2. Transformers 《变形金刚》 Robots Unit 2

3. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a robot? a computer a fiction character a movie star a machine a helper Warming up

4. There are many types of robots and they can do different work. Can you name some of them?

5. Entertainment robots

6. Industrial robots 工业机器人

7. Domestic robots 家用机器人

8. The robot which can play with children.

9. The robot which can play football.

10. The robot which can speak to people.

11. What can robots do? Robots Play with human take care of human rescue work Housework And so on…

12. Do you think it is possible for a robot to: think for itself? have feelings? replace human being?

13. Do you like reading science fictions? Have you ever heard about Isaac Asimov?

14. What’s the relationship between Isaac Asimov and robots? Isaac Asimov

15. 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. He also referred to three laws of robots.

16. Short Story Collections: I, Robot The Rest of the Robots The Complete Robot Robot Dreams Robot Visions Novels: The Caves of Steel The Naked Sun The Robots of Dawn Robots and Empire Autobiography: It's Been a Good Life Isaac Asimov’s Main Works

18. Law One: A robot may not injure a human being or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm. Law Two: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Law Three: A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

19. Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed It's 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.

20. Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern Characters in the story: --- Larry’s wife, _____________ ---_____________ --- employed in a company that____________ --- a woman that Claire_______ makes robots a housewife the robot envies

21. 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 Larry put Tony into his family?

22. 1. 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

23. 2.What did the robot called Tony look like? He looked like ________________ man, speaking_______________, with ________________ and his _________________ unchanged. a tall and handsome in a deep voice smooth black hair facial expression 3. Why did Larry put Tony into his family? Because he wanted to test out how a robot used for housework in a family.

24. 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 being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions. Choose the best answer. C Careful reading

25. 2. 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

26. 3. 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 B

27. 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 envied Claire for Tony B

28. 5. 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 A

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

30. dislike himBefore he arrived Occasion Claire When he arrived was alarmed When he offered to help her dress felt embarrassed When he offered to help her improve her house and herself admired him The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony

31. called him a dear Occasion Claire felt his warmth When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony When he helped her with the salesman The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony

32. Occasion Claire She remembered Tony was just a machine When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony cried all night felt being envied The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony

33. → sad to remember he was just a machine Review Claire’s emotional development. At first refused to have Tony at her house →accept him → trust him → proud of him → love him

34. 1. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? 2. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? Tony prevented Claire from being harming by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. Post reading-Thinking

35. Exercise(p13) 1. satisfaction, tested out 2. sympathy 3. leave her brother alone 4. desire 5. ring me up 6. scanned 7. absurd 8. declared scan favour cushions, beddings clerks awful turned around alarm declaring

36. Complete the sentences in the correct form of each given word. 1. As you have never been there before, I will have someone _________(show) you the way. 2. He feels it dangerous for a girl to be out late at night, so he won’t have his daughter _______ (arrive) home late. 3. The professor has an extraordinary way _______ (make) his class lively and interesting. show arriving to make

37. 4. I can’t have you _______ (go) everywhere and ________ (do) nothing all day. 5. I have something important ______ (tell) you. 6. Whom would you rather have ________ (go) with you, Jim or Jack? 7. Shut up! I won't have you ________ (speak) to me like that. going doing to tell speaking go

38. Homework 1.Revise the reading story and remember the useful language points.