1、Unit 3321Listen to the tape.Can you find the three robots from the following pictures and number them.Look at the following boxes before you listen to the tape again.At the end of each part of the tape,complete the chart below.Robot 1 Robot 2 Robot 3HeightAppearanceAbilityPriceHeightAppearanceAbilit
2、yPrice35 cmhave five arms to hold all the tools can do all the work around the houseonly 5,000 yuanHeightAppearanceAbilityPrice10 cmlike a real bird can jump and sings500 yuanHeightAppearanceAbilityPrice2mlargecan plays guitar and singYou are going to hear two androids talking their jobs and life.On
3、e of them works as a maid.The other works in a car factory.Before you listen,discuss with your partner and guess what they think about their jobs.Listen carefully and fill in the form.SallyBrendaWhat are their jobs?look after childwork in afactoryWho decides their future?How they are different from
4、people?How they are the same as people?the programmerthey can not laugh,taste,smell or eat foodthey can work,talk and play football2.Now you are going to make a list of the rights that androids should have so that they will be treated better.1)They should be able to choose the work they do.2)_3)_The
5、y should have their own timeThey should be able to change their jobs.4)_ _5)_ _They should be able to decide theirThey should be able to taste,smell,own futurefeel,etcTHE SPORTING ROBOTTask 1 SkimmingTask 1 Skimming1.Who is the speaker in this story?A computer.2.Write down three sentences from the s
6、tory to support your idea.1)Then in 1822 I was built as an Analytical machine by Charles Babbage.2)My real father was Alan Turing,3)However,people thought I was simple-minded until they discovered I had“artificial intelligence.”Task 2 Fast reading1.Where were you in 1642?2.What happened to you in 18
7、22?3.What were you called in 1936?4.What happened to you in the 1970s?In France.I was built as an Analytical Machine by Babbage.A universal machine.I was brought into peoples homes.RECORD CARDHUA FEIAbilityPerformance in 78th Olympics Prize won expert at high exercises;Olympic standardwonderful turn
8、s,dives,circles and dancessilver medal for high flying exercisesRead the story again and complete the record of Hua Feis performances.Task 3 Careful readingRECORD CARDHUA FEIPerformance in 79th Olympics Reason for failure Treatmentbegan very well but failed through no fault of his ownparachute faile
9、d to opentwo new legs and a new bigger head1completely2complete change3The study of how to make computers do intelligent things.4being born5unable to understand difficulties6passtotallyrevolutionArtificial intelligencebirthsimple-mindedgo byTask 4 Fill in the blanks.7take correct action for8linked c
10、omputer system9indeed10used to show that something happens in spite of a problemdeal withnetworktrulyanyway1.What is PC?Speak the name on the whole.It means:personal computer.2.What is IT?Information Technology.3.What is CD-ROM?Compact disc read-only memory.4.What is DVD?Digital Video Disc.5.What is
11、 W.W.W?World wide web.6.科学技术。Science and technology.7.人工智能。Artificial intelligence.8.笔记本电脑。Notebook computer.9.Who was the first person to devise the first computer?Charles Babbage invented an Analytical machine in 1822.10.Who was the computers real father?Alan Turing.The sample writing has three pa
12、rts:1.The main heading,which is written larger than the rest of the article.It also gives the gist(梗概,要旨)of the article in a few wordsAnalysis of the sample writing:2.The smaller heading has smaller writing and gives a bit more information about the article so that the reader will want to carry on a
13、nd read all of it3.The article itself is in the smallest sized writing.It contains all the information about the articleTry to write an article for your school newspaper,especially about the computers or androids.A new type of PC the PEP is now on the market and attracts the attention of all PC love
14、rs.The new type has improved disc storage and works much faster than most PCs on the market nowadays.It also has a smaller monitor with a flat screen and New type PC on the market PEP catches attentionis made with used recycled materials which come to terms with environment protection at present.The PEP is especially popular with young people and the past 10 days have seen a rapid increase in sales.
