Unit2RobotsPeriod3AsamplelessonplanforUsingLanguage(ABiographyofIsaacAsimov)IntroductionLanguageislearnedtobeusedinandforcommunication.Sointhisperiodweshallhavethestudentsread,listen,writeandspeakinEnglish,makinguseofthefocusedwords,collocations,structuresandtopicideascoveredinthisunit.Warmingupbymakingpassivevoicesentencesistobefollowedbyreadingforforms,copyingcollocationsfromABiographyofIsaacAsimov,writingyourownstorywiththecollocationsfromABiographyofIsaacAsimovandreadingmoreaboutAsimov.Theclassendsbystudentsdiscussingthe1940LawsofRoboticsbyAsimov.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsreadthepassageABiographyofIsaacAsimovTohelpstudentstousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProcedures1.Warmingupbymakingpassivevoicesentences1.ThenewTVdesignwillbetestedoutbythenewengineers.2.Youarenotwantedinherhouse.3.Sheisbeingpersuadedthattheearthisbecomingcolderandcolder.4.Weareofferedhelpbyarobot.5.Hissocialpositionwillbeimprovedgreatly.6.Apileofbookshavebeenborrowedfromthelibrary.2.ReadingforformsReadthetextABiographyofIsaacAsimovtoonpage16:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.3.CopyingcollocationsfromABiographyofIsaacAsimovAcollocationistwoormorewordsthatoftengotogether.Thesecombinationsjustsound"right"tonativeEnglishspeakers,whousethemallthetime.Whilegoingoverthetext,trytorecognizethecollocations,treatthemassingleblocksoflanguageandcopythemoutintoyourCollocationBook.CollocationsfromABiographyofIsaacAsimovsciencefictionstories,havebothanextraordinaryimaginationandanamazingmind,give…theabilitytoexplore…,searchforexplanationsof…,inthepresentandthepast,bebornon2January,1920,endinNewYorkon6April,1992,dieasaresultofanHIVinfection,get…fromabloodtransfusion,nineyearsearlier,run…forthenext40orsoyears,bepregnantwith…,worktherethroughone’s…yearsuntil…,gainamaster’sdegreeatuniversityinchemistry,workasajuniorchemist,atthePhiladelphiaNavyYard,getone’sPhDinchemistry,becomeabiochemistryteacherat…,giveupteachingtobecomeafull-time…,one’stalentfor…,becameobvious,retellastoryfromabook,takeoneselfseriouslyasawriter,have…publishedinsciencefictionmagazines,throughoutone’slife,receivemanyawardsfor…,amonghismostfamousworksofsciencefiction,winanaward,thedeathandrebirthof…,inagalaxyofthefuture,bewellknownforone’scollectionofshortstories,developasetof…forrobots,researchintoartificialintelligence4.ClosingdownbywritingyourownstorywiththecollocationsfromABiographyofIsaacAsimov
