UNIT1

SCIENCEFICTIONUNIT1SCIENCEFICTIONReadingandThinkingToday’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.—IsaacAsimov今天的科幻小說即明天的科學現實。—阿西莫夫Lead-inScienceFictionisliterarystorywiththeimaginedinfluenceofscienceonsociety.Whatissciencefiction?Lead-inHowdoessciencechangeourlife?ScienceEntertainmentMedicineTransportationEducationServiceFinance&Economy...Robotistheproductofscience,canyoulistsomefunctionsofthem?IndustrialrobotsEntertainmentrobotsCleaningrobotsRobotmayhavedifferentappearancesandfunctionstoguaranteeoursatisfactionPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity1:BrainstromActivity1:BrainstromPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity1:BrainstromPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingAppearanceIntelligenceEmotioncannot?think?for?itselfcanthinkonourownhavenoemotionhaveallkindsoffeelingsHumanbeingsRobotbethesameasbedifferentfromLawone:Arobotmaynotinjurehumanity,or,byinaction,allowhumanitytocometoharm;Lawtwo:Arobotmustobeytheordersgivenitbyhumanbeingsexceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththefirstlaw;Lawthree:Arobotmustprotectitsownexistenceaslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththefirstorsecondlaw.Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity2:BackgroundinformationIsaacAsimovwhoisanAmericanscientistwroteThreeLawsofRobotics(inthe1940's):SatisfactionGuaranteedActivity3:Skimmingformainidea,thecharactersandtheirrelationshipPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingItismainlyabouthowthehousehold_________was_________________inafamily.robottestedout

Couple

MadeAhouseholdrobot

totestoutActivity3:Skimmingformainidea,thecharactersandtheirrelationshipPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLarryBelmontTonyClaireGladys

ClaffernadmiredActivity4:ScanningforthestorieslineandthedevelopmentofClaire’sfeelingsPre-readingWhile-readingPost-reading1.BeforeTonyarriveddislike2.whenshefirstsawhimalarmed3.whenTonyaskedifheshouldhelphergetdressedembarrassed4.whenTonyofferedsympathy6.whenTonyhelpedhertalktothesaleswomanabsurd5.whenClaireseeTonyreadthankful7.whenClairefellandTonycaughtandheldheradmiring&trustingshy&nervousPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity5:AnalyzingthecharacteristicsofrobotandhumanbeingsbyfinishingaVenndiagramthroughcompareandcontrast;CompareandContrast

Somewordsandphrasesareoftenusedtocompareandcontrastinformation.Itiseasiertounderstandtwoseparatethingsbydescribingtheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity5:AnalyzingthecharacteristicsofrobotandhumanbeingsbyfinishingaVenndiagramthroughcompareandcontrast;AppearanceIntelligenceEmotioncannot?think?for?itselfcanthinkonourownno?embarrassment,alarm,?happiness,angeror?envyhaveallkindsoffeelingsComparisonthesameassimilartosimilarlymorelikejustasincomparisoninthesamewayContrastdifferentfrombutwhilewhereasalthoughhoweverontheotherhandincontrastmorethanPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity5:AnalyzingthecharacteristicsofrobotandhumanbeingsbyfinishingaVenndiagramthroughcompareandcontrast;Humanbeings’facialexpressionchangesoften,whereas

Tony’sneverchanges.ComparisonContrastSomerobots

aresimilarto

Humanbeings’,theirappearancesarelikehumanbeingsWhatistheendingofthetext？Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity6:DiscussingingroupsDoyouthinkWhowasoutofthefrontDoor？Whathappenedtothem?Howabouttheendingoftherobot?Whatrelationshipdoyouthinkwilldevelopbetweenhumansandrobotsinthefuture?Pleasongiveyourreasons.Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity6:DiscussingingroupsRobotsshouldservethepeople?Humanshouldbefriendswiththerobots?Robotswillposeathresttohuman?

A

household

robot

1.______________(test)

out

in

a

family.

He

looked

like

a

tall

and

handsome

man

with

smooth

hair

and

a

deep

voice.

Claire

didn't

like

the

idea

put

forward

by

her

husband

at

the

beginning,

2.______she

agreed

to

it

at

last

as

her

husband

promised

her

that

the

robot

wouldn't

harm

her

or

allow

her3.__________________(harm).Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity7:Summarywas

testedbutto

be

harmed

At

the

sight

of

Tony,

Claire

was

4.___________(alarm).

When

Tony

offered

to

help

her

with

dressing,

Claire

felt

embarrassed.

Gradually,

Tony

began

to

win

Claire's

trust.

She

told

Tony

that

she

felt

5.____________(happy)

because

she

didn't

know

how

to

help

her

husband,

6._______wanted

to

improve

his

social

position.

He

helped

Claire

by

7.__________(make)

her

homeelegant,

giving

her

a

new

haircut

and

giving

her

advice

on

her

dress.

Finally,

Tony

suggested

that

she

invite

her

8.__________(friend)

to

the

house

so

that

they

saw

she

and

her

house

were

9.______________(complete)transformed.Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingActivity7:SummaryalarmedunhappywhomakingfriendscompletelyPre-r