1、Unit 2,Warming up,A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer.,Toy robots,characters in stories,Entertainment robots,Industrial robots,household robots,The robot which can play football.,Look at the pictures of rob

2、ots. In groups, discuss the following questions.,1. Where would you find each robot? 2. Can you think of any other type of robot? 3. Do you think it is possible for a robot to think for itself? have feelings? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?,Read the text quickly and

3、 complete its main idea. The text is mainly about a robot, Tony, who not only helped Claire do _, but also helped her create a new _.,image,housework,worked for a company that makes robots,Larrys wife, a housewife,a household robot to be tested out,a woman that Claire envies,Read the text carefully

4、and fill in the blanks.,facial expression,smooth,voice,skin,haircut,list,jewellery shop,attitude,advised,hugged,Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Read the story, then Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,Before he arrived,When he arrived,When he offered to

5、 help her dress,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,When he helped her with the salesman,When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,She remembered Tony was just a machine

6、,1. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by his cleverness. 2. Claire bought the items from the shop because Tony wanted herself and the house changed.,appearance.,3. Tony opened the curtains to let other women see everything and envy Claire. 4. As a result, the experiment

7、shows Claire and Tony fell in love with each other.,Tony had to be rebuilt.,1. Why did Tony open the curtains?,He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.,Read the story again and answer the following questions in groups.,2. What did Tony

8、do to prevent Claire from being harmed?,Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.,3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your

9、 house?,Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.,Open.,5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?,How absurd, she thought

10、. He was just a machine. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.,She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.,In groups, list Tonys characteristics

11、that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.,Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voice like a humans.,Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next ro

12、om, he managed to catch her in time.),Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skills.,Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing.),II Choose the best answer. 1. Why did

13、Claire buy the items from the shops? A. Because her husband was to return. B. Because Tony was to leave. C. Because Tony wanted to transform the house. D. Because she thought she needed them.,2. What do we know from the text? A. Tony was a typical machine. B. Claire was envied by her guests in the end. C. Tony was a gift from Claires husband. D. Claires husband was not satisfied with Tonys report.,Can you m