人教新课标高二下学期选修七Unit2LearningaboutLanguage课件

Unit2 Robots Learning about language disliked alarmed embarrassed called him a “dear” felt being envied amazed felt his warmth cried all night How did Claire’s feelings develop? Task1 Story retelling alarmed; embarrassed; amazed; amused; surprised, pleased… Some words to describe one’s feelings: 1. He was tall and handsome with sooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed. (line 12-14) 2.On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. (line15-17) 3. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. (line19-20) Some good sentences : Task 2 Task3 Find out the usage of the words with the help of sentences. satisfaction sympathy accompany turn around 1. satisfaction 1) I heard the news with great satisfaction. 2) To my satisfaction, I won in the match. satisfaction satisfied satisfying satisfy dissatisfaction dissatisfied dissatisfy with (great) satisfaction 很满意地 to one’s satisfaction 令…满意的是… dissatisfying 2. sympathy 1) We have/feel sympathy for the poor children. 2) He gave the money to the beggar with sympathy. 3. accompany 1)Yesterday I accompanied her to the cinema. • Her mother accompanied her on the piano. have/feel sympathy for somebody 同情某人 with sympathy 同情地 accompany somebody to some place 陪某人 到… accompany somebody on 用……给某人伴奏 4. turn around 1) Turn around and let me look at your back. 2) Turn down the radio, please. It’s too loud. 3) Turn up the radio, please. I can’t hear it. 4) He turned out to be right. 5) Turn on the light after you go into the room and turn it off before you leave. turn around 转身 turn down 压低 turn up 把声音开大 turn out 结果是 turn on 打开 turn off 关闭 Task 4 Competition: Each student makes sentences in 2 minutes, using as many useful expressions as you can in the text. feel /be alarmed; have sympathy for; be overweight; to one’s satisfaction; accompany somebody; ring up; awful; turn around; declare; envy somebody for something; leave…alon e … Read a short passage about robots. Then fill in the blanks with the given words. As is known to all, robots have been used widely in industry. In the near future, the household robot can also be produced in numbers after 1._________. The household robot doesn’t need salary or bonus. It has so many talents that it serves people quite well. It will 2.___people’s order to do anything. It can 3.________ the old at home. If they feel lonely and 4.____ comfort, it will not 5.___________. On the contrary it will 6.______________ them and make faces to amuse them by 7.__________suddenly. If you don’t go home, you can 8._____ your household robot. If an accident happens at your home, it will 9. __________ for you. It’s said that the future robot can know about your thinking by10._____ your head. have sympathy for; desire; test out; obey; leave sb. alone; accompany; scan; turn around; ring up; sound the alarm being tested out obey accompany desire leave them alone have sympathy for turning around ring up sound the alarm scanning What positive or negative effects do robots have on people? Task 5 Positive effects: Robots make it possible for people to have more time to relax. Robots never get tired. Robots never complain. Robots make people’s life easy and comfortable. Robots can do dangerous and difficult work. Negative effects: Robots will make humans lazy. People will gradually lose the ability to do the housework. If robots can think for themselves, they will be our masters. Robots compete with people and make some people out of work. If robots are out of control, they will hurt people. Task 6 Writing: Design a robot and make up a story between you and your robot. Your writing should include: 1) Its appearance. 2) What happens between you and your robot? 3) Your opinion about robots. I dream of owning a robot… There is a robot called… It is… with… It looks like…, which makes me… Wearing…, it is… By pressing the button, it can move… I am so… that… Not only does it…, but it also… accompany somebody to some place offer sympathy to sb. annoyed/ alarmed/ frightened/ excited/ amused/ satisfied/ embarrassed annoying/ frightening/ exciting/ satisfying/amusing/ amazing A sample: I dream of owning a robot. I call her Pink because she is wearing a pink dress like me . She is pretty with long and smooth hair. She helps me a lot. She cleans my house , mops the floors , makes my bed , cooks meals and deals with my homework . Whenever I call her, she does everything that she can do well . She never complains about her physical problems and does not need days off . I am very glad that she offers me help all the time. Therefore, I think robots are people’s great helpers. When I am busy , they can do whatever I ask them to. I really wish to own such a robot. Ⅰ. Some good expressions: Ⅱ. Robots’ effects on humans: Summary: What have we learnt today? Homework 1.Review the useful expressions in the text. 2.Finish your writing.