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课件网) 人教课标版 高二 选修7 Unit 2 Robots Warming up &Reading What can a robot do? It can do many different things. robot waiter robot worker play music dance sing sweep the floor pour tea cook dinner play football explore dangerous places play with us serve us Robots Play with human take care of human rescue work Housework And so on… New words satisfaction n. [U] 满足, 满意 [C] 另人满足或带来乐 趣的事物 absent adj. 不在场的,在别处的 (absent from sth.) sympathy n. [U, C] 同情, 同情心(sympathy for/towards sb.) pile n. 堆, 叠 vi. 堆起, 堆积 vt. 把......堆起 accompany vt. 陪伴 (accompany sb. at/on sth.) envy vt. 嫉妒,羡慕 (后接名词或代词作宾语,也可接双宾语) n. 嫉妒,羡慕 (envy of sb; envy at/of sth; the envy of sb. ) 1. What did Tony look like? He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant? Scanning Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant. Comprehending Before he arrived When he offered to help her dress Occasion Claire… 1 disliked him 2 When he arrived was alarmed 3 felt embarrassed When he offered to help her improve her house and herself When he helped her with the salesman When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony 4 admired him 5 Called him a dear 6 Felt his warmth When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony She remembered Tony was just a machine 7 Felt being envied 8 Cried all night 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Students give their own answers. 5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her family in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. 6. Which of the following is NOT Tony’s characteristic? Clumsy. B. Handsome. C. Helpful. D. Smart. 7. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by _____. ... ...
