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It’s short story, which was adapted from the works of the famous science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

A short story

vivid characters

creative and well-organized plots

a clear theme

Characters Who are they?

Larry Belmont Claire’s husband

Claire Larry’s wife

Tony the robot

Gladys Claffern the woman Claire envies

Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed between them. Read the story and focus on Clair’s different feelings in different occasions.

Share your ideas with each other, and take out a piece of paper to make a clear list in order of time. Then choose a spokesman to present your list .

Group work

Occasion Claire’s feelings

When she first saw him felt alarmed

When he offered tohelp her dress

felt embarrassed

When he offered sympathy for her

felt ridiculous

felt thankful

felt his warmth & was shy

When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony

When the clerk was rude to her and she rang Tony up

When she touched his fingers and hand

felt amazed

She remembered Tony was just a machine and had to leave .

When she heard Gladyssaying that she had neverseen anyone so handsomeas Tony

sad &cried all night

felt sweet

When Tony hugged herat the party and told her he didn’t want to leave.

surprised &happy

1.Describe Tony’s personality

2.Describe Claire’s personality

caring, helpful, capable, smart, considerate

unconfident, clumsy, shy, emotional, sensitive

Find out evidence to support your idea

The theme is how Claire became more confident with the help of Tony, the robot, and gradually fell in love with him.

Find out the theme of the story.

Please discuss in groups of four, and go on writing the story. Pay attention to the three elements of a short story. Then choose a spokesman to present it.

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