Period 5 Using Language\s\up7()Teaching goals 1．Learn some useful words，expressions and sentence structures in the passage.explanation，junior，navy，talent，chapter，divorceIt was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.Expressions of supposition and belief.2．Learn to write a summary of Asimov's life.Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead－inFirst，present a photo of Isaac Asimov and tell students something about him.Background information：He is a Russian－born American writer.He has written popular works on science and the history of science，as well as a number of science fiction classics ， including I ， Robot(1950)and the Foundation trilogy(1951 －1953)．One of his famous quotations is “I write for the same reason I breathe—because if I didn't，I would die.”Next ， tell students to read his biography and learn more about him. When reading，please pay more attention to the timeline.Step 2 ReadingRead about Isaac Asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life.(The timeline will help students to remember the events in his life.)DateEvent1920Born in Russia.19221923______________________________________________ Parents bought a candy store.1929________________________________________________________________________ Mother had her third child.Started to take himself seriously as a writer.1939Gained master's degree in chemistry.1942[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]Finished working in the candy store. ___________________________________1942－1945Got his PhD in chemistry.Became a biochemistry teacher ， Boston University School of Medicine.1950Published his first novel. __________________________________Developed three laws for robots.1951－1953Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it.Published his fi...
