unit-2-robots-using-language公开课

UsingLanguageAbiographyofIsaacAsimovReadingLeadinginIsaacAsimov(1920-1992)ARussian-bornAmericanauthorandprofessorofbiochemistry,ahighlysuccessfulandexceptionallyprolificwriterbestknownforhisworksofsciencefictionandforhispopularsciencebooks.Asimovwroteoreditedmorethanfivehundredbooks.Asimov'smostfamousworkaretheFoundationSeriesandtheRobotseries.inhishomelibraryin1976OldphotospeechinthearmyIsaacAsimov’smemorialmeeting作品：I,Robot《作品100》《最新科学指南》IsaacAsimovInterestingcreativeImaginative…describeeventsandpeoplethatdonotexistSciencefiction:超凡的想像力惊人的智力寻找大约放弃一个专职作家有…的天赋因…为著名一组;一套Usefulexpressions:anextraordinaryimaginationanamazingmindsearchfororsogiveupafull-timewriterhaveatalentforbewellknownforasetofDifficulties难点1.Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationthatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazingmindwithwhichhesearchedforexplanationsofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.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，而且有着惊人的智力，使他能对现在的和过去的各种事物做出解释。句子分析:Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationandanamazingmind是句子的主要部分,had在句中有两个宾语imagination和mind,他们分别带了自己的宾语从句。that引导的从句修饰imagination;withwhich引导的定语从句修饰mind。动词不定式toexplorefutureworlds修饰ability。这个句子是复合句，含有两个定语从句：一个是由when引导的非限制性定语从句；一个由that引导的定语从句，修饰infection。2．ItendedinNewYorkon6April,1992，whenhediedasaresultofanHIVinfectionthathehadgotfromabloodtransfusionnineyearsearlier.(阿西莫夫的一生是在纽约结束的，他死于1992年4月6日，他是在9年前的一次输血中感染了艾滋病病毒而去世的。3.ItwaswhenAsimovwaselevenyearsoldthathistalentforwritingbecameobvious.在阿西莫11岁的时候，他的写作才华就已经显露出来了。这是一个强调句，强调了时间状语从句whenAsimovwas...还原为:HistalentforwritingbecameobviouswhenAsimovwaselevenyearsold。把下面句子改写成强调句MarryvisitedAsimovyesterday.4．Amonghismostfamousworksofsciencefiction,oneforwhichhewonanawardwastheFoundationtrilogy(1951－1953),threenovelsaboutthedeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture.在他那些最著名的科学幻想作品中，有一部获奖作品叫做《基地三部曲》，该书由三个小说组成，讲的是未来银河系的一个伟大帝国的灭亡和再生。•这是一个主从复合句，Amonghismostfamousworksofsciencefiction是状语，one是主语，was是系动词，theFoundationtrilogy是表语，forwhichhewonanaward是定语从句，修饰one,threenovelsaboutthedeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture，进一步说明theFoundationtrilogy的内容。本句的主句是thesebooksarefamous。because引导一个原因状语从句，在原因状语从句中，which引导一个定语从句，修饰framework；不定式短语toshow...作目的状语；how引导的是宾语从句，作show的宾语。5．ThesebooksarefamousbecauseAsimovinventedatheoreticalframeworkwhichwasdesignedtoshowhowideasandthinkingmaydevelopinthefuture.这些书很出名，因为阿西莫夫创造了一种理论构架，用来阐述各种想法在未来可能会如何发展。Skimming1.WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereIsaacAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?3.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?1.WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?Para.2Para.33.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?Para.51.Scanthetextandthenfindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions:1.Heisknownas____________.2.Heisbestknownfor__________.3.Hisfamousworksare_________.ScanninganAmericanscientistandwriterhissciencefictionstories“theFoundationtrilogy”and“I,Robot”1.WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach?2.Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished?3.Howmanychildrendidhehave?Hetaughtbiochemistry.In1939.Twochildren,asonandadaughter.Scanning:Readthroughthetextandthenfindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions:Readthebiographycarefullyandcompletedthetimelineoftheeventsinhislife.DetailreadingDate1920192219231929EventBorninRussia.Parentsboughtacandystore.Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.Motherhadherthirdchild.1931Sisterborn.MovedwithfamilytoNewYork.Startedworkingincandystore.1939_____19421942-1945__________________________________________________________.BeganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazineGainedMastersdegreeinchemistry.Finishedworkingincandystore.________________________.Gotmarried__________________________________________________________.Workedasjuniorchemist,PhiladelphiaNavyYardGotPhDinchemistry.19411948_____19501951-1953__________Becameabiochemistryteacher,BostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Publishedhisfirstnovel.______________________.Developedthreelawsforrobots.Published“I,Robot”Published“TheFoundationTrilogy”andwonanawardforit.Publishedfirstsciencebook.Becameafull-timewriter.1949195319581973_____1992Divorcedhisfirstwife.____________________________.Hadabloodtransfusion.BecameinfectedwithHIV.___________________________.Marriedhissecondwife1983DiedinNewYork2.TrueorFalse:1).IsaacAsimovhadtwosons.2).AsimovwasborninAmerica.3).“TheFoundationtrilogy”consistsof3storiesaboutdeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture.4).In“theFoundationtrilogy”,hiscollectionofshortstories,hedevelopedasetofthree“laws”forrobots.TFFFtwochildren(asonandadaughter)Russia“I,Robot”DiscussImagineitisthefutureandpeoplehavehouseholdrobots.Discusswhatpositiveornegativeeffectthesituationwouldbe.PositiveeffectsPeoplewillberelivedfromdoinghouseholdcleaningorcooking.Robotswillbeabletorebuildanddecoratethehomeanddesignanddothegarden.Peoplewillbefreetoworkorenjoytheirleisuretime.Lifewillbecomeanendlessparadise!NegativeeffectsPeoplewillbecomefatandlazyiftheynolongerhavetotakecareoftheirhousesortheirgardens.Therewillbemanymedicalproblemswithpeoplewhoare