What is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Industrial robots EntertainmentrobotsHousehold robots The difficult questions in guiding paper ( 批阅导学案时发现错误频率最高的问题 )Task I :___ 3. The robot called Tony didn’t look like a tall and handsome man .Task II: 一 .1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didn't like him. C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions. 二 . OccasionClair…4. When he helped her improve her ______ and ________Admired him5. Helped her with the ________Called him a dearFhouseherselfclerk Read a short story about a robot. It was originally written by the science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer. 1.What is the text mainly about?2.Who are these characters ? (matching)Larry BelmontClaireTonyGladys ClaffernTask I Skimming the robot Larry’s wife, a housewifeemployed in a company that makes robotsa woman that Claire enviesIt is mainly about how a household robot was tested out in a family. Task II Scanning for detailed informationHow did Claire feel? What happened? ___________She saw Tony was ________ and ________. His hair was _______and his voice was _______. embarrassedTony asked whether she ______________________ amazedBy his _________ and the ________ and ________of his skin.Tony caught her in time, held her firmly in his arms .tallhandsomesmoothdeepalarmedfingernailssoftnesswarmth shy, surprised, She was envied by those women.She remembered Tony was a machine.____________sad___________________needed help dressing____________happy Retell the passage---( 能力提高 ) Key words: ＊ The robot … be tested out by … ＊ At first ,…,after Larry’s persuasion…, …sympathy…, … trusted …; ＊ Then…gave … a new …,changed … improved …,…liked… gradually; ＊ With the help of …,…won … victory ＊ When… realized …,… was sad. ＊ At last, …. SONY机器人跳舞视频（Robot360.cn） 标清.flv Thinking---( 发散思维 ) If you ,everyone is a scientist , now we have 9 science groups , what kind of robot does your group want to make ? What is its appearance ? What can the robot do for you ? …… …… Sum up Some knowledge about robots. The story which was written by science fiction writer , Isaac Asimov. Homework Remember some useful new words , phrases. Read the text several times . Surf the internet to learn more about robots and science fiction.
