1、Unit 1 People of AchievementUsing Language（2）1Learning ObjectivesIn this class,you will1.collect information about a great scientist through reading a biography;2.study the organization and language features of the biography to improve your writing skills.人物传记2Warm-upWhat do you know about Albert Ei
2、nstein?a genius,one of the smartest men a strong passion for science the general theory of relativity (广义相对论）the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics 3Warm-upWhat words would you use to describe him?slightly odd-looking clever,wise well-known,famous brilliant,intelligent kind,gentle outstanding,ext
3、raordinary 4The Man Who Changed Our Understanding of the UniversepHis contributions and achievementspHis scientific discoverypHis personal qualitiespHis likes and dislikes1.Read and predict what you will read from the text.The headline:Activity 15The Man Who Changed Our Understanding of the Universe
4、pHis contributions and achievementspHis scientific discoverypHis personal qualitiespHis likes and dislikesCheck the prediction.The headline:Activity 16Read and sum up the main points of each paragraph.Para.1 Para.2Para.3 Para.4 Para.5Para.6Activity 27Paragraph 1Key words:introduction(his great contr
5、ibutions and personalities)the greatestthe smartesta geniuscourageous,made numerous contributions to the world8his early life and educationwas born,tried to enter university,after studying,entering university,graduatingParagraph 2Key words:9took a job,working there,publishedpapers,quit his job,enter
6、 research,was awarded his work experience and achievements Paragraph 3Key words:10found the doors of academic institutions closed tohim,had to flee Germanyrhetorical device 修辞手法metaphor 暗喻his mid-life crisisParagraph 4Key words:11Paragraph 5Key words:his appearancea slightly odd-looking but kind and
7、 funny man,had a thick moustache and long white hair,which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shockrhetorical device 修辞手法personification 拟人12Paragraph 5Key words:a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man,had a thick moustache and long white hair,which sometimes sto
8、od on end as though he had just received an electric shockrhetorical device 修辞手法simile 明喻13a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man,had a thick moustache and long white hair,which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shockrhetorical device 修辞手法simile 明喻rhetorical de
9、vice 修辞手法personification 拟人Paragraph 5Key words:14forgot things,helped a little girl,encountered people,asked him to help explain thingsstories showing his personalitiesParagraph 5Key words:15mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientistEinsteins deathParagraph 6Key words:16 On 18 April 1955,it wa
10、s reported that Einstein had passed away,and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist.rhetorical device 修辞手法euphemism 委婉17 Para.1 Introduction(great contributions and personal qualities)Para.2 Early life/EducationPara.3 Work experience and achievementsPara.4 Mid-life crisisPar
11、a.5 Appearance and stories showing personalitiesPara.6 DeathRead and sum up the main points of each paragraph.Activity 2181.Read the text and complete the timeline.Tips:1.Look for the time and key words;2.Use some math skills if needed.Activity 319in 1879 Was born in Germanyin()in 1896in()in()in()in
12、()in()in 1933 in 1955 Tried but failed to enter university in SwitzerlandEntered universityGraduated from universityTook a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent officeEarned a doctorate in physicsQuit his job and entered research at a universityWas awarded the Nobel PrizeHad to flee GermanyDied in the
13、United States189519001902190519091922202.Introduce Einsteins life story and achievements in your own words.when afterdoing for years afteryears ofthat same yearfollowing this,following thatfinallyActivity 321Think about the following questions.1.Apart from his remarkable achievements,what does the p
14、assage tell us about Einsteins life?Struggles:when he failed to pass his university exam when he failed to get a good job when he had to flee GermanyActivity 422 be friendly and easy to approach deal with people in gentleness and good humorActivity 4Think about the following questions.2.What impress
15、ed you most about Einsteins life?State your reasons.23Study the organization and language features.1.What type of writing is this text?How does the writer develop the text?The text is a biography.It is developed in time order.Activity 524 Metaphor(暗喻)Personification(拟人)Simile(明喻)Euphemism(委婉)the doo
16、rs of academic institutions(Para.4)as thoughreceived an electric shock(Para.5)(hair)stood on end(Para.5)had passed away(Para.6)Activity 5Study the organization and language features.2.What rhetorical devices are used in the passage?25Write an introduction about someone you admire.1.Choose the person
17、 you are going to write about.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.Activity 626272829303132Below are just two ways to write about someone we admire.There could be two different mode
18、ls for a biography.Focus on one of the great persons important discoveries,like what weve read in the text about Tu Youyou Focus on the great persons life in general,like what weve read in the text about Albert Einstein 33Summary How to introduce someone you admire Tips:1.Before you start writing,ga
19、ther information and put it in order.2.Ask yourself questions about the content,the structure and the rhetorical devices.34Summary How to show a persons personalities Tips:1.Use adjectives to describe a person directly.2.Use impressive stories.35Summary How to make vivid description Use rhetorical devices.Simile(明喻）Metaphor（暗喻）Personification（拟人）Euphemism（委婉）36Homework1.Write an introduction about someone you admire.2.Use the checklist on Page 9 to help you review your own draft.37
