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A robot is a machine designed to do
jobs that are usually performed by
humans. Robots are programmed and
controlled by a computer.
Read the text quickly and complete its
main idea.
The text is mainly about a robot, Tony,
who not only helped Claire do __________,
but also helped her create a new ________. image
housework
Characters Who are they?
Larry Belmont
Claire
Tony
Gladys Claffern
worked for a company that makes robots
Larry’s wife, a housewife
a household robot to be tested out
a woman that Claire envies
Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Characteristics of Tony
● tall and handsome ● his 1. ________________ never changed ● 2. ________ hair● a deep 3. ________ ● soft and warm 4. ________
facial expression
smoothvoice
skin
Things
Tony
did
● gave Claire a new 5. ________
and changed her makeup
● wrote out a(n) 6. ____ of items
for Claire to buy
● spoke to the clerk in a(n) 7.
______________ to make him
change his 8. ________
haircut
list
jewellery shop
attitude
Things
Tony
did
● 9. _______ Claire to invite her
friends to the house
● worked steadily on the
improvements of the house
● succeeded in catching Claire
when she fell off a ladder
● opened the curtains, 10.
________ Claire and expressed
his feelings to her
advised
hugged
Claire’s feelings toward
Tony changed as the story
developed. Fill in the
occasions when Claire
had these feelings.
Occasion Claire
disliked him
was alarmed
felt embarrassed
Before he arrived
When he arrived
When he offered to
help her dress
Occasion Claire
admired him
called him a dear
felt his warmth
When he offered to help her improve her house and herself
When he helped her with the salesman
When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony
Occasion Claire
felt being envied
cried all night
When she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsomeas Tony
She remembered Tony was just a machine
1. We can infer that when Claire first
saw Tony, she felt alarmed by his
cleverness.
2. Claire bought the items from the shop
because Tony wanted herself and the
house changed.
appearance.
3. Tony opened the curtains to let other
women see everything and envy Claire.
4. As a result, the experiment shows
Claire and Tony fell in love with each
other.
Tony had to be rebuilt.
1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.
2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire
from being harmed?
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. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?
4. How would you feel if you had a robot
like Tony in your house?
Tony had to be rebuilt because the
company felt that they could not have
women falling in love with a robot.
5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in
her house. What sentences in the story
show that she kept forgetting and then
remembering that he was a machine?
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.
I. 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
Characteristics
Similar Different
Physical Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voicelike 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.)
Characteristics
Similar Different
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 thenasked her whether she needed help dressing.)
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Why did Claire buy the items from
the shops?
A. Because her husband was to return.
B. Because Tony was to leave.
C. Because Tony wanted to transform
the house.
D. Because she thought she needed
them.
C
2. What do we know from the text?
A. Tony was a typical machine.
B. Claire was envied by her guests in
the end.
C. Tony was a gift from Claire’s
husband.
D. Claire’s husband was not satisfied
with Tony’s report.
B
1. Remember the characteristics
of science fiction.
2. Surf the internet to learn more
about robots and science fiction.
3. Surf the internet to learn about
Isaac Asimov.