Module7 Unit2 Robots
一、课前预习
Preview the new words and the expressions of the text.
Match the new words with their meanings.
fiction long for; want
desire stories; novels
alarm ridiculous; unreasonable
absurd warn; frighten
declare polite; attractive
bonus bad; terrible
elegant extra payment
awful pronounce; announce
二、 课内探究
Teaching aims:
1. To get the general idea of the passage
2. To improve the students’ reading ability
Leading in:
Starting by pictures and free talk.
What robots do you know?
（一） 自主学习 Fast reading
1. What did Tony look like?
2. What job didn’t Tony do according to the text?
（二）合作探究 Detailed reading
I. Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
2. Why did Claire buy the items from the shop?
A. Because her husband was to return.
B. Because Tony was to leave.
C. Because Tony wanted the house transformed.
D. Because she thought she needed them.
3. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by______.
A. making her home elegant
B. giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore
C. giving her advice on her dresses
D. all the above
4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?
A. To let other women see everything.
B. To show the risk of Claire’s marriage.
C. To let other women envy Claire.
D. To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.
5. As a result, the experiment shows _____.
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
II. Read the story again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
III. Group Work
1. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
2. What type does the text belong to?
（三）精讲点拨 句型 It is +adj.+ to do sth.
to be offered„ 动词不定式的被动式 2. You can’
句中包含一个“have+宾语+宾语补足语”的复合结构
即 have sb. / sth. doing sth 使/让某人做某事
eg. The teacher had her students listening attentively.
此句型还可以表示“教会；鼓励；劝说”
eg. Follow me and I’ll have you driving in three days.
若放在否定句中，则表示“不允许某人做某事”之意
eg. I’ll not have you talking like that to your father.
（四）巩固训练
Larry persuaded his wife, Claire, to _______ ______ (试验) a household robot called Tony. Claire is a very emotional (感情上的，感情脆弱的) woman who needs a good friend. She is ________（吸引）by Tony because he is so handsome and sympathetic (有同情心的). He becomes her best friend. She is ________(给„印象) by his abilities but ___________（尴尬的）by her feelings for him. She is disturbed because she thinks of him as a man (even though he is not). But she is amused that other women ________（忌妒）her and think they are having an __________（暧昧关系）. ______ ______ ______(最后) Claire succeeds in overcoming her ________ ________ _________(失败感), but in doing so falls in love with Tony. Even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be _________(重建).
三、课后拓展
1. Find the other sentences including “ to be done ” in the text.
2. Surf the internet or refer to some books to learn more about robots and science fiction.
Module7 Unit2 Robots
一、课前预习
Preview the new words and the expressions of the text.
Match the new words with their meanings.
fiction long for; want
desire stories; novels
alarm ridiculous; unreasonable
absurd warn; frighten
declare polite; attractive
bonus bad; terrible
elegant extra payment
awful pronounce; announce
二、 课内探究
Teaching aims:
1. To get the general idea of the passage
2. To improve the students’ reading ability
Leading in:
Starting by pictures and free talk.
What robots do you know?
（一） 自主学习 Fast reading
1. What did Tony look like?
2. What job didn’t Tony do according to the text?
（二）合作探究 Detailed reading
I. Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
2. Why did Claire buy the items from the shop?
A. Because her husband was to return.
B. Because Tony was to leave.
C. Because Tony wanted the house transformed.
D. Because she thought she needed them.
3. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by______.
A. making her home elegant
B. giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore
C. giving her advice on her dresses
D. all the above
4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?
A. To let other women see everything.
B. To show the risk of Claire’s marriage.
C. To let other women envy Claire.
D. To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.
5. As a result, the experiment shows _____.
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
II. Read the story again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
III. Group Work
1. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
2. What type does the text belong to?
（三）精讲点拨 句型 It is +adj.+ to do sth.
to be offered„ 动词不定式的被动式 2. You can’
句中包含一个“have+宾语+宾语补足语”的复合结构
即 have sb. / sth. doing sth 使/让某人做某事
eg. The teacher had her students listening attentively.
此句型还可以表示“教会；鼓励；劝说”
eg. Follow me and I’ll have you driving in three days.
若放在否定句中，则表示“不允许某人做某事”之意
eg. I’ll not have you talking like that to your father.
（四）巩固训练
Larry persuaded his wife, Claire, to _______ ______ (试验) a household robot called Tony. Claire is a very emotional (感情上的，感情脆弱的) woman who needs a good friend. She is ________（吸引）by Tony because he is so handsome and sympathetic (有同情心的). He becomes her best friend. She is ________(给„印象) by his abilities but ___________（尴尬的）by her feelings for him. She is disturbed because she thinks of him as a man (even though he is not). But she is amused that other women ________（忌妒）her and think they are having an __________（暧昧关系）. ______ ______ ______(最后) Claire succeeds in overcoming her ________ ________ _________(失败感), but in doing so falls in love with Tony. Even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be _________(重建).
三、课后拓展
1. Find the other sentences including “ to be done ” in the text.
2. Surf the internet or refer to some books to learn more about robots and science fiction.