选修7Unit2 Extensive reading

,unit2,AbiographyofIsaacAsimov,AbiographyofIsaacAsimov,Biography传记storyofapersonslifewrittenbysomebodyelse,Autobiography自传storyofapersonslifewrittenbyapersonhimselforherself,Leadingin,Ifyouareaskedtowriteabiography,whatwillyouwriteabout?Whoishe/she?Whenwashe/shebornordied?Howishe/sheeducated?Whatishisworkingexperience?Whatarehis/herachievements?Howabouthis/hermarriage?Whatarehis/herhobbies?,IsaacAsimov(1920-1992)ARussian-bornAmericanauthorandprofessorofbiochemistry,ahighlysuccessfulandexceptionallyprolificwriterbestknownforhisworksofsciencefictionandforhispopularsciencebooks.,Asimovwroteoreditedmorethanfivehundredbooks.AsimovsmostfamousworkistheFoundationtrilogy.,inhishomelibraryin1976,Oldphotos,inthearmy,speech,IsaacAsimovsmemorialmeeting,Reading,pletethetimelineoftheeventsinhislife.(p17),Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Para6:,A:hisawardsB:hismarriageC:hiseducationD:histalentE:WhoIsaacAsimovisF:thetimeandtheplacehewasbornanddied,Mainideaforeachparagraph,Readforcomprehension,Para1-2WhatmakesIsaacAsimovsofamous?ascientistandwriterwriting480booksonsomanysubjectsextraordinaryimaginationandamazingmindWhatcausedhisdeath?AnHIVinfectionthathegotfromabloodtransfusion.,Para.3,Whydidhestartworkingpart-timeinthestorewhenhewasattheageof9?Becauseatthattimehismotherwaspregnantwithherthirdchild.,Para.4,Whenwasitthatheshowedhistalentforwriting?ItwaswhenAsimovwaselevenyearsoldthathistalentforwritingbecameobvious.ItwaswhenthatItwaswhenhewasdyingthathedecidedtogiveupsmoking.,Para.5-6,WhywerehisFoundationtrilogysofamous?Becauseheinventedatheoreticalframeworkwhichwasdesignedtoshowhowideasandthinkingmaydevelopinthefuture.Whatdidhedevelopinhis“I,Robot”?Asetofthreelawsforrobots.,Whatisthefirstlaw?Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowedthemtobeinjured.Canyousuggesttheothertwolaws?,AsimovslawsforRobots,FirstlawArobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.SecondlawArobotmustobeytheordersgiventoitbyhumanbeings.(aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured.Thirdlawarobotmustprotectitsownexistence(aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured;andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeyhumanbeings).,AsimovslawsforRobots,机器人三定律来自阿西莫夫的名著我，机器人：一、机器人不得伤人，或任人受伤而袖手旁观；二、除非违背第一定律，机器人必须服从人的命令；三、除非违背第一及第二定律，机器人必须保护自己。,Readforappreciation,GroupDiscussionWhichlawisthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”basedon?2.WhydidIsaacAsimovdevelopthelawsforrobots?,IsaacAsimovsthreelawsforrobotsshowhisintelligenceandgreatthinkingaboutfuture.Hethinkstherobotisaninventionandatoolforhumanbeings.Itcanonlyserveandprotectustomaketheworldmoreadvanced,ourlifemoreconvenientandmorepeaceful.Otherwiseitwillcausedisastersforhumanbeings.Thenwhatsthepointofhavingnewscienceandtechnology?Ofcourse,atthesametimeweshouldtakegoodcareofourinventionsandusethemwisely.,Mypointofview,Date,Event,BorninRussia_Parentsboughtacandystore._Motherandherthirdchild._Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.1939_,Sisterborn,MovedwithfamilytoNewYork,Startedworkingincandystore,1931,Beganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazine,_GainedMastersdegreeinchemistryFinishedworkinginthecandystore_1942-1945_GotPhDinchemistry_Becameabiochemistryteacher,Publishedhisfirstnovel.-1953Published“TheFoundationTrilogy”andwonanawardforit,1941,Gotmarried.,Workedasjuniorchemist,PhiladelphiaNavyYard.,1948,1949,Date,Event,Event,Date,_Publishedfirstsciencebook._Becameafull-timewriter.Divorcedhisfirstwife._Hadabloodtransf