1. Unit 2 Robots Reading

2. Can you make a list of any science fiction, literature, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons you know that include robots as character?

4. What can robot do? 1. talk with human 2. take care of children 3. do research 4. act as a policeman/ a seller 5. do the housework 6. do some shopping 7. play with human and so on…

5. Do you think it possible for a robot to: 1. think for itself 2. have feeling 3. have its own needs and desires 4. look and feel like a human being

6. Fast reading Get to know the characters in the story. (match) Larrythe robot Claireemployed in a company that makes robots TonyLarrys wife, a housewife Gladys Claffern a woman that Claire envies s

7. Para.1 Questions: 1.What kind of robots is Tony? A. an entertainment robot B. a robot pet C. a household robot D. an industrial robot

8. Para.2 1. Why did Larry put Tony into his family? 2. what did the robot called Tony look like? 3. How did Claire feel at the sight of Tony? To test Tony out and it is also a bonus to Claire. A human than a machine. She felt alarmed.

9. 4. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A. Because she didnt like him. B. Because she didnt like him C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expression. s

10. Para.3 Circle the adjectives to describe Claires feelings and then gives reasons. embarrassed, disturbing, frightening

11. Para.4~5 1. Did Claire change her attitude to Tony? Underline the sentences showing the changes. 2. Whats Claires troubles? She is overweight, unhappy. Her home wasnt elegant. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern.

12. Para. 6 Tick the right answer. Q1. Tony helped Claire to solve the problem by ___. ( ) making her home elegant ( ) giving her a new haircut ( ) helping her dressing ( ) buying her jewellery ( ) giving her advice on her dresses ( ) changing the make-up she wore

13. Q2. How did Claire thank Tony? Q3. Understanding the phrase in the sentence By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair Telling him he was a dear

14. Para.1~6 Finish the chart and retell the first half of the story Claire feeling toward Tony changed as the story developed. Read the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings. occasionClaire… 1. Before Tony arriveddisliked him 2.was alarmed 3.felt embarrassed 4. Tony promised to help her admired him 5.Called him a dear She first saw Tony Tony asked whether she needed help dressing Helped her to buy jewellery

15. Prediction Was Claire satisfied with what Claire had done? Does the story have a satisfying ending? Whats going on?