unit2 A_Biography_of_Isaac_Asimov.ppt

ABiographyofIsaacAsimov,Leadingin,IsaacAsimov(1920-1992)isesteemedasoneofthefinestwritersofsciencefictionandscientificfactinthetwentiethcentury.AsimovwasbornonJanuary2,1920,inamiddle-classJewishfamilyinRussia.HisfamilyimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1923,settlinginBrooklyn,NewYork.,almost500booksaboutBible,worksforpreschoolers,collegecoursework,mysteries,chemistry,biology,limericks,Shakespeare.Duringhisprolificcareerhehelpedtoelevatesciencefictionfrompulpmagazinestoamoreintellectuallevel.HisworksincludetheFoundationtrilogy,nightfall,thenakedsun,Irobot,I,Robot机械公敌,BicentennialMan机器管家,Mainideaofeachparagraph:,Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Para6:,Angreatscientistanwriter.,Hisbirthanddeath.,Hisfamousworks.,Hisexperience.,Histalentforwriting.,Hismarriage.,Taskone:FastReading,1.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?3.WhatsubjectdidAsimovteachatBostonUniversity?4.Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished?5.Howmanychildrendidhehave?,Choosethebestanswer:,HowmanyyearsdidIsaacAsimovworkinthestore?A.5B.9C.11D.13,2.WhatwasAsimovbestknownfor?A.Hismysterystories.B.Hissciencefictionstories.C.Hisscienceandhistorybooks.D.HisbooksabouttheBibleandaboutShakespeare.,3.Allthefollowingsaretrueexcept_.A.Asimovstalentforwritingwasntobviouswhenhewasyoung.B.Hebeganhavinghisstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinein1939.C.Hepublishedhisfirstnovelin1950.D.Hepublishedhisfirstsciencebookin1953.,4.Inwhichbookdidhedevelopasetofthreelaws?A.TheFoundationTrilogyB.I,RobotC.InhisfirstnovelD.Inhisfirstsciencebook.,Tasktwo:carefulReading,mysterystories,scienceandhistorybooksevenabouttheHolyBibleandShakespeare,Para1:AngreatscientistanwriterQ:Whatishisbooksabout?Q：Translatethelastsentenceofthisparagraph.,阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力,使他能对未来世界进行探索,而且还有惊人的智力,使他能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解析。,AsimovwasborninRussia.,On2January,1920In1983OnApril6,1992,AsimovdiedinNY,America.,AsimovgotanHIVinfectionfromabloodtransfusion.,Para2：Hisbirthanddeath,Para3:hisexperiences,In1922,In1923,In1929,In1941,In1942,In1948,In1949,In1958,movedtoNYandboughtastore.,hismotherwaspregnantandhestartedworkinginthestore.,finishedworkinginthestoreandjoinedthestaffofPNY,gainedamastersdegree,gothisPhDinchemistry.,hebecameabiochemistryteacher.,gaveupteachingtobecome,Hissisterwasborn.,Para4:Histalentforwriting.,In1931,In1939,In1950,In1953,Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.,hehadstoriespublishedinsci-fimagazines.,hehadhisfirstnovelpublished.,hehadhisfirstsciencebookpublished.,Para5:Hisfamousworks,1951-1953,In1950,theFoundationtrilogy.,publishedhiscollectionsofshortstories,I,Robot.,Q:Whatarethethreenovelsabout?Whyarethesebooksfamous?,Three“laws”forrobots,AsimovsLawsforRobots,FirstLawArobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.SecondLawArobotmustobeytheordersgiventoitbyhumanbeings(aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured).ThirdLawArobotmustprotectitsownexistence(aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured;andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeyhumanbeings).,Para6:Hismarriage,In1942,In1973,hemarriedhisfirstwife.,hedivorcedhisfirstwifeandremarried.,WriteashortsummaryofAsimovslifein150-200words.Followthestepsbelow.1.LookbackatthetimelineofAsimovslife.2.Underlinethemostimportantpartsofhislifethatmadehimagreatwriterofsciencefiction.3.Writedowntheimportantpartsyouhaveunderlined.4.Useaclearsimplestyleasifyouwerewritingtoyoungerstudentsinyourschool.,TaskThree:Writing,SamplesummaryIsaacAsimov(1920-1992)wasaRussian-bornAmericanwriter.HisfamilyimmigratedtotheUnitedStateswhenhewasthreeyearsoldandsettledinNewYork.HegainedamastersdegreeinchemistryandlatergothisPhD.Afterhegraduated,hebecameabiochemistryteacheratBostonUniversity.Hewastalentedinwriting.Whenherealizedit,hegaveupteachingandbecameaprofessionalwriter.In1939,hehadstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazineandin1950hepublishedhisfirstnovel.Hewasfamousforhisfictionstoriesa