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 Period 2 Reading and Thinking Learning objectives To learn about the type and usage of a robot. 01 02 To find out the characters mentioned in the story and then tell who they are by scanning the passage. 03 Practice the skills of finding information and concluding the changes of Claire’s feeling toward Tony. Lead in Who is Isaac Asimov ? (born January 2, 1920, Petrovichi, Russia—died April 6, 1992, New York) American author and biochemist, a highly successful and prolific writer of science fiction and of science books for the layperson. He wrote or edited about 500 volumes, of which the most famous are those in the Foundation and robot series. Law Ⅰ: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 第一定律：机器人不能伤害人类，或因不作为（袖手旁观）使人类受到伤害； Law Ⅱ: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 第二定律：机器人必须服从人类的命令，除非这些命令和第一定律相抵触； Law Ⅲ: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. 第三定律：在不违反第一、第二定律的前提下，机器人必须保护自己不受伤害。 Three Laws of Robotics 机器人三定律 Pre-reading Explore the relationship between humans and robots How do robots already help humans in their lives today? household robots entertainment robots industrial robots agricultural robots marine robots miliatry robots household robots demostic robots If robots will live with humans in the future? Then what will the future be like? Reading 1.What kind of genre is this text? Narrative ？ Expository ？ 2. What does the word “Adapted” mean? Rewritten. It is originally written by Isaac Asimov. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Task1： 1. How many characters are mentioned? Who are they? What is the relation between them? 2. Divide the passage into 3 parts and figure out the main idea of each part. A couple test out work on friends (Claire wished to be) Tony, a household robot Husband Wife Relationshi