1、Watch the videoM7 Unit 2 RobotsHow many kinds of robots do you know?Entertainment robotsHow many kinds of robots do you know?Industrial robotsHow many kinds of robots do you know?water snake robot ACM-R5 for under water rescueHow many kinds of robots do you know?Household robotsReading:Satisfaction
2、GuaranteedIsaac Asimov(1920-1992)Task 1 Main Idea Argumentation(议论文):topic sentence;the authors point of view Expository prose(说明文):topic sentence;object;questions Narration(记叙文记叙文)5 w(what,who,when,where,why);beginning&endingNeither too general nor one-sided(片面的)1.The text mainly tells us _.A.why C
3、laire fell in love with a robotB.a story of a robot and a human being C.a story about a household robot being tested out in a familyD.that a robot can save a human being from dangerTask 1 Main IdeaC2.The best title A.Satisfaction Guaranteed B.Robot Tony and His Hostess C.Love Between Machine and Hum
4、an D.Household Robot TestedTask 1 Main IdeaTask 2 Clues Clue of time Clairs feelings toward Tony changed as the story developeddisliked himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived alarmedWhen he offered to help her dress embarrassedWhen he help her improve her house and herself admired/proud o
5、f himTask 2 Cluescalled him a dearOccasionClaire felt his warmthWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by himWhen he helped her with the salesmanWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that felt being enviedShe remembered he was just a machine cried all night/upsetTask 3 Searching for D
6、etails P-Q-P-Q (P=passage,Q=question)1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?A.To let other women see everything.B.To show the risk of Claires marriage.C.To let other women envy Claire.D.To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.BTask 3 Searching for Details 2.Wha
7、t did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?1)harmed by _ (e.g.salesman)2)harmed by _ (i.e.sense of failure)He helped to make her and her home elegant,making her feel good about herself.othersherselfTask 4 Guessing the words meaning By definition (attributive clause定从;appositive同位语 thats to sa
8、y;in other words;)By examples By contextTask 4 Guessing the words meaning On the second morning Tony,wearing an apron,brought her breakfast and then asked She was amazed by his fingernail and the softness and warmth of his skin.How absurd,she thought.He was just a machine.The women were impressed by
9、 Claire,the house and the delicious cuisine.Task 4 Guessing the words meaning Linguistics is the scientific study of human language.Generally,we like to read periodicals,such as Time Magazine,Newsweek,China Daily,etc.In the garden of his home in California,Oliver,14,watched in horror as his nine-yea
10、r-old,brother Tom was picked up by a stranger man,pushed into a car and driven off.The parents told the police that the kidnapper demanded$500.Task 5 Inference&Conclusion Infer;conclude;imply;suggest;seem;probably;most likely Quote from the passage Paraphrase(同义改写)of the original sentence Based on d
11、etails;analysisHow does she feel?excited She opens her mouth widely and fixed her eyes on the bicycle.Her eyes are shining like diamonds.Holding the bar tightly,she dare not move her eyes away from the bicycle.Her body is rigid.Filled with tension,she raised her shoulders unnaturally.nervousTask 5 I
12、nference and ConclusionFrom the text,can we inferClair loves Tony.Tony is considerate.Task 6 Discussion What kind of household robot do you prefer,a robot that obeys your order passively or one that is possessed of human feelings?A robot that obeys your order passively Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 8A robot that is possessed of human feelings Group 5 Group 6 Group 7Thank you for your time!Bye!
