1、UnitPEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT1- reading for writingTry to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein1. According to the picture and title, whats the purpose of this text?to introduce Albert Einstein2. What do you know and expect to know about Einstein? Task of
2、today: learn to write a text to introduce someone you admire by learning from this text. Lead inLead inachievementappearancepersonalityReading for structureReading for structure1. What kind of text is it? A. argumentation 议论文 B. exposition 说明文 C. biography 传记 D. narration 记叙文Introduction (mainly abo
3、ut his great contributionscontributions and personal qualitiespersonal qualities)2. Match the main idea with each paragraph(Try to find out some general words)Birth/Early lifeBirth/Early life and Education EducationWork experienceWork experience (the road to the new Isaac Newton)Turbulent (Turbulent
4、 (动荡的动荡的) mid-life) mid-lifeHis odd lookslooks, three anecdotes(anecdotes(逸事逸事) ) (forgetfulness, love, humour)/ /personalitypersonalityDeath123456ParagraphParagraphTopicTopic1Introduction (mainly about his great contributions and personal qualities)2Early life/Education3Work experience (the road to
5、 the new Isaac Newton)4Turbulent mid-life5His odd looks, three anecdotes (forgetfulness, love, humour)6DeathConclude: How to organise your own short biography?How to organise your own short biography? Structurepara 1 para 2para 3Introduction ( identity,identity, great contributions and great contrib
6、utions and personal qualitiespersonal qualities)Body (important life experiencesimportant life experiences)Ending ( judgement and appreciation judgement and appreciation )Reading for content Reading for content ( (1 1) ) 189519021909Tired but failed to enter university in SwitzerlandEntered universi
7、tyGraduatedfrom universityTook a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent officeEarned a doctorate in physicsEntered research full-time at a universityAwarded the Nobel PrizeHad to flee GermanyDied in the USWhen it comes to a figures life experiences, his/her _are often mentioned. birth/early life/childho
8、od, education, work experience, achievements, death.And its important to find some impressive Q：What impressed you most about Einstein?events in his/her life. on + 天 + in+ 年 when he/she was . years old, After doing sth for . year(s),After . year(s) of doing sth,Following this/ that, 接着appearancepers
9、onalityApart from life experiences, its a good idea to describe the figures appearance and to reflect his/her personality by some funny stories, descriptive words and quotes. Reading for content Reading for content (2)(2)Reading for writing skillsReading for writing skillsWhat rhetorical devices(修辞手
10、法修辞手法) are used in the passage?Simile(明喻)Metaphor(隐喻)Rhetorical question(设问) Personification(拟人) Quote(引用)Repetition(重复)Analogy(类比)Euphemism(委婉语)phrasesrhetorical deviceas the new Isaac Newton (from para3)the doors of academic institutions (from para4)as though he had just received an electric shock
11、 (from para5)(hair) stood on end (from para5)passed away (from para6)Analogy(类比)Metaphor(隐喻)Simile(明喻) Personification(拟人) Euphemism(委婉语)Reading for wReading for writing riting 姓名：袁隆平爱好：听音乐、游泳职业：科学家生活态度：生活简朴、淡泊名利出生：1930年9月7日，北京毕业院校：西南农学院工作经历及成就：1.大学毕业后，袁隆平去往湖南从事农业教学和研究工作，并在1975年成功培育出了杂交水稻。2.提高水稻产量，消
12、除世界饥饿 3.被誉为“杂交水稻之父” 4.2019年被授予“共和国勋章” 5.2021年5月22日，在湖南长沙逝世(同步同步p13)仿写仿写作为当代作为当代中国中国最伟大的人物之一，袁隆平被人们称为最伟大的人物之一，袁隆平被人们称为“杂交水稻之父杂交水稻之父”。Yuan Longping, who is one of the greatest figures in modern China, is widely known as the “ father of hybrid rice”.通过提高水稻产量，他为解决世界饥饿问题作出了巨大贡献。通过提高水稻产量，他为解决世界饥饿问题作出了巨大贡献
13、。He made huge contributions to the problem of world huger by promoting rice production.袁隆平不仅仅是一位杰出的科学家，他还爱好广泛，例如喜欢听音乐袁隆平不仅仅是一位杰出的科学家，他还爱好广泛，例如喜欢听音乐和游泳。和游泳。Yuan was not only an outstanding scientist; he was also a person who had a wide range of hobbies, like listening to music and swimming.SampleThe
14、Man Who Fed the WorldYuan Longping, who is one of the greatest figures in modern China, is widely known as the “ father of hybrid rice”. He made huge contributions to the problem of world huger by promoting rice production.Yuan is not only an outstanding scientist; he is also a person who has a wide
15、 range of hobbies, like listening to music and swimming in daily life.Yuan was born in Beijing on 7 September 1930. After graduating from Southwest Agricultural College, he went to Hunan province and devoted himself to agricultural education and research all along. Owing to years of hard-working, th
16、is man succeeded in cultivating hybrid rice in 1975 and was awarded the Medal of the Republic in 2019. On 22 May 2021, it was reported that Yuan had passed away, and our whole country felt sorrowful deeply.“I was a seed,” he once said. “ To be a good one, both my body and spirit should be healthy.” Yuan is a person who looks thin but has a strong mind. Yuan is a man who lives in poverty but owns spiritual richness.
