Unit 1 Science fiction Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 1 Science fiction Reading and Thinking Teaching Objectives By the end of the period, students will be able to: 1. figure out what elements a science fiction may include. 2. read a sci-fi story and tell the relationship between the characters; 3. understand how Claire’s feelings were affected by the robot; 4. complete the story with with a reasonable ending.. 5. develop a right and critical attitude towards the development of robots and AI. 1 Have you read any science fiction? What elements does a science fiction usually include? The Three-Body Problem The Wandering Earth These stories often contain scientific devices that we do not have now, and technologies that seem impossible, such as time travel. The characters may have bodies,cultures, and backgrounds that are very different from our own. The themes often include space exploration, alien contact, AI, and the future of humans, etc. Lead in 1 Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact. ---Isaac Asimov 今天的科幻小说即为明天的科学现实。 ---艾萨克· 阿西莫夫 2 Pre-reading 1 If a robot like Sophia lives with you, what will happen? 1 Satisfaction Guaranteed Prediction Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed? How do you understand the word “adapted”? 1 Task 1: Read for the main idea and the structure Main idea: It is mainly about how a household _________ was _________ ________ in a family. robot tested out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Part1(para1-2): Tony’s arrival at Claire’s home. Part2 (Para.3-8) : The process of Tony helping Claire. Part3 (para9) :The result of Tony living with Claire. While-reading 1 Task2: Read for the characters Take notes on main characters and their relationships to each other. Larry Belmont Tony work on Claire Gladys Claffern envy/ admire test out a rich and powerful woman a household robot a couple 1 Find out the main character and their relationships with each other. Larry Belmont an employee of a company that makes robots Claire Larry’s wife Tony the robot being tested out