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课件网) Unit 1 Science Fiction Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to… learn how a science fiction is developed and how many elements it includes. understand the theme expressed in science fictions. complete the story with bold but reasonable imagination. develop a right and critical attitude towards the development of robots and AI. Isaac Asimov is an American scientist and author, who wrote science fiction and proposed three Laws of Robotics in the 1940's. Law Ⅰ: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 机器人不能伤害人类，或因不作为(袖手旁观)使人类受到伤害； Law Ⅱ: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 机器人必须服从人类的命令，除非这些命令和第一定律相抵触； Law Ⅲ: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. 在不违反第一、第二定律的前提下，机器人必须保护自己不受伤害。 Background Information Satisfaction Guaranteed How do you understand the word “adapted” Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed Pre-reading 1.Read for text type What is the text type of this passage A. Argumentative writing B. Narrative writing C. Expository writing D. An advertisement Main idea: It is mainly about how a household _____ was _____ _____ in a family. robot tested out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Part 1 Tony’s arrival at Claire’s home. Part 2 (Para.3-8) The process of Tony helping Claire. Part 3 The result of Tony living with Claire. 2.Read for structure & main idea Larry Belmont Gladys Claffern Claire Tony a couple work on test out a rich and powerful woman envy/ admire a household robot 3.Read for information How many characters are mentioned Who are they What are the relationships to each other worked for a robot company a housewife Part1 Part2 Part3 Para 1-2 Para 3-8 Para 9 Larry persuaded Clair to accept the robot that would be tested out. The process of the robot helping Clair. The result of Clair living with the robot. the set-up Conflict Conclusion Task 2: The structure of the story A household robot was going to be _____ by Claire Claire’s problems Tony’s help She thought she was not _____. Her house was not _____. She wanted to be like _____. The saleswoman was _____ to her. She was so clumsy to _____. He gave her a new _____ and improved the _____ she wore. He_____the house completely. He suggested a _____in her house. He made the woman changed her_____. He managed to _____ in time from the next room. On the night of the party, before the guests _____, Tony took her in his arms, said that he did not want _____ the next day, and that he felt more than just the _____ to please her. the set-up Conflict Conclusion Gladys Claffern rude fall off the ladder clever elegant hairstyle makeup transformed party attitude catch her tested out arrived desire ... ...
