1、2022-4-1Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaranteed1What is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.Have you ever played robot toys? Transformer robot waiterrobot workerRobotsPlay with humantake care of humanrescue workHouseworkAnd so onToday there are different kind

2、s of robot, including i_ robots, h_ robots, and e_ robots. Robots also appear as characters in stories.ndustrial ouseholdntertainmentEntertainmentrobotsIndustrial robots 工業(yè)機(jī)器人工業(yè)機(jī)器人household robots家用機(jī)器人家用機(jī)器人Guess what these robots are doing.Playing footballDriving playing drumsdancingsweep the floor

3、cook dinnerpour tea say hello to people talk with people lead the wayexplore dangerous placesclean the planeDo the labour workDo you think it is Do you think it is possible for a possible for a robot to:robot to:have feelings?feel like a human being?speakercameraarmhandwheelbatteryRobots can do thes

4、e things,what parts does it have?What can each of the robotparts do?1.cameras a.can ask and answer simple questions 2.a speaker b.are connected to its chest3.arms c.do the laundry ,iron clothes and sweep the floor 4.hands d.move around easily and freely 5.batteries e.take photos of everything they s

5、ee 6.wheels f.absorb energy from the sun and make the robot energetic1. Do you know who he is?2. Have you ever the film from his works?3. What do you know about him?Isaac Asimov( 1920-1992)IntroductionAbout Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov，American Jew, an American scientist and one of the most great scien

6、ce fiction writers. He wrote so many works which are known as interesting, creative, imaginative, describe events and people that do not exist.Asimovs laws for robots艾薩克艾薩克 阿西莫夫的阿西莫夫的“機(jī)器人三定律機(jī)器人三定律”： 一、一、機(jī)器人不能害人，也不能坐視人機(jī)器人不能害人，也不能坐視人類被害。類被害。 二、二、在不違反定律一的前提下，機(jī)器在不違反定律一的前提下，機(jī)器人要聽人的話。人要聽人的話。 三、三、在不違反定律一、二

7、的前提下，在不違反定律一、二的前提下，機(jī)器人要盡量保住自己。機(jī)器人要盡量保住自己。first law : A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured. Second law : A robot must obey the others given to it by human beings (as long as human beings are not injured). Third law : A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human

8、being are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings). P1-2 Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire.Claire didnt want the robot in her house, esp

9、ecially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and h

10、andsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed. work forbegin doingexperiment with a household robot.test. outespeciallybe absent persuade sb. thatharm sb.allowsb.to dofeel alarmed facial expression 為為.工作工作開始干開始干sth對對.試驗(yàn)試驗(yàn)一個(gè)家用機(jī)器人一個(gè)家用機(jī)器人進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)尤其尤其缺席離開缺席離開說服說服

11、sb.sth傷害傷害 sb.允許允許sb干干sth感到吃驚感到吃驚面部表情面部表情P3-4On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.One day, Claire mentioned t

12、hat she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to trust him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasnt elegant enough f

13、or someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.On the second morningfelt embarrassedone daymention that.must do sthoverweightimprove social position第二天早晨第二天早晨,感到不好意思感到不好意思有一天有一天說起說起/提起提起sth一定肯定干一定肯定干s

14、th太胖太胖/超重超重提高社會(huì)地位提高社會(huì)地位 2022-4-1Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaranteed34What is the type or form of literature of this passage ?1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she didnt like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Because he never c

15、hanged his facial expressions.Skimming Choose the best answer:2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by_. 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 above3. As a result, the experiment shows_.

16、 A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other B. Tony had to be rebuilt C. Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B4. All the following statements are true except _. A. Tony tried to please ClaireB. Claire tried to displease TonyC. Tony managed to protect ClaireD. Gladys admired Claire fo

17、r her Tony5. We can infer from the passage that_.A. Claire liked Tony but feared himB. Claire cried because Tony made her angryC. Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left herD. Tony had no feelings as human being.2022-4-1Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaranteed38Larrys wife, a housewifethe robotemployed in a c

18、ompany that makes robotsa woman that Claire enviesLarry Belmont ClaireTonyGladys Claffern It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire.Para 1A. try out B. examineFind out the information about TonyFind out the information about Tonytallhandsomefacial expressionsnever changedsmooth and black

19、hairdeep voicesoft and warm skinquick cleverMore like a human than a machineBeing tall and handsomeHaving smooth hair and a deep voiceFacial expression never changedPara 2Bonus2022-4-1Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaranteed422022-4-1Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaranteed43Paras 3-112022-4-1Unit 2 Satisfaction Guaran

20、teed44Paras 3-11 She didnt think she was clever. She was overweight. She felt her house wasnt elegant enough. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern.(Gladys was everything she wanted to be.) The clerk at the counter was rude to her. She fell off a ladder Attractive and well-designedelegantParas 3-11refused

21、himOccasionClaire alarmed felt embarrassed ridiculous buttrust himcalled him a dear felt his warmth very shy admired himOccasionClairePara 12 The company was very p_ with Tonys report on his three weeks with Claire, but he would have to be r_because he had Claire f_ _ _ with him. leasedebuiltalling in loveIn groups, list Tonys characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsPhysical MentalEmotional SimilarDifferentRea