Unit 2 Robots Using language 課件-人教版高二英語(yǔ)選修七

1、 艾薩克阿西莫夫 Isaac Asimov, (1920-1992)， 美籍猶太人，為本世紀(jì)最頂尖的科幻小說(shuō)家之一，曾獲代表科幻界最高榮譽(yù)的雨果獎(jiǎng)和星云終身成就大師獎(jiǎng)。以他的名字為號(hào)召的艾西莫夫科幻雜志，是美國(guó)當(dāng)今數(shù)一數(shù)二的科幻文學(xué)重鎮(zhèn)。阿西莫夫是一位多產(chǎn)得驚人的作家，自50年代初，至今已出版了300多部著作。I, Robot 作品100最新科學(xué)指南在家中圖書(shū)室（1976年） Old photo阿西莫夫與珍尼特 演講 他于1941年發(fā)表的作品Run around中第一次明確提出了著名的“阿西莫夫機(jī)器人三定律”, 即：一、機(jī)器人不得傷害人類(lèi)，或看到人類(lèi)受到傷害而袖手旁觀；二、在不違反第一定律的前

2、提下，機(jī)器人必須絕對(duì)服從人類(lèi) 給與的任何命令；三、在不違反第一定律和第二定律的前提下, 機(jī)器人必須盡力 保護(hù)自己。以其名字命名的阿西莫夫科幻小說(shuō)雜志, 至今仍然是美國(guó)當(dāng)今數(shù)一數(shù)二的科幻文學(xué)暢銷(xiāo)雜志。 Asimovs Laws For RobotsFirst 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 no

3、t 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).Glance through the text quickly to find the answers to the questions. Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died

4、? Which paragraph tells you about his education? Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?Para.2Para.3Para.5SkimmingSkimming Read silently the first and last sentence of each paragraph to get the general idea. Answer the questions: 1. When and where did Asimovs life begin and end ? His lif

5、e began in Russia in 1920 and ended in New York in 1992. Both for his science fiction books and his science books. 2. For what kind of books did he receive many awards ?3. How many children did he have?Two.ScanningRead the text over without pause and mark all the dates and numbers,paying attention t

6、o what happened to them. Timeline of the events in Asimovs life 1920 Born in Russia 1923 Moved with family to _. Parents bought a candy store. 1929 Started _ in the candy store. _ Started to take himself seriously as a writer. New Yorkworking part-time1931 1939: Began having stories published in _ m

7、agazines. _: Gained masters degree in chemistry.1942: Finished working in the candy store. _1942-1945: _ _ _ : Got PhD in chemistry. _ : Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine. science fiction194119481949Timeline of the events in Asimovs lifeGot married.Worked as junior

8、chemist. Philadelphia Navy Yard.1950 Published his first novel. Published _. Developed three laws for robots.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 infec

9、ted with HIV.1992 _195319581983Died in New York.Married for a second time.I, RobotLife 2 January, 1920 - 6 April, 1992Place of birth and deathHe was born in Russia and died in _.Books he wroteMystery stories, _ books, and books about the Bible and Shakespeare.New Yorkscience and historyWork he didWo

10、rked in his parents _ store.Worked as a(n) _ chemist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.Became a _ teacher at Boston University School of Medicine.Gave up teaching to become a(n) _.full-time writercandyjuniorbiochemistry1. In which book did he develop a set of three laws? A. The Foundation Trilogy B. I,

11、Robot C. In his first novel D. In his first science book. BRead Para.5 carefully and find out the answer to the following questions:2. Whats one of his famous works ? what are they about? Why are they famous?The Foundation trilogy. They are about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy o

12、f the future.They are famous because Asimov invented a theoretical framework which was designed to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future. Isaac Asimovs best known work was his mystery stories. Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920. Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949

13、. In 1931 Asimovs talent for writing became obvious.TTF F science fiction stories.Russia(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 d

14、eveloped a set of three “l(fā)aws” for robots.TTF his first noveland in 1953 his first science book.Write a short summary of Asimovs life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below. Look back at the timeline of Asimovs life.2. Underline the most important parts of his life that made him a great writer of

15、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 Russia

16、n-born American writer. His family immigrated to the United States when he was three years old and settled in New York. He gained a masters degree in chemistry and later got his PhD. After he graduated, he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University.Sample summaryHe was talented in writing. W

17、hen 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 awards.The Foundation trilogy and I, Robot are very popular with t

18、he young and adults. His works exercised great influence over other writers. Asimov had two marriages and two children. He dies of AIDS in New York in 1992.一、根據(jù)所給詞性和漢語(yǔ)意義寫(xiě)出英語(yǔ)單詞 1 vt.陳述；宣布 n陳述 2 vt.收到 n收件人;接收機(jī);電話聽(tīng)筒 3 n天才；特殊能力；才干 adj.天才的；有才能的4 n理論 adj.理論(上)的；假設(shè)的5 vt.& vi.服從；順從 vt.& vi.(反義詞)statestateme

19、ntreceivereceivertalenttalentedtheorytheoreticalobeydisobey6 adj.較年幼的;資歷較淺的; 地位較低的 n.年少者；晚輩；等級(jí)較低者 (反義詞)7 n離婚；斷絕關(guān)系 vt.與離婚；與脫離 adj.離婚的8 n評(píng)價(jià)；評(píng)定 vt.評(píng)價(jià)juniorseniordivorcedivorcedassessmentassess set aside (P13)(1)留作用；為節(jié)省或保留(錢(qián)、時(shí)間等) Try to set aside half an hour every day for something you really enjoy doi

20、ng. 每天爭(zhēng)取留出半小時(shí)做自己真正喜歡做的事情。(2)對(duì)置之不理，不考慮 Leaders shouldnt set aside the needs of the common people.領(lǐng)導(dǎo)們不應(yīng)該對(duì)普通百姓的需要置之不理。(3) 將放在一邊He set his pen aside and read over what he had written.他放下筆，通讀了一遍他寫(xiě)完的東西。set off set up set downset aboutset outset free歸納拓展 出發(fā)；動(dòng)身；使爆炸設(shè)立；豎立；架起放下；記下；開(kāi)始/著手做某事動(dòng)身，出發(fā)釋放即境活用 用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~或副詞

21、填空I set my overcoat and took out the summer clothes.The students set cleaning the classroom.After supper she set for the supermarket to buy some food.A lot of tall buildings have been set in Beijing in the past few years.asideaboutout/offupbound adj.一定的，密切相關(guān)的be bound to do sth. 一定做某事Youve done so mu

22、ch workyoure bound to pass the exam. 你下了這么多工夫，一定會(huì)通過(guò)考試的。Its bound to be sunny again tomorrow.明天肯定又是陽(yáng)光燦爛。即境活用 完成句子每一把都試試，其中一定有一把鑰匙可以打開(kāi)這把鎖。Try them all. One of them the lock.We _(有義務(wù)遵守) the law.is bound to openare bound to obey junior (P16)adj.(地位、職位、級(jí)別)較低的；較年幼的； 資歷較淺的(2)n.C年少者；晚輩；地位較低者 be junior to sb

23、. 比某人級(jí)別低/資歷淺（junior通常與to連用，不與than連用。）He is junior to several men in the office, although he is older than they are. 雖然他年齡比辦公室里幾位男性大，職位卻比他們低。My brother is junior to me by several years. 我弟弟比我小好幾歲。A is junior to B by two years.A is two years junior to B.be senior to 比資格老/年紀(jì)大A比B小兩歲即境活用 完成句子他比庫(kù)伯太太小七歲。He

24、 is seven years _Mrs. Cooper.He is _ Mrs. Cooper by seven years.junior to / younger thanjunior to / younger than talent nC，U天才，天資，天賦Have you got a talent for painting? 你有繪畫(huà)的才能嗎？She showed a talent for acting at the early age. xx她在很小的時(shí)候就顯示出了表演的天賦。(1)have a talent for. 有的天資/天賦 show a talent for. 表現(xiàn)出才能

25、(2)talented adj.有才能的；聰穎的歸納拓展 即境活用 完成句子他是一個(gè)多才多藝的人。He was _.就像他媽媽一樣，他有藝術(shù)天賦。Just like his mother, he _.a man of many talentshas a talent for art divorce n.離婚；斷絕關(guān)系 got divorce 離婚 end in divorce 以離婚告終Their marriage ended in divorce in 2008.他們的婚姻在2008年以離婚告終。(2) vt.與離婚；與脫離They believed that art should be d

26、ivorced from politics.他們認(rèn)為藝術(shù)應(yīng)該與政治分開(kāi)。 divorce sb. 與某人離婚divorce.from.使與脫離 完成句子 他和妻子在兩年前離婚了。 He _ his wife two years ago. He and his wife _ two years ago.divorcedgot divorced 1. Isaac Asimov was American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery stories, science and history

27、books, and even books about the Holy Bible and Shakespeare. 艾薩克阿西莫夫是美國(guó)的科學(xué)家兼作家，他寫(xiě)過(guò)480本書(shū)，包括怪誕小說(shuō)，科學(xué)和歷史方面的書(shū)，甚至還寫(xiě)過(guò)有關(guān)圣經(jīng) 和莎士比亞的書(shū)。 【句子結(jié)構(gòu)】一個(gè)復(fù)合句中含有兩個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句【模仿】卓別林是一位偉大的演員，他飾演了70多部電影，其中包括了無(wú)聲電影和有聲電影。_ silent films and sound films.Chaplin is an outstanding actorwho made morethan 70 filmsthat include2. Asimov had b

28、oth 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 the present and the past.翻譯 阿西莫夫不僅有著超凡的想象力，使他能對(duì)未來(lái)世界進(jìn)行探索，而且還有著驚人的智力，使他能對(duì)現(xiàn)在和過(guò)去的各種事物作出解釋。點(diǎn)撥 該句的主干為Asimov had both an extraordinary imaginatio

29、n and an amazing mind。that引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾imagination;介詞with+which引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾mind。in the present and the past 修飾everything。他好象正在找能表達(dá)他想法的詞語(yǔ)。He seemed to be looking for the wordshe could express what he was thinking about .這本已改成兒童電影的小說(shuō)是一位著名的美國(guó)作家寫(xiě)的。The novel the films has been adapted for Children is written by

30、 a famous American writer .我花很多錢(qián)買(mǎi)的這輛小汽車(chē)現(xiàn)在過(guò)時(shí)了。The car, , is now out of date . 他正在講一個(gè)讓全鎮(zhèn)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 cro

31、ps .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 BC1. In the dark street, there wasnt a single person _they could turn for help .A. whom B. who C. to whom D. from whomC3. Asimov

32、began having stories published in science fiction magazines in 1939.在1939年，阿西莫夫開(kāi)始在科幻雜志上發(fā)表小說(shuō)。have sth. done結(jié)構(gòu)中過(guò)去分詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)，表示被動(dòng)的含義，此結(jié)構(gòu)有時(shí)也可以用get sth. done來(lái)替換，意為“讓某事被做；使某事得以完成。”I have had my bike repaired.我讓人修理了我的自行車(chē)。My elder sister had her wallet stolen on a bus last month.上個(gè)月，我姐姐的錢(qián)包在公共汽車(chē)上被偷了。歸納拓展 (1)have sb. do sth. 讓某人干某事(2)have sb./sth. doing 讓某人一直做某事(某事處于某種狀態(tài))，用于否定句，have表示“容忍；容許”之意。(3)have sth. to do意為“(主語(yǔ))有某事要做”，此時(shí)have作“有”講。My mother had me post the letter at