高二英语选修7unit2warmingupandreading课件2

T 2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
T 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
Readin
was completely changed .
F 6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
comprehending
2 Why did Tony open the curtains?
He opened the curtains so that the other women — Claire’s guests could see them.
3 What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
comprehending
In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.
Characteristics
He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure.
4 Why should Tony be rebuilt?

C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
4. 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
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
3.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?
• Because he wanted to test out
how a robot used for housework in a family.
Skimming
1. Choose the best answer 1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at
Claire: Larry’s wife, a housewife Tony: a robot to do housework
Gladys Claffern: one of the richest and most powerful women around
Scanning
Read through the passage and then answer the following questions:

Warming up – I What is robots?
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a robot?
a machine a computer
a servant
a fiction character
a movie star
facial expressions never changed
• 1. Make her feel good about herself: • 1) offer her sympathy • 2) scan books • 3) gave her a new haircut • 4) change the makeup she wore • 5) talk to the salesman • 2. Completely transformed her home • 3. Hold a party to show the changes
shy
firmly in his arms .
How did Claire What happened? feel?
Tony folded his arms around __s_u_r_p_ri_se______ her, bending his face close to
hers and declared that he didn’t want to leave her and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.
embarrassed
Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.

Machines will be s_t_r_o_n_g_e_r and s_m__a_r_te_r_. But a machine can never be _a_s _w_i_s_e _a_s_ human beings. Because one thing for sure, _w_i_sd__o_m_, _s_o_u_l_ and _h__ea_r_t_ are the things that human beings have and machines can never enjoy _fa_i_lu_r_e_, _s_u_c_c_es_s_, _fr_i_e_n_d_s_h_ip_ and _l_o_v_e_.
vt. 希望得到；想要 Isaac Asimov 艾萨克·阿西莫夫
1. To learn what a robot is and the different kinds of robots
2. To understand Jack Ma’s opinion on artificial intelligence
3. To be able to express your opinion freely
Have you ever watched this TV programme? A robot is a mm_a_c_h_in__e designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.
♦ think for itself? ♦ have feelings? ♦ have its own needs and desires? ♦ look and feel like a human being?