A biography of Isaac Asimov

1、A Biography of Isaac Asimov Unit 2 For relaxation Lets watch a short film clip! This movie is adapted from a book of the same name, _. It was written by _. I, Robot Isaac Asimov .Fast Reading 1. Find the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 Para5 Para6 His birth and death. His experi

2、ence. His talent for writing. A great scientist and writer. His marriage. His famous works. Skimming 1) Who is Asimov? 2) When and where was he born? 3) What caused his death? 4) What did he teach at Boston University? 5) What are the famous novels mentioned in the passage? 6) Whats one of the laws

3、set for robots by Asimov? 2. Answer the following questions. Scanning Check your answers 1）Who is Asimov? He is an American scientist and writer. 2）When and where was he born? He was born on 2 January, 1920, in Russia 3）What caused his death? He got an HIV infection from a blood transfusion. 4）What

4、did he teach at Boston University? Biochemistry 5）What are the famous novels mentioned in the passage? the Foundation trilogy and I, Robot 6）Whats one of the laws set for robots by Asimov? A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. 1. Read and fill in the blanks. Pay attention

5、 to the dates and events. .Careful Reading Date Event 1920: Born in Russia 1922: _ 1923: _ 1929: _ _: Started to take himself seriously as a writer 1939: _ _ Sister born Moved with family to New York Started working in the candy store 1931 Began having stories published in science fiction magazines

6、Date Event _: Gained masters degree in chemistry 1942 : Finished working in the candy store _ 1942-1945: _ _ _: Got PhD in chemistry _: Became a biochemistry teacher 1941 Got married Worked as a junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard 1948 1949 Date Event 1950: Published his first novel. _. Developed

7、 three laws for robots. 1951-1953: Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it _: Published first science book _: Became a full-time writer Published I, Robot 1953 1958 Date Event 1973 : Divorced his first wife. _. _: Had a blood transfusion . Became infected with HIV. 1992 : _ Married

8、for a second time 1983 Died in New York 1. In 1931, Asimovs talent for writing became obvious. 2. In 1939, he had stories published in history books. 3. He is famous for his science fiction stories as well as his collection of short stories. 4. He had one marriage and 2 children. 5. He developed thr

9、ee laws for robots in the novels, the Foundation of trilogy. 2. True or False T T F F F Write a short summary of Asimovs life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below. 1.Look back at the timeline of Asimovs life. 2.Underline the most important parts of his life. 3.Begin by giving assessment of Asimo

10、v as a writer. 4.Write down the important parts you have underlined. .Discussion Sample Summary Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) was an American _ and _. His family immigrated to _ when he was three years old and settled in New York. He gained a _ in _ and later got his PhD. After he graduated, he became a _

11、teacher at Boston University. scientist writer New York City masters degree chemistry biochemistry He was talented in _. When he realized it, he gave up teaching and became a professional writer. In 1939, he had stories published in _ and in _ he published his first novel. He was famous for his fict

12、ion stories and received many awards. _ and I, Robot are very popular with the young and adults. His works exercised great influence over other writers. writing Science fiction magazine 1950 The Foundation trilogy Asimov had_ marriages and two children. He died of AIDS in New York in _. two 1992 .Homework Write a short passage about Mark Twain. 馬克吐溫（1853-1910），19世紀美國著名的作家和幽默大師， 馬克吐溫是他的筆名。他在家鄉(xiāng)密西西比河度過童年時期，曾 做過水手。他寫過許多的小說，主要的代表作品有哈克貝 利費恩歷險記、湯姆索亞歷險記、百萬英鎊等