人教版（新课程标准）Unit2 Robots Using language课件（30张ppt）

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Using Language
A biography of Isaac Asimov
Unit 2 Robots
1. Do you know the three laws for Robots
2. Who developed three laws for robots
Isaac
Asimov
A great
American scientist
and writer.
Asimov’s Laws For Robots
First Law: A robot must not injure human
beings or allow them to be injured.
Second Law: A robot must obey the orders
given to it by human beings (as long as human
beings are not injured ).
Third Law: A robot must protect its own
existence (as long as human beings are not
injured; and as long as the robot does not
disobey the human beings).
Main idea of each paragraph:
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Para6:
A great American scientist and writer.
His birth and death.
His famous works.
His experience.
His talent for writing.
His marriage.
Task one: Fast Reading
1920
1922
1923
1929
born in Russia.
Sister born.
Moved with family to New York.
Parents bought a candy store.
Mother had her third child.
Started working in candy store.
Started to take himself seriously as a writer.
1931
Date Event
Complete the timeline of the events.
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1939
1942-
1945
Began having stories published in science fiction magazines.
Gained Masters degree in chemistry.
Finished working in candy store.
Got married.
Worked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Got PhD in chemistry.
1941
1948
1942
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1950
1951-1953
Became a biochemistry teacher,
Boston University School of
Medicine.
Published his first novel.
Developed three laws for robots.
Published “I, Robot”.
Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an award for it.
Published first science book.
Became a full-time writer.
1949
1953
1958
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1973
1992
Divorced his first wife.
Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV.
Married a second wife.
1983
Died in New York.
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Language points
biography n. 传记
bio- 表示“生命, 生物”
biophysics 生物物理学
biochemistry n. 生物化学
an American scientist and writer
一位科学家兼作家
The singer and dancer ________ (be) coming
for a visit.
The singer and the dancer __________ (be)
coming for a visit.
A knife and fork _______ (be) on the desk.
is / was
are/ were
is / was
Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination
that gave him the ability to explore future
worlds and an amazing mind with which he
searched for explanation of everything, in the
present and the past.
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。
他好象正在找能表达他想法的词语。
He seemed to be looking for the words______
he could express what he was thinking about .
这本已改成儿童电影的小说是一位著名的美国
作家写的。
The novel ________ the films has been
adapted for Children is written by a famous
American writer .
with which
from which
我花很多钱买的这辆小汽车现在过时了。
The car, _____ I paid a lot of money, is now out of date .
他正在讲一个让全镇人都感到自豪的英雄故事。
He is telling a storey of a hero, _____ everyone in the town is proud.
for which
of whom
2. The Nile , ________electricity is produced, no
longer destroys villages and crops .
A. which B. from which C. form it D. from that
3. --- How do you like the cake
--- It’s quite different from _____I had last
month.
A. that B. which C. the one D. the one what
B
C
1. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person
_______they could turn for help .
A. whom B. who C. to whom D. from whom
C
search (...) for ...
in search of
The enemies __________the Red Army man
everywhere.
They have _________ the whole city __
the missing boy.
The boy has been to many places ____
his lost cat.
searched for
searched
in search of
for
He got a master's degree ____ chemistry.
in
a hospital with ____ staff of 101
employ 101 staff
join the staff of IBM
a staff canteen
a
a junior teacher
senior
be junior ____ sb by 2 years
to
He has a talent __for_ music
He is a _talented__(talent) musician.
He takes things too __seriously
___(serious).
反义词:
take … for granted
There are three things in life that cannot be taken
for granted - health, wealth and love.
Take them for granted and they will be lost.
人生有三样东西是不该挥霍的，身体，金钱和爱，
你想挥霍却得不尝失。
divorce sb.
be/get divorced ___ sb.
be married ___sb.
to
to
专职作家
他一生中获过许多奖。
获得化学硕士学位
full-time writer
He received many awards throughout his life.
get/gain a master's degree in chemistry
这个词组可以大概翻译为“走开”。
This phrase can be loosely translated as "Go away!"
这部电影是根据昆德拉的小说的大致内容改编而成的。
The film is loosely based on the novel by Kundera.
Read through the text and
answer the following questions:
What subject did Asimov teach at
Boston University
When did he start having stories published
How many children did he have
1.What subject did Asimov teach at
Boston University
2.When did he start having stories published
3. How many children did he have
He taught biochemistry.
In 1939 (at the age of 19).
Two children, a son and a daughter.
Choose the best answer:
How many years did Isaac Asimov work in the store
A. 5 B. 9 C. 11 D. 13
2. What was Asimov best known for
A. His mystery stories.
B. His science fiction stories.
C. His science and history books.
D. His books about the Bible and about Shakespeare.
3. All the followings are true except____.
A. Asimov’s talent for writing wasn’t obvious when he was young.
B. He began having his stories published in science fiction magazine in 1939.
C. He published his first novel in 1950.
D. He published his first science book in 1953.
4. In which book did he develop a set of three laws
A. The Foundation Trilogy
B. I, Robot
C. In his first novel
D. In his first science book.
Sample summary
Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) _was__a Russian-born American writer.
His family _immigrated_(immigrate) to the United States _since_
he was three years old __and__ settled in New York. He gained a
master’s degree __in_ chemistry and later got his PhD. __after_ he
graduated, he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University.
He was talented __in_ writing. When he realized it, he gave _up_
teaching and became a _professional_ (profession) writer. In 1939, he
had stories __published_(publish) in science fiction magazine and in
1950 he published his first novel. He was famous for __his__ fiction
stories and received many awards. The Foundation trilogy and I,
Robot are very popular ___with__ the young and adults. His works
exercised great influence __on__ other writers.
Asimov had two __marriages__(marry) and two children. He died
of AIDS in New York in 1992.
Homework
Let the students finish their composition
after class and exchange the compositions
with the deskmates, then correct the
mistakes for each other.