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新人教高中英语选择性必修四
Unit 1 Science Fiction
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Lead-in
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1. What would you say to your virtual lover?
2. How would such a conversation make you feel?
American science fiction writer
full of imagination and creativity
Issac Asimov
(艾萨克·阿西莫夫)
Fast reading
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
The passage mainly tells us an __________ where a household robot was __________.
2. What kind of genre is the passage?
experiment
tested out
Sci-fi.
Tip 1: Pay attention to the first paragraph to grasp the main idea.
Match the following paragraphs with their main topics.
Part 1: para (1-2)
Part 2: para (3-8)
Part 3: para (9)
A. The process of the robot helping Claire
B. The result of Claire living with the robot
C. Why and how Tony came to Claire’s house
Beginning
Process
Result
Read the story again and take notes on the main characters and sort out their relationships.
Tip 2: Use a mind map to sort out character relationships.
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What were Claire’s problems? How did Tony help her?
Claire’s Problems Tony’s Help
She thought she was not clever.
He gave her a new hairstyle and improved her makeup.
Her house was not elegant.
He transformed the house completely.
She wanted to become Gladys Claffern.
He suggested a party in her house.
The saleswoman was rude to her.
He made the woman change her attitude.
She fell off the ladder.
He managed to catch her in time.
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How did the story develop? Read the story carefully and pay attention to the changes of Claire’s feelings towards Tony.
Claire’s
feelings
Occasions
before Tony arrived
when she first saw him
Find more occasions and explore Claire’s feelings!
unwilling
alarmed
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Did Claire really fall in love with Tony?
Why or why not?
Tip 3: Use evidence to support your idea.
Debate Performance Checklist Score(1-5)
Relevance to topic
Logical Reasoning(Evidence-based)
Language Expression
(vocabulary/sentence structures)
Pronunciation and Influency
Confidence
(eye contact/body language/tone)
Rewrite the Three Laws of Household Robots
What kind of relationship
do you think humans and
robots should keep?
robot’s role
ideal human-robot relationship
reasons
It is we humans that decide our relationships with robots.
Set a clear boundary!
Self-assessment
Items Score(1-5)
I can correctly match paragraph main ideas.
I can extract Claire’s problems, Tony’s help, and Claire’s feelings.
I can debate with text evidence and design 3 reasonable robot behavior rules.
I can state the ideal human-robot relationship and reflect on learning effectively.
I have participated actively in class activities today.
Things I want to improve or learn more about next time:
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Peer-assessment
Items Score(1-5)
My partner can correctly match paragraph main ideas.
My partner can extract Claire’s problems, Tony’s help, and Claire’s feelings.
My partner can debate with text evidence and design 3 reasonable robot behavior rules.
My partner can state the ideal human-robot relationship.
My partner participated actively in class activities.
Suggestions for my partner’s improvement:
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Assignments
Level A: Write a 120 word analysis on the relationship between technology and emotions in the story. Explore whether technology can truly replace human emotions, using details from the story to support your view.
Level B: Continue the story in around 150 words. A month after Tony was taken back, Claire receives a letter from the company. Show her growth (independence, confidence) and echo the deep meaning of “satisfaction”.
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Unit 1 Science Fiction
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