Welcome to the age of IT!

Using language

Unit 3

Android/Robot

Imagine what other things androidcan do ?

Where?

function?

appearance

in the kitchen / cook / cookingstrange head / human body

For adventure For rescure For war

For doorkeeping For keeping companyFor cleaning

waiter

fire-fighter

singer/ hostess

So far more new types of Android______________ (develop).

They/it work(s) as a …They/it can…

have been developed

Reading P22

1 1 Read the passage carefully and fill in the fileRead the passage carefully and fill in the file for Andyfor Andy

Name

Andy Appearance looks like a human

Size as big as a human

Character competitive, co-operative

Ability

can move and think like a human

Job striker

1.The androids can often play games 1.The androids can often play games together.together.2.I am a striker, so I can run very fast.2.I am a striker, so I can run very fast.3. In the game, I need to speak to my 3. In the game, I need to speak to my teammates in teammates in English.English.4. Our team won the match 4. Our team won the match last year in last year in Seattle.Seattle.5. I disagreed to the result of the match.5. I disagreed to the result of the match.6. I can make any move in the game just 6. I can make any move in the game just like a human. like a human.

Scanning : True or FalseScanning : True or False

FT

F

FT

F

Second reading Read the text carefully to find the answers to the following questions.

1.How often are the androids allowed to get together to play a football game?

2.Where did Andy first compete ?

3.What does Andy’s programmer programs him with?

4.What does Andy serve as on the football team?

5.Who is Andy’s coach?

1. How often are the androids allowed to get together to play a football game?

About once a year.

2. Where did Andy first compete ?

In Nagoya, Japan.

3. What does Andy’s programmer programs him with?

With all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.

4. What does Andy serve as on the football team?

5. Who is Andy’s coach?

He serves as a striker.

His programmer.

Read the text again to find out the following phrases.

1. 和人一样大小

2. 在足球队里

3. 用计算机语言

4. 获第二名

5. 在某种程度上

6. 编造 , 补足

7. 毕竟

8. 在…的帮助下

as big as a human

on the football team

in computer language

win second place

in a way

make up

after all

with the help of

Read the text loudly to find some difficult sentences.

I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I’m open and have a good shot for a goal.

当我的对面没有人防守 , 可以好好射它一个球的时候 , 我需要用计算机语言向队友发出信号把球传给我 .

Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated.

1)personally 就个人而论 /言Personally, I like the red coat.

2)cheat sb (out) of sth. 骗取某人某物The prince cheated the princess (out) of her castle.

I think we can work together to create an even better system.

even 可以用来修饰形容词的比较级

Yesterday was cold, but today is even colder.

Although she is in her forties now, she seems to be even more beautiful than before.

尽管她现在四十多岁了 , 但她看起来好像比以前更漂亮了 .

Notice:

much, far, a lot,a little 等也可以修饰比较级 .

This apple is much smaller than that one.

He is far more excited than I expected.

type type kind, sort n. 种类 / 类型 a different type of bicycle ，

John is a fine type of school boy.

约翰是学生的典范。

type v. 打字

typist n. 打字员

typewriter n. 打字机

typical adj. 典型的

They had developed a new type of program just before the competition.

In a way, my programmer is like my coach.

in a way = in one way/in some ways 在某种程度上

从某种程度上来看，他为我们国家做出了巨大的贡献。In a way, he made a great contribution to our country.

in the way 挡道，碍事 by the way 顺便说，附带说 on the way to 在通往…的路上 by way of 通过…方法 / 经由 in no way 决不eg. In a way, I like this new textbook very much.

从某种程度上说，我很喜欢这本新教材。 By the way, where is the hospital?

He arrived in Beijing by way of Shanghai.

Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises. vi. 出现

How did the quarrel arise? (vi.)

He arose and walked to the window. (vi)

They are talking about problems arising out of communication. (vi)

Several new industries arose in the city. (vi)

The whole city arose against the enemy. (vi)

出现

起身

arise out of/from sth. 因某事而产生，引起

发展；出现；产生

arise against 群起反对

（ 1 ）编排 他编排了那份花名册。（ 2 ）组成

农民几乎占了中国人口的 80% 。（ 3 ）创作 / 编造

老师要求我们创作一首圣诞诗。（ 4 ）化妆

现在绝大多数妇女每天都化妆。 make up for 补偿

He made up the list.

Farmers make up nearly 80% of the population of China.

The teacher asked us to make up a poem about Christmas.

The teacher asked us to make up a poem about Christmas.

In this way, I can make up new moves.

I would really like to play against a human team sometimes.

play against = compete against/with

play with 与… 玩耍

Don’t play with fire, it’s too dangerous.

After all, with the help of electronic brain which never forgets anything, intelligence is what I’m all about.

1) intelligence is what I’m all about

智慧就是我的一切。

2) after all 毕竟，

他非常调皮，但毕竟他还是个孩子。

He is very naughty, but after all he is a child.

3) with the help of 在…的帮助下

在电脑的帮助下 , 我们的课堂会变得越来越有趣的。

With the help of the computer, our class will be more and more interesting.

Discussion :Imagine that you are an android, you are asked to do the housework for a family , and also to watch over their baby. What would you do? How would you feel?

Android thoughts:

I’m an android;

I look like a girl;

I work day and night.

GIRL,COME HERE!

GIRL,GO THERE!

GIRL, DO THE DISHES!

GIRL, MOP THE FLOORS!

I’m here to serve;

I’m there to serve;

But my mind is free.

My mind wanders.

In my mind I am a real girl;

I play with the other girls;

And I run in the fields.

I am treated like a real

person;

I am a real person!

Summary

1. We reviewed the main words and expressions we have learned, then learned some new words and expressions.

2. We learned the story of Andy, an android.

Homework

Memorize the words and expressions we learned today.