1、Look at the pictures and guess who he is.Stephen HawkingA Brief History of TimeA Brief History of TimeRead the passage about Stephen Hawking and write the number of the paragraph.1.This paragraph explains why Hawking is famous._2.This paragraph talks about Hawkings personal life._The third in the bo
2、ok.The first in the book.3.This paragraph talks about Hawkings scientific career._The second in the book.Read the passage carefully and answer questions.1.Why is Hawking so famous?Partly because of his scientific discoveries and partly because of his physical disability.3.Whats the name of Hawkings
3、book?A Brief History of Time.He suffered from motor neurone disease.2.What kind of disease did Hawking suffer from?Appreciate the beautiful sentences.Then remember them.1.It was discovered that he was a brilliant scientist.2.Moving in a wheelchair and speaking through a special computer,he has becom
4、e the voice of science.3.Stephen Hawking has spent his career at Cambridge University,where he became Professor of Physics in 1977.According to the notes,say somethingabout Stephen Hawking.One of the most famous scientists Because of because of Be born graduated In the 1960s Became the voice of scie
5、nceBecame Professor of Physics His book Read the notes about Albert Einstein.born in Ulm,Germany,1879didnt speak until he was threeloved mathematicshad the idea of his theory of relativity when he was 16studied physics in Zurich,Switzerlandgot a job in an office to earn his livingpublished the speci
6、al theory of relativity in 1905became a university teacher in 1909published the general theory of relativity in 1915 awarded Nobel Prize for physics in 1921 left Germany when Hitler came to power and went to work in the US died in 1955Talk about how to write a passage about Albert Einstein using the
7、 notes.Begin like this:Albert Einstein was probably the most brilliant scientist of the twentieth century.介绍伟人，就是要对伟人的生平、主要介绍伟人，就是要对伟人的生平、主要经历和成就进行介绍，使读者对伟人有经历和成就进行介绍，使读者对伟人有一个更为清晰和全面的了解。一个更为清晰和全面的了解。写作时应写作时应注意组织先后顺序注意组织先后顺序，把握文章的基本框，把握文章的基本框架，架，避免遗漏要点避免遗漏要点。介绍人物生平事迹时人称用第三人称，介绍人物生平事迹时人称用第三人称，时态以一般过去
8、时为主时态以一般过去时为主。常用表达：常用表达：be famous/known ashave a great talent for be curious to do.make great contributions to work day and night.was born in.is/was considered(as/to be).is/was awarded the title of.He/She is one of the greatest scientists and inventors in the world.Albert Einstein was probably the m
9、ost brilliant scientist of the twentieth century.Born in Ulm,Germany 1879,he didnt speak until he was three,but then developed a strong interest in Mathematics as a child.Model answer:He had the idea for his Theory of Relativity at the age of 16,although he didnt publish it until 1905,after he had s
10、tudied Physics in Zurich,Switzerland.He became a university teacher in 1905,and published the general theory of relativity in 1915.In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics.When Hitler came to power,Einstein left Germany and went to live and work in the USA.He died in 1955.单词拼写单词拼写:1.He was
11、 d_ with cancer.2.He is one of the v_ of this accident.3.As a scientist,he is very b_.iagnosedictimsrilliant4.Give me a _(简洁的简洁的)introduction of this machine.5.The smoke rose _(笔直地笔直地).6.After the _(爆炸爆炸),many things disappeared.7.Do you know how to use _(箭箭)?briefstraightexplosionarrowsROCKETSRead
12、the passage quickly and find the answers to the questions.1.How were rockets invented?By accident when people threw bamboo tubes with gunpowder inside into the fire to make explosions and saw that some of them flew into the air.2.What are they used for today?They are used to send astronauts into spa
13、ce and in firework displays.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Rockets How they were inventedAbout 2,000 years ago the Chinese discovered that the _ escaping from a bamboo tube with gunpowder could lift into the air.gas In 1232 the Song army shot“arrows of _”when they were at war with th
14、e Mongols,which was the first military use of rockets.Between the 13th and 15th centuries,many rocket _ were done for military purposes in England,France and Italy.Military usesRockets flying fireexperiments Rockets What they are used for todayTo send _ into spaceTo celebrate great eventsastronauts1
15、.The rockets that the Mongols made could travel over the surface of water.2.Wan Hu invented a flying chair by using two big kites and 47 rockets.FTTrue(T)or False(F).Appreciate the following sentences and remember them.1.Today rockets are very advanced machines which we can use to send astronauts in
16、to space.2.The Chinese discovered that the gas escaping from the tube could lift it into the air.3.The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.Wan Hu who invented the flying chairGive a description of Wan Hus flying chair according to the pictu
17、re.Using the words below.attached to two kites chair rocketsWhat do you think the future rockets will be?Write down your imagination and share with your classmates.The Chinese discovered that the gas escaping from the tube could lift is into the air.中国人发现从竹筒里散失的气体能将竹中国人发现从竹筒里散失的气体能将竹筒发射到空中。筒发射到空中。1)
18、The boy managed to escape from the burning car.注意注意escape的意思及用法。的意思及用法。escape用作动词，意为用作动词，意为“(从不愉快或从不愉快或危险处境中危险处境中)逃脱，逃脱，escape from 从从逃脱，从逃脱，从逃走。逃走。2)The police announced that two prisoners had escaped two days before.escape用作动词，（从监狱或管制中）用作动词，（从监狱或管制中）逃跑。逃跑。escape用作动词，溢出，流出。用作动词，溢出，流出。3)Tears escape
19、d(from)his eyes and rolled down his cheeks.4)Im sorry but your name escapes me for the moment.escape用作动词，被忘掉。用作动词，被忘掉。6)As for me,watching television is an escape.7)The bank robbers made their escape in a car.escape用作名词，意为用作名词，意为“消遣消遣”。escape用作名词，意为用作名词，意为“逃避，逃逃避，逃脱脱”，短语，短语make ones escape 逃跑。逃跑。esc
20、ape用作动词，避免，后跟动词用作动词，避免，后跟动词时，用动词的时，用动词的-ing形式形式。5)He escaped being punished because he was absent that day.8)More than once he had a narrow escape from being eaten by sharks.escape用作名词，意为用作名词，意为“逃避，逃逃避，逃脱脱”，短语短语a narrow escape 意为意为“死里逃生死里逃生”。【拓展【拓展】escaped adj.逃跑了的逃跑了的 escapee n.逃亡者逃亡者 We need to fi
21、nd a place to escape the rain.He escaped being hurt in the traffic accident.汉译英。汉译英。1.我们需要找个地方避雨。我们需要找个地方避雨。2.他在这起车祸中没有受伤。他在这起车祸中没有受伤。3.我想不起来聚会的确切日期了。我想不起来聚会的确切日期了。The exact date of the party escapes me.1.狗越过围栏逃走了。狗越过围栏逃走了。The dog _ the fence.2.他免于受罚。他免于受罚。He escaped _.3.我是死里逃生。我是死里逃生。I _.4.我记不起他的名字
22、了。我记不起他的名字了。He name _.escaped overfrom being punishedhad a narrow escapeescapes mePreparing a radio biography about a famous scientist.Work in pairs.Write down your notes from the speaking activities.Prepare a radio programme about the life of a famous scientist.If possible,record your radio programme.
