1、Unit 1 People of achievement MENU Leading-in While-class After-class Part.1 Leading-inPart.1 Leading-in Leading in Look at the title and picture and predict what kind of article this is? The text mainly talks about Einsteins and . Part.2 While-classPart.2 While-class While-class 1.Which of the follo
2、wing about Albert Einstein are not included in the passage? A.his achievementsB.his familyC.his character D.his experiences E.his hobbiesF.his appearance G.his death H.his wife and children While-class Read the passage again and complete the timeline. While-class 参考答案 While-class Discuss the followi
3、ng questions in pairs 1.Apart from his remarkable achievements,what does the passage tell us about Einsteins life? 2.What impressed you most about Einstein?State your reasons. While-class 1.Although world-famous, he was still an ordinary and funny person who was also full of a childish and warm hear
4、t. 2.When faced with failure or difficulties, he didnt give up and chose to work hard to achieve his dream. For example, he failed in the entrance exam, but he chose to study harder for another year to achieve his dream. Moreover, because he was Jewish when Hitler came to power, the doors of academi
5、c institutions were closed to him. But after he succeeded in moving to America, he made great achievements in physics and mathematics. While-class Read for the organisation and language features 1.What type of writing is this text? How does the writer develop the text? 1.The text is a biography,whic
6、h is developed chronologically. While-class 2.Find the descriptions that tell us what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was. 2.He had a thick moustache and long white hair,which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock.Although he was a genius, he sometim
7、es forgot things, like his friends birthdays.But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours.There is even a story about how he helped a little girl who knocked on his door and asked for help with her homework.In fact, Einstein often encountered people on the street who wou
8、ld stop him and ask him to help explain things.After many such occasions, he finally started saying, “Pardon me! Sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!” While-class 3.Analogy:as the new Isaac Newton;personification:long white hair,which sometimes stood on end;simile:as though he had jus
9、t received an electric shock;metaphor:the doors of academic institutions;euphemism:passed away. 3.What rhetorical devices are used in the passage?Give examples. While-class Write an introduction about someone you admire 1.Choose the person you are going to write about.It should be someone you think
10、is great in some way.It can be an ordinary person,such as a parent,a relative,or a friend. 2.Make a list of things that need to be included in your introduction. 3.Use your notes to write your introduction and sum up how you feel about this person. Writing material: While-class 请根据以下材料,写一篇介绍我国明代(the
11、 Ming Dynasty)医学家(medical scientist)李 时珍的文章。 出生年代:1518著作:本草纲目 内容:中草药(herbs)总集,包含近2 000种中草药,数百万字(characters)。 写作经历:访民间,走群山,尝百草,亲身做实验。 成书时间:1578年,历时27年。 评价:对我国医学(medicine)的发展做出了重大贡献。 While-class Writing outline Beginning General introduction background age Body Achievements Details and examples Use sp
12、ecific details Give examples Ending Difficulties and contributions While-class Beginning General introduction background age medical scientist the Ming Dynasty born in 1518 Body Achievementst Details and examples Use specific details Give examples Compendium of Materia Medica visited mountains calle
13、d on ordinary people tasted herbs Ending Difficulties and contributions 27 years to finish the book make a great contribution While-class Writingmaking sentences 1.李时珍是中国明朝时期一位著名的医学家。 Li Shizhen a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty. 2.他出生于1518年。 He 1518. 3.他写了一本叫作本草纲目的书。 He wrote a book wh
14、ich Compendium of Materia Medica. 4.本草纲目是一本中草药总集,其中包含了2 000多种中草药,数百万字。 Compendium of Materia Medica is a collection of Chinese herbs over 2,000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters. was known as was born in is called which includes While-class One possible version: Known as a famous medical sci
15、entist in the Ming Dynasty,Li Shizhen was born in 1518.He wrote a book called Compendium of Materia Medica,which is a collection of Chinese herbs including over 2,000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters.In order to finish the book,he visited mountains,called on ordinary people,tasted different
16、 kinds of herbs and even did experiments by himself.It took him 27 years to finish the book,and his book is considered to be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine. While-class Exchange drafts with the help of the following checklist to give feedback on your partners draft. Does
17、 the writer describe the persons appearance and personality? Does the writer tell an impressive story of the persons life? Does the writer say why the person is great? Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about this person? Part.3 After-classPart.3 After-class After-class Share your introduction Share your introduction with the rest of the with the rest of the class.class. Summary Beginning General introduction background age Body Achievements Details and examples Use specific details Give examples Ending Difficulties and contributions Thank you!
