Unit 2 Robots
(3)why did tony have to be rebuilt?
(4)how would you feel if you had a robot like tony in your house?
(5)claire spent three weeks with tony in her house.which sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering he was a machine?
several minutes later check the answers with the whole class.
suggested answers：
(1)he wanted claire's guests to see him and claire together so that she could be envied by the women guests.
(2)tony prevented claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself.he helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.
(3)because the company (designers)felt that they could not have women falling in love with machines.
(4)various answers can be accepted.
(5)sentences：
how absurd，she thought.he was just a machine.
he held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.she screamed，pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.
then she remembered—tony was just a machine.
she shouted “leave me alone” and ran to her bed.
3.in groups，list tony's characteristics that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.
characteristics similar different
physical
mental
suggested answers：
characteristics similar different
physical looks like a human being.body and skin soft and warm.hair and fingernails realistic.voice like a human's. facial expressions never change.
quicker reactions(she fell off a ladder and even though tony was in the next room，he managed to catch her in time.)
mental able to make suggestions and predictions.able to make a plan and follow it through.has good communication skills. behaviour not appropriate(tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing.)
step 5 comprehending
1.tell students that claire's feelings towards tony changed as the story developed.read the story again and then fill in the occasions when claire had these feelings.
occasion claire occasion claire
disliked him called him a dear
was alarmed felt his warmth
felt embarrassed felt being envied
admired him cried all night
suggested answers：
occasion claire occasion claire
1.before he arrived disliked him 5.when he helped her with the salesman called him a dear
2.when he arrived was alarmed 6.when she fell off a ladder and caught by tony felt his warmth