1、选择性必修四选择性必修四 unit1 science fiction Period 1：Reading and Thinking Learning objectives 1. To develop the Ss interest in reading English novels by appreciating the story. 2. To develop the Ss reading habits, like general reading, scanning for details and how to analyze and appreciate narrative literatu
2、re works (deep reading). 3. To develop the Ss communicative ability through designed group and pair activities. Pre-reading Questions : 1. What can robots do？ 2. Do you think it is possible for a robot to have feelings? Give your reasons. Dance; do research; play with children; do housework; play fo
3、otball; work No. because robots are programmed and controlled by computers. While-reading Task 1: Read for the main idea The passage mainly tells us an _ where a household was _ Task 2: Match the following paragraphs with their main topics Part 1: para (_-_) Part 2: para (_-_) Part3: para(_) The res
4、ult of Claire living with the robot The process of the robot helping Claire Larry persuaded Claire to accept the robot that will be tasted out experiment tested out 1 2 3 8 9 A couple test out work on a household a household robotrobot friends 1. How many characters are mentioned? Who are they? 2. W
5、hat is the relation between them? Claire Larry Belmont Tony Gladys Claffern Task3 :Skimming Task 4: Read for details I. True or false questions 1. Larry Belmont hired a robot to accompany his wife because he would be away on a business trip for three weeks. ( ) 2. Claire didnt like the idea at the b
6、eginning, but Larry persuaded her to agree to it at last. ( ) 3. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing.( ) 4. One day, Tony accompanied Claire to the shops and helped her when the saleswoman was rude to her. ( ) 5. Claffern was the one Claire wanted to be.( ) F T
7、T F T II. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 1. What does Larry Belmont think of testing out the robot in his house? A. It is an extra benefit. B. It is his responsibility. C. It helps improve his house. D. It can make Claire happy. 2. Why did Claire feel alarmed when she saw the robot? A.
8、 Because the robot was in fact not a machine. B. Because she didnt like him C. Because she had seen the robot before D. Because the robot was more like a human than a machine 3. Tony did the following things to help Claire realize her dream EXCEPT . A. making her home elegant B. giving her a new hai
9、rstyle and changing the makeup she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. going into a jewellery shop to buy her a necklace 4.Which of the following is NOT Tonys characteristic? A. Clumsy. B. Handsome. C. Helpful. D. Smart. Task 5: Read for the structure Title SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Event A ho
10、usehold robot was going to be 1._ by Claire Process When she first saw the robot, she felt 2._. Claire thought it was 3._ to be offered 4._ by a robot. As a 5._, Tony helped Claire make her Process self beautiful and her home more 6._. Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and improved her 7._. He sugges
11、ted that she 8._ Gladys and her friends to the house. Result Before the guests 9._, Tony took her in his arms, said that he did not want to leave her the next day, and that he felt more than just the 10._ to please her. tested out alarmed ridiculous sympathy favour elegant make up invite arrived des
12、ire I. discussion : Group work Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings. Underline the words and expressions showing her feelings. Post-reading refuse alarmed embarrassed admire and trust call him a dear feel his warmth Before
13、he arrived She first saw him Tony asked if she needed help dressing Tony offered sympathy to her Tony helped her talk to the sales- woman Tony managed to catch her and held her Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. II critical thinking 1. how do you think this story will end?
14、Work in groups and come up with an ending. 2. What relationship do you think will develop between humans and robots in the future? III. After reading , fill in the following blanks. A household robot, Tony was going to 1. (test) out in a family by Claire. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning,
15、 but she agreed to it at last. At her first sight of Tony, Claire was 2. _(alarm), for the robot seemed more like a human 3. _a machine, handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice. When Tony offered to help her 4. (dress)，Claire felt embarrassed. Claire complained that she wasnt clever so Tony showe
16、d sympathy for her，which she thought was ridiculous. 5. _ (gradual)，Tony began to win Claires trust. As a favor, Tony helped Claire make herself smarter and her home 6. _(elegant). In an expensive clothes shop, when the saleswoman was rude to her, she 7. (ring) Tony up for help. Tony made the woman
17、change her attitude and Claire thanked Tony, 8. (say) that he was a “dear”.However, the scene was discovered by Gladys Claffern so Claire felt 9. (guilt).Claire wept after arriving home and to comfort her, Tony suggested she 10. (invite) Gladys and her friends to the house which would have been completely transformed by then. be tested alarmed than dressing Gradually more elegant rang saying guilty (should) invite HOMEWORK Try to retell the story of Claire and Tony according to the change of Claires feelings, and remeber to give an ending to the story.
