【广东省专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习精品课件人教版新课标选修7 Unit 2 Robots一.pptVIP

Unit 2 Extensive reading A Biography of Isaac Asimov Task 1 Choose the best answers. 4. All the followings are true except_____. A. Asimov’s talent for writing wasn’t obvious when he was young. B. He began having his stories published in science magazine in 1939. C. He published his first novel in 1950. D. He published his first science book in 1953. 6. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimov’s three laws didn’t exist? A. Maybe robots will harm or injure human beings. B. Maybe robots will disobey human beings. C. In order to protect their own existence, robots may injure human beings. D. All of the above. Task 2 Complete the timeline of the events in Asimov’s life. Task 3 Issac Asimov developed three laws for Robots. The first law was: “ A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.” Now in group discuss what the other 2 laws might be. Asimov’s 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 beings 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 do not disobey human beings. Task 4 Which one of the three laws is the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed” based on? Thank You! * * Reading : 1. How many years did Issac Asimov work in store? A 5 B 9 C 11 D 13 D 13 2. In which book did he develop a set of three laws? A. The Foundation Trilogy B. I, Robot C. In his first novel D. In his first science book. B. I, Robot 3. Who was Issac Asimov? A. An American scientist and writer who got his PhD in physics in 1948. B. An Russian scientist and writer who married twice. C. An Russian - American scientist and writer who became a full time writer in 195