1、Developing ideas reading Unit 4 A glimpse of the future目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-readingLook at the pictures and guess what they are.The above are among the most classic works of science fiction in the world,so have you
2、 read them?Pre-readingBackground information,about the authorIsaac Asimov(1920 1992)American author and biochemist,a highly successful and prolific writer of science fiction and of science books for the layperson.He wrote or edited about 500 volumes,of which the most famous are those in the Foundati
3、on and robot series.Pre-readingBackground information,about the authorThe first three books of which won the Hugo Award for“Best All-Time Series”in 1966.His other major works are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series,in which he put forward the Three Laws of Robotics an idea which continue
4、s to exercise some influence today.Pre-readingBackground information,about Isaacs three laws of Robotics Pre-readingBackground information,about the passage The events in the passage take place on the Moon,where Jimmy and his parents live.The boy has a best friend Robutt,who is a robotic dog.Robutt
5、was programmed to love and keep the child safe so that the boy could wander among the moon craters unhazardously.IIFast reading Learning to learnFast-reading Learning to learnWhat is foreshadowing?Foreshadowing is when the author gives a clue as to what is to come later in the story.This often appea
6、rs at the beginning of a story,or a chapter,and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story.Pre-readingComplete the table to compare life on Earth with life on the Moon.Life on EarthWear ordinary clothes and change according to the seasons.Breathe the air freely.Have to
7、make an effort to jump high.Keep pets,such as dogs,cats,etc.Life on the MoonPre-readingComplete the table to compare life on Earth with life on the Moon.Wear spacesuits whenever outside.Breathe from an air supply.Jump high easily.Keep robots as pets.Fast-readingRead the passage and find out what lif
8、e on the Moon is like in the novel.1.We can see from the passage that when people living on the Moon want to go outside,they normally have to wear spacesuits.2.We can also see from the passage that people can only communicate by some special devices on the Moon because there is no air but vacuum.III
9、Intensive readingIntensive readingComplete the summary of the story.Title AuthorSettingTime PlaceA Boys Best FriendIssac Asimov In the future On the moonIntensive readingComplete the summary of the story.Jimmya Moon-born boy Jimmys fatherJimmys mother a mechanical dog,Jimmys petMr.AndersonMrs.Anders
10、onCharactersRobuttIntensive readingComplete the summary of the story.PlotJimmys parents get a dog from Earth.They want to give it to Jimmy as a pet.But Jimmy already has a robot pet named Robutt.His parents think it would be good for Jimmy to have a real dog,and that he would like it.They want to se
11、nd Robutt toIntensive readingComplete the summary of the story.Plotanother family.To his parents surprise,Jimmy refuses to accept the real dog,because he loves Robutt and he believes Robutt loves him too.For Jimmy,Robutt is not just a mechanical dog,but a real friend.Intensive readingComplete the su
12、mmary of the story.Different attitudes towards RobuttParentsJimmy They think Robutt is a mechanical imitation of a real dog.He loves Robutt and treats him like a real dog.Intensive reading Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates.1.What are the similarities and diff
13、erences between Robutt and a real dog?2.Is there any foreshadowing of Jimmys final decision?Find clues in the reading passage.3.What other sci-fi novels about robots can you think of?Share one with the class.Intensive reading Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates
14、.4.The two reading passages in this unit show us different aspects of technology in the future.Which of these do you most expect to encounter in your lifetime?Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates.1.What are the similarities and differences between Robutt and a r
15、eal dog?Similarities:1)Both are able to respond to orders given by human beings.2)Both can outrace human beings.3)Both can guide and protect human beings.Intensive reading Intensive reading Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates.Differences:1)They have different a
16、ppearances.2)A real dog is a living creature,while Robutt is a machine.3)A real dog loves human beings as a result of its nature,while Robutt is just adjusted to act as though it loves human beings.2.Is there any foreshadowing of Jimmys final decision?Find clues in the reading passage.Intensive read
17、ing Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates.Yes,there is.At the beginning of the story,we know Jimmy has never seen a real dog.It also seems that he spends a lot of time with Robutt.Jimmy plays with Robutt enthusiastically,shouting“Come on,Robutt”.In the middle of
18、the passage,we are told that“Jimmy couldnt go wrong while Robutt was around”,indicating that Robutt protects Jimmy well.Intensive reading Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates.One possible answer:There is one book named I,Robot,which is also written by Isaac Asim
19、ov.In my opinion,this book can be regarded as one of the best sci-fi novels about robots.Anyone interested in sci-fi novels shouldnt miss it.3.What other sci-fi novels about robots can you think of?Share one with the class.Intensive reading Think the following questions and share your thoughts with
20、your classmates.Think the following questions and share your thoughts with your classmates.4.The two reading passages in this unit show us different aspects of technology in the future.Which of these do you most expect to encounter in your lifetime?Intensive reading Think the following questions and
21、 share your thoughts with your classmates.One possible answer:I personally would like to encounter the second one in my lifetime,as I firmly believe that when humans can establish a good relationship with robots,it feels so nice,just as humans have an indispensable partner.Intensive reading HomeworkVIHomework1.Search the Internet to know more about the AI technology.2.Can you write the plot of your own sci-fi story?
