1、Unit 2 Teaching methods situational teaching method;cooperative learning method;programmed teaching method;task-based and assessment teaching methods.Teaching aims and demands一、topic:Robots,literary work about science二、vocabulary三、functions:Supposition and belief四、grammar:Revise the Passive VoiceArr
2、angement of teachingthe first period:warming upthe second period:language points of readingthe third period:readingthe fourth period:learning about language and language points of using languagethe fifth period:using languagethe sixth period:grammarthe seventh period:exercises Unit 2 ReadingSATISFAC
3、TION GUARANTEEDThe reading passage is a retelling of anIsaac Asimovs science fiction called Satisfaction Guaranteed.This story,about a human-like robot,illustrates(阐明)Asimovs first law for robots:A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.In this case the injury is not a physic
4、al 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 informationScience fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.Science fiction may make predictions about life i
5、n the future.Characteristics of science fictionSkimming to get general ideasThe text mainly tells us _.A.why Claire fell in love with a human beingB.why a robot fell in love with a human being C.a story about a household robot being tested out in a familyD.that a robot can save a humanbeing from dan
6、gerSkimmingReading Comprehension I1.How many characters are mentioned?2.Who are they?3.What is the relation between them?SkimmingReading Comprehension IILarry Belmont-employed in a company that makes robotsClaire-Larrys wife,a housewifeTony-the robot to be tested out by Claire in their familyGladys
7、Claffern-the most powerful women around,a woman that Claire enviesCharacters in the story:Scanning to get detail informationClaires feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed.Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.scanningReading Comprehension IIIdislike himBefore he arrivedO
8、ccasionClaireWhen he arrivedwas alarmedWhen he offered tohelp her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered tohelp her improve her house and herselfadmired himThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tonycalled him a dearOccasionClairefelt his warmthWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by TonyWhen he help
9、ed herwith the salesmanThe Change of Claires Feelings to TonyOccasionClaireShe remembered Tony was just a machineWhen she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had neverseen anyone so handsomeas Tonycried all nightfelt being enviedThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tony sad to remember he
10、was just a machineReview Claires emotional development.At first refused to have Tony at her house accept him trust him proud of him love him1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.2.Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning,but she agreed to it at last.3.To
11、ny 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 FalsescanningReading Comprehension IV5.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.6.Claires guests were filled with admiration
12、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.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?3.Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?4.How would you feel i
13、f 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 machine?scanningRead the story again and answer the following questions in groups.scanningReading Comprehension V1.
14、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 women guests.Tony prevented Claire from being harming by making her feel good about herself.He helped her make her and her
15、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 rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.open5.Claire spent three weeks with Ton
16、y 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 amachine.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.
17、Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine.She shouted“Leave me alone”and ran to her house.In groups,list Tonys characteristicsthat were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalMentalscanningReading Comprehension VCharac-teristicsS
18、imilarDifferentPhysical Looks like a human being.Body and skin soft and warm.Hair and fingernail realistic.Voicelike a humans.Facial expressions never change.Quicker reactions(She fell off a ladder and eventhough Tony wasin the next room,he managed to catch her in time.)Charac-teristicsSimilarDiffer
19、entMentalAble 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 thenasked her whether she needed help dressing.)If you were a robot engineer,what kind of robot would you like to create?W
20、hy?DiscussionPost-reading1.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?1.Surf the Internet to learn more about Isaac Asimov and robots.2.发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字).Homeworktest out,alarm,leave alone accompany,ring up,declare,turn around.
