教英语选修7第二单元Warming_up_and_Reading.pptVIP

Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed Occasion Claire dislike him was alarmed felt embarrassed admired him Before he arrived When he arrived When he offered to help her dress When he offered to help her improve her house and herself comprehending called him a dear felt his warmth felt being envied cried all night When he helps her with the salesman When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony When she heard Gladys whispering She remembered Tony was just a machine 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. 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. Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. You cannot have women falling in love with machines. have sb doing sth 让/允许某人做某事 I won’t have him cleaning his bike in the kitchen. 我不会允许他在厨房里擦自行车。 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? 5. 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 remembered – Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being. Characteristics Physical Mental Similar Different Reading IV-discussion (10m) Find out the information about Tony tall handsome facial expressions never changed smooth and