Unit2 Robots

Is it a real girl?

Terminator 终结者 I, Robot 机械公敌 The Matrix 骇客帝国 Edward Scissorhands 剪刀手爱德华

What can a robot do? Robot Act as a policeman /a seller And so on… Do the housework Take care of children Robot Do some shopping Do research Talk with humans Play with humans

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Reading Comprehension I Skimming Reading Comprehension I The text mainly tells us _____. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a human being from danger

Reading Comprehension II Skimming Reading Comprehension II How many characters are mentioned? Who are they? What is the relation between them?

Characters in the story: Larry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larry’s wife, a housewife Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their family Gladys Claffern - a most powerful woman around, one that Claire envies

Scan and fill in the blanks. What is Tony like? (characteristics) He was t______ and h_________. His _____ __________ never changed. He had ______ and black hair, a d_____ voice, and s_____ and w_____ skin. tall handsome facial expression smooth deep soft warm

Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant He gave Claire a new _______ and changed the makeup she wore. He wrote out a(n) ___ of items for Claire to buy as he was not allowed to __________ her to the shops. haircut list accompany

Things Tony did to make Claire and her home elegant Knowing the salesman was rude to Claire, Tony made the salesman change his _______. He worked steadily on the ____________ of the house and it _________ Claire’s neighbor. attitude improvements impressed

Reading Comprehension III scanning Reading Comprehension III Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.

Occasion Claire…(feelings) 1________________________ disliked him 2 When he arrived was ________ 3 When he offered to help her dress felt _________ Before he arrived alarmed embarrassed 4 admired him 5 called him a “dear” 6 felt his warmth When he offered to help her improve her house and herself When he helped her with the salesman When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony 7 When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony felt being ________ 8 cried all night envied When she remembered Tony was just a machine

Review Claire’s emotional development. At first didn’t want Tony in her house →accept him → trust him → proud of him → sad to remember he was just a machine → love him

1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. 3. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?

Homework Make a summary of Satisfaction Guaranteed in about 100 words.