Unit 1 Science fiction Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024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 Satisfaction guaranteed What’s this? What can robots do nowadays? industrial robots household robots entertainment robots What other things can robots do nowadays? (watch a video and try to tell) Nowadays, robots can ---- work as waiters or waitresses; help with bathroom cleaning; assist doctors do difficult operations. help with manufacturing; help with agriculture; many boring, tiring, repetitive, complicated and even dangerous jobs help rescue people. A robot is a machine _______________________ (program and control) to do jobs by a computer. programmed and controlled under human control What is a robot? think for itself ? Lead in discussion have feelings? have its own needs and desires? ? Lead in discussion Isaac Asimov one of the most famous science fiction writers. wrote numerous science fiction stories and novels. famous for his series stories ‘Robots’, ‘Galactic Empire Trilogy’ and ‘Foundation’. Read the title and try to predict what the text is about. Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed? To make sure, to be ensured Prediction Larry’s company made a robot, which was going to by Larry’s wife, Claire. Skimming for the setting, characters and main plots Setting household be tested out Characters Main plots a couple test out work on a household robot friends Claire Larry Belmont Tony Gladys Claffern characters 11 Put the plots in a right order and divide the passage into three parts. Part 1: para ( _- _) Part 2: para (_ - _) Part3: para( ) B. The result of Claire living with the robot A. The process of the robot helping Claire C. Larry persuaded Claire to accept the robot that will be tested out（the background） 1 2 3 8 9 Main plots Part 1: para(1-2). Larry persuaded Claire to accept the robot that will be tested out. 1) Did Claire want a robot in her house? Why? 2) How did Claire feel at the first sight of the robot, Tony? dislike alarmed 1.Before he arrived 2 She first saw him Detailed reading Part 2: para (3 - 8) The process of the robot helping Claire dislike alarmed 1.Before he arrived 2 She first saw him embarrassed ridiculous thankful 3 Tony asked if she needed help dressing 4. Tony offered sympathy 5 Tony helped her talk to the saleswoman 1) What did Tony help Claire with? 2) How did Claire’s feelings change? Detailed reading 6.Whiling working on the improvements,Claire felt Tony’ s warmth. Shy and nervous Detailed reading Part 3: Para. (9) The result of Claire living with the robot Do you think Tony was in love with Claire? What about Claire? Did she fall in love with Tony? She has contradictory feelings towards Tony. She was gradually falling in love with Tony. 2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love? Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed? Prediction Who was at the door? What would happen next in the party? Was the party successful? What would happen to Tony? Did he pass the test in the experiment? Work in groups and try to predict the ending. (write a short passage of 100 words or so.) Group work Whose ending do you like best? SHOW TIME Can we dismiss robots? Technology is like Pandora’s box---once it’s open, you can’t really close it. 科技就像潘多拉的盒子，一旦打开，再也关不上了。 Critical thinking What relationship do you think humans and robots should keep? Why? Robots are our . Critical thinking In the future, human life and robots will be combined so tightly that our life will be more and more influenced by robots. There might still be conflicts, but there will be be more competition and cooperation. With our intelligence and wisdom, we humans will learn to live in harmony with robots, develop them wisely so as to create a better and more effective future. Critical thinking Assignments Write a short passage to present your view about the relationship between robots and humans. THANK YOU. $$