1、Book 1 Unit 1 Using Language The Man Who Changed Our Understanding of the Universe By the end of the class, you will be able to 1.know the life story and achivements of Einstein; 2.develop determination to overcome difficulties; 3.Write a passage about a person who you admire. Whats the main idea of
2、 the text? The text mainly talks about Einsteins _ and _. life story achievements What do you know about Albert Einstein? title, status mainly achievements Para. 1 Albert Einstein, who is perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics, is often considered one of the smartest men who ever lived. He
3、 made numerous contributions to the world, the most well-known being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc2. Einstein was not only a genius; he was a courageous and kind figure loved by many people. popular Failed to enter university Graduated from university Born in Germany 1
4、879 1896 1955 1933 Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics 1895 Entered university 1900 Took a job as a clerk 1902 1905 Entered research full- time at a university 1909 1922 Fled Germany Passed away P8 1 Earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers Read the text and comp
5、lete the timeline. General information about his great contributions and personal qualities His life story and achievements Appearance and personality Greatness and personalities Early life / Education Work experience and achievements Turbulent(动荡的)middle-life crisis His odd looks and personal quali
6、ties Death & deep sorrowDeath & deep sorrow Read the text and summarize the main idea of each paragraph. a must optional but helpful 1. What type of writing is this text? How does the writer develop the text? P9 3 Its a biography, which developed chronologically(按年代顺序排列的按年代顺序排列的). 2. Find the descri
7、ptions that tell us what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was. P9 3 The descriptions of Einsteins appearance Smart, courageous, kind, funny, forgetful, peculiar, popular, humourous. 3. What rhetorical devices( (修辞手法修辞手法) ) are used in the passage? Give examples. P9 3 metaphor（隐喻）（隐喻）
8、personification(拟人拟人） simile（明喻明喻） 3. What rhetorical devices( (修辞手法修辞手法) ) are used in the passage? Give examples. analogy（类比）（类比） On 18 April 1955, it was reported that Einstein had passed away, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist. euphemism(委婉委婉） General informatio
9、n about his great contribution and personal qualities His life story and achievements Appearance and personality Introduction (mainly about his great contribution and personal qualities) Early life / Education Work experience (the road to the new Isaac Newton) Turbulent(动荡的)middle-life crisis His od
10、d looks, 3 anecdotes (forgetfulness, love, humour) Death Death a must optional but helpful 1.Apart from his remarkable achievements, what does the passage tell us about Einsteins life? Though he was brilliant, he was also a person who faced struggles, for example,when he failed to pass his universit
11、y entrance exam,when he failed to get a good job, and when he had to flee Germany. General information about his great contribution and personal qualities His life story and achievements Appearance and personality Introduction (mainly about his great contribution and personal qualities) Early life /
12、 Education Work experience (the road to the new Isaac Newton) Turbulent(动荡的)middle-life crisis His odd looks, 3 anecdotes (forgetfulness, love, humour) Death Death a must optional but helpful 2.What impressed you most about Einstein? I am impressed most by how friendly and easy he was to approach.Ev
13、en when he was busy and did not want to be bothered,he still found a way to deal with people in gentleness and good humour. Do you admire Albert Einstein? Why? Albert Einsteins scientific theories accelerated(加速加速) the development of the world and he gave scientists the tools to mould( (塑造塑造) ) almo
14、st every observable aspect of life as we live today. Introduce someone you admire. ContentDetail Name and Identity What does he/she do? What is his/her achievement? AppearanceWhats his/her most distinctive feature in terms of appearance? PersonalityWhat kind of person is he/she? ( facts & opinions)
15、Impressive storyfive elements: what/when/where/who/how Reason for his/her greatness Whats his/her influence/contribution? My feeling/ comments How do I feel about him/her? StructureHow will I develop my writing?（order） What will I focus on in each paragraph?(topic) Language featureWhat words and exp
16、ressions can be used? What rhetorical devices will I use? The Great Scientist Albert Einstein Born in a worker family in Germany in March,1879, Albert Einstein died in April,1955. At the age of 17, he studied at a university of Switzerland, majoring in physics. Having been devoted to his scientific
17、research for years, he got a lot of achievements, including putting forward “The Theory of Relativityas well as winning the Nobel Prize in physics. For political reasons, he and his family had to leave Europe for America, where he washiredas a professor in Princeton University. Having made great contributions to the development of the world science, Albert Einstein is considered to be one of the greatest scientists in the 20h century. Recite the short passage
