[名校联盟]广东省揭阳一中高三英语复习：unit2robotreading.docVIP

Warming up Have you ever played robot toys? What is a robot? A robot is a machine ___designed_____ to do jobs that are usually __performed__ by humans. Robots are __programmed__ and __controlled__ by a computer. 2. Discussion: What can robots do in our daily life? Entertainment robots play with human Industrial robots do dangerous work Household robots housework secretary and so on Pre-reading What do you think robots will develop into in the future? 1 think for itself? 2 have feelings? 3 have its own needs and desires? 4 look and feel like a human being? Reading Task one: Skim the passage quickly and find out all the characters in the passage, then try to conclude the main idea of story. (1)Characters in the story: Larry Belmont employed in a company that makes robots Claire Larry’s wife, a housewife Tony the robot Gladys Claffern a woman that Claire envies (2)What is the text mainly about? It is mainly about how__a robot___ used for ___housework___was tested out in a __family__. Task two: Read the passage in detail. Try to choose the best answers to these questions. 1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? (C) A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didn’t like him. C. Because he was more like a human being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions. 2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by______. (D) A. making her home elegant B. giving her a new haircut and changing the make-up she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. all the above 3. As a result, the experiment shows_______. (D) A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other B. Tony had to be rebuilt C. Tony was angry with his designer