Unit2---The fun they had

Unit2Readthefollowingsentencesaloud,payingspecialattentiontostrongandweakforms.Strongformsareinboldfaces,whileweakformsinitalics.1.Whenyou’rethroughwiththebook,youjustthrowitaway,Iguess.2.“Inmyhouse,”hepointedwithoutlookingbecausehewasbusyreading.3.Margiehadhopedhewouldn’tknowhowtoputittogetheragain,butheknewhowallright,and,afteranhourorso,thereitwasagain.ReadingaloudPre-readingActivities-Readingaloud1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationPre-readingActivities-Readingaloud2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation4.Sureheis.Myfatherknowsasmuchasmyteacher.5.Itwasrightnexttoherbedroom,andthemechanicalteacherwasonandwaitingforher.1.QuoteWilliamShakespeare:Booksarethenutrientofthewholeworld.Alifewithoutbooksislikealifewithoutsunlight;wisdomwithoutbooksislikeawinglessbird.CulturalinformationCulturalinformation1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.ScienceFictionCulturalinformation2Sciencefictionisagenre(['ʒɒŋrə]文体)offiction.Itdealswithimaginarybutmoreorlessplausiblecontentsuchasfuturesettings,futuristicscienceandtechnology,spacetravel,aliens,andparamornalabilities.Sciencefictionislargelybasedonwritingrationallyaboutalternativepossibilities.Thesettingsforsciencefictionareoftencontrarytotheknownreality,butthemajorityofsciencefictionreliesonaconsiderabledegreeofsuspensionofdisbeliefprovidedbypotentialscientificexplanationstovariousfictionalelements.ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCulturalinformation2Thesemayinclude:1.Asettinginthefuture,inalternativetimelines,orinanhistoricalpastthatcontradictsknownfactsofhistoryorthearchaeologicalrecord;2.Asettinginouterspace,onotherworlds,orinvolvingaliens;3.Storiesthatinvolvetechnologyorscientificprinciplesthatcontradictknownlawsofnature;4.Storiesthatinvolvediscoveryorapplicationofnewscientificprinciples,suchastimetravelorpsionics（超能力）,ornewtechnology,suchasnanotechnology（纳米技术）,faster-than-lighttravelorrobots,orofnewanddifferentpoliticalorsocialsystemsReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation.Watchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.What’syourmostimpressivehelpthathumanbeingsgetfromthemachineinthecartoon?Whatdoesthelastpartofthevideoclipimply?1.2.AudiovisualsupplementPre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationThecaptaincangetalmostallkindsofinformationthatheneedsfromthecomputer.Andhealsocanmovetoanywherewiththehelpofthemachine.Whenhumanbeingsareusedtorelyingonthecomputertogettheinformationheneeds,theywillforgettherealbooks.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements3ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVideo:Captain:Video:Greetingsandcongratulations,Captain.Ifyouareseeingthis,thatmeansyourExtraterrestrialVegetationEvaluator,orEVEprobe,hasreturnfromEarthwithaconfirmedspecimenofongoingphotosynthesis(光合作用).That’sright.Itmeansit’stimetogobackhome.Home?We’regoingback?NowthatEarthhasbeenrestoredtoalife-sustainingstatusbygolly,wecanbeginOperationRecolonize（开拓殖民地）.Simplyfollowthismanual’sinstructionstoplacetheplantinyourship’sholo-detector（检测器）andtheAxiomwillimmediatelynavigate（驾驶）yourreturntoEarth.It’sthateasy.VideoScript1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCaptain:Huh!VideoScript2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCaptain:Wehaveajoggingtrack?Video:Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,justconsultyouroperationmanual.Seeyoubackhomerealsoon.Captain:Uh…Manuel,relayinstructions.Manuel?…Wow!Willyoulookatthat?BackgroundKnowledge---IaasaAsimovIssacAsimov(1920-1992)--aRussian-bornAmericanauthorandprofessorofbiochemistry.--amasterofthesciencefictiongenreandoneoftheBigThreescience-ficitonwriterduringhislifetime.--FoundationSeries,hismostfamouswork--hisothermajorseries:GalacticEmpireSeriesandRobotSeries--amostprolificwriterwriter,havingwrittenoreditedmorethan500booksPre-readingquestionsWillyoubetaughtbyhumanteachersormechanicalteachers?Whatistheroleofateacher?Willyoubetaughtaloneoralongwithothers?Willyoubetaughtathomeorintheclassroom?Howmaythestudentsoftheyear2050betaught?Canhumanteachersbereplacedbyrobotteachersinthefuture?Doyoufeelmaorehappyinamoredeveloped,high-techsociety?Whyorwhynot?Listthedifferencofschoolingbetweennowandin2157MaterialclassroomteacherHomeworkandtestBackgroundKnowledgeTheFunTheyHadAsicience-fictionstory,whichfirsrappearedinachildren'snewspaperin1951ByIssacAsimov.Thestorytakesplaceintheyear2157,whereteachingisperformedbyrobotswithvastinformationstores.BackgroundKnowledgeTwoyoungfriends,TommyandMargie,findanoldbookaboutschool.Tommy,theolderchild,dismissesitasboring,whileMargieisenchantedbytheideaofhumanteachersandaspecialbuildingusedforteachingwherechildrenofthesameagewouldgathertolearntogetherAsimovintendedittobeanironiccriticismofthekindofschooleducationinwhichchildrenareallforcedtolearnthesamethingsatthesamepace,regardlessofinterestorability,buttheironyisoftenmissed.ReadthetextforthemainideaWhatdoesthenarrativetellus?ThetexttellsusthatMargie,agirlwhoisaged11in2157,always______schoolbecauseherteacherisa____