Unit1 Science Fiction Reading and thinking(课件)2024-2025学年英语人教版(2019)选择性必修第四册同步课

Unit 1 Science Fiction Reading and thinking My niece, Jane, laboured to the maximum for 10 years in a shopping mall and finally she took up an appointment as the chairwoman. She was respected by all the salesmen and saleswomen because she was full of integrity and dignity. She exactly calculated the staff’s salaries and rewarded the best ones with a bonus. Most of the staff were modest, whereas one salesman, named Jack, declared that he could sell anything by absurd overstatements, such as science fiction, ladders, flour, leathers, levers of various panels, handkerchiefs, nails, lamps and even mud.In his view, he was superior to everyone else, so he had an urge to take over the position of sales manager. However, it turned out that he often conflicted with others. Then came a rumour that all the staff would resign if Jack wasn’t dismissed, which greatly stunned Jane and even made her explode with anger. Jane thought inaction was improper, so she urged Jack to weigh pros and cons. Otherwise, his job would be suspended. Jack finally realized his mistake and felt so guilty about his ridiculous behavior that tears blurred his eyes. He promised to apologize to all the staff at a meeting on a weekly basis to remove the division between him and his colleagues and promised that he would not be arrogant and would share modestly what he gripped from work with his colleagues. Science fiction, abbreviation SF or sci-fi, is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. What is science fiction? What elements does it usually include? Scientific devices that we do not have now Space exploration Alien contact AI The future of humans Do you know Three Laws of Robotics? Law Ⅰ: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Law Ⅱ: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Law Ⅲ: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Who? Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact. Do you agree with this quote? Two famous predictions: We will enter space to stay. Computerization will undoubtedly continue onward inevitably. Issac Asimov (1920-1992) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Adaptd) Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed? What does the word “adapted” mean? 1. What is the main idea of the passage? The passage mainly tells us an ___________ where a household robot was ___________. experiment tested out 2. What kind of genre is the passage? Biography Narrative Expository Argumentation Activity 1: Reading for main idea test out work on friends (Claire wished to be) a household robot Husband Wife Gladys Claffern Tony Larry Belmont Claire Activity 2: Reading for relationships Her house was not elegant. She was not like Claffern. The sale-woman was rude to her. She fell off the ladder. She was not clever. Activity 3: Reading for Claire’s problems How does Tony help her? Contets Occasions Feelings dislike alarmed embarrassed ridiculous admirable thankful Before Tony arrived She frist saw Tony Tony asked about dressing Tony offered sympathy Tony helped to talk with saleswoman Activity 4: Reading for the changes of Claire’s feelings Understand foreshadowings(伏笔) in the sentence Tony was a robot, so there is no crisis in Claire’s marriage. But Claire might have fallen in love with Tony before she knew it. Q:Why did Claire feel guilty? Para 6 Q:Why did Tony invite them? Tony wanted to help her regain her confidence. Besides, he knew that Gladys and her friends must envied her when they saw the handsome robot. Para 7 Understand foreshadowings(伏笔) in the sentence 添加题 添加标题 Then the front door bell rang. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How will Claire react to Tony’s emotion? What will happen during the party? Will Tony pass the test in the experiment? Will Tony leave? .... felt being envied? cried all night ? Activity 5: Reading for writing happy ending? sad ending? surprising ending? What kind of relationship do you think humans and robots should keep? Why? Activity 6: Reading for thinking Science technology is a doubled-edged sward. Do regard and use it wisely and critically. A household robot 1.　　　　　　(test) out in a family.Claire didn’t want the robot in her house,especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, 2.　　　　　 she agreed at last.  At the first sight of Tony,Claire was 3.　　　　(alarm),for the robot named Tony seemed more like a human than a machine.He looked like a tall and handsome man 4. 　　　 smooth hair and a deep voice.When Tony offered to help her dressing, Claire felt 5.　　　　　(embarrass). Now she 6.　　　_____　 (look) after by a robot that looked so human, and it was disturbing. Gradually, Tony began to win Claire’s trust. He helped Claire realise her dreams by 7.　　　　　(make) herself more beautiful and her home more elegant. Tony suggested that Claire 8.　　　　　　　(invite) Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. To transform Claire’s house completely, Tony worked 9.　　　　　　 (steady) on the improvements. Claire tried to help, but she fell off the ladder. It was Tony 10. 　　　 managed to catch her in time.  was tested　 but　 (should) invite　 making was being looked　 alarmed　 with embarrassed　 steadily　 that/who THANKS Lavf59.16.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf59.16.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 02_3 How do you think this story will end 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 选择性必修 第四册 116509.68 Lavf59.16.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf59.16.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $$