1、Unit 2 Robots,Using language 任莉莉,“ I, ROBOT”,Bicentennial Man 機(jī)器管家,Reading,A Biography of Isaac Asimov,Read about Isaac Asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life. Date Event Born in Russia. _. _ Started to take himself seriously as a writer. _ _.,1931,Began having stories published

2、in science fiction magazines,Task 1:,Date Event _ Gained Masters degree in chemistry. Finished working in the candy store. _. 1942-1945 _. _ Got PhD in chemistry. _ Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine. Published his first novel. _ . Developed three laws for robots.,19

3、41,Got married,Worked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard,1948,1949,Published “I, Robot”,Date Event 1951-1953 Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an award for it. _ Published first science book _ Became a full-time writer. Divorced his first wife. _. _ Had a blood transfusion. Became in

4、fected with HIV. 1992 _.,1953,1958,Married for a second time,1983,Died in New York,Discussion: What do you know about Asimov?,birth,work,education,works,Isaac Asimov,Write a short summary of Asimovs life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below.,Task 2: Writing,Look back at the timeline of Asimovs l

5、ife.,2. Use the given key words to make up the outline of your summary.,Isaac Asimov,Para.2,Para.1,Para.3,A sample summary of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) was a Russian-born American writer. He gained a masters degree in chemistry and later got his PhD. After he graduated, he became a bioche

6、mistry teacher at Boston University. He was talented in writing. When he realized it, he gave up teaching and became a professional writer. In 1939, he had stories published in science fiction magazines and in 1950 he published his first novel. He was famous for his fiction stories and received many

7、 awards. The Foundation trilogy and I, Robot are very popular with the young and adults. His works have a great influence on other writers.In fact, he has made great contributions to the development of science fiction.,Conclusion:,What have we learned in this reading and writing class?,Homework:,Write a brief life story of Yao Ming in 120-150 words. 姚明，1980年生于上海市,著名籃球運(yùn)動員。1998年，他入選國家隊(duì)，開始籃球生涯。2002年，他以優(yōu)秀的表現(xiàn)被NBA的休斯敦火箭隊(duì)選中