herself
admired him
II. Intensive reading —— Ex.1
Occasion
Claire …
5. When he helped her with the salesman
called him a dear
6. When she fell off a ladder felt his
from being harmed? 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? 4. How would you feel if you had a robot
like Tony in your house?
Step 3 Reading
1. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains? A. To let other women see him and
Step 3 Reading I. Scanning
What was the robot called Tony look like?
facial expressions never changed
Step 3 Reading II. Intensive reading
Finish Ex. 1 on Page 12
How does a robot work?
A robot is programmed and controlled by a computer.
Step 2 Pre-reading Can you make a list of any science fiction , literature, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons you know that include robots as characters?
Industrial robots 工业机器人
The robot can do rescue work in the snow.
The robot can fight in the war.
The robot can speak to people.
The robot can carry out tasks in the sky.
NS-5 Robot
Gundam
Doramo
WALL-E
终结者(阿诺.施瓦辛格) T800
终结者T1000
“ I, ROBOT”
变形金刚擎天柱
机器战警 Murpy
机器猫
机器人历险记
What do robots look like?
They may take various shapes to serve different functions.
Step 1 Lead in
What do you know about robot?
Let’s enjoy some pictures.
spider
dog
clock
snake
mantis 螳螂
What’s a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.
play music
play football
driving
Robot!
clean the plane
do the labor work
lead the way
美国火星探测机器人
汽车焊接机器人
消防灭火机人
月球车在月球
Nowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapes for various uses.
Brainstorming
What can a robot do?
clean the tall building clean the plane talk with people lead the way entertain people
What can robots do?
talk with people
and caught by Tony
warmth
7.
When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman
felt being
that she had never seen anyone envied
so handsome as Tony
8. She remembered Tony was just a machine.
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.
Occasion 1. Before he arrived 2. When he arrived 3. When he offered to
help her dress
Claire … disliked him was alarmed felt embarrassed
4.
When he offered to help improve her house and
Step 2 Pre-reading
Do you think it possible for a robot to :
1. think for itself 2. have feelings 3. have its own needs and desires 4. look and feel like a human being
cried all night
II. Intensive reading
Read the passage carefully and finish Ex.2 Item 1 to 4 on Page 12.
1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire