【英语周报】2015-2016学年高二英语人教版选修7课件：Unit 2 Robots Using language .pptVIP

I think … I suppose … I don’t think … I guess … I wonder … Maybe … I doubt … I believe … I don’t believe … 艾萨克·阿西莫夫 Isaac Asimov, (1920-1992)， 美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就「大师奖」。以他的名字为号召的「艾西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。 阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自 50年代初，至今已出版了300多部著作。 (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 first novel and in 1953 his first science book. Isaac Asimov developed three laws for robots. Then first law was: “A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured”. In groups, discuss what the other two laws might be. Write them down on a piece of paper. Then exchange your piece of paper with another group. 1. A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. 2. A robot must help human beings do what they wish to do. 3. A robot must protect its owner but cannot have him/her fall in love with it. Write a short summary of Asimov’s life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below. Look back at the timeline of Asimov’s life. 2. Underline the most important parts of his life that made him a great writer of science fiction. This can serve as the outline of your summary. 3. Begin by giving your assessment of Asimov as a writer. Then write down the important parts you have underlined. 4. Use a clear simple style as if you were writing to younger students in your school. Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) was a Russian-born American writer. His family immigrated to the United States when he was three years old and settled in New York. He gained a master’s degree in chemistry and later got his PhD. After he graduated, he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University. He was talented i