Book_7_Unit_2_robots_a_Biography_of_Isaac_Asimov_第二篇阅读.pptVIP

Asimov was born in Russia. On January, 1920 On April 6, 1992 In 1983 Asimov’s job experiences In 1923, In 1929, In 1942, In 1941, In 1948, In 1949, In 1958, His life as a writer In 1931, In 1939, In 1950, In 1953, His most famous works of science fiction From 1951-1953, In 1950, His marriage In 1942, In 1973, A talented man – a scientist and writer mystery stories science books history books books about the Holy Bible books about Shakespeare science fiction stories Writing  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. Underline the most important parts of his Life that made him a great writer of science fiction. 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. Sample summary 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 in writing. When he realized it, he gave up teaching and became a professional writer. In 1939, he had stories published in science fiction magazine and in 1950 he published his first novel. He was famous for his fiction stories and received many many awards. The Foundation trilogy and I, Robot are very popular with the young and adults. His works exercised great influence over other writers. Asimov had two marriages and two children. He died of AIDS in New York in 1992. 2. in all 一共；总计 eg. There were sixty in all .(P14 Ex.3) There are fifteen books on the first shelf, twenty- one on the second, that makes thirty-six in all. 书架的第一层有15本书, 第二层有21本, 总共是36本. all in all 总的来说，大体而言； 总而言之； All in