Unit 2 RobotsWhat is a robot?A robot is a machine d_ to do jobs that are usually p_ by humans. esignederformedHow is a robot work?Robots are p_ and c_ by a computer.rogrammed ontrolledWhat can robots look like?huge armspiderhumanssnakemantis(螳螂螳螂)Today there are different kinds of robot, including i_ robots, h_ robots,and e_ robots. Robots also appear as characters in stories.ndustrial ouseholdntertainmentCan you list some kinds of robots you know about?What can these robots do?industrial robots 工业机器人工业机器人household robots家用机器人家用机器人entertainment robots娱乐型机器人娱乐型机器人机器人新闻女主播机器人新闻女主播characters in storiesCan you make a list of any science fiction, literature, films, video games,TV shows and cartoons you know that include as characters?Lets look at these pictures:Robots(机器人历险记机器人历险记)I, ROBOT Science fiction filmTransformersAstro BoyDo 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?Now read a story about a robot. It was originally written by science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer.Satisfaction Guaranteed Characters in the story:Larry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robotsClaire -Larrys wife,a housewife Tony - the robot Gladys Claffern - a woman that Claire envies1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she didnt like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _.A.making her home elegantB.giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she woreC.giving her advice on her dresses D. All the aboveCDMultiple choice:3. As a result, the experiment shows _.Claire and Tony fell in love with each otherTony had to be rebuiltTony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B4. All the following statements are true except _.A.Tony tried to please ClaireB.Claire tried to displease TonyC.Tony managed to protect ClaireD.Gladys admired Claire for her Tony5. We can infer from the passage that _.A.Claire liked Tony but feared himB.Claire cried because Tony made her angryC.Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left herD.Tony had no feelings as human beingsBADHow did How did Claire feel?Claire feel? What happened?What happened?She saw Tony was _- and She saw Tony was _- and _. His hair was _and his _. His hair was _and his voice was _.voice was _.Tony asked whether she needed Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.help dressing.amazedamazedBy his _ and the By his _ and the _ and _of his skin._ and _of his skin.Tony caught her in time, held her Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms and she felt the firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.warmth of his body.alarmedtallhandsomesmoothdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthhappy, surprised, shyFill in the blanks:Fill in the blanks: Comprehending After you have read the story, answer the following questions in groups.1.Why did Tony open the curtains?2.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by women guests . By making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3.Why should Tony be rebuilt?4.Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house .What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that she was a machine? Because the company felt that it could not have women falling love with a robot. When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didnt When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didnt look like a machine at all. She felt embarrassed when Tony look like a machine at all. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. Claire asked her whether she needed help dressing. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. She was amazed by the fingernails and the softness robot. She was amazed by the fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. She screamed, pushed him away and warmth of his skin. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. What a sweet and ran to her room for the rest of the day. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women. She might not as victory to be envied by those women. She might not as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she rememberedTony was just a machine. lover. Then she rememberedTony was just a machine. She cried all night.She cried all night.1.Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.2.She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand.3.By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought that she was having an affair.4.Tony worked steadily on the improvements.5. he felt more than just the desire to please her.6. there was no risk to Claires marriage.Translate these sentences into chinese:Language points:1. experiment with a household robot对一个家用机器人进行试验对一个家用机器人进行试验experiment with/on对对进行试验进行试验Have they ever experimented on a large numberof patients? 他们可曾在大批病人身上实验过他们可曾在大批病人身上实验过?He is experimenting with drugs to cure cancer. 他正在试验治疗癌症的药。他正在试验治疗癌症的药。2. 1)more than + n. 不仅仅是，不止不仅仅是，不止 China Daily is more than a newspaper. It helps us to learn English. What he wants is more than money. 2)more than+数词数词 多于多于,大于大于, 超过超过 I have known him for more than twenty years. More than ten policemen turned up at the spot where the accident happened. 3)more than + adj. / adv. / v. 很很 / 非常非常=very They were more than happy to see us come back. 4)more + adj / adv / n / v + than 与其说与其说, 不如说不如说 He is more scared than ill. 与其说他是病了与其说他是病了,倒不如说他是受了惊吓。倒不如说他是受了惊吓。5)more than+5)more than+含有情态动词的句子含有情态动词的句子含有情态动词的句子含有情态动词的句子 是是是是难以难以难以难以，超过了，超过了，超过了，超过了所能所能所能所能 The beauty of the village is The beauty of the village is more thanmore than I can I can describe. describe. 我难以描述那个山村的美丽。我难以描述那个山村的美丽。我难以描述那个山村的美丽。我难以描述那个山村的美丽。This problem is This problem is more thanmore than a child can settle. a child can settle. 这一问题超出了小孩的解决能力。这一问题超出了小孩的解决能力。这一问题超出了小孩的解决能力。这一问题超出了小孩的解决能力。6) no more than 仅仅仅仅,不过不过,只是只是 All his education added up to no more than one year. Their new flat has no more than 60 square meters.7) not more than 至多至多,不超过不超过 Lying on the ground was a schoolboy of not more than seventeen. 【 n. 】 reachn n within ones reach n n out of ones reach = beyond ones reach 3. reach for / reach out ones hand for He reached out his hand for an apple.4. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. there stood. 此句为存在结构此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的常用于这种结构的动词有动词有stand, seem to be, happen to be, be likely to be, live, come, enter, lie, exist, remain等。等。There happened to be nobody in the room.There exists a force of attraction between bodies. 两个物体之间永远存在着吸引力。两个物体之间永远存在着吸引力。There remains the problem of finance. 财政问题仍然存在。财政问题仍然存在。5. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Chaire knew that.by prep. =according to根据根据,按照按照By my watch it is two oclock.She had us all laughing at her jokes .She had us all laughing at her jokes .They had the light burning all night long.They had the light burning all night long.The teacher had us hand in our homework on time.The teacher had us hand in our homework on time.She wont have her teeth taken out last week.She wont have her teeth taken out last week. I had my wallet stolen children sitting down to dinner with I had my wallet stolen children sitting down to dinner with dirty hands. dirty hands. Mrs Smith had two of her on my way home last Monday.Mrs Smith had two of her on my way home last Monday.6. you cannot have women falling in love with machines. 总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。have + sb./sth. + doing 让让一直做某事一直做某事have + sb. + do 让让/请某人做某事请某人做某事not have + sb./sth. + doing 不能容忍某人做某事不能容忍某人做某事have +sb./sth.+done请人做某事；遭受不幸请人做某事；遭受不幸Homework: Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future?同学们同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全