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RobotsUnit 2高二级部 How do you think your life would be like if you had a robot which is exactly like a human?Free TalkIs he a real man?A robotRobot-which looks like a real personLet’s read a story about a robot that has feelings.

The story was originally written by Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951.Larry Belmont

Claire

Tony

Gladys ClaffernCharacters in the story:--- Larry’s wife, a housewife--- the robot --- employed in a company

that makes robots--- a woman that Claire enviesRead through the passage quickly and then answer the following questions.Decide whether the following sentences are true(T) or false(F)

( ) 1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.

( ) 2. Claire did not 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. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.

( ) 5. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.

( ) 6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.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.Choose the best answer.C2. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize

her dreams by ____.

A. making her home elegant

B. giving her a new haircut and

changing the make-up she wore

C. giving her advice on her dresses

D. all the aboveD3. 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 BD4. All the following statements are true except ____.

Tony tried to please Claire

Claire tried to displease Tony

Tony managed to protect Claire

Gladys admired Claire for her TonyB5. We can infer from the passage that ____.

Claire liked Tony but feared him

Claire cried because Tony made her angry

Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left

Tony had no feelings as human beingAalarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthhappy, shy, surprisedCareful readingsurprisedhappysad 1. Claire’s feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Read the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.

Read the text again and finish the following tasks.Before he arrivedWhen he offered to help her dress When he offered to help her improve her house and herself Helped her with the sales man When she fell off a ladder and caught by TonyWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machine1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Answer the following questions. 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?

He had prevented Claire from harming herself 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 should Tony be rebuilt?Because the company (designers) felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? ...A company is holding a robot design competition. Design your robot and write a design plan. Decide whether your robot has feelings or not, and state your reasons.WritingIs it good or bad to live with a robot? Why or why not?Advantages of having a robot

Disadvantages of having a robotDebateAdvantages of having a robot can do housework for us

can make breakfast for us

can iron our shirts

can sweep the floor

can air the rooms

can let us have more free time

can let us have more time to sleep

can clean our flats

can wash the dishes

can make the bed

can go shopping at the supermarketDisadvantages of having a robotmight be easy to catch a virus

might forget to cook breakfast

might cause a lot of problems

might wake us up too early

might put our breakfast and clean shirts in the wrong places

might move around the house and knock things over

might make our flats a mess

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