Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Period 1 :Reading and thinking UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION 1 Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact. — Isaac Asimov To develop the students’ interest in reading English novels by appreciating the story. To develop the students’ communicative ability through designed group and pair activities. To grasp what Tony did to help Claire and how Claire’s emotion developed during Tony’s stay at her house. What is science fiction? Science fiction (SF or sci-fi) is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. Are you looking forward to living in the science fiction world ? 02 请你输入标题 Isaac Asimov Three Laws of Robotics Do you know any story or novel or film whose hero (heroine) is a robot? robots as characters Doraemon robots as characters “ I, ROBOT” What is your attitude towards robots and artificial intelligence ? What is a domestic robot ? Tony a robot character created by the great writer Isaac Asimov Prediction Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed ? Read for characters Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern Read the text, find out the main idea of the text. It is mainly about how a household _ was _ _ in a family. robot tested out Predicting: What kind of genre(体裁) is this text? A. descriptive 描写文 B. Narrative 记叙文 C. Expository 说明文 D. Argumentation 议论文 Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Review the story and then complete the chart. Occasion Claire Occasion Claire 1. before he arrived disliked him 5. called him a dear 2. was alarmed 6. felt his warmth 3. felt embarrassed 7. felt being envied 4. admired him 8. cried all night when she first saw him when offered to help dressing when offered sympathy when going shopping when falling off a ladder when hearing the ladies’ whispering when remembering Tony was a robot What are the similarities and differences between Tony and a human being? Use the words in the boxes to describe the s