验将由拉里的夫人克莱尔来尝试。
克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是在她丈夫离家三周的这个期间。
但是克莱尔被拉里说服了。
他说，机器人不会伤害她。
这样会是个意外的收获。
然而她初次见到机器人的时候就感到有点儿吃惊。
机器人名叫托尼，看上去更像一个人，而不像台机器。
他虽然面部表情毫无变化，但是个子高大、相貌英俊，头发平整，声音低沉浑厚。
第二天早晨，托尼戴着围裙，给她端来了早餐，然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。
她感到有点儿不好意思，很快就打发他走了。
机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。
有一天，克莱尔说起，她觉得她自己并不聪明。
托尼则说，克莱尔一定是很不高兴，才会说出这样的话来。
克莱尔觉得，机器人会向她表示同情，这有点荒唐可笑。
但是她开始信任托尼了。
她告诉托尼她太胖了，这让她很不高兴。
还有对于像拉里这样很想提高社会地位的人来说，她的家也不够高雅。
她跟格拉迪丝.克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝是远近闻名的有钱有势的女人。
托尼为让克莱尔高兴，答应帮助她，使她变得漂亮，使她的家变得高雅大方。
于是克莱尔从图书馆借来一堆书给托尼阅读，或者说给他浏览一下。
她惊奇地看着他的手指翻动着书页，忍不住突然伸出手来摸他的手指。
他的手指甲和他那柔软温暖的皮肤使她感到大为惊异。
她在想，这是多么可笑啊，他只不过是台机器呀！托尼给克莱尔换了个发型，又改变了化妆风格。
因为不允许托尼陪克莱尔去商店，所以托尼就给她写了一份购物清单。
克莱尔进城去买了窗帘、坐垫、地毯和床上用品。
然后她去了一家珠宝店买项链。
柜台售货员对她很粗鲁，她就打电话给托尼，让售货员同托尼讲话。
售货员马上就改变了态度。
克莱尔对托尼表示感谢，并说他是个“可爱的人”。
她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪丝.克拉芬站在那儿。
克莱尔想，格拉迪丝认为她有风流韵事了。
Unit2 Reading and Comprehending优秀教案Teaching goals1．Be able to learn some important words and phrases.fiction，desire，satisfaction，alarm，alarmed，sympathy，elegant，pile，scan，fingernail，absurd，haircut，accompany，cushion，awful，affair，declare，envy，test out，ring up，turn around，leave...alone etc.2．Help students to learn about robots and science fiction.3．Enable students to realize science fiction reflects scientific thought；fiction of things－to－come based on things－on－hand.Teaching important points1．Enable students to grasp what Tony did to help Claire and how her feelings towards Tony changed during Tony's stay at her house.2．Help students to sum up characteristics of science fiction.Teaching difficult pointsHow Claire's feelings towards Tony changed during Tony's stay at her house.Teaching methodsDiscussing，explaining，reading and practicingTeaching aidsThe multimedia computerTeaching proceduresWarming up1．Present photos of different kinds of robots. Then ask the students to say something about their favorite robots.2．Ask students to discuss the following questions in pairs.(1)What is a robot?(2)What can a robot do?Suggested answers：(1)A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.(2)A robot can do many things. For example，it can play music，sing songs and dance to music；it can pour tea，sweep the floor and cook dinner；it can play football；it can explore dangerous places；it can play with children；it can serve us etc.Pre-readingreading in groups. Students are encouraged to speak out their opinions freely.1．Where would you find each robot？What does each one do?2．Can you think of any other type of robot?3．Do you think it is possible for a robot to think for itself，have feelings，haveits own needs and desires，or look and feel like a human being?Skimming1．Skim the text to find out t t he main characters in the story.。
