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课件网) UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact. — Isaac Asimov 1.What do you see in the picture 2.What things does this picture remind you of Look at the picture on Page 1 and discuss the following questions. We can see buildings and machines in the future. It reminds us of science fiction. What can robots do nowadays industrial robots household robots entertainment robots Lead in Discussing What’s the future robot be like Do you think it is possible for a robot to think for itself have feelings have its own needs and desires look and feel like a human being Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) is an American scientist and author, who wrote science fiction and proposed three Laws of Robotics (in the 1940's) 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 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 Law. 第一法则：机器人不得伤害人类，或袖手旁观坐视人类受到伤害； 第二法则：除非违背第一法则，机器人必须服从人类的命令； 第三法则：在不违背第一及第二法则下，机器人必须保护自己。 Do you know Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robotics (in the 1940’s) Read them and state your opinions. Fast reading 1. What is the main idea of the passage The passage mainly tells us an _____ where a household robot was _____. experiment tested out 2. What kind of genre(体裁) is the passage Descriptive 描写文 Narrative 记叙文 Expository 说明文 Argumentation 议论文 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Part 1 (Para1-2) Part 2 (Para3-8) Part 3 (Para9) Skim for the main idea and the structure The process of the robot helping Claire The result of Claire living with the robot Larry persuaded Claire to accept the robot that will be tasted out Match the following paragraphs with their main topics: Event Process Result Part 1: para (1-2) Part 2: para (3-8) Part 3: para (9) Take notes on main characters and their relationships to each other. Larry Belmont Gladys Claffern Claire Tony a couple work for a company that made robots test out a rich and powerful woman envy/ admire a household robot Reading for the characters Read for details How did the story develop Read the story carefully and pay attention to the changes of Claire’s feelings towards Tony as the story developed. Para. 2 Claire didn' t want the robot in her house, especialy as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’ t harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expresion never changed. Read for details Para 3 On the second moning, Tony brought he ... ...
