1、a. important words and phrases fiction, cartoon, desire, satisfaction, absent, alarm, alarmed, smooth, embarrass, sympathy, elegant, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut, accompany, curtain, cushion, carpet, paint, awful,affair, firm, firmly, declare, victory, envy, marriage, test out, ring up, t
2、urn around, leave alone b. Important sentence structure1. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. 2. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. 3. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. 2. Ability goal
3、sHelp students to learn about robots and science fiction. 3. Learning ability goals Enable students to realize science fiction reflects scientific thought; a fiction of things-to-come based on things-on-hand.Teaching important points Teach students to enjoy science fiction. Enable students to grasp
4、what Tony did to help Claire and how her emotion developed during Tonys stay at her house.Help students to sum up characteristics of science fiction. Teaching difficult points How Claires emotion developed during Tonys stay at her house. Teaching methods Teaching methodsDiscussing, explaining, readi
5、ng and practicingTeaching aids The multimedia computer Teaching procedures & ways Step I Deal with Warming up. Present photos of different kinds of robots. Then ask them to say something about his or her favorite robot. T: Good morning /afternoon, class! Ss: Good morning/ afternoon, Mr. /Ms T: In th
6、is class we are going to learn about robots. Who would like to tell me what a robot is? S1:A robot is a machine. T: What kind of machine?S2: A robot is a kind of machine that can do a variety of often complex human tasks. How can a robot perform human tasks?S3: A robot is controlled by a computer. Y
7、ou are right. Then we can give the definition of a robot like this: A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Now look at some pictures. Divide them into different types and decide your favorite one. Step II Pre
8、-reading Ask students to discuss the questions in pre-reading in groups. Students are encouraged to speak out their opinion freely, no matter what it is. Teacher should encourage students to use their imagination. Step III Reading Deal with the reading part. SkimmingAsk the students to scan the text
9、 and find out what Tony looks like. Ok. Im glad you had a heated discussion. Now Id like you to meet Tony- a robot that looks exactly like a human being. He is a character in the science fiction Satisfaction Guaranteed by Isaac Asimov. Please read the text and find the answers to the following quest
10、ions. Show the following questions on the PowerPoint. 1. What did Tony look like?2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?Several minutes later check the answers with the whole class. Suggested answer:1. He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair
11、was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 2. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.
12、Detailed reading Comprehending questions on Page 12 Ask students to read the text carefully and then discuss the comprehending questions on Page 12 in groups. Now lets read the text carefully and then do the comprehending exercises on Page 12. Several minutes later check the answers with the whole c
13、lass. Suggested answers:1.1. He opened the curtains so that the other womenClaires guests could see them. 1.2 He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. 1.3 Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines. 1.4 Various answers can be
14、 accepted.1.5 When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didnt look like a machine at all. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. She was amazed by the fingernails and the softness and w
15、armth of his skin. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women. She might not as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she rememberedTony was just a machine. She cried all night. 2. Characteristics Similar Different Physical : Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voice ,Facial expressions never changed Mental : Clever enough to solve all kinds of problems Cannot think for itself Emotional love : Never experienced
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