1、Unit 2 Reading,SATISFACTION GUARANTEED,Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.,to wish that you had something that another person has,a long flat narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served,affair,n. 事物；事情；曖昧關(guān)系,counter,n. 柜臺；計數(shù)器,cuisine,n. 烹飪

2、 (風(fēng)味)；菜肴,a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter,a style of cooking,envy,vt. 忌妒；羨慕,alarm,vt. 使警覺；驚動 n. 警報；驚恐,a warning of danger, typically a loud noise or flashing light,alarmed,adj. 擔(dān)心的；害怕的,worried or frightened by something,haircut,n. 發(fā)型；理發(fā),the style in which someo

3、nes hair is cut, or an occasion of cutting or styling the hair,bonus,n. 額外津貼；獎金；紅利,an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward as well as the money you were expecting,overweight,adj. 超重的；體重超常的,fat; heavier than is allowed,favor,n. 喜愛；恩惠 vt.喜愛；偏袒,a kind action that you do for

4、 someone;,when you favour someone by giving them an advantage, such as money or a good job,a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties,sympathy,n. 同情(心),(an expression of) understanding and care for someone elses suffering,elegant,adj. 優(yōu)雅的；講究的,graceful a

5、nd attractive in appearance or behaviour,clerk,n. 售貨員; 職員; 旅館接待員,accompany,vt. 陪伴；伴奏,to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something;,to sing or play an instrument with another musician or singer,declare,vt. 宣布；聲明；宣稱,to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly or offi

6、cially,awful,adj. 極壞的；可怕的,extremely bad or unpleasant,vt. 細(xì)看；仔細(xì)檢查；粗略地看；瀏覽； 掃描,to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information; to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer, or to take a picture of the inside of something,scan,absurd,adj

7、. 荒謬的；可笑的,stupid or unreasonable; silly in a humorous way,test out ring up turn around leavealone,轉(zhuǎn)向；回轉(zhuǎn) 考驗 不管；別惹； 讓一個人待著 給打電話,Match,The reading passage is a retelling of an Isaac Asimovs science fiction called Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a human-like robot, illustrates(闡明) Asimovs fir

8、st law for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one. In following this law, the robot, which is very human-like, causes the main character, Claire, to have some very confusing feelings.,Background

9、information,Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology. Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.,Characteristics of science fiction,Skimming to get general ideas,The text mainly tells us _. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot

10、 fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a humanbeing from danger,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,1. How many characters are mentioned? 2. Who are they? 3. What is the relation between them?,Skimming,Reading Comprehens

11、ion II,Larry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larrys wife, a housewife Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their family Gladys Claffern - the most powerful women around, a woman that Claire envies,Characters in the story:,Careful reading to solve difficult points

12、,1. test out 考驗,Scientists test out theories by experiment. 科學(xué)家靠實驗檢驗理論。 test vt.測驗；檢驗；試驗；檢查 The teacher tested the children on their homework. 老師就孩子們的家庭作業(yè)進行檢查。,2. alarm n. (1) a warning of danger 警報 a fire alarm I raised the alarm as soon as I saw what was happening. (2) fear caused by the expectati

13、on of danger 恐慌 I hope you wont take alarm at the news.,alarm v. (1) giving a warning 警告 The notice board alarms people not to swim in the river. (2) feel feared or cause anxiety 恐慌 The news that H5N1 has spread alarmed the nation. alarmed adj. 驚恐的, 憂慮的 alarming adj. 驚人的, 嚇人的 The news is really alar

14、ming.,3. accompany v. (1) to go/stay with Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket. What accompanies him is always a dog. (2) to exist at the same time 和一起發(fā)生 Lightning usually accompanies thunder.,4. declare vt. (1) 宣布；宣告；聲明+(that) to make known formally or officially The new Congress declared

15、 a state of war with Germany. 新的國會向德國宣戰(zhàn)了。 (2) 宣稱；斷言+(that) The accused man declared himself innocent. 被告聲稱他是無罪的。,I declared at the meeting that I did not support him. 我在會上聲明我不支持他。 (3) 申報 (納稅品等) I have nothing to declare. 我沒什么要申報的。,I would like to declare my love for you. announce 宣布 to tell a lot of

16、 people If I have a birthday party, I want to announce it to my friends.,declare 宣告, 宣布 a way of expressing oneself,辨析: declare與announce,5. leave/let alone/be 不管/不打擾/不理會 Ive told you to leave my things alone. Please dont leave me alone in the dark room. Let me be, I want a rest. leave + 賓語 + 補足語 使處于

17、狀態(tài) Leave the door open.,1. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. 當(dāng)她轉(zhuǎn)過身時，看到格拉迪斯克拉芬站 在那兒。 句中as意為“當(dāng)時”，為從屬連詞， 引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。通常強調(diào)“ 同一時間” 或“ 一先一后”，如： As I was going out, it began to rain. 主句“there stood Gladys Claffern”是由 副詞there引導(dǎo)的倒裝句。,課文難句精析,【拓展】 as有時還有“隨著”的意思，如： As spring warms the good earth,

18、all flowers begin to bloom. 由副詞there和here引導(dǎo)的倒裝句通常不用于人稱代詞，即不說“Here comes he!” 而須說“Here he comes!” 但在對比情況下，人稱代詞則與連系動詞be構(gòu)成倒裝句，如： There was he, on the playground, while I had to study.,2. The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room. 客人很快就要來了，克萊爾叫托尼去另一個間房。 句中用到過去將來進行時，由

19、“would + be + 動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞”構(gòu)成，表示在過去看來將來某一時間正在發(fā)生的動作。它常和表示過去將來的時間狀語連用，但上下文清楚時，時間狀語可省略。和將來進行時一樣，它也常表計劃中的事，不表意愿或打算。它還有一個特點，即常用在賓語從句 (尤其是間接引語)中。,例如： a. Mr. Smith never realized that some day he would be living in China. b. Mary told us that Jack would be coming next Saturday.,【拓展】 過去將來進行時有時也可用于其他從句 中，如：I woul

20、d pay the rest as I would be leaving Beijing. (用在狀語從句中) 。 也可用在獨立句中。 如：The car started. Ellen Green would be driving off to the college.,Scanning to get detail information,Claires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,scanning,Read

21、ing Comprehension III,dislike him,Before he arrived,Occasion,Claire,When he arrived,was alarmed,When he offered to help her dress,felt embarrassed,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,admired him,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony,called him a dear,Occasion,Claire,felt his w

22、armth,When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony,When he helped her with the salesman,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony,Occasion,Claire,She remembered Tony was just a machine,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,cried all ni

23、ght,felt being envied,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony, sad to remember he was just a machine,Review Claires emotional development.,At first refused to have Tony at her house,accept him, trust him, proud of him, love him,Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his

24、 wife. 2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. 4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.,True or False,scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,5. It was Claire that first d

25、ecided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 6. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 7. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.,1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. Wha

26、t did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? 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 ma

27、chine?,scanning,Read the story again and answer the following questions in groups.,scanning,Reading Comprehension V,1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?,He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the w

28、omen guests. Tony prevented Claire from being harming 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 house?,Tony had to be reb

29、uilt 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. He was just a machine. He

30、 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 house.,In groups, list Tonys characteristics that were similar to an

31、d those that were different from those of a human being.,scanning,Reading Comprehension V,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 t

32、he next room, 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 skill.,Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing.),If you were a robot engineer,

33、 what kind of robot would you like to create? Why ?,Discussion,Post-reading,Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future? 2. What will the robots be like in 2500? 3. What kind of robot do you think is the most helpful to us in our daily lives?,Quiz,I. Complete the following se

34、ntences with proper words. 1. The mans parents _ (聲稱) that they didnt want to see him again. 2. The government is a_ by the dramatic increase in violent crime. 3. The witness officially s_ that he had not seen the woman before. 4. Tom began to sweep the pieces of glass up into a _ (堆). 5. She s_ his

35、 face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.,declared,larmed,tated,pile,canned,6. I really _ (羨慕) you and your wife you seem so happy together. 7. Our vacation was totally ruined. Yes, definitely! Not only was the food terrible, but also the weather was _ (糟透的). 8. In my opinion, your idea is so _ (荒謬的) that I cant help laughing. 9. The woman has an e_ manner, but she is extremely difficult to work with. 10. Some ladies think they are o_, so they try every means to lose weight.,verweight,envy,awful,absurd,legant,II. Complete the following sentences without changing t