Lead-in

1. Lead-in Science fictions are always concerned with robots. Can you make a list of any robot characters in the film? Then, discuss with your classmates about its main feature.

2. My girlfriend is a cyborg One day, a beautiful cyborg girl appears in front of a dull university student. Even though the cyborg starts to like him, she can’t truly feel emotions, so the boy has no choice but to say goodbye to her inhuman power and ‘violence’. Missing her, he continues his lonely existence. Some time thereafter, a disastrous earthquake hits Tokyo, and the cyborg girl saves his life. In that moment, she starts to have feelings like a real human being.

3. I, Robot I, Robot is a collection of nine English language science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines between 1940 and 1950. It shares a theme of the interaction of humans, robots and morality, and when combined they tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of robotics.

4. The Terminator The movie is on show in 1984 Post-apocalyptic 2029 Los Angeles; an indestructible cyborg Terminator (Schwarzenegger) is sent back from the future to 1984 to eliminate the future unborn son of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton); Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), a member of the human resistance movement of the future, is also teleported back (by the future John Connor) to rescue and protect his mother - and father the child.

5. Unit 2 Robots

6. Learning Goals Knowledge Goals Topic . Robots . Literary work about science

7. Words and Expressions Words: fiction, desire, satisfaction, bonus, alarm, apron, sympathy, overweight, elegant, favour, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut, accompany, cushion, bedding, necklace, clerk, counter, awful, affair, armchair, declare, cuisine, envy, digital, mailbox, state, aside, grand, receiver, affection, bound, biography, holy, part-time, staff, navy, junior, biochemistry, talent, chapter, theoretical, framework, thinking, divorce, obey, disobey, assessment

8. Functional Items Expressions: test out ring up turn around leave…alone set aside in all be bound to Supposition and Belief I think/ believe/ guess/ suppose/ wonder It must have… Is it possible that…? Could it be possible that…? Are you sure that…? It is possible/ impossible that… It is most likely/ unlikely that…

9. Grammar Revise the Passive Voice The robot was going to be tested out. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. My car is being repaired so I can’t lend it to you. Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.

10. Ability Goals Emotion Goals . Learn the usage of the words in the text . Learn the expressions of supposition and belief . Revise the passive voice . Cultivate the ability of imagine . Learn more about the robots and science fictions

11. Important and Difficult Points Important Points Difficult Points . Learn the usage of the words in the text . Learn the expressions of supposition and belief . Revise the passive voice . Learn the passive voice of the infinitive

12. Warming up Do you know Robot Cup or other competitions hold for the robot? What are the main events they have in the competition?

13. Robots

14. Robots in the design competition

15. Brainstorming 《机械公敌》片段

16. Pre-reading what can the robots do for our human being? Cooking for us Driving for us Cleaning for us

17. Reading Explanation 1. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. 机器人如此通人性，这使得她觉得心烦和害怕。 It 是形式主语，that 引导的句子是这个句子的主语，that从句时主语从句。It放在句首，真正的主语放在后面，这是英语的一种常见结构。 It is possible that they’re finished the bridge. 他们完成这座桥是可能。

18. It is important that we should learn from each other and help each other. 我们应当互相学习，互相帮助，这是很重要的。 带有that从句的先行词结构有以下几种不通的搭配关系： (1) It+ be+ adj+ that-clause It is important that we not stop the proceedings to report normalcy. 我们不要打断进程来报告常态信息，这一点很重要。 It is common that a single requirement will necessitate multiple interface elements.

19. 一个需求可以由多个界面元素来满足，这种情况比较普遍。一个需求可以由多个界面元素来满足，这种情况比较普遍。 (2) It+ be+ n+ that-clause It is a pity that he should miss such a golden opportunity.    真可惜，他竟会失去这样一个绝好的机会。 It is a pity that a man of your ability shall remain unknown to the world.  像你这样有能力的人不能闻名于世界，真是可惜。  (3) It+ be+ -ed participle + that-clause It is said that the police monitored his phone

20. calls during that period. 据说警方在那段时间监听了他的电话。 It is suggested that we should try not to fall into our native language while having English classes. 人们建议上英语课时要避免不知不觉中使用母语。 (4) It+ seems/ happens…+ that-clause It seems that he has learned everything about our plan. 关于我们的计划,他好像什么都知道了。

21. It just happens that we need a few salesmen now to replace those who are on vacation. 现在赶巧我们需要几位售货员代替那些现在度假的。 2. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan. 于是克莱尔从图书馆借来一堆书给托尼阅读，或者说给他浏览一下。 pile : a number of things lying on top of one another; an amount of something that is in a large mess

22. The clothes lay huddled up in a pile in the corner. 衣服乱成一团, 堆放在角落里。 The book I want is right at the bottom of the pile.  我要的那本书就在这堆书底下。 a pile of =a lot of After years of struggle he had finally made a pile of money.  他辛苦了多年，最后积蓄了一大笔钱。 Goldman’s attention kept wandering to a pile of messages on the desk.    加德里曼的注意力老是分散在书桌上那堆他还没有看过的电报上。

23. Language Points 1. I think… 我认为…… About income, I think most people deserve more than what they get. 谈到收入，我想大多数人都应得到比他们现在得到的更多些。 2. It must have… ……肯定是…… It must have been a very arduous task to build the pyramids. 当时建造金字塔肯定是件万分艰巨的事。

24. 3. Is it possible that…? ……是可能的吗？ Is it possible that a man of your standing should be embarrassed anywhere? 象您这么有身份的一位人物怎么可能在一个地方受窘呢？ 4. Could it be possible that…? ……可能…… Could it be possible that she was not aware that he was there? 这可能因为她没有注意到他在那里。 5. Are you sure that…? 你确定……？ Are you sure that you want him for your partner for life?

25. 你肯定要他做你的终生伴侣吗? 6. It is possible that… ……可能…… It is possible that some of these methods coincide with the designer’s needs. 这些方法中有一些可能满足设计者的需要。 7. It is most likely that… ……很可能…… It is most likely that you’ve caught a cold. 很有可能你感冒了。 8. I believe… 我相信…… I believe the measure would redound to our mutual benefit and reputation. 我相信这项措施将有助于我们共同的利益和名誉。

26. Learning about Language Words 1. desire vt.希望, 渴望 We all desire happiness and health. 我们都想得到幸福和健康。 They greatly desired to come to China. 他们非常想到中国来。 要求, 请求 The workers desire better working conditions. 工人们要求更好的工作条件。

27. n.愿望, 欲望, 心愿 Failure only intensified my desire to succeed. 失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。 She has a desire of climbing mountains. 她想去爬山。 2. alarm vt.警告 Before the enemy's attack he crossed the river and alarmed the unarmed villagers. 在敌人进攻前, 他过河去向手无寸铁的村民报警。 使惊慌

28. The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer. 我踩断了一根树枝, 把那头鹿吓惊了。 n. 警钟, 警报器, 闹钟 He is afraid of waking up late, so he always has an alarm on his bedside table. 他怕睡过头，总是在床头小几上放一个闹钟。 警报 Three fire companies answered the alarm. 听到警报后, 三个消防队都来了。 惊恐, 忧虑 He jumped up in alarm. 他惊慌地跳了起来。

29. 3. favour n.喜爱, 宠爱; 好感; 赞同 A mother shouldn't show too much favour to one of her children. 母亲不应该对一个孩子表现出过多的宠爱。 偏袒, 偏爱 I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates. 我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。 善行, 恩惠 I hate asking favours of people. 我不愿求别人给予照顾。

30. vt.喜爱, 偏爱 The teacher favours serious students. 老师喜欢认真的学生。 有利于, 便于 Hot climate and plentiful rainfall favour the growth of plants. 炎热的气候和充足的雨水有助于植物生长。 容貌像… Everyone said that the child favoured his father. 大家都说这孩子像他父亲。

31. 4. scan vt.细查, 审视, 观测, 严密监视 The detective scanned every bit of evidence. 侦探仔细检查了每一样证据。 浏览 I scanned the newspaper for the information I needed. 我浏览报纸寻找自己需要的信息。 扫描 This apparatus scans patients' brains for tumours. 这台仪器扫描检查病人的脑瘤。

32. n.扫描 The first scan was bad, so I had to do it again. 第一次扫描不好, 所以我得重做。 5. accompany vt.陪伴, 陪同 May we accompany you on your walk? 我们陪你一起散步好吗? 伴随…同时发生 Thunder often accompanies lightning. 雷声常伴着闪电。 伴奏 He accompanied me at the guitar. 他用吉他给我伴奏。

33. 6. bound vt.给…划界, 限制 The teacher asked the students to bound Asia. 老师要学生划出亚洲的边界。 n.界限, 范围 The king maintained order within the bounds of his realm. 国王在其王国的疆界之内维持着秩序。 adj.被捆绑的, 被束缚的 He kicked at the bound prisoner. 他朝那被绑着的囚犯踢了一脚。

34. Morphology 1.名词+现在分词 peace-loving 爱好和平的 freedom-loving爱好自由的 English-speaking country说英语的国家 earth-shaking changes 翻天覆地的变化 a man-eating society 一个吃人的社会 2.副词+现在分词 hard-working勤劳的far-reaching意义深远的 never-ending dispute无休止的辩论

35. fast-spreading rumors快速流传的谣言 3. 形容词+现在分词 an ordinary-looking little man相貌平常的人 easy-going nature随和的天性 a familiar-sounding name 听起来熟悉的名字 an ill-fitting dress 一件不合身的衣服 4．名词+过去分词 man-made satellites人造卫星 the heart-broken news 令人心碎的消息

36. Expressions 1. test out测试 He wished to test out the item before selling it. 他想在卖出此产品前先测试一下。 Just quickly, test out your crystal ball. 让我们快速测试一下你的水晶球。 2. ring up给……打电话 He ring up his wife from the conference hotel . 他从会议饭店给他的妻子打电话。 Ring up the airport and find out when the plane leaves. 给机场打个电话, 问清楚什么时候起飞。

37. 3. turn around转身 The bus was so full that I could hardly turn around. 公共汽车上挤得我几乎无法转身。 So how could we now turn around and suppress human rights? 我们今天怎么可能反过来去压制人权？ 4. leave…alone不管；让……一个人待着 The child will be terrified of if leave him alone in the big house. 这孩子一个人留在那座大房子里会感到害怕的。 You wouldn't see her leave here all alone? 你不会看她一个人孤单单地离去吧。

38. 5. set aside将……放在一边 Mother’s Day is a day set aside to honor motherhood. 母亲节规定为纪念母亲的节日。 He set aside that night to finish a paper.  他留出一天晚上把论文写完。  6. in all总计 In all, we received many hundreds of letters. 总计最后我们收到好几百封的抱怨信。 In all, some $l0 billion worth of damage was credited to Hurricane Gilbert. 飓风吉尔伯特所造成的损失总计约100亿美元。

39. 7. be bound to一定做…… When too many mistakes are made, there is bound to be a turn-about. 错误犯得太多了，一定要反过来。 Call about nine o’clock; I am bound to be at the office then. 九点钟左右打电话来，我那时一定在办公室。

40. Structures 一、 被动语态的构成 被动语态由“助动词be＋及物动词的过去分词”构成。人称、数和时态的变化是通过be的变化表现出来的。现以do为例说明被动语态在各种时态中的构成。 一般现在时：am／is／are＋done 一般过去时：was／were＋done 一般将来时：will／shall (be going to) be＋done 现在进行时：am／is／are being＋done

41. 过去进行时：was/were being＋done 现在完成时：have／has been＋done 过去完成时：had been +done 过去将来时：would (was/were going to) be + done 二、 被动语态的使用条件 1.不知道或没有必要说明动作的执行者是谁。例如： Some more interesting books were stolen last year. 一些新书去年被写了。 This novel was published in 1979. 这本小说出版于1979年。

42. 2.强调动作的承受者，而不强调动作的执行者。例如：2.强调动作的承受者，而不强调动作的执行者。例如： This article was written by his father. 这篇文章是他父亲写的。 Eight hours per day for sleep must be guaranteed. 每天8小时睡眠必须得到保证。 三、不定式的被动语态 不定式的主动语态分4种： to do（一般现在） People like to change things around to suit themselves. 人们喜欢改变周围的事物，使之适合自己。

43. to have done（现在完成） She never was known to have done a good action in behalf of anybody. 她自己也没有为别人出过力。 to be doing（现在进行） We find this very literal approach to be limiting and potentially problematic. 然而，我们发现这种文学方法的作用有限，而且可能有潜在的问题。 to have been doing（完成进行时） It gave me much pleasure to have been working with you.

44. 这一段时间和你在一起工作，我感到非常愉快。这一段时间和你在一起工作，我感到非常愉快。 不定式的被动语态有2种： to be done（一般现在） The sales forecast had to be done before the pricing and scheduling. 销售预测必须在价格估计和生产安排之前进行。 to have been done（完成） Here the dynastic inheritance seemed to have been blessed with riches. 这里的王朝遗产好象得天独厚、非常富饶。 注：进行时与完成进行时在不定时中没有被动！

45. Using Language Speaking Should the robot have mind or feeling in the future? What’s your opinion? Yes, they should. 1. They can help us more convenient. 2. They can do something without our design. 3. they can help us to reason. No, they shouldn’t. 1. It is dangerous to give them this ability. 2. They will not obey our orders.

46. Reading and Writing Chroino is a small humanoid robot with friendly appearance and sophisticated movements. A newly-developed outer covering that serves also as a frame is called a “monocoque frame” and is made of carbon and plastic, giving Chroino a friendly appearance, light weight and strong frame. Using a new technology named SHIN-Walk, Chroino has the ability to walk more naturally than traditional robots that walk stiffly with constantly bent knees. The ability to walk

47. naturally, similar to a human, have long been expected. Thanks to this latest advancement in technology developed by Robo Garage, SHIN-Walk allows Chroino to walk almost as smoothly as a human. Chroino was created by Mr. Tomotaka Takahashi from Robo Garage, the only scientist involved in the entire development process – from the design to the production stage – to create this futuristic robot.

48. 假如人们有了许多的机器人，我们可以变得很轻松。它们可以帮我们做家务。机器人做事飞快，我们的房间会被打扫得非常干净！当然，它们也可以辅导我们学习英语、语文和更多的知识。当你很无聊时，机器人可以陪你玩耍。它们非常聪明也非常可爱。当人们有了机器人，世界一定会更加美好。假如人们有了许多的机器人，我们可以变得很轻松。它们可以帮我们做家务。机器人做事飞快，我们的房间会被打扫得非常干净！当然，它们也可以辅导我们学习英语、语文和更多的知识。当你很无聊时，机器人可以陪你玩耍。它们非常聪明也非常可爱。当人们有了机器人，世界一定会更加美好。 According to the information given above, write an article about the robot in our future life.

49. Summing up Useful Words fiction, desire, satisfaction, bonus, alarm, apron, sympathy, overweight, elegant, favour, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut, accompany, cushion, bedding, necklace, clerk, counter, awful, affair, armchair, declare, cuisine, envy, digital, mailbox, state, aside, grand, receiver, affection, bound, biography, holy, part-time, staff, navy, junior, biochemistry, talent, chapter, theoretical, framework, thinking, divorce, obey, disobey, assessment

50. Useful Expressions test out ring up turn around leave…alone set aside in all be bound to I think/ believe/ guess/ suppose/ wonder It must have… Is it possible that…? Could it be possible that…? Are you sure that…? It is possible/ impossible that… It is most likely/ unlikely that…