unit2Robots1课件新人教选修7.ppt

Unit 2 Robots;Entertainment robots;Industrial robots 工业机器人;household robots家用机器人;The robot which can play with children.; The robot which can play football.;The robot which can speak to people.;What is a robot?;*;*;I, Robot 《我，机器人 》;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.; Background information: A retelling of an Isaac Asimov’s story called Satisfaction Guaranteed. About a human-like robot. Asimov’s first law(铁规) for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. The robot causes the main female character(文艺作品里的人物) to have some very confusing feelings. ;Skimming scanning;Reading for main idea;;Part 1:;Reading for details;;;;How did Claire feel?;How did Claire feel?;Find out how Claire’s emotion developed;; Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.;What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. ;Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not?;Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. ; Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? How absurd, She thought. He was just a machine. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she rememberedTony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. …..;Discussion;1. Do you think Tony was also in love wit