PeriodIISatisfactionGuaranteed1a2aIsitarealgirl?3aarobotnewsanchorbyProfessorHiroshiIshiguro4aWillitbepossibleforahumantofallinlovewitharobot?5aTitle:SatisfactionGuaranteedReading

Charactersinthestory:LarryBelmont-employedinacompanythatmakesrobotsClaire-Larry’swife,ahousewifeTony-therobotGladysClaffern-awomanthatClaireenvies6aMydearwife…LarryBelmont7aTask1SkimthetexttofindoutLarryBelmont’sproblem.HiswifemayhavefalleninlovewithTony,therobot.8aFindoutthetruthfirstforLarry1.Clairedidn’tliketheideaatthebeginning,butsheagreedtoitatlast.2.WhenTony,therobot,offeredtohelpdressing,Clairewaspleasedtoacceptit.Butshethoughtitwassurprisingforarobottobesohuman.3.TonycouldunderstandClariewhenshesaidshewasnotclever.TFTTask29aFindoutthetruthfirstforLarry4.Clairewassorryshecoulddolittletohelpherhusband,whowantedtoimprovehissocialposition.5.TonywaseagertohelpClaire.Hescannedquitealotofbooksinthelibrary,buthecouldfindnowayout.6.TonywenttoTownwithClairetobuythingshewantedtoimprovethehouse.TFF10aFindoutthetruthfirstforLarry7.WhileTonyworkedontheimprovementsofthehouse,Clairealsodidherpart.8.Claire'sguestswerefilledwithadmirationwhentheysawherhousewascompletelychanged.9.ClairewasveryhappytofindthatGladysenviedher.10.ThecompanywasverypleasedwithTony’sreportbecausehehadsuccessfullymadeawomantofallinlovewithhim.TFTF11aFindouttheinformationaboutTonytallhandsomefacialexpressionsneverchangedsmoothandblackhairdeepvoicesoftandwarmskinquickclevercapable12aDiscoverthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph123456ArobotusedtodothehouseworkwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife,Claire.Therobot,calledTony,didn’tlooklikeamachineatall.ItwasdisturbingandfrighteningtoClairethatTonylookedsohuman.ButClairebegantotrustTony.

TonywantedtopleaseClairebyhelpinghermakeherselfandherhomeelegant.

TonygaveClaireanewhaircutandchangedthemakeupshewore.

13aDiscoverthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph789101112Tonyexpectedthehousetobecompletelytransformed.Tonyworkedsteadilyonthe

improvements.TonyfoldedhisarmsaroundClaire,bendinghisfaceclosetohers.

Clairemightnotbeasbeautifulasthosewomen,

butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover.Thensheremembered–Tonywasjustamachine.

ThecompanywasverypleasedwithTony’sreportonhisthreeweekswithClaire.

14a1.Makeherfeelgoodaboutherself:

1)offerhersympathy2)scanbooks3)gaveheranewhaircut4)changethemakeupshewore5)talktothesalesman2.Completelytransformedherhome3.HoldapartytoshowthechangesWhatdidTonydotopreventClairefrombeingharmed?15aFindouthowClaire’sfeelingsandemotionsdevelopedalarmedembarrassedunhappyridiculousamazedabsurdtrustthankfulawfulangryclumsyscreamedcry

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night16aSupposeyouareClaire,tellyourclosefriendaboutyourtroubleaccordingtotheclueabove,

tryyourbesttousetheexpressionsforChronologicalSequence

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night18aTwopuzzles1.WhydidTonyopenthewindow?HewantedClaire’sgueststoseehimandClairetogethersothatshewouldbeenviedbythewomenguests.19aTwopuzzles(discussion)2.DidTonyreallyloveClaire?Notsure.Mostlyprobablyheisjustamachine.Hedideverythingjustmechanically.20aGroupwork:listthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenTony’scharacteristicsandahuman’ssimilaritiesdifferencesPhysicalappearance:likeamanbodyandskin:softandwarm.Hairandnail:realistic.Voice:deep

Facialexpressionsneverchange.Quickerreaction21asimilaritiesdifferencesMentalEmotionalCleverenoughtosolvemanykinds

ofproblemsBehaviornot

appropriateCanshowsympathyandcangiveencouragement.Wantstoplease22aDebate1.DoyouthinkTonywasalsoinlovewithClaire?2.Ifso,doyouthinkitacceptableforClaireandTonytobeinlove?23aWhatsuggestionsdoyouwanttogivetoLarryBelmontasanengineer?24aWhatsuggestionsdoyouwanttogivetoLarryBelmont

asahusband?25aSupposeyouareworkingforarobotcompany,designarobotonthepaper,andintroduceittoyourclassmates.26a1.Makeupamini-playaccordingtothestory.Homework127aHomework2.A

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