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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,Using Language (II),Unit 2,Robots,Using language-,reading,Reading, discussing and writing,Words,rebirth,ri:b:, n.,再生；复兴；轮回,galaxy,lks, n.,银河；银河系,loosely,lu:sli, adv.,松散地，随意地,粗略地,The play,is loosely based on,his childhood in Russia.,那部剧,大致上,是根据他在俄罗斯的童年生活写成的。,artificial intelligence,人工智能,Do you believe in robotics and artificial intelligence?,你们相信机器人技术和,人工智能,吗？,Philadelphia Navy Yard,费城海军造船厂,1.,Know something about,Isaac Asimov.,2.,Understand,the details of the reading.,1.,Understand the passage,.,2.,Develop,the skills in reading.,教学目标,重点难点,1.,Do you know who he is?,2.,Have you ever,seen,the film from his works?,3.,What do you know about him?,Isaac Asimov,( 1920-1992),Introduction,About Isaac Asimov,Isaac Asimov,，,American Jew, an American scientist and one of the most great science fiction writers.,He wrote so many works which are known as interesting, creative, imaginative, describe events and people that do not exist.,We have learned,Satisfaction guaranteed,written by Isaac Asimov.,在家中图书室,(1976,年,),Enjoy the pictures,阿西莫夫与珍尼特,演讲,军旅戎装,阿西莫夫追悼会现场,1.,Whats the passage mainly about?,2.,What did Isaac Asimov do?,3.,How many books did he write?,Now, lets listen to the passage.,A Biography of Isaac Asimov,And then answer the following questions.,Reading & Discussing,4.,What subject did Asimov teach?,5.,When did he start having stories published?,6.,How many children did he have?,Now, lets listen to the passage.,A Biography of Isaac Asimov,And then answer the following questions.,Listening and answering,1.,Whats the passage mainly about?,2.,What did Isaac Asimov do?,3.,How many books did he write?,4.,What subject did Asimov teach?,5.,When did he start having stories published?,6.,How many children did he have?,Answer the questions,1.,Whats the passage mainly about?,It mainly introduce a famous American,science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.,Answer the questions,2.,What did Isaac Asimov do?,He was an American scientist and writer.,Answer the questions,3.,How many books did he write?,He wrote,about,480 books.,Answer the questions,4.,What subject did Asimov teach?,Asimov taught biochemistry.,In 1939.,6.,How many children did he have?,He had two children, a son and a daughter.,Answer the questions,5.,When did he start having stories published?,1.,Which paragraph tells us when and where Asimov was born and died?,Now, lets scan the passage, and then find the answers to the following questions.,2.,Which paragraph tells us about his education?,3.,which paragraph tells us about awards he received?,1.,The second,paragraph tell us his birthday and birth places.,2.,The third,one tell us about his education.,3.,The fifth,paragraph tells us about awards he received.,Choose the best answer,1.,Why could Isaac Asimov become a writer?,A.,A friend of his made him a writer.,B.,His parents wanted him to be a writer.,C.,He had the talent for writing.,D.,He had so many experiences in his life.,Reading & Discussing,Choose the best answer,2.,How many years did Isaac Asimov work in his parents store?,A.,5,B.,9,C.,11,D.,13,Reading & Discussing,C.,Isaac Asimov didnt publish books until he became a full-time writer.,D.,Isaac Asimov ideas about robots completely influenced scientists researching into artificial intelligence,.,3.,Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?,A.,Isaac Asimov wrote some famous plays about Shakespeare.,B.,Robots should protect human beings in “I ,Robot”,Reading & Discussing,4,.,Which is the correct order of the following events?,a. lived in Russia,b. divorced his first wife,c. died of an HIV infection,d. moved to New York,e. finished his first novel,f. published his first novel,g. started working in the candy store,h. became a full-time writer,A. a、d、 g、e、f、h、b、c,B. d、e、a、c、f、g、h、b,C. d、a、c、e、g、f、h、b,D. a、e、g、h、b、f、d、c,Reading & Discussing,Read about Isaac Asimov and complete,the timeline of the events in his life.,Date Event,Born in Russia.,_.,_.,Parents bought a candy store.,_.,Mother had her third child.,_ Started to take himself seriously as a writer.,_,_.,Sister born,Moved with family to New York,Started working in a candy store,1931,Began having stories published in science fiction magazines,Date Event,_,Gained Masters degree in chemistry.,Finished working in the candy store.,_.,1942-1945 _.,_ Got PhD in chemistry.,_ Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston,University School of Medicine.,Published his first novel.,_. Developed three,laws for robots.,1941,Got married,1948,1949,Published,I, Robot,Worked as,a,junior chemist, Philadelphia,Navy Yard,Date Event,1951-1953 Published “The Foundation Trilogy”,and won an award for it.,_ Published first science book,_ Became a full-time writer.,Divorced his first wife.,_.,_ Had a blood transfusion. Became infect,with HIV.,1992 _.,1953,1958,Married for a second time,1983,Died in New York,True or False:,1,),.,Isaac Asimovs best known work was his mystery stories.,2,),.,Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920.,3,),.,Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949.,4,),.,In 1931 Asimovs talent for writing became obvious.,T,T,F,F,5,),.,In 1950, he published his first science book.,6,),.,“The Foundation Trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.,7,),.,In his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots.,T,T,F,His most famous works,The,Foundation,Trilogy,I, Robot,(,我是机器人,),Foundation (1951),Second foundation (1953),Foundation and,Empire (1952,),Asimovs Laws For Robots,First Law:,A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.,Second Law:,A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human being are not injured ).,Third Law:,A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).,他于,1941,年发表的作品,Runaround,中第一次明确,提出了著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”,即：,一、机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观；,二、在不违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类,给与的任何命令；,三、在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下,机器人必须尽力,保护自己。,以其名字命名的,阿西莫夫科幻小说,杂志,至今仍然是,美国当今数一数二的科幻文学畅销杂志。,Asimov had an amazing mind _ he searched for explanations of everything.,Among his most famous works of science fiction, one _ he won an award, was the,Foundation trilogy,.,He is also well known for his collection of short stories,I, Robot, _ he developed a set of three “laws” for robots.,with which,Complete the following sentences with proper words.,for which,in which,1.,be bound to do sth.,一定会做某事,A dishonest person,is bound to,meet with setbacks sooner or late,r,.,Youve done so much work,you,are bound to,pass the exam.,Language points,The singer and the dancer _ (be),c,oming for a visit.,The singer and dancer _ (be) coming for a visit.,2,. an American scientist and writer,一位科学家兼作家,如果两个名词指同一人或物，一般只用一个冠词，谓语动词用单数形式。,is / was,are / were,A knife and fork _ (be) on the desk.,is / was,3,.,Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination,that,gave him the ability to explore future,worlds,and an amazing mind,with which,he,searched for explanation,of everything, in the,present and the past.,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,而且还有惊人的智力,使他,能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解析。,Asimov had both an extraordinary,imagination and an amazing mind,是句子主要部分，动词不定式,to explore future worlds,修饰,ability,，,with which,引导的定语从句修饰,an amazing mind,。,with which,是“介词,+ which / whom”,结构。,他好象正在找能表达他想法的词语。,He seemed to be looking for the words,he could express what he was thinking about .,这本已改成儿童电影的小说是一位著名的美国作家写的。,The novel the film,has been adapted for,c,hildren,is written by a famous American writer .,我花很多钱买的这辆小汽车现在过时了。,The car, , is now out,of date .,他正在讲一个让全镇人都感到自豪的英雄故事。,He is telling a storey of a hero,of,whom,everyone,in the town is proud.,_,with which,_,from which,_,for which I paid a lot of money,_,_,2. The Nile , _electricity is produced, no,longer destroys villages and crops .,A. which B. from which C. form it D. from that,3. - How do you like the cake?,- Its quite different from _I had last,month.,A. that B. which C. the one D. the one what,B,C,1. In the dark street, there wasnt a single person,_they could turn for help .,A. whom B. who C. to whom D. from whom,C,Asimov had an amazing mind _ he searched for explanations of everything.,Among his most famous works of science fiction, one _ he won an award, was the,Foundation trilogy,.,He is also well known for his collection of short stories,I, Robot, _ he developed a set of three “laws” for robots.,with which,Complete the following sentences with proper words.,for which,in which,4. help out,帮助,I will,help out,on my fathers farm this summer.,5.staff n.,全体员工,family, class, crew,（全体船员）, group,staff, team,集体名词做主语，强调整体用单数，强调个体用复数。,My family,is,a big one.,My family,are,all music lovers.,people, police, cattle,(,牛,),等作主语时，后面的动词要用,复数,。,The police,have,caught the murderer.,Farmer Browns cattle,are,branded with the letter B.,农场主布朗的牛都烙上了字母“,B”,的印记。,6,. From 1942 to 1948 he worked as a junior,chemist ,junior,adj,.,较年轻的,/,职位稍低的,be junior,to,sb. 比,年少或资历浅,He is the junior employee in the firm .,He is two years junior,to,me.,senior,adj.,较年长的；职位稍 高的,He is two years,senior,to,me.,senior citizens,老人,7,. It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.,这句话是“,It + be +,被强调成分,+ that +,剩余部分”结构,。如：,It was in this village that I spent my,childhood.,It is by bus that I go to school every day.,How long ago was it that you last saw her?,Practice,1). It is not who is right but what is right _,is of importance.,A. which B. it C. that D. this,2). I dont mind her criticizing me, but _ is,how she does it that I object to.,A. it B. that C. this D. which,3). It was after he got what he had desired _,he realized it was not so important.,A. that B. when C. since D. as,4). It is what you do rather than what you,r,way _,_,matters.,A. that B. what C. which D. this,C,A,A,A,8,. , he started to take himself seriously as a writer.,take sb. / sth. seriously,认真对待某人某事,He takes things too seriously.,他对事太认真了。,You cant take her promises seriously; she never keeps her word.,If you cant take your study seriously, you will fail in the coming examination.,take for granted,认为,是理所当然的，想当 然，不把,当回事,9,. Soon after his divorce in 1973, ,divorce,n,.,离婚,;,脱离,vt,.,使离婚,;,与,.,脱离,get a divorce from sb.=divorce sb.,与某人离婚,get divorced,离婚,His wife,asked for a divorce,.,They,got divorced,last year.,She,divorced her,husband two years ago.,We shouldnt,divorce,theory,from,practice.,10.marry sb.,与某人结婚,He asked me to,marry him,and I accepted.,be married,to,sb.,get married,to,sb .,表示,与某人结婚,前者强调状态，可以和表示时间段的状语连用；后者强调动作，不能和表示时间段的状语连用。,A:,Is,Helen,married,?,B: Yes, she is. She,married a Frenchman,.,A: When did they,get married,?,B: In 2008.,A: Then they,have been married,for six years.,11,.,词语辨析,: award / reward,1) award (,奖,奖品,;,奖金,),指因竞赛获胜、工作成绩显著或某一值得称赞的行为而获得的奖品。,2,) reward (,报答，酬劳,),并不指某种荣誉，而指应得的报酬。,Fill in the blanks with,award,or,reward,.,He won the _ for the best student of year.,He got a _of $ 100 for helping them.,award,reward,12,.,He,is,also,well known for,his collection of short stories,be known for ,=,be famous for ,因而著名,be known as,作为,而著名,be known to,为,所知,He is known _ his honesty.,Its known _ the most,dangerous,part of the city.,He is known _ everyone _ a good actor.,for,介词填空:,(as, for, to),as,to,as,13.Practice makes perfect.,熟能生巧。,14.As with anything,和其他事情一样,as with,如同,.,一样,As with,running,learning English needs will.,15.Its the same with.,情形与,.,是一样的,前面既有否定句又有肯定句，或有多个谓语动词或助动词难以选择时，用此句型。,So it is with.,John,likes,English but he,doesnt,like maths,so it is with me ( it is the same with me).,Tom,is,a student and he,studies,hard,so it is with me,.,1,.,Finish the exercise 4,on page 18.,2.,Surf,on net to get more information about,Isaac Asimov,.,3.,Complete,the biography of your own.,Homework,Write a short summary of Asimovs life in 150 - 200 words according to the timeline of Asimovs life.,Make the outline of your summary first. Use a clear simple style.,Writing,(Workbook, Page 57),Reading task,What are landmines?,Landmines are devices with an explosive charge that are designed to cause damage when triggered by pressure or a tripwire. These devices are typically found on or just below the surface of the ground.,One of the most deadly legacies of the 20th century is the use of landmines in warfare. Anti-personnel landmines continue to have tragic, unintended consequences years after a battle and even the entire war has ended. As time passes, the location of landmines is often forgotten, even by those who planted them. These mines continue to be functional for many decades, causing further damage, injury and death.,Read the magazine article about landmines quickly and answer these questions.,What is the main topic of the article? Which,part of the text tells you that?,2. Who wrote the article?,The main topic is the role of robots in the fight against landmines. The title tells us that.,Natasha Wesley.,3. What do the three pictures show you?,Someone using a metal detector to find landmines; the robot that can find landmines; some people who have lost their legs because of landmines.,4. Where is research being done on robots that can find landmines?,5. In which two countries might the robots be used?,Chiba University (Japan).,Afghanistan and Cambodia.,Read the article again and choose the answers.,What does the robot look like?,A. A soldier. B. An insect. C. A giant.,2. How many legs does the robot have?,A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.,3. How many countries signed the agreement in Ottawa in 1997,？,A. 199. B. 120. C. 122.,B,C,C,Homework,Finish the writing task.,Revise the whole unit.,
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