1、Reading for writingLearning ObjectivesIn this class,you will1 Know about a great scientist through reading a text.2 Study the organization and language features of the text to help you improve your writing skills.3 Write a passage about a person who you admire.Riddle-guessing Who is he?A genius with
2、 a strong passion for physicsOne of the most smartest scientistsThe general theory of relativity The winner of the Nobel Prize for physicsFamous saying“strive not to be a man of success,but rather a man of value”.What words would you use to describe him?Smart/wise/intelligentWell-knownOdd-lookingBri
3、lliant Gentle/kindWarming-upRiddle-guessing Who is he?A genius with a strong passion for physicsOne of the most smartest scientistsThe general theory of relativity The winner of the Nobel Prize for physicsFamous saying“strive not to be a man of success,but rather a man of value”.Read and predict wha
4、t you are going to learn through the title.Activity 1The Man Who Changed Our Understanding of the UniverseAchievements and contributionsEducation backgroundHis scientific discovery Personal qualitiesRead and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1:Introduction his great contributions and perso
5、nalities Para 2:His early life and education Para 3:His work experience and achievements Para 4:His middle-age crisis Para 5:His appearance and stories showing his personalities Para 6:His deathActivity 2Para 1:Key words:The greatestthe smartesta geniuscourageous,made great contributions to the worl
6、d Introduction his great contributions and personalitiesPara 2:Key words:Was born in Germany,tried to enter university,after studying,enter university successfully and graduatingIntroduction his early life and educationPara 3:Key words:Took a job,working there,publishedpapers,quit his job,enter rese
7、arch,was awardedHis work experience and achievementsPara 4:Key words:Found the doors of academic institutions closed to him,had to flee GermanyHis middle-age crisisRhetorical device 修辞手法Metaphor 暗喻Para 5:Key words:A slightly odd-looking but kind and funny manA thick moustache and long white hair,whi
8、ch sometimes stood on end as though they had just an electric shockHis appearance and stories about his personalitiesRhetorical device 修辞手法Personification 拟人Simile 明喻Para 6:Key words:Had passed away.the whole world mourned himEinsteins deathRead the text and complete the timelinein(1879)Was born in
9、Germany in(1985)Tried but failed to enter university in Switzerland in 1896 Entered university in(1900)Graduated from university in(1902)Took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office in(1905)Earned a doctorate in physics in(1909)Quit his job and entered research at a university in(1922)Was awarde
10、d Nobel Prize in 1933 Had to flee Germany in 1955 Died in the United StatesRetell Einsteins life story.WhenAfterdoing for years After years of The same year Following thatFinally Activity 3Activity 4 Think about the following questions.1.Apart from his remarkable achievements,what does the passage t
11、ell us about Einsteins life?Struggles:He failed to pass his university exam.He failed to get a good job.He had to flee Germany2.What impressed you most about Einstein?State your reasons.Be friendly and easy to approach Deal with people gently and humorousActivity 5 Think about the following question
12、s.1.What type of writing is the text?how does the writer develop the text?The text is a biography.It is developed in time order.Activity 5 2.What rhetorical devices are used in the passage?the doors of academic institutions closed(long white hair stood on end as though the had just an electric shock
13、 Einstein had passed away Rhetoric device修辞手法 Metaphor暗喻，隐喻Rhetoric device修辞手法 Personification拟人Rhetoric device修辞手法Simile 明喻Rhetoric device 修辞手法Euphemism委婉Activity 6Write an introduction about someone you admire.1.Choose the person you are going to write about.2.Make a list of things that you want t
14、o include in your introduction.3.Use your notes to write your introduction and sum up how you feel about this person.Contents Details Name and identityWhats his/her name?What does he/she do?Whats his/her achievements?AppearanceWhat does he/she look like?Whats his or her most distinctive feature in t
15、erms of appearance?Personalities What kind of person is he/she?(give facts besides opinions)Impressive storyDescribe the story based on the five elements:what/when/where/who/howWhat do I want to show by telling the story?Reasons for the greatnessWhy do I think he/she is great?Whats his/her influence
16、 or contributionMy feelingHow do I feel about his/her?If I have a chance to meet him/her what will I say or do?Post-writing Exchange your draft with a partner.1 Use the checklist to help you reviewy our partners draftDoes the writer describe the per sons appearance and personality?Does the writer tell an impressiv we story of the persons life?Does the writer say why the pers son is great?Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about this person?Homework 2 Take your draft back and revise it.Thank you
