1、Introduce someone you admire Unit 1 People of Achievement Learning objectives： By the end of the class, you wil be able to. 1.know the life story and achivements of Einstein; 2.develop determination to overcome difficulties; 3.learn how to write a profile of a great person. Look and discuss What do
2、you know about Einstein? Lead in 不要努力成为一个成功者， 要努力成为一个有价值的人。 The man who changed our understanding of the universe Learn 1. Read the text and complete the timeline. Introduce Einsteins life story and achievements in your own words. in 1895 in 1902 in 1909 The passage is a biography, which is develope
3、d chronologically. What type of writing is this text? How does the writer develop the text? in time order The organization feature: He had a thick moustache received an electric shock. Although he was a genius, his friendsbirthdays. But despite loved by his friends and neighbours. There is even a st
4、ory with her homework. Infact, help explain things. After many such “Pardon me! Sorry!Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!” Find the descriptions that tell us what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was. The language feature: analogy(类比):Following this, he gradually became famou
5、s throughout the world as the new Isaac Newton. The language feature: What rhetorical devices are used in the passage? Give examples. 修辞手法修辞手法 metaphor暗喻，simile明喻，personification拟人， repetition重复，quote引用，analogy类比 simile（明喻）: He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end
6、as though he had just received an electric shock. Learn In pairs, discuss the following questions. 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. 【Group work】 Apart from his remarkable achi
7、evements, what does the passage tell us about Einsteins life? Though he was brilliant, he was also a person who faced struggles when he failed to pass his university entrance exam when he failed to get a good job when he had to flee Germany Whatever happens, dont lose heart. I believe you can improv
8、e it. What impressed you most about Einstein? State your reasons. I am impressed most by how friendly and easy he was to approach. Even 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. He was too modest and didnt want fame. 如何写一
9、篇人物简介 【文体感知】 伟人总是给我们榜样的力量, 那么, 我们如何对伟人做人物简 介呢? 人物介绍是高中生基础写作任务中常见的一种话题类型。 它涉及人的出生、家庭背景、教育、生平经历、成就和评价等。 同学们要注意其文体应该是记叙文, 同时还要注意人称和时态的 合理使用。 人物简介的一般步骤可以概括为5个字: 概、貌、育、平、评。 1. 概指概况: age, sex, birth-place, background 2. 貌指外貌: appearance, character, hobby 3. 育指教育: education process 4. 平指生平: big events in o
10、nes life(in order of time) 5. 评指评价: evaluation 【典题演练】 根据下列提示，写一篇介绍我国著名的水稻专家袁隆平的文章。 1.袁隆平，1937年9月7日出生在重庆的一个贫困农民家庭。 2.1953年毕业于西南农学院，毕业后被分配到湘西农校任教。 3.1964年开始从事水稻研究。1981年荣获我国第一个国家发明特等奖，被 国际上誉为“杂交水稻之父”。 4.生活简朴，不计名利。 注意：介绍须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐条译成英语。 写作要求：只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。 【谋篇立意】 明确体裁话题人物介绍：袁隆平 确定时态人称 第三人称，一般现在/过去
11、时 布局文章结构 开头：人物概况 展开：事迹，生平 结尾：评价 1.人物简介的写作步骤：概，貌，育，平，评 2.5个句子整合语言点： 1）姓名+性别+教育经历 2）个人特点+爱好 3）工作表现，特点 4）业绩（荣誉） 5）评价 Yuan Longping Born on September 7, 1937 in Chongqing, Yuan Longping was from a poor farmers family. Having graduated from Southwest Agriculture College in 1953, he was sent to work as a teacher in the Agriculture School in the west of Hunan. He began his research in rice in 1964 and got the First National Special Prize for Invention in 1981. He is honored as“ Father of Hybrid Rice” by the international friends. Famous as he is, he cares little for money and fame. Bye-bye!
