选修七第二单元using_language.pptVIP

Unit 2 Extensive reading A Biography of Isaac Asimov 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 1958. D. An American - Russian scientist and writer who had 2 children. 4. 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. 5. What was Asimov best known for? A. His mystery stories. B. His science fiction stories. C. His science and history books. D. His books about the Bible and about Shakespeare. 6. .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. 7. 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. Language points 1. A Biography of Isaac Asimov biography n.传记 bio(尤其供公开发表的)个人简历(biography的缩写) bio cards传记档案卡; bio information传记资料 bio-表示“生命, 生物”之义 biophysics生物物理学 biochemistry n.生物化学 2) 句子分析：Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination and an amazing mind 是句子的主要部分，had在句中有两个宾语imagination和mind,　他们分别带了自己的宾语从句。that引导的从句修饰imagination; with which引导的定语从句修饰mind。动词不定式to explore future worlds 修饰ability。 6 explanation n.解释, 解说, 说明, 辩解, 互相讲明 What is your explanation for being late? The only explanation for his behavior is that he’s mad. explain v.解释, 说明 explain sth to sb We explained our plan to the committee. 7 he started to take himself seriously as a writer. take sb/ sth seriously: regard sb/ sth as important and worth treating