ListeningDiscussing&WritingUnit2

Tonywasarobotthatwouldbet____outinClaire’shousewhileherhusbandwasa______.AtthefirstsightifTony,Clairefeltrathera_____becauseTonylookedmorelikeahandsomeman.Whenofferedtohelpdressing,shegote__________.Claireplannedtomakeherselfandherhousee________butshefelta_______tobeshowns__________byarobot.Inordertomakeherhappy,Tonys______apileofbooksandgotaplan.Withoutbeinga_________,shewenttobuytherequireditemsalone.WhentalkingtoTonyonthephone,shewasdiscoveredbyGladys,whomightthinkshehadana______withsomeman.Itwassoa_______thatsheweptwithangerathome.InordertoletClairebee_____bythosewomenlikeGladys,Tonydecidedtotransformthehousecompletelyandorganizeaparty.Whilehelpingwiththeimprovement,ClairefelloffaladderbutwascaughtbyTonyintimeandheldf_____inhisarms.Eventually,TonyhelpedClairewinthev_______andd________thathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Sadatthefact,Claireaskedtobel_____aloneandrantoherbed,cryinghard.estedbsentlarmedmbarrassedlegantbsurdympathycannedccompaniedffairwfulnviedirmlyictoryeclaredeftWhatdoyouthinkofthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”?Doyoulikethestory?Why?DoyouthinkhumanwillbeabletomakearobotlikeTony?DoyoulikearobotlikeTonyatyourhouse?Leading-inListening1.ListentoaconversationbetweenMollyandKate,whoarediscussingthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”,thentickthecorrectboxes.1.Whoreallylikesthestory?2.WhothinksthatClairelovedTony?3.WhothinksthatTonylovedClaire?

MollyKate

√√√ListeningI4.WhothinksthatthepurposeofTony’sactionswastomakeClairefeelgoodaboutherself.5.WhothinksthathumanswillneverbeabletomakearobotlikeTony?6.WhowouldreallylikearobotlikeTonyatherhouse?

MollyKate

√√√2.Listenagainandanswerthequestions:WhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetweenrobotsandhumansis?HowdoesthinkClairewashurtingherself?WhywouldoneofthegirlslikearobotlikeTonylivingatherhouse?WhatisthejokethatKatemakes?WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany’sbiggestmistakeswas?ListeningIIWhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetweenrobotsandhumansis?Robotscan’t______________________.2.HowdoesthinkClairewashurtingherself?Byseeingherselfina_________way.3.WhywouldoneofthegirlslikearobotlikeTonylivingatherhouse?Shelikestheideaofahandsomemanwhoseonlypurposewas______________.negativefeelemotionofanykindtopleaseherkey:4.WhatisthejokethatKatemakes?5.WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany’sbiggestmistakeswas?ThejokeisthatTonyis_________________________________.Makingtherobot______________________________.reallyamanpretendingtobearobotlooksomuchlikearealmankey:3.Listenagainandthenfillinthefollowingsentences.Idon’t___________robotscanpossiblyfeelemotionofanykind.I__________________TonylovedClaire.I_______________Ijustwanttothinkhewasmorehumanthanhewas.think/believethink/suppose/guess/believesuppose/guessListeningIII(4)I______howtheycouldactuallymakearobotseemasifhehademotions.(5)_______Tonywasjustaverycomplicatedcomputer.(6)I_________________thatTonywasreallyamanpretendingtobearobot.(7)I_________________________thatwasthecompany’sbiggestmistake.wonderMaybethink/guess/believethink/suppose/guess/believeSpeakingSpeakingTopicInthefuture,peoplewillhaverobotsintheirhousestodothehousework.GroupAGroupBThepositiveeffectsThenegativeeffectsdangerousmoreintelligentstronger…BadGood……dohomeworkdohouseworkplaywithpeoplelookforpeopledounpleasantjobswalkanddancetalk1.2.3.4.Theexpressionsaboutsuppositionandbelief:Ithink/Isuppose/Iguess/IwonderIbelieveMaybe…usefulexpressions:WritingWritingImagineyouareengineersinacompanythatmakesrobotsandyouhavebeenaskedtodesignanewtypeofrobot.Yourrobotcanbeused:Inthehome(2)Inaworkplace(3)Inthestreet(4)Inthenaturalenvironment(5)InspaceoranywhereelseWhatcanarobotdo?dothecleaningdosomeshoppingplaybasketballwithhumanbeingtakecareofchildrenactasapolicemanasasellercooksomethings…Youaredividedintogroupsoffourtodesignyourrobot.Youcanfollowthestepsasbelow:1.Decidethepurposeoftherobot.2.Makealistoftheabilitiestherobothas.3.Drawapictureonapieceofpaperandnameitspartsandexplainwhateachpartdoes.4.Writeaparagraphdescribingtherobotandwhatitcando.Tipsondesigningyourrobots:Foreachrobotthatyoubuild,youwillhavetochooseoptionsforsixmajorrobotcharacteristics.Theseare:Looks:Whatdoestherobotlooklike?Isthereareasonforittolookasitdoes?Sensing:Howdoestherobot“know”orfigureoutwhat’sinitsenvironment?3.Movement:Howdoestherobotmovewithinitsenvironment?4.Manipulation:Howdoestherobotmoveormanipulateotherobjectswithinitsenvironment?5.Energy:Howistherobotpowered?Canithavemorethanoneenergysource?6.Intelligence:Howdoestherobot“think”?Asamplewriting:TherubbishcollectorTherubbishcollectorisarobotabouthalfthesizeofasmallcar.Itsbodyissquareandcontainsalargerubbishbininsideit.Ithasacameraattachedtothetopfrontofitsbody.Alsoatthefrontisapairofarms.Underneathithasfourwheelsandsixlegs.Withthecameraitcan“see”rubbishsuchaspaper,glass,andplastic.Ifthesurfaceofthegroundissmooth,itrunsonitswheels,andifthegroundisrough,itunfoldsitslegsan