课件24张PPT。A biography of Isaac Asimov
Module 7
Unit 2 RobotsI. Leading-in
1. We have learned the story of a robot Tony and a housewife Claire.
2. Do you know who wrote it?
Isaac AsimovA biography ofII. Scanning
Read the passage quickly to get the main idea.
The passage is about Issac Asimov, who was
a Russian-born American ___________and________. scientist writer
Date Event
He was born in Russia.
His talent for writing was obvious.
1950
1951-
1953
Died in New York
1931III. Skimming Complete Asimov’s events. Published his first novel.
Developed three laws for robots.
Published “The Foundation
Trilogy” and won an award for it.1992
IV. Read for detailed information
Paragraph 1
1. From Para 1, Asimov might be best described as _______.
A. generous B. productive
C. religious D. imaginary “Asimov had an extraordinary imagination”Paragraph 2
2. We may infer that Asimov had a blood transfusion in the year _____.
A. 1920 B. 1992 C. 1983 D. 1985 Paragraph 3
3. What's the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. His family life after moving to the US.
B. He helped his family through part-time
jobs.
C. His life before he turned professional
writer.
D. His work as a teacher in Boston
University. Paragraph 4,5 and 6
4. What can we learn about The Foundation Trilogy?
A. It focuses on the Roman Empire.
B. It shapes the thinking in the future.
C. It develops three laws for robots.
D. It won many awards for Asimov. 5. In which book did Asimov develop a set
of three “laws”?
A. The Foundation Trilogy.
B. I, Robot.
C. In his first novel.
D. In his first science book.○V. Discussion
( 1-3 pair work; 4 group work)
According to Asimov, what is the first
law for robots?
LawⅠ: A robot may not injure human
beings or, allow them to be injured.
2. In pairs, discuss what the other
two laws might be.
Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics”
LawⅠ: A robot may not injure human
beings or, allow them to be injured. LawⅡ:A robot must obey orders given to it
by human beings (except where such orders
would conflict with the First Law.) LawⅢ:A robot must protect its own
existence (as long as such protection
does not conflict with the First or Second Law). 3. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimov’s three laws did not exist?
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SophiaWatch a video clip.In 2017, Sophia became the first robot to get citizenship(公民身份) from Saudi Arabia（沙特阿拉伯）
Steven Hawking once
said, “ In the future,
we leave the earth, or
be alert to artificial
intelligence. In 2018 in USA, a self-driving car killed a pedestrian(行人）while travelling.V. Discussion(Group work) 4. Robots are a form of Artificial Intelligence. Does artificial intelligence(A.I.) bring human being more opportunities or more challenges? VI. Presentation and sum-up Whether we like it or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay with us.
During our “two sessions”(中国“两会”), artificial intelligence is a hot topic. Our country will make laws to ensure artificial intelligence can work proper for people.阅读语篇教学A Biography of Issac Asimov评测练习及分析
Leading-in
Teacher:We have learned the story of a robot Tony and a housewife Claire Satisfaction Guaranteed. Do you know who wrote it?
Students:_________.
II. Scanning
The passage is about Issac Asimov, who was a Russian-born American __________ and ___________.
III.Skimming
Read the passage and complete the timeline of the events in his life.
Date Event
1920 Born in Russia
______ His talent for writing was obvious
1950 __________________________________
__________________________________
1951-1953 ___________________________________
____ Died in New York
IV. Reading for detailed information
Para 1
1. From Para 1, Asimov might be best described as _______.
A. generous B. productive C. religious D. imaginary
Sentence: 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.
Para 2
2. We may infer that Asimov had a blood transfusion in the year _____.
A. 1920 B. 1992 C. 1983 D. 1985
Para 3
3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. His family life after moving to the US.
B. He helped his family through part-time jobs.
C. His life before he turned professional writer.
D. His work as a teacher in Boston University.
Para 4 ,5and 6
4. What can we learn about The Foundation Trilogy?
A. It focuses on the Roman Empire.
B. It shapes the thinking in the future.
C. It develops three laws for robots.
D. It won many awards for Asimov.
5. In which book did Asimov develop a set of three “laws”?
A. The Foundation Trilogy. B. I, Robot.
C. In his first novel. D. In his first science book.
V. Discussion (1-3 pair work;4 group work)
1.According to Asimov, what is the first law for robots?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. In pairs, discuss what the other two laws might be.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What might happen in a world where there were robots if
Asimov’s three laws did not exist?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.Robots are a form of Artificial Intelligence. Does artificial intelligence(A.I.) bring human beings more opportunities or more challenges?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VI. Presentation and sum-up
“Does artificial intelligence(A.I.) bring human beings more opportunities or more challenges?”
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
阅读语篇教学设计A Biography of Issac Asimov
主题语境:人与社会-科幻小说作家Issac Asimov与他所创作的有关机器人的科幻小说及重要思想
语篇类型：介绍性文章
授课时长：一课时（每课时40分钟）
文本分析：本课是一篇介绍著名的美国科幻小说作家Issac Asimov的阅读文章。该文章介绍了科幻小说家Issac Asimov的生平简介，文学作品以及他提出的重要思想（包括机器人应遵循的定律）。文章以时间顺序展开，可以通过他的生平编年表，了解他的人生。重点词汇主要涉及文学想象，科幻作品的创作等，如talent, theoretical, framework, thinking, artificial intelligence,句式主要涉及有关创作科幻小说的背景和内容方面的，词汇还涉及一些有关作家的人生经历和创作科幻小说的想象力和思维品质方面的。本文的价值取向在于学生通过本文的学习，体会到Issac Asimov在科幻小说领域的突出贡献和他作为科幻小说家对未来世界的探索精神，培养学生的想象力和科学严谨的态度，引发学生对机器人以至人工智能的思考和对未来人类发展的关注。
学情分析：本班学生英语基础较好，学习态度认真，学习热情较高。学生基本具备在阅读中获取细节信息的能力，部分学生能用英语自信的表达观点，是同学的榜样。但一部分学生在理解和整合语言知识方面有待提高。
教学目标
本课结束时，学生能够：
1.梳理清晰文章有关Issac Asimov本人和科幻小说创作的事实性信息；
2. 概括Issac Asimov的主要人生经历；
3. 推断Issac Asimov作为科幻小说作家的优秀品质，并从中对自己的成长成才有所启发；
4. 以Issac Asimov的机器人第一定律为基础，推测其它的定律，思考机器人定律的意义；
5. 以人工智能的发展现状为基础，进行分组讨论，激荡思想，讨论人工智能给人类发展带来的机遇和挑战，让学生对未来有社会担当。
教学重点
通过阅读，梳理清晰文章有关Issac Asimov本人和科幻小说创作的事实性信息，探讨并思考机器人定律和人工智能带来的机遇和挑战。
教学难点
在活动讨论中，大胆设想，科学假设，形成自己的观点并清晰表达。
教学资源
教材，多媒体课件，黑板和粉笔。
教学过程和步骤
I. Leading-in
Teacher:We have learned the story of a robot Tony and a housewife Claire Satisfaction Guaranteed. Do you know who wrote it?
Students: Issac Asimov.
T:Some of you have heard of him. Today we are going to learn about his lifetime-A Biography of Issac Asimov.
设计意图：创设情境，通过刚学习的一个由Issac Asimov作品改编来的有关人类和机器人的有趣的故事，引出主题，理解关键的词汇biography。
互动时间和模式：1.5分钟，Class work
II. Scanning
Teacher asks the students to read the passage quickly to get the main idea of it.
The passage is about Issac Asimov, who was a Russian-born American __________ and ___________.
设计意图：通过快速浏览文章，要求学生获得本文的基本信息。
互动时间和模式：2分钟，Individual work
III.Skimming
Read the passage and complete the timeline of the events in his life.
Date Event
1920 Born in Russia
1931 His talent for writing was obvious
1950 Published his first novel;
Developed three laws for robots
1951-1953 Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an
award for it
1992 Died in New York
设计意图：提取有关Issac Asimov的基本事实性信息。
互动时间和模式：4分钟，Individual work
IV. Reading for detailed information
Para 1
1. From Para 1, Asimov might be best described as _______.
A. generous B. productive
C. religious D. imaginary
Sentence: 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.
Para 2
2. We may infer that Asimov had a blood transfusion in the year _____.
A. 1920 B. 1992 C. 1983 D. 1985
Para 3
3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. His family life after moving to the US.
B. He helped his family through part-time jobs.
C. His life before he turned professional writer.
D. His work as a teacher in Boston University.
Para 4 ,5and 6
4. What can we learn about The Foundation Trilogy?
A. It focuses on the Roman Empire.
B. It shapes the thinking in the future.
C. It develops three laws for robots.
D. It won many awards for Asimov.
5. In which book did Asimov develop a set of three “laws”?
A. The Foundation Trilogy. B. I, Robot.
C. In his first novel. D. In his first science book.
设计意图：进一步梳理细节信息，判断，概括，整合对Issac Asimov的认知和对其作品的把握。学生在描述和阐释问题的过程中，实现语言和知识的内化；通过对教师设置的由简单到有一定思维含量的问题的分析讨论，增强了学生学习文本的思辨性和严谨性。
互动时间和模式：8分钟，individual work, pair work,teacher-student work
V. Discussion (1-3 pair work;4 group work)
1.According to Asimov, what is the first law for robots?
2. In pairs, discuss what the other two laws might be.
3. What might happen in a world where there were robots if
Asimov’s three laws did not exist?
4.Robots are a form of Artificial Intelligence. Does Artificial Intelligence(A.I.) bring human beings more opportunities or more challenges?
设计意图：利用本文所学的语言和内容，通过展示机器人和有关人工智能的图片（刷脸支付，优步自动驾车撞人事件）和视频（世界上第一个获得身份资格的机器人Sophia采访片段）的观看，充分调动了学生的想象力,引导和启发学生进行思考，完成两人和小组的讨论。
互动时间和模式：15分钟，pair work, group work
VI. Presentation and sum-up
The speaker from your group can give a presentation about“Does artificial intelligence(A.I.) bring human being more opportunities or more challenges?”
Teacher: Whether we like it or not, artificial is here to stay with us.
NPC &CPPCC(中国“两会”) Our country will make laws to ensure artificial intelligence work proper for people.
设计意图：通过展示环节，让学生进行语言输出和展示，表达观点，激荡思想，让他们对未来有预判和担当意识。教师总结部分，结合当下时事，尤其是中国“两会”，引导同学们课下继续思考人工智能与中国的未来，与世界的未来的关系。
互动时间和模式：10分钟，group work， teacher’s work
