Unit4 A glimpse of the future-Developing Ideas 课件 -2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

SB3U4 A Boy’s Best Friend (Developing ideas) 01 Pre-reading Activity 1 Isaac Asimov, 1920－1992 01 艾萨克·阿西莫夫（Isaac Asimov,1920－1992）,美国著名科幻小说家、科普作家、文学评论家,美国科幻小说黄金时代的代表人物之一。 阿西莫夫一生著述近500本，题材涉及自然科学、社会科学和文学艺术等许多领域，与儒勒·凡尔纳、赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯并称为科幻历史上的三巨头，同时还与罗伯特·海因莱因、亚瑟·克拉克并列为科幻小说的三巨头。 其作品中以《基地系列》、《银河帝国三部曲》和《机器人系列》三大系列被誉为“科幻圣经 ”。曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖。他提出的“机器人学三定律”被称为“现代机器人学的基石”。 01 Pre-reading Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the questions. How does Asimov set out the relationship between humans and robots? Have you read any of Asimov’s novels? How does Asimov set out the relationship between humans and robots? Have you read any of Asimov’s novels? He puts forward the Three Laws of Robotics, which ensure that robots should always obey and protect humans. Pre-reading Activity 3 Complete the table to compare life on Earth with life on the Moon. Life on Earth Wear ordinary clothes and change according to the seasons. Breathe the air freely. Have to make an effort to jump high. Keep pets, such as dogs, cats, etc. Life on the Moon _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Wear spacesuits whenever outside. Breathe from an air supply. Jump high easily. Keep robots as pets. While-reading Read details Complete the summary of the story.(P60) Title Author Setting Time: Place: Characters Jimmy, a Moon-born boy A Boy’s Best Friend Isaac Asimov In the future On the Moon Mr Anderson, Jimmy’s father Mrs Anderson, Jimmy’s mother Robutt, a mechanical dog, Jimmy’s pet Plot Jimmy’s parents get _______ from Earth. They want to give it to Jimmy as______. But… Jimmy already has a robot pet named Robutt. His parents think it would be good for Jimmy to________________, and that he would like it. They want to send Robutt to another family. To his parents’ surprise, Jimmy _________ accept the real dog, because he loves Robutt and he believes Robutt loves him too. For Jimmy, Robutt i