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教学 内容 Reading --Satisfaction Guaranteed 课型 综合课讲读课 Learn about literary work about science, Robots and Science 知识与技能 fiction writer- Isaac Asimov 教 学 目 标 Revise the Passive Voice (I) ( including the infinitive) 过程与方法 Discussing, explaining, reading and practising 情感、态度与价值观 Science fiction genre: imaginative writing 教 材 分 析 学 情 分 析 学习用具 重点 难点 Enable students to grasp what Tony did to help Claire and how her emotion developed during Tony’s stay at her house. How Claire’s emotion developed during Tony’s stay at her house. READING课文是Isaac Asimov写于1951的科幻小说Satisfaction Guaranteed。文中描述的机器人Tony是一个除去面无表情外，身材高大，相貌英俊，聪明机智的完美男人。仅三周的时间就使女主人坠入爱河。 Step 1 Pre-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 2 Scanning 1. What did Tony look like? He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant? Suggested answer: 1. He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair 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. Step 3 Careful reading 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 教 学 过 程 He opened the curtains so that the other women — Claire’s guests could see them. 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. 3. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines. 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? 5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didn’t look like a Comprehending questions on Page 12 Step 4 Post-reading Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife . 2. Claire didn’t 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. Step 5 List Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being. Step 6 Find how Claire’s emotion developed At first refused to have Tony at her house--accept him--trust him--proud of him--love him--sad to remember he was just a machine Step 7 Discussion Characteristics of science fiction Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology. Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future Step 7 New words satisfaction n. [U] 满足, 满意 [C] 另人满足或带来乐趣的事物 absent adj. 不在场的,在别处的 (absent from sth.) sympathy n. [U, C] 同情, 同情心(sympathy for/towards sb.) pile n. 堆, 叠 vi. 堆起, 堆积 vt. 把......堆起 accompany vt. 陪伴 (accompany sb. at/on sth.) envy vt. 嫉妒,羡慕 (后接名词或代词作宾语,也可接双宾语) n. 嫉妒,羡慕 (envy of sb; envy at/of sth; the envy of sb. ) 教 学 过 程 教 学 反 思 COMPREHENDING共有2部分，第一部分是关于课文内容的5个问答题，旨在考察学生对课文的理解。第二部分要求学生比较机器人Tony在physical, mental, emotional 三方面与人的异同。 与PRE-READING 部分的问题相呼应。