人教英语选修7Unit2-Reading-and-writing(共25张)课件.ppt--（课件中不含音视频）

1、Whos the original writer of“Satisfaction Guaranteed”?A science fiction writerLead-inWhat do you know about him?Reading for the titleA Biography of Isaac AsimovBiographyA story of a persons life written by others Job/Profession:Nationality:Works/books:Best known for:scientist,writermystery stories,sc

2、ience,history books,books about Holy Bible and ShakespeareAmericanscience fiction storiesFast ReadingCareful ReadingDate Event1920 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 _ _.Sister bornMoved wit

3、h family to New YorkStarted working in a candy store1931Began having stories published in science fiction magazinesThe timeline of the events in Asimovs lifeDate Event_ Gained Masters degree in chemistry.1942 Finished working in the candy store._.1942-1945 _._._ Got PhD in chemistry._ Became a bioch

4、emistry teacher,Boston University School of Medicine.1950 Published his first novel._.Developed three laws for robots.1941Got married19481949Published“I,Robot”Worked as junior chemist,Philadelphia Navy YardDate Event1951-1953 Published“The Foundation Trilogy”and won an award for it._ Published first

5、 science book_ Became a full-time writer.1973 Divorced his first wife._._ Had a blood transfusion.Became infected with HIV.1992 _.19531958Married for a second time1983Died in New YorkReading for WritingWrite a short summary of Asimovs life1.Look back at Asimovs life.2.Underline the important parts o

6、f Asimovs life.3.Use a clear simple style to finish your writing.Para.1 Brief introductionHis birth and deathHis early life and educationHis talent for writingHis famous worksHis marriagePara.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Reading for StructureReading for StructurePara.1 Brief introductionHis birth a

7、nd deathHis early life and educationHis talent for writingHis famous worksHis marriagePara.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Personal InformationWriting and WorksThe outlineStep 1:Make an outline Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery books,sci

8、ence and history books,and even books about the holy Bible and Shakespeare.But he is best 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

9、 the present and the past.Para.1Step 2:Underline key points Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery books,science and history books,and even books about the holy Bible and Shakespeare.But he is best known for his science fiction stories.Para

10、.1 a p_ writerroductive most famous for his science fictions.Step 3:wrote a _/_ of booksworks coversvarietyTips:同义替换、句同义替换、句子重构子重构a _ _ of typeswide rangeRewrite the sentencesdiversitywhowhose Asimovs life began in Russia,where he was born on 2 January,1920.It ended in New York on 6 April,1992,when

11、he died as a result of an HIV infection a Russian-born(1920-1992)Para.1-2Tips:句子、段落整合压缩句子、段落整合压缩Para.2 Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer When Asimov was three,he moved with his parents and his one-year-old sister to New York City.There his parents bought a candy store which they ran

12、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 years until 1942,a year after he had gained a masters degree in chemistry.In 1942 he joined the staff of the

13、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 Medicine.In 1958 he gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.Para.3His early life and education()At the a

14、ge of three,his family immigrated to America he _ became a teacher _ a professional writer.thenfirstAfter graduation,()There he s_ to finish his educationtruggledHe gained/obtained a masters degree and a PhD in When Asimov was three,he moved with his parents and his one-year-old sister to New York C

15、ity.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 years until 1942,a year after he had gained a maste

16、rs 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 Medicine.In 1958 he gave up teaching to become a ful

17、l-time writer.Para.3His early life and education()()One possible version:At the age of three,his family immigrated to America,where he managed to finish education and obtained a masters degree as well as his PhD in Chemistry.After graduation,he first became a teacher then a professional writer.Tips:

18、make the passage coherent(连贯的连贯的)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 surprised Asimov and from that moment,he started to take

19、 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.Para.4His talent for writingNo details!It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.

20、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 surprised 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

21、 published his first novel and in 1953 his first science book.Para.4His talent for writingNo details!Throughout his life,Asimov 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 Foundatio

22、n trilogy(1951-1953).Three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.It was loosely based 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 thin

23、king may develop in the future.He is also well known for his collection of short stories,I,Robot(1950),in which he developed 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 infl

24、uenced other writers and even scientists researching into artificial intelligence.Para.5No details!No examples!2.No details in 4080 words1.Cover the main points using your own words 4.No grammatical mistakes5.Information must be correct3.Use transitional words if possible Learn to use the checklist:

25、4C+1OStep 4:Revise and polish your writingSteps of Summary WritingStep 3:Rewrite the sentencesStep 4:Revise and polish your writingStep 1:Make an outlineStep 2:Underline key points Isaac Asimov(1920-1992)was a Russian-born American scientist and productive writer,who wrote a variety of books,but was

26、 most famous for his science fictions.At the age of three,his family immigrated to America,where he led a hard life but managed to finish education and obtained a masters degree and PhD in chemistry.After graduation,he first became a teacher then a full-time writer.Asimov was talented in writing.Aft

27、er realizing his talent,he began to focus on writing and began to publish books,including novels and science books.He got many prizes for his famous works,among which the Foundation trilogy and I,Robot are the most well-known.Possible Sample 1:Isaac Asimov(1920-1992)was a Russian-born American scien

28、tist and writer.His family immigrated to the United States when he was three,where he received a good education,obtaining a masters degree and later PhD in chemistry.After he graduated,he became a teacher in Boston University.When he realized his gift in writing,he gave up teaching to became a full-

29、time writer.In 1939,he began to publish books,including novels and science books.He was awarded many prizes for his famous works,among which the Foundation trilogy and I,Robot are very popular.Asimov had two marriages and two children and died in NewYork in 1992.Possible Sample 2:AssignmentFinish yo

30、ur writing Polish your writing according to the checklist:4C+1O Share your writing with your classmates 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 bo

31、ok.This really surprised 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.Para.4 Throughout his life,Asimov received many awa

32、rds,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 based 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 Para.5