Unit4AGlimpseoftheFutureDevelopingideas課件高二英語選擇性

AglimpseofthefutureUnit4

DevelopingideasOneofthe“BigThree”science-fictionwritersDoyouknowhim?AmericanIsaacAsimovIsaacAsimovhaswrittensomanyworksofsciencefiction,anddoyouknowhowhesetsouttherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots?HaveyoureadanyofAsimov'snovels?※Ifso,shareonestoryyou'vereadwiththeclass.※Ifnot,wouldyouliketoreadthem?Whyorwhynot?

ThinkandAnswerUsefulexpressions1.Myfavoritepart/bookis...2....issetin...3.Ittellsastorybetween...and...Nowlet'sreadanadaptationofexcerptsfromABoy'sBestFriend

byAsimov.Quicklygothroughthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.A.Jimmy,aMoon-bornboy,didn'tknowwhetherheshouldreceivetherealdoghisparentsbroughtfromtheEarthornot.B.WhenJimmy'sparentsofferedthedogfromtheEarthtohim,herejectedatfirst,butacceptedlater.C.Jimmy,aMoon-bornboy,wasunwillingtoacceptarealdoggivenbyhisparents,andarguedwithhisfatheronthismatter.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?Task1CompletethetabletocomparelifeonEarthwithlifeontheMoon.Wearspacesuitswheneveroutside.Breathefromanairsupply.Jumphigheasiy.Keeprobotsaspets.Task2Checkyouranswers!P442Readthefollowingparagraphscarefullyandfindoutwhatyoucaninferfromtheunderlinedsentences.InferenceJimmywasagileontheMoonandhehadacloserelationshipwithRobutt.Task3JimmyInferenceJimmylovedRobuttandwasunwillingtoleaveRobutt.Soherefusedtherealdoggivenbyhisparents.JimmyABoy'sBestFriend

IsaacAsimov

OntheMoonMr

Anderson,Jimmy's

fatherMrsAnderson,Jimmy'smother

Robutt,amechanicaldog,Jimmy'spet

InthefutureCompletethesummaryofthestory.Task4Checkyouranswers!

TheythinkRobuttisamechanicalimitationofarealdog.

HelovesRobuttandtreatshimlikearealdog.Plot:...JimmyalreadyhasarobotpetnamedRobutt.HisparentsthinkitwouldbegoodforJimmytohavearealdog,andthathewouldlikeit.TheywanttosendRobutttoanotherfamily.Tohisparents'surprise,Jimmyrefusestoaccepttherealdog,becausehelovesRobuttandhebelievesRobuttloveshimtoo.ForJimmy,Robuttisnotjustamechanicaldog,butarealfriend.

P463Think&Share.WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenRobuttandarealdog?Task5P463-1Possibleanswers.SimilaritiesDifferencesRobutt&Arealdog1.Theyhavedifferentappearances.2.Arealdogisalivingcreature,whileRobuttisamachine.3.Arealdogloveshumanbeingsasaresultofitsnature,whileRobuttisjustadjustedtoactasthoughitloveshumanbeings.1.Theybothareabletorespondtoordersgivenbyhumanbeings.

2.They

bothcanoutracehumanbeings.3.Theybothcanguideandprotecthumanbeings.

Isthereany

foreshadowingofJimmy'sfinaldecision?Findcluesinthereadingpassage.Task6Learningtolearn.P463-2Possibleanswers.Yes,thereis.Atthebeginningofthestory,weknowJimmyhasneverseenarealdog.ItalsoseemsthathespendsalotoftimewithRobutt.JimmyplayswithRobuttenthusiastically,shouting"Comeon,Robutt".Inthemiddleofthepassage,wearetoldthat"Jimmycouldn'tgowrongwhileRobuttwasaround",indicatingthatRobuttprotectsJimmywell.1.TheoutersideofthecraterslopedsouthwardandtheEarth,whichwaslowinthesouthernsky,wasnearlyfull,sothattheentirecrater-slopewasbrightlylit.sothat引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，意為“因此，所以”。①

我們很早就去了電影院，所以我們坐到了好位置。Wewenttothecinemaveryearly,sothatwegotgoodseats.②

他跑得很快，所以趕上了末班公共汽車。Heranquickly,sothathecaughtthelastbus.非限制性定語從句結(jié)果狀語從句Paraphrase：Theentirecrater-slopefacedsouthandwasbrightlylitbythesun'sreflectionontheEarth,whichwasjustabovethehorizontothesouth.環(huán)形山外側(cè)向南傾斜，南面天空下方的地球全部顯現(xiàn)出來，因此整個環(huán)形山山坡明亮了起來。Sentenceanalysingforbetterunderstanding.2.Jimmy,expertthoughhewas,couldn'toutraceRobutt,whodidn'tneedaspcesuit,andhadfourlegsandtendonsofsteel.①

Successfulthoughheis,heisnotproud.

盡管他很成功，但他不驕傲。②

Thoughhewasexhausted,hestillkeptonworking.雖然他已經(jīng)精疲力竭了,但他仍然繼續(xù)工作。論速度，吉米雖然是個能手，但他比不過羅布特，因?yàn)樗兴臈l腿和鋼鐵做的肌腱，還不用穿太空服。expertthoughhewas：是thoughhewasanexpert的倒裝句,冠詞an/a在倒裝句中省略。though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句可倒裝也可以不倒裝。非限制性定語從句3.Jimmycouldn'tgowrongwhileRobuttwasaround,trippinghimwhenhewastooneararock,orjumpingonhimtoshowhowmuchhelovedhim,orcirclingaroundandsqueakinglowandscaredwhenJimmyhidbehindarock,whenallthetimeRobuttknewwellenoughwherehewas.V-ing形式作狀語時間狀語從句時間狀語從句賓語從句Paraphrase：JimmywasalwayssafewhileRobuttwaswithhim.Robuttwouldknockhimoutoftroublewhenhewastooneararock,jumponhimtoshowhowmuchhelovedhim,orgoroundincirclesmakingnoisesasifhewasscaredwhenJimmyhidbehindarock.RobuttalwaysknewverywellwhereJimmywas.只要有羅布特相伴，吉米就沒有危險。當(dāng)吉米過于靠近一塊巖石，它會撲倒他；羅布特還會撲向他，以表達(dá)愛意；當(dāng)吉米藏在巖石后，羅布特就原地打轉(zhuǎn)，低吼，戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢，不論什么時候，羅布特都對吉米的位置了如指掌。指羅布特和吉米在一起的所有時刻請根據(jù)漢語提示完成下列句子。1.Hedidn'tplanhistimewell,______(因此)hedidn'tfinishtheworkontime.2.Hard_________(盡管)theytried,theycouldn'tmakeherchangehermind.3._____________________(看到?jīng)]人在家),heleftthemanote.

sothatthough/asSeeingnobodyathomeBeginningMr.andMrs.AndersonbroughtadogfromtheEarth,whichwas_____________thetestsattherocketstation.DevelopmentJimmy,withlongand______armsandlegs,wasfollowedbyRobutt,whichdidn'tneedaspacesuitwithfourlegsand_______ofsteel.Theyplayedtogetherandhad________relationship.agiletendonscloseClimaxMr.Anderson,Jimmy'sfather,wantedJimmytohavethedogfrom_________andtogive_______tosomeotherboyorgirl.Jimmyhadaheatedargumentwithhisfatheronthe________betweenarealdogandRobutt.theEarthRobuttdifferencesEndingJimmyheldRobutt_______andthe_________lookonhisfacemeanthewouldn't_______________.tightlydesperatechangehismindgoingthroughTrytoretellthepassageaccordingtothegraphicorganizer.Giveatalkonwhetheritispossibletohavearealfriendshipwitharobot.Answerthequestionstohelptoformyourpointofview.1.WhydoJimmyandhisparentshavedifferentfeelingstowardsRobutt?2.

IfyouwereJimmy,whichonewouldyouchoose,Robuttorarealdog?Possibleanswer:1.BecauseJimmywasbornontheMoon,hewasneverseenarealdog.HehasbeengettingalongwellwithRobutt,andthushasdevelopedanaffectionforhim.Hecannotfigureoutwhyarealdogisbetterthanamechanicaldog,despitehisfather’sexplanation.WhileJimmy’sparentshaveseenrealdogsbeforetheyleftEarth.Theyknowwhatrealdogslooklike.TheythinkRobuttisjustamachine.Organisethemainpointsyouwouldliketocoverandcompletethetable.Giveyourtalktotheclass.ThinkandShare1.Whatothersci-finovelsaboutrobotscanyouthinkof?Shareonewiththeclass.2.

Thetworeadingpassagesinthisunitshowusdifferentaspectsoftechnologyinthefuture.Whichofthesedoyoumostexpecttoencounterinyourlifetime?P463Now2minstotestourspelling.SpellingBee1.English-Chinesecrateragileslopehopsqueaktendonpositronicimitationmutt2.Chinese-English

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