Unit2RobotsWarmingupandreading课件（人教版选修7）.ppt

Unit 2 Robots;What is a robot?;Now read a story about a robot.;Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed ;Background information: The reading passage is a retelling of an Isaac Asimov’s story called Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a human-like robot, illustrates (阐明) Asimov’s first law for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a sychological one. In following this law, the robot, which is very human-like, cause the main character, Claire, to have some very confusing feelings. ;Characters in the story;1. What did Tony look like? He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.; First reading: Read the passage and decide whether the following are true or false. Please try to find the sentence in the story to support your answers: ;1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair. 2.Clair didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. 3.When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human. 4.Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.;5.Clair’s husband wanted to improve his social position,but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him. 6.Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out. 7.Tony asked Claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house. 8.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. ;9.While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part. 10.Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her. 11.Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 12.The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman f