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课件网) Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Developing ideas pet A Boy’s Best Friend Asimov 阿西莫夫 (1920-1992) What is the genre of the passage Setting Time: Place: Characters In the future On the Moon Mr Anderson, Jimmy’s father Mrs Anderson, Jimmy’s mother Robutt, Jimmy’s pet Jimmy novel A Boy’s Best Friend Part I The setting Para.（_____） Part II Jimmy & Robutt’s daily life on the moon Para.（_____） Part III Different attitudes towards Robutt Para.（_____） 1-3 4-6 7-21 Figure out the structure of the passage . Read for Plot: Beginning Development Climax Ending Part I 1.What does the word “he” refer to in Para.1 2.Why did Jimmy’s father bring him a real dog Because he was Moon-born and he had never seen a real dog . A real dog Complete the table to compare life on Earth with life on the Moon. Life on Earth Wear ordinary clothes and change according to the seasons. Breathe the air freely. Have to make an effort to jump high. Keep pets, such as dogs, cats, etc. Life on the Moon Part II Wear spacesuits whenever outside. Breathe from an air supply. Jump high easily. Keep robots as pets. How did Robutt protect Jimmy Jimmy couldn't _____while Robutt was around, _____ him when he was too near a rock, or _____ him to show how much he loved him, or _____ and _____low and _____ when Jimmy hid behind a rock, when all the time Robutt _____ where he was. go wrong circling around squeaking scared knew well enough How did Jimmy get on with Robutt Could Robutt protect Jimmy well tripping jumping on Part III Different attitudes towards Robutt Point of view Arguments Supporting details Conclusion You won’t need Robutt any more. Robutt’s only a mechanical imitation. Dad Jimmy 1.It is just steel and wiring and a simple positronic brain. 2.It is just programmed to act the way it does. 3.It is just adjusted to act as though it loves you. 4.Know the difference when you experence the love of a living thing. He thinks Robutt is a mechanical imitation of a real dog. CONFLICT He wants to keep Robutt as a pet Robutt isn’t an imitation. 1.He does everything I want him to do. He understand me. 2. What will be the difference between Robutt and the dog 3. We don’t know what’s inside the dog. 4.I love Robutt and that’s what counts. He loves Robutt and treats him like a real dog. Summary for the plot Jimmy’s parents got a dog from Earth. They wanted to give it to Jimmy as a pet. But Jimmy Robutt. His parents thought it would be good for Jimmy to have a real dog, and that he would like it. They wanted to send Robutt to another family. To his parents’ surprise, Jimmy refused to accept the real dog, because he loved Robutt and he believed Robutt loved him too. For Jimmy, Robutt was not just a mechanical dog, but a real friend. already had a robot pet named smile Read for emotion: Dad Jimmy frown frown frown Robutt ....squeak again, a very _____, _____ squeak that seemed _____. ...squeak _____ and _____squeak ... ...
