Unit1+Reading+and+Thinking+课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册.pptx

UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION Theme picture1. What is science fiction?Science fiction, SF or sci-fi for short, is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. （科学幻想，科幻）It is also a type of book, film/movie, etc. that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future, and often deals with space travel and life on other planets. （科幻小说或影片等） Nineteen Eighty-four (《1984》) George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep(《仿生人会梦见电子羊吗》)Philip K. DickFoundation (《基地》)Isaac AsimovThe Time Machine(《时间机器》) H. G. Wells《三体》(The Three-Body Problem) 刘慈欣《流浪地球》(The Wandering Earth)刘慈欣 Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact. ---Isaac Asimov Theme picture2. How do you understand this quote? The quote can be paraphrased to mean what we read about in science fiction sotries today will become reality in the future.3. What do you know about Issac Asimov?Isaac Asimov is an American scientist and author, who wrote science fiction and proposed three Laws of Robotics in the 1940s. Theme pictureThree Laws of RoboticsLaw 1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Law 2: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Law 3: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Lead inReading and Thinking---Explore the relationship between humans and robots1. What is a robot?2. How do robots already help humans in their lives today?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. RobotsDo rescue/research/service workentertain humans or performprogramsDo labor/dangerous work Do housework...Play with or take care of humans Read for struct