选修7：Unit 2 Using language

The Foundation trilogy and I, Robot are very popular with the young and adults. His works exercised great influence over other writers. Asimov had two marriages and two children. He dies of AIDS in New York in 1992.
(5) In 1950, he published his first science novel book. and in 1953 his first science book. F (6) “The Foundation Trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future. T (7) In his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots. T
A biography of Isaac Asimov
艾萨克· 阿西莫夫 Isaac Asimov, (1920-1992)， 美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说 家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果 奖和星云终身成就「大师奖」。以他的名 字为号召的「艾西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美 国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。
1. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations 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 着惊人的智力，使他能对现在和过去 的各种事物作出解释。
1951-1953 Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it. 1953 ____ Published first science book. 1958 ____ Became a full-time writer. 1973 Divorced his first wife. Married for a second time. __________________________ 1983 ____ Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV. Died in New York. 1992 _____________________
阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自 50年代初，至今已出版了大约500部著作。
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Glance through the text quickly to find the answers to the questions. • Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died? Para.2 • Which paragraph tells you about his education? Para.3 • Which paragraph tells you about awards he received? Para.5
____ 1931 1939 ____ 1941 1942
Started to take himself seriously as a writer. Began having stories published ___________________________ in science fiction magazines. ___________________________ Gained master’s degree in chemistry. Finished working in the candy store. Got married. _______________
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 magazine and in 1950 he published his first novel. He was famous for his fiction stories and received many awards.
Write a short summary of Asimov’s life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below. 1. Look back at the timeline of Asimov’s life. 2. Underline the most important parts of his life that made him a great writer of science fiction. This can serve as the outline of your summary.
3. Begin by giving your assessment of Asimov as a writer. Then write down the important parts you have underlined. 4. Use a clear simple style as if you were writing to younger students in your school.
(1) Isaac Asimov’s best known work science fiction stories. was his mystery stories. F Russia on 2 (2) Asimov was born in America January, 1920. F (3) Asimov became a biochemistry T teacher in 1949. (4) In 1931 Asimov’s talent for writing T became obvious.
1. A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. 2. A robot must help human beings do what they wish to do. 3. A robot must protect its owner but cannot have him/her fall in love with it.
1942-1945 _________________________ Worked as junior chemist. _________________________ Philadelphia Navy Yard. 1948 _____ Got PhD in chemistry. _____ Became a biochemistry teacher, 1949 Boston University School of Medicine. 1950 Published his first novel. _________________. Published I, Robot Developed three laws for robots.
candy Work Worked in his parents’ ______ he did store. junior chemist Worked as a(n) ______ at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Became a biochemistry ___________ teacher at Boston University School of Medicine. Gave up teaching to become a(n) ______________. full-time writer
Isaac Asimov developed three laws for robots. Then first law was:
“A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured”.
In groups, discuss what the other two laws might be. Write them down on a piece of paper. Then exchange your piece of paper with another group.
Scan the text for specific information. Try to answer the question. • What subject did Asimov teach?
Biochemistry. • When did he start having stories published?
Life
2 January, 1920 -- 6 April, 1992
Place of birth He was born in Russia New York and death and died in __________. Books he wrote Mystery stories, science and history books, _________________ and books about the Bible and Shakespeare.
In 1950. • How many children did he have?
Two.
Read about Isaac Asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life. Date Event 1920 Born in Russia. Sister born. 1922 _________________________ Moved with family to New York. 1923 __________________________ Parents bought a candy store. Started working in candy store. 1929 _________________________ Mother had her third child.
Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) was a Russianborn American writer. His family immigrated to the United States when 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.