Unit2RobotsUsinglanguage学案- 高中英语人教新课标选修七.docx

BOOK 7 Unit 2 RobotsUsing languageLearning goals:1. Get some knowledge about Isaac Asimov and his works. 2. Learn some new words, useful expressions as well as sentence structures.3. Learn to write a summary of Asimovs life.Learning guide: reading, discussing and practiceImportant sentences for reciting 1. In 1942 he joined the staff of the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a junior chemist and worked there for three years. 2. In 1958 he gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.。3. It was when Asimov was 11 years old that his talent for writing became obvious.4. This really surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to take himself seriously as a writer. 5. Soon after his divorce in 1973, Asimov married again but he had no children with his secondWife.Reading comprehension 1. Skimming: Glance through the passage and then find the main idea for each paragraph:( ) Birth and death ( ) Growth ( ) Marriage ( ) Writing ( ) Works ( ) Brief introduction2.Detail reading:(1) Read the biography carefully and completed the timeline of the events in his life. (P17, Ex.1)(2) True or False: 1). Isaac Asimov had two sons. ( )2). Asimov was born in America. ( )3). “The Foundation trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future. ( )4). In “the Foundation trilogy”, his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots. ( )3.Discussion:Which law is the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed” based on?Language points:1. take seriously 认真对待 拓展：take常用的词组有：take for granted 认为理所当然 take your time 别着急，慢慢来take pride in 以为自豪 take the place of 代替take possession of 占有；拥有 take charge of 负责；看管 Im afraid I cant return the book to you before Friday._. Im not using it.A. Take it easy B. Take care C. Take it seriously D. Take your time2. Asimov began having stories published in science fiction magazines in 1939.have sth. done =get sth. done e.g.老板让全体员工夜以继日的工作。 _ 短语互译：科幻小说 _ 一位科学家兼作家_获得硕士学位_ 认真对待某人某物_ 因而出名_ 放弃教学成为专职作家_作为而出名_ 为（某人）所知或熟悉_长难点句子分析：（见课本）Writing /homework：1.Write a short summary of Asimovs life in 150-200 words. 2. Finish the writing after class and exchange the summaries with the deskmates, then correct the mistakes for each other.Test (课后反馈-课时作业四）学科网（北京）股份有限公司