A biography of Isaac Asimov.ppt

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,Who is Asimov? When and where was he born? What caused his death? What did he teach at Boston University? What are the famous novels mentioned in the passage? Whats one of the laws set for robots by

3、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 did he teach at Bo

4、ston 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 to the dates and

5、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,Date Event,_: Gain

6、ed 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 three laws for ro

7、bots. 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 for a second time,

8、1983,Died in New York,In 1931, Asimovs talent for writing became obvious. In 1939, he had stories published in history books. He is famous for his science fiction stories as well as his collection of short stories. He had one marriage and 2 children. He developed three laws for robots in the novels,

9、 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 Asimov as a writer. 4.Write down the i

10、mportant 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 _teacher at Boston University.,sci

11、entist,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 fiction stories and received many awa

12、rds. _ 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. 马克吐温（1853-1910），19世纪美国著名的作家和幽默大师，马克吐温是他的笔名。他在家乡密西西比河度过童年时期，曾做过水手。他写过许多的小说，主要的代表作品有哈克贝利费恩历险记、汤姆索亚历险记、百万英镑等。