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 listen [|here] Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was an amazing author who wrote an astounding amount of material on an even more astounding variety of subjects. His literary studies included line-by-line analyses of all of the plays of Shakespeare; his historical research included works on the history of Greece, the Roman Empire, England, and France; he also wrote well-researched tomes on physics, chemistry, and astronomy. What he is most likely best known for today, however, is science fiction: his Foundation series on a galactic empire inspired by Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and the I, Robot series about a future society where humans and robots coexist. In total, Asimov wrote more than 500 books on this wide variety of subjects.

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 As you read the passage, you should take notes on the topic and main points of the reading passage. Look at these notes on the topic and main points of the reading passage. TOPIC OF READING PASSAGE:author Isaac Asimov. main points about Asimov: • wrote a huge amount of material (more than 500 books) • wrote on a wide variety of topics (literary analysis, history, physics, chemistry. astronomy, science fiction) These notes show that the topic of the reading passage is the author Isaac Asimov; the main points about Asimov are that he wrote a huge amount of material (more than 500 books) and that he wrote on a wide variety of topics including literary analysis, history, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and science fiction. The following chart outlines the key information you should remember about dealing with the reading passage in the integrated speaking task.

  Topic of reading passage : Isaac Asimov Main points: 1.He was author who wrote a huge amount of material ,more than 500 books. 2.Wrote on a wide variety of topics .Literary analysis, history, physics, chemistry, astronomy, science fiction.