1、Unit 1 Science Fictionreading and thingkingLearning goals:1.Get the main idea about the passage.2. Practice the skills of finding information and concluding the changes of Claires feeling toward Tony.3. Cooperate to find needed information.主要内容找信息合作1终结者T1000终结者(阿诺.施瓦辛格)T800 (T850)终结者T-XRobots 机器人历险记
2、Doraemon 机器猫(多啦A梦) Industrial robots 工业机器人The robot which can be used toproduce cars Domestic robots家用机器人The robot which can mow the lawn (除草机器人)Entertainment robots娱乐型机器人The robot which can dance with men The robot which can do rescue workThe robot which can be used to explore spaceThe robot which
3、is used to find the landmines (地雷) Military robots Do you think it is Do you think it is possible for a possible for a robot to:robot to:have feelings?feel like a human being?ReadingSatisfaction Guaranteed保您满意保您满意Written by: Isaac AsimovReading for main ideaWhat is the text mainly about? 1minrobotte
4、sted out It is mainly about how a household _ was _ _ in a family.Larry BelmontTonyClaireFind out the characters in the story 2minsGladys Claffernworking in a company that makes robotsLarrys wife, a housewifea household robota woman that Claire envies (嫉妒嫉妒)Scanning1.Why did Claire feel alarmed at t
5、he sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didnt like him. C. Because he was more like a human being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.2. Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day?A. Because Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. B. Because T
6、ony offered sympathy for her. C. Because Tony helped her a lot. D. Because Tony bent his face too close to hers.3. _amazed Claire very much. changed the makeup she wore C. Tonys fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin D. That Tony wrote a shopping list for her4. All the following stateme
7、nts are true EXCEPT _. A. Tony tried to please Claire B. Claire tried to displease Tony C. Tony managed to protect Claire D. Gladys admired Claire for her Tony5. We can infer from the passage that_. A. Claire liked Tony but feared him B. Claire cried because Tony made her angry C. Claire forgot Tony
8、 as soon as Tony left her D. Tony had no feelings as human being.reading for detailsTask1:3mins to join your answers together on the exercise paper3mins to finish your own taskproblems1.Felt _ to be not clever but overweight2.Her home was not _ enough3.Wasnt like_,whos rich and powerful help4.Gave h
9、er a new _ and changed her _5.Wrote out a _ of items to buy;Changed the clerks _ to Claire in a jewerrly shop6.Worked on the _ of the house7.Caught her in time when she _ _ a ladderunhappyelegantGladyshaircutmakeuplistattitudeimprovementsfell offtrustTask2:Find out how Claires feelings towards Tony
10、developed with your partners(2mins)_ _ _ _ _A.sad to remember he was just a machine B.persuaded by her husband ,she accepted him C. be proud of himD. not want to have Tony at her houseE. trusted him F. loved himDBEcFA劝说劝说refuseaccepttrustproudlovesadwhat will be the ending of the story?Claire: sad?
11、forget?Tony: return? be rebuilt?Larry: sad? surprised?angry?design again?divorce Claire?You should begin as: The moment Larry came home and saw his wifes crying face, The moment Larry came home and saw his wifes crying face,he was surprised and a little sad, because he didnt foresee that Claire woul
12、d fall in love with a robot. He got close to Claire, hugged her tightly, patting her head,“ my dear, Tony is just a machine,lets forget it. All would be better!” At that moment, the door bell rang, Larry went to open it. There stood Tony! The company decided to give Tony to him as a bonus. Larry was dumb(一时说不出话)!1.Read the text loudly and fluently2.Write an ending for the story.