Is it a real girl?,Unit 2 Robots,Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses and there are different kinds of robots. So, what can a robot do?,industrial robots,explore dangerous places,work in factories,pour tea,household robots,serve us,sweep the floor,cook dinner,work as a waiter,entertainment robots,play with children,Robots,Play with humans,Do research,Talk with humans,Do the housework,And so on,Take care of children,Act as a policeman /a seller,Do some shopping,What can a robot do?,Do you think it is possible for a robot to:have feelings? to think for itself? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?,Pre-reading,The text mainly tells us _. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot fell in love with a humanbeing C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a human being from danger,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,Part 1:,Part 2:,Part 3:,Part 4,Para 1- Para 3,Para 4- Para 8,Para 9- Para 11,Para 12,Meet,Help,love,Leave,Reading for structure,1. How many characters are mentioned? (para 1-4) 2. Whats Claires feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony?,Scanning,Reading Comprehension II (part 1 ),Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern,1.Characters in the story:,- Larrys wife, a housewife,- the robot,- working in a company that makes robots,- a woman that Claire envies (嫉妒),2. Whats Claires feeling towards Tony when they first met with each other? Why did Claire have such a kind of feeling towards Tony? She felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine.,Claires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,scanning,Reading Comprehension III,dislike him,Before he arrived,Occasion,Claire,When he arrived,was alarmed,When he offered to help her dress,felt embarrassed,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,admired him,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony,called him a dear,Occasion,Claire,felt his warmth,When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony,When he helped her with the salesman,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,She remembered Tony was just a machine,felt being envied,cried all night,How Claires emotion developed,refuse,accept,trust,proud,love,sad,Careful Reading,The robot Tony helped Clair to realize her dreams by_ making her home elegant giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore giving her advice on her dresses all the above,2. As a result, the experiment showed_ Claire and Tony fell in love with each other Tony had to be rebuilt Tony was angry with his designer Both A and B,3. All the following statements are true EXCEPT_ Tony tried to please Claire Claire tried to displease Tony Tony managed to protect Claire Gladys admired Claire for her Tony,4. We can infer from the text that_ Claire liked Tony but feared him Claire cried because Tony made her angry Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her Tony had no feelings as human being,Mini Debate,Useful expressions (推测与确信) I think/ dont think I believe / dont believe I guess/ suppose I wonder Im sure that I have a belief that Is it possible that? Are you sure that?,1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire? 2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love?,Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?,Isaac Asimovs Laws For robots,First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.Second law : Third Law : ,1.Read the text loudly and fluently 2.Preview “ A biography of Isaac Asimov”(P16) 3.Finish off the Exercises on the worksheet.,