2. Unit 2 Robots

3. 1. 科幻小说 2. 对 … 进行试验 3. 试验，考验 4. 缺席，不在 5. 说服某人做 … 6. 感到害怕 7. 与其说 … 倒不如说 … 8. 一摞书 9. 更准确地说 10. 同情 … 11. 陪同某人去某地 12. 帮某人的忙 13. 给 … 打电话 14. 转向，回转 science fiction experiment with test out be absent from persuade sb. to do/into doing feel alarmed more … than …. a pile of books or rather have/feel/express sympathy for accompany sb. to s.p. do sb. a favour ring up turn around

4. 15. 通过感到惊讶的表情 16. 与某人有暧昧关系 17. 建议某人做 … 18 期望某人做 … 19. 从梯子上掉下来 20. 设法成功做某事 21. 声明，宣称 22 … 给某人留下深刻印象 23. 嫉妒某人有某物 / 做某事 24. 对 … 感到满意 25. 保护 … 不受伤害 26. 阻止某人做某事 27. 失败感 28. 不允许某人做 … by the surprised look have an affair with sb. suggest that sb. (should) do expect sb. to do fall off a ladder manage to do declare that … be impressed by envy sb. (doing) sth. be pleased/satisfied with protect sb. from sth. prevent sb. (from) doing sth. sense of failure can ’ t have sb. doing sth.

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6. Lead in 艾萨克 · 阿西莫夫 Isaac Asimov, ( 1920-1992 ) ， 美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家 之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和 星云终身成就「大师奖」。以他的名字为号 召的「艾西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当今数 一数二的科幻文学重镇。

7. 阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自 50 年代初，至今已出版了 300 多部著作。

8. 在家中图书室 (1976 年 ) Old photo

9. 演讲

10. 作品： I, Robot 《作品 100 》 《最新科学指南》

11. Glance through the text quickly to find the answers to the questions. Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died? Which paragraph tells you about his education? Which paragraph tells you about awards he received? Para.2 Para.3 Para.5

12. Scan the text for specific information. Try to answer the question. What subject did Asimov teach? When did he start having stories published? How many children did he have? biochemistry In 1939. Two.

13. Read the text carefully and complete the timeline of the events in Isaac Asimov’s life on page 17.

14. Timeline of the events in Asimov’s life 1920: Born in Russia 1922: sister born 1923: Moved with family to__________. Parents bought a candy store. 1929: Started working _________in the candy store. Mother had her third child. New York part-time

15. Timeline of the events in Asimov’s life ____: Started to take himself seriously as a writer. 1939: Begun having stories published in _____________magazines. ____: Gained master’s degree in chemistry. 1942: Finished working in the candy store. Married his ______wife. 1931 science fiction 1941 first

16. Timeline of the events in Asimov’s life 1942-1945: Worked as a(n) ________ __________, Philadelphia Navy Yard. ____: Got PhD in chemistry. ____: Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine. 1950: Published his first novel. Published_______. Developed three laws for robots. chemist junior 1948 1949 I, Robot

17. Timeline of the events in Asimov’s life 1951-1953: Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it. ____: Published first science book. ____: Became a full-time writer. 1973: Divorced his first wife. Married for a _______time. ____: Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV. 1992: Died in_________. 1953 1958 second 1983 New York

18. Life2 January, 1920- 6 April, 1992 Place of birth and death He was born in Russia and died in _________. Books he wrote Mystery stories, _________________ books, and books about the Bible and Shakespeare. New York science and history Dealing with his Bibliography according to the text.

19. Work he did Worked in his parents’ ______ store. Worked as a(n) ______ chemist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University School of Medicine. Gave up teaching to become a(n) ______________. full-time writer candy junior

20. True or False: 1). Isaac Asimov’s best known work was his mystery stories. 2). Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920. 3). Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949. 4). In 1931 Asimov’s talent for writing became obvious. T T F F

21. 5). In 1950, he published his first science book. 6). “The Foundation Trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future. 7). In his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots. T T F

22. Homework Write a paragraph describing the robot and what it can do.

28. Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ? Ⅱ.What is the type or form of literature of this passage ? Argumentative writing 议论文 Argumentative writing 议论文 A Argumentative writing议论文 Narration 记叙文 Narration 记叙文 N Narration 记叙文 Expository writing 说明文 Expository writing 说明文 E Expository writing 说明文 Science fiction Science fiction S Science fiction

29. 3.What is the text mainly about? It is mainly about how a household _________ was _________ ________ in a family. robottestedout

30. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4 Para 1- Para 3 Para 4- Para 8 Para 9- Para 11 Para 12 Meet Help love Leave Reading for structure

31. _______ breakfast and offered to help _______. _______ sympathy to Claire when she felt _______. Gave her a new ______ and changed her ________. Changed the clerk’s ________ to Claire. _________ a party to invite Gladys and her friends. Make her house _______. _______ her firmly when Claire _______ a ladder. Made Claire ______ by Gladys and her friends. Brought dressing Offered unhappy haircut makeup attitude Paras 3-11 elegant Suggested envied Held fell off What did Tony do to help Claire? What did Tony do to help Claire?

32. refused him Before Tony arrived Occasion Claire When he arrived alarmed When he offered to help her dressing When he offered to help her dressing felt embarrassed When he offered sympathy to her when she said she was not clever When he offered sympathy to her when she said she was not clever ridiculous but trust him ridiculous but trust him The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony

33. called him a dear felt his warmth very shy felt his warmth very shy When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony When he helped her with the salesman When he helped her with the salesman When he offered to help her improve her house and herself When he offered to help her improve her house and herself admired him Occasion Claire The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony

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

35. Find out how Claire’s emotion developed ____ _____ A.Sad to remember he was just a machine B.accepted him C. proud of him D. refused to have Tony at her house E. trusted him F. loved him DB E c F A

36. How Claire’s emotion developed refuse accept trust proud love sad

37. Para 12 The company was very p_____ with Tony’s report on his three weeks with Claire, but he would have to be r_____because he had Claire f____ ___ ____ with him. What is the result of the test? Is it perfect? What is the result of the test? Is it perfect? leased ebuilt alling in love

38. Scanning 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 human being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.

39. 2. Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day? A. Because Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. B. Because Tony offered sympathy for her. C. Because Tony helped her a lot. D. Because Tony bent his face too close to hers. 3. _________amazed Claire very much. A. That Tony gave her a new haircut A. That Tony gave her a new haircut B. That Tony B. That Tony changed the makeup she wore C. Tony’s fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin D. That Tony wrote a shopping list for her

40. 4. 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 5. 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 D. Both A and B

41. 6. 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 7. 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 her D.Tony had no feelings as human being.

42. 2016-6-4 Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaranteed 41 Use several words or phrases to describe Tony tall handsome facial expressions never changed facial expressions never changed smooth hair smooth hair deep voice soft and warm skin quick clever capable

43. CharacteristicsSimilarDifferent Physical Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voice Facial expressions never changed 3. List Tony ’ s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.

44. Mental Clever enough to solve all kinds of problems Cannot think for itself

45. Let me try! Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.

46. Technology will change our daily life, so in order to serve the motherland better in the future, you need study hard. 好好学习，用高科技来为我们伟大 的祖国服务

47. 1.Write a short passage according to your discussion. 2.Finish EXX 2 & 3 on Page 12 in your Student’s Book. Homework Homework

48. Read in chorus for fun My Robot Does My Homework My robot does my homework. He helps me every night. The trouble is he doesn't get too many answers right. He'd probably do better at homework but, you see, I built him, so he only knows the things he learned from me. --Kenn Nesbitt