Unit 4 A Glimpse of the Future Developing ideas Reading 课件 2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 4 Period 4 Reading 新 课 导 入 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 How does Asimov set out the relationship between humans and robots? 2 Have you read any of Asimov’s novels? If so, share one story you’ve read with the class. If not, would you like to read them? Why or why not? 1 How does Asimov set out the relationship between humans and robots? 2 Have you read any of Asimov’s novels? If so, share one story you’ve read with the class. If not, would you like to read them? Why or why not? He puts forward the Three Laws of Robotics, which ensure that robots should always obey and protect humans. 1. 能通过阅读课文，理解课文内容，能清楚地叙述故事梗概，并能够理解课文中的伏笔，欣赏文学作品。 2. 能在理解课文内容的基础上，感悟文章主题，加深对单元主题意义的认识，形成积极接受但辩证地看待技术创新的情感态度。 学习目标 课 堂 学 习 2 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 • ________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________ Now read the passage and find out what life on the Moon is like in the novel. A Boy's Best Friend 1 Mr Anderson said, “Where's Jimmy, dear?” “Out on the crater,” said Mrs Anderson. “Robutt is with him. Did he arrive?” “Yes. He's at the rocket station, going through the tests. I haven't really seen one since I left Earth 15 years ago.” 2 “Jimmy has never seen one,” said Mrs Anderson. 3 “Because he's Moon-born and can't visit Earth. That's why I'm bringing one here. I think it's the first one ever on the Moon.” 4 Jimmy was out on the crater, as his mother had said. His arms and legs were long and agile. He looked thicker and stubbier with his spacesuit on, but he could handle the lunar gravity as no Earth-born human being could. The outer side of the crater sloped southward and t