Unit2RobotsReadingTasks

Pre-readingactivities

TaskIListthethingsthatyouhopearobotcandoforyou.

TaskIIDoyoufeelhappyifarobotbecomesoneofyourfamilymembers?Whyorwhynot?

TaskIIIDoyouthinkitispossiblethatarobothasfeelings?

While-readingactivities

TaskIReadthetextandfilltheblanks.

A

B

TaskIIReadthetextandfillintheblanks.PleasepayattentiontoClaire’schangesoffeelingstowardTony.

TaskIIIReadthetextanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue

(T)orfalse(F).

()1.Tonylookedmorelikeahumanthanamachineandhecouldchangehisfacialexpression.

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)2.Clairewasnotsatisfiedwithherweightandherhome.

(

)

3.ClairewassurprisedthatTonyhadfingernails

andskinlikeahuman

being.

(

)4.ClairerangTonyuptoaskforhisadviceonbuyingthenecklace.

(

)5.ClairewassurethatGladyswouldmisunderstandherandTony.

(

)6.Clairestayedinherroomfortherestofthedaybecauseshehurt

herselfwhenfallingofftheladder.

()

7.GladysandotherwomenenviedClairebecauseTonywasveryhandsome.

(

)8.Therobotneedsimprovingthoughtheexperimentwassuccessful.

Post-readingactivities

TaskIWriteasummaryofthetext.Thentrytoretellthestorytoyour

partners.

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TaskIIDiscussinyourgroupaboutwhetherrobotcanreplaceman-kindinthefuture.

TaskIIITellyourpartnerwhatTonydidtohelpClairetobeenviedbyothers.

TaskIVMakeupadialoguebetweenTonyandClaireaccordingtothetext.

參照答案：

Pre-readingactivities

TaskI略

TaskII

略

TaskIII

略

While-readingactivities

TaskI

3.fallingoff

4.curtains

5.

pleased

B.1.

embarrassed

2.

trust

3.

elegant4.

makeup

5.

falling

off

TaskII

1.

embarrassed

2.

trust

3.

books

4.

amazed

5.

dear

6.warmth

7.arms

8.alone

TaskIII1-5FTTFT

6-8FTT

Post-readingactivities

TaskI

Larry

askedhis

wife,

Claire,

totest

anewhouseholdrobot

for

his

company

whilehewasaway.Clairewasshockedtoseehowtall,handsomeandhumantherobotlooked.HisnamewasTony.Afterawhile,Clairebegantotrust

Tonyandtoldhimhowshethoughtshewasunattractivecomparedtotherich

herhair,improvedhermakeupandsuggestedsheinvitethemtoapartyat

herhome.Onthenightoftheparty,TonysuddenlyheldClaireinhiswarm

arms.Whenthe

doorbellrang

hedisappeared

andClaire

realized

thatGladys

andherfriends

hadseenher

with

Tonythroughthewindow.Theythought

Tony

wasClaire’shandsomenewlover.

Clairewashappyto

beenvied

bythe

women

butupsetthatTonywasjustarobot.ThecompanywassatisfiedthatTony

hadmadeClaire

feelb