1、1RobotsRobots readingreading2 What is a robot?How is a robot work?Can you list some kinds of robots you know about?What can these robots do?3Do you think it is possible for a robot to:think for itself?have feelings?have its own needs and desires?look and feel like a human being?4Do you think a woman
2、 will fall in love with a robot?5ReadingSatisfactionGuaranteed6Task 1:Fast reading How many characters are there in the story?What are they?2.What does Tony look like?Larry Belmont:employee in a company that made robotsClaire:Larrys wife,a housewife Tony:the robot Gladys Claffern:a woman whom Claire
3、 envies7What does Tony look like?-tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed.His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.81.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair.2.Clair didnt like the idea at the beginning,but she agreed t
4、o it at last.3.When Tony,the robot,offered to help dressing,Clair was pleased to accept it.But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.4.Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.F FT TF FT TTask 2:T or F95.Clairs husband wanted to improve his social position,but
5、she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.6.Tony was eager to help Claire.He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.7.Tony asked Claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.8.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her f
6、riends to her house.T TF FT TF F109.While Tony worked on the improvements of the house,Claire also did her part.10.Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her.11.Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.12.The company was satisfied with Tonys repo
7、rt because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.F FF FT TF F111.Why did Tony open the curtains?2.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?3.Why should Tony be rebuilt?post reading questions121.Why did Tony open the curtains?post reading He wanted Claires guests to see h
8、im and Claire together so that she would be envied by women guests.132.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?post reading He had prevented Claire from harming herself By making her feel good about herself.He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a fa
9、ilure.143.Why should Tony be rebuilt?post reading Because the company(designers)cannot have women falling in love with machines.15Find how Claires emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her houseaccept himtrust himproud of himlove him sad to remember he was just a machine16Underline the
10、phrases1.facial expressions2.test out3.social position4.ring sb.up5.turn around6.manage to do7.disappear from sight8.be pleased with9.leave/letalone/be10 look atwith wonder11.more than12.or rather1.脸部表情脸部表情2.试验试验3.社会地位社会地位4.telephone sb.5.回转，转向回转，转向6.succeed in doing sth.7.消失在视野中消失在视野中8.be satisfied with9.让让一个人待着一个人待着10.惊奇地看惊奇地看11.不仅仅不仅仅12.或者说或者说
