而让学生掌握故事的整体脉络, 并在此基础上用几句话来慨括故事的大意.

Step 3 Careful reading

Task 1 Do the true or false exercise and find out the sentences in the story to suppose your idea:

1) Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire.

2) When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it, but she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.

3) Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.

4) It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.

5) Claire's guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.

6) Claire's husband wanted to improve his social position, but she was sorry she could do little to help him.

7) Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no way out.

8) Tony went to town with Claire to buy things he needed to improve the house.

9) Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her.

10) The company was satisfied with Tony's report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.

(Suggested answers: F, F, T, F, F, T, F, F, T, F)

Task 2 Read the story and pay special attention to the change of Claire's feelings as the story developed, then complete the form below.

Claire Occasion disliked him was alarmed felt embarrassed admired him