高二英語(yǔ)Robots教案
period 5 using language
teaching goals
1.learn some useful words，expressions and sentence structures in the passage.
explanation，junior，navy，talent，chapter，divorce
it was when asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.
expressions of supposition and belief.
2.learn to write a summary of asimov's life.
teaching procedures
step 1 lead－in
first，present a photo of isaac asimov and tell students something about him.
background information：
he is a russian－born american writer.
he has written popular works on science and the history of science，as well as a number of science fiction classics，including i，robot(1950)and the foundation trilogy(1951－1953).
one of his famous quotations is “i write for the same reason i breathe—because if i didn't，i would die.”
next，tell students to read his biography and learn more about him.when reading，please pay more attention to the timeline.
step 2 reading
read about isaac asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life.(the timeline will help students to remember the events in his life.)
date event
1920 born in russia.
1922
1923 ______________________________________________ parents bought a candy store.
1929 ________________________________________________________________________ mother had her third child.
started to take himself seriously as a writer.
1939
gained master's degree in chemistry.
1942 finished working in the candy store. ___________________________________
1942－1945
got his phd in chemistry.
became a biochemistry teacher，boston university school of medicine.
1950 published his first novel. __________________________________developed three laws for robots.
1951－1953 published the foundation trilogy and won an award for it.
published his first science book.
became a full－time writer.
1973 divorced his first wife. _________________________________________
had a blood transfusion.became infected with hiv.
1992
suggested answers：
date event
1920 born in russia.
1922 sister born.
1923 moved with family to new york.
parents bought a candy store.
1929 started working in the candy store.
mother had her third child.
1931 started to take himself seriously as a writer.
1939 began having stories published in science fiction magazines.
1941 gained master's degree in chemistry.
1942 finished working in the candy store.