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children; it can serve us etc. Pre- reading Look at the photos of robots and ask students to discuss the questions in Pre- reading in are encouraged to speak out their opinions freely. 1. Where would you find each robot? What does each one do? 2. Can you think of any other type of robot? 3. Do you think it is possible for a robot to think for itself, have feelings,have its own needs and desires, or look and feel like a human being? Skimming 1. Skim the text to find out t he main characters in the story. Title Characters in the Satisfaction Guaranteed story employed in a pany that made robots Larry39。s wife, a housewife a robot a woman that Claire envied Keys: Title Characters in the story Satisfaction Guaranteed Larry Belmont employed in a pany that made robots Claire Larry39。s wife, a housewife Tony a robot Gladys Claffern a woman that Claire envied groups, find answers to the following questions: (1)What did Tony look like? (2)What was Larry Belmont39。s problem in the end? Several minutes later check the answers with the whole class. Suggested answers: (1)He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. (2)His wife may have fallen in love with Tony, the robot. Scanning 1. Ask students to read the text carefully and then find out the true statements. (1)Claire didn39。t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. (2)When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept 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)Claire was sorry she could do little to help her husband, who wanted to improve his social position. (5)Tony was eager to help scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no way out. (6)Tony went to town with Claire to buy things he wanted to improve the house. (7)While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also d