Period IIa robot news anchor by Professor Hiroshi IshiguroWill it be possible for a human to fall in love with a robot?Title:Satisfaction Guaranteed Reading 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 envies My dear wifeTask 1Skim the text to find out Larry Belmonts problem.His wife may have fallen in love with Tony, the robot.Find out the truth first for Larry1. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.2. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.3. Tony could understand Clarie when she said she was not clever.Task 2Find out the truth first for Larry4. Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position.5. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.6. Tony went to Town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house.Find out the truth first for Larry7. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.8. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.9. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.10. The company was very pleased with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.Find out the information about Tonytallhandsomefacial expressionsnever changedsmooth and black hairdeep voicesoft and warm skinquick clevercapableDiscover the topic sentence of each paragraph123456A robot used to do the housework was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire.The robot, called Tony, didnt look like a machine at all.It was disturbing and frightening to Claire that Tony looked so human.But Claire began to trust Tony. Tony wanted to please Claire by helping her make herself and her home elegant. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. Discover the topic sentence of each paragraph789101112Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Tony folded his arms around Claire, bending his face close to hers. Claire might not be as beautiful as those women, but none of them had such a handsome lover.Then she remembered Tony was just a machine. The company was very pleased with Tonys report on his three weeks with Claire. 1. Make her feel good about herself: 1) offer her sympathy 2) scan books 3) gave her a new haircut 4) change the makeup she wore 5) talk to the salesman2. Completely transformed her home3. Hold a party to show the changesFind out how Claires feelings and emotions developedalarmedembarrassedunhappyridiculousamazedabsurdtrustthankfulawfulangryclumsyscreamedcry out “Tony”shouted“Leave me alone”trustcried all nightSuppose you are Claire, tell your close friend about your trouble according to the clue above,try your best to use the expressions for Chronological Sequence after, afterward, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, immediately, initially, later, meanwhile, next, not long after, now, on (date), preceding, second, soon, then, third, today, until, whenafter, afterward, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, immediately, initially, later, meanwhile, next, not long after, now, on (date), preceding, second, soon, then, third, today, until, whenalarmedembarrassedunhappyridiculousamazedabsurdtrustthankfulawfulangryclumsyscreamedcry out “Tony”shouted“Leave me alone”trustcried all nightTwo puzzlesHe wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Two puzzles (discussion)Not sure. Mostly probably he is just a machine. He did everything just mechanically. Group work: list the similarities and differences between Tonys characteristics and a humanssimilaritiesdifferencesPhysicalappearance: like a man body and skin: soft and warm.Hair and nail: realistic. Voice: deep Facial expressions never change.Quicker reactionsimilaritiesdifferencesMentalEmotionalClever enough to solve many kinds of problemsBehavior not appropriateCan show sympathy and can give encouragement.Wants to pleaseDebate1. 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?Suppose you are working for a robot company, design a robot on the paper, and introduce it to your classmates.1.Make up a mini-play according to the story.Homework 1Homework2. A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound right to native English speakers, who use them all the time. While going over the text, try to recognize the collocations, treat them as single blocks of language and copy them out into your Collocation Book.同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全