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1、 A Biography of Isaac Asimov1.1.toto figurefigureoutoutthethestructurestructureofofthethetexttextwithwith6TstrategyandABCDEtemplate6TstrategyandABCDEtemplate2.towriteasummaryofAsimovslife2.towriteasummaryofAsimovslifeTeaching Objectives:By the end of this period,you will be able to6TSTRATEGYTextTopi

2、cThreadTransitionThemeTask01TOPIC AnalysisI.TOPIC AnalysisTopic 1:An excellent scientist and writer.Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery stories,science and history books,and even books about the Holy Bible and Shakespeare.But he is best

3、known for his science fiction stories.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.Topic 2:His birth and death.I.TOPIC Analysis Asimovs life began

4、in Russia,where he was born on 2 January,1920.It ended in New York on 6 April,1992,when he died as a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.Topic 3:His experience before becoming a full-time writer.I.TOPIC Analysis When Asimov was three,he moved with h

5、is parents and his one-year-old sister to New York City.There his parents bought a candy store which they ran for the next 40 or so years.At the age of nine,when his mother was pregnant with her third child,Asimov started working part-time in the store.He helped out through his school and university

6、 years until 1942,a year after he had gained a masters degree in chemistry.In 1942 he joined the staff of the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a junior chemist and worked there for three years.In 1948 he got his PhD in chemistry.The next year he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University School of

7、Medicine.In 1958 he gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.I.TOPIC Analysis It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.He had told a friend two chapters of a story he had written.The friend thought he was retelling a story from a book.This really surpri

8、sed Asimov and from that moment,he started to take himself seriously as a writer.Asimov began having stories published in science fiction magazines in 1939.In 1950 he published his first novel and in 1953 his first science book.Topic 4:His talent for writing.I.TOPIC Analysis Throughout his life,Asim

9、ov received many awards,both for his science fiction books and his science books.Among his most famous works of science fiction,one for which he won an award was the Foundation trilogy(1951-1953),three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.It was loosely base

10、d on the fall of the Roman Empire but was about the future.These books are famous because Asimov invented a theoretical framework which was designed to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future.He is also well known for his collection of short stories,I,Robot(1950),in which he developed

11、a set of three laws for robots.For example,the first law states that a robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.Some of his ideas about robots later influenced other writers and even scientists researching into artificial intelligence.Topic 5:His achievements and famous works.I

12、.TOPIC AnalysisAsimov was married twice.He married his first wife in 1942 and had a son and a daughter.Their marriage lasted 31 years.Soon after his divorce in 1973,Asimov married again but he had no children with his second wife.Topic 6:His marriage.RelatedRelated LEXISLEXISAnexcellentscientistandw

13、riterHislifeexperiencebeforebecomingawriterTopic AnalysisHismostfamousworksHisbirthanddeath.Histalentforwriting.wrotearound480books;bestknownforhissciencefictions;anamazingimagination;theabilitytoexplorefutureworlds.anamazingmind1wasbornon;diedasaresultofanHIVinfection;2histalentforwritingbecameobvi

14、oustoldafriendtwochaptersofastoryretellingastoryfromabooktakehimselfseriouslyasawriterbeganhavingstoriespublished45movedtoNewYorkcitystartedworkingpart-timegainedamastersdegreejoinedthestaffofasajuniorchemistbecameabiochemistryteachergaveupteachingreceivedmanyawardsHismostfamousworksofsciencefiction

15、bewellknownforhiscollectionsofinfluencedotherHismarriage.wasmarriedtwice;theirmarriagelasted35602Theme Analysis123456An excellent scientist and writer.His birth and death.His experience before becoming a full-time writer.His talent for writing.His achievements and famous works.His marriage.Isaac Asi

16、movs life and achievements in writing.THEME03Thread&Transition AnalysisGeneralp2p3p4p5p6p1ParticularStructureStructureBorn in RussiaShowed talent for writing and started to take himself seriously as a writerPublished his first novel;published I,RobotPublished the Foundation trilogy and won an award

17、for it Published first science book Thread1920193119501951-1953195321TransitionIsaac Asimovs lifeThe road to a writer81958Became a full-time writer Died in New York19921939Began having stories published in science fictions3456705ABCDE TemplatenGroup work:Rearrange this passage according to ABCDE tem

18、plate.AdmirationDeedsBackgroundCharacteristicsEvaluationIsaac Asimov made many achievements in writing.Isaac Asimov was born in Russia;he graduated from university in 1942 and in 1943 he gained a Masters degree;in 1948 he got his PhD in chemistry;in1949he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston Univ

19、ersity;in 1958 he became a full time writer.Isaac Asimov was talented,imaginative,determined,enthusiastic,diligent etc.Isaac Asimov invented a theoretical framework to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future;developed a set of three laws for robots;published many books.Isaac Asimov was rated as a great writer of science fiction.Summarywriting:Write a short summary of Asimovs life.Requests:1.in no more than 80 words.2.dont leave out key facts.3.focus on his achievements in writing.4.begin your writing with your assessment as a writer.THANK YOU