刊名： 课程·教材·教法
Curriculum, Teaching Material and Method
主办： 人民教育出版社 课程教材研究所
周期： 月刊
出版地：北京
语种： 中文
开本： 大16K
ISSN： 1000-0186
CN： 11-1278/G4
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A Biography of Isaac Asimov（教学设计）
【作者】 刘学农
【机构】 甘肃省民勤县第四中学
【正文】Teaching Aims：
1. Learn and master the useful words and phrases.
part-time, biochemistry, staff , talent, theoretical ,framework ,divorce ,as a result of ,be known for
2. Train the student’s reading ability.
3. Let the student learn from Isaac Asimov.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Master the following phrases and sentence patterns.
as a result of , be known for
…writer who wrote…; an extraordinary imagination that gave …and an amazing mind with which he…; in Russia ,where he…; …on 6,April,1992,when he…
2. Enable the students to understand the text better.
3. Improve the students’ reading ability.
Teaching Difficult Points：
1. Scanning the text to get some information about Isaac Asimov.
2. Careful reading to answer some detailed questions.
3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1. a computer
2. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step I . Greet the whole class as usual.
Step Ⅱ .Lead-in and introductions.
Step Ⅲ. Task one: Fast Reading
Ⅰ.Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. What was Asimov best known for ?
2. Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?
3. What subject did Asimov teach at Boston University?
4. When did he start having stories published?
5. How many children did he have?
Ⅱ.Read the text again and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Para1: A great scientist and writer.
Para2: His birth and death.
Para3: His experiences.
Para4: His talent for writing.
Para5: His famous works.
Para6: His marriage.
StepⅣ.Task two: Careful Reading
Para1: A great scientist and writer.
Q: What are his books about?
Q：Translate the last sentence of this paragraph.
Para2：His birth and death.
On 2 January, 1920 Asimov was born in Russia.
In 1983 Asimov got an HIV infection from a blood transfusion.
On April 6, 1992 Asimov died in New York, America.
Para3: His experiences.
In 1922 His sister was born.
In 1923 He moved to NY and bought a candy store.
In 1929 His mother was pregnant and he started working in the store.
In 1941 He had gained a master’s degree.
In 1942 He finished working in the store and joined the staff of PNY.
In 1948 He got his PhD in chemistry.
In 1949 He became a biochemistry teacher.
In 1958 He gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.
Para4: His talent for writing.
In 1931 Started to take himself seriously as a writer.
In 1939 He had stories published in science fiction magazines.
In 1950 He had his first novel published.
In 1953 He had his first science book published.
Para5: His famous works.
1951-1953 the Foundation trilogy
In 1950 Published his collections of short stories, I, Robot.
Para6: His marriage.
In 1942 He married his first wife.
In 1973 He divorced his first wife and remarried.
StepⅤ.Task Three: Writing
Fill in the blanks about Asimov’s life and write a short summary of Asimov’s life in 80—100 words.
StepⅥ.Summary
StepⅦ.Homework
1. Learn and master the useful words and phrases.
part-time, biochemistry, staff , talent, theoretical ,framework ,divorce ,as a result of ,be known for
2. Train the student’s reading ability.
3. Let the student learn from Isaac Asimov.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Master the following phrases and sentence patterns.
as a result of , be known for
…writer who wrote…; an extraordinary imagination that gave …and an amazing mind with which he…; in Russia ,where he…; …on 6,April,1992,when he…
2. Enable the students to understand the text better.
3. Improve the students’ reading ability.
Teaching Difficult Points：
1. Scanning the text to get some information about Isaac Asimov.
2. Careful reading to answer some detailed questions.
3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1. a computer
2. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step I . Greet the whole class as usual.
Step Ⅱ .Lead-in and introductions.
Step Ⅲ. Task one: Fast Reading
Ⅰ.Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. What was Asimov best known for ?
2. Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?
3. What subject did Asimov teach at Boston University?
4. When did he start having stories published?
5. How many children did he have?
Ⅱ.Read the text again and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Para1: A great scientist and writer.
Para2: His birth and death.
Para3: His experiences.
Para4: His talent for writing.
Para5: His famous works.
Para6: His marriage.
StepⅣ.Task two: Careful Reading
Para1: A great scientist and writer.
Q: What are his books about?
Q：Translate the last sentence of this paragraph.
Para2：His birth and death.
On 2 January, 1920 Asimov was born in Russia.
In 1983 Asimov got an HIV infection from a blood transfusion.
On April 6, 1992 Asimov died in New York, America.
Para3: His experiences.
In 1922 His sister was born.
In 1923 He moved to NY and bought a candy store.
In 1929 His mother was pregnant and he started working in the store.
In 1941 He had gained a master’s degree.
In 1942 He finished working in the store and joined the staff of PNY.
In 1948 He got his PhD in chemistry.
In 1949 He became a biochemistry teacher.
In 1958 He gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.
Para4: His talent for writing.
In 1931 Started to take himself seriously as a writer.
In 1939 He had stories published in science fiction magazines.
In 1950 He had his first novel published.
In 1953 He had his first science book published.
Para5: His famous works.
1951-1953 the Foundation trilogy
In 1950 Published his collections of short stories, I, Robot.
Para6: His marriage.
In 1942 He married his first wife.
In 1973 He divorced his first wife and remarried.
StepⅤ.Task Three: Writing
Fill in the blanks about Asimov’s life and write a short summary of Asimov’s life in 80—100 words.
StepⅥ.Summary
StepⅦ.Homework
