1、UNIT 1 Using LanguageAn introduction to someone you admireUnitPEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT1What do you know about Albert Einstein?Lead-in a gentle genius a great scientist(the general theory of relativity,E=mc,explanation of the photoelectric)Got Nobel Prize for Physics a slightly odd looking but kind and
2、funny man.By the end of this period,you will be able to:Have a clear idea of the organization and language features of the text;Introduce Einsteins life story and achievements with the timeline;Know how to introduce someone you admire.Try to predict the main idea and guess the genre of this passage.
3、The text mainly talks about Albert Einsteins _ and _.Whats the genre of the text?A.Exposition B.BiographyC.Argumentation D.Practical writingPre-Reading Predict and GuessReading Skimming for the genre&main ideaThe text mainly talks about Albert Einsteins _ and _.life storyWhats the genre of the text?
4、A.Exposition B.BiographyC.Argumentation D.Practical writingachievementsTitlePara.1:Brief IntriductionPara.2:Birth&Educational experiencePara.3:Work experience&achievement Para.4:Mid-lifePara.5:Appearance&PersonalityPara.6:DeathBeginningBodyEnding-Scanning for the structureReadingPara 1:Brief introdu
5、ction(his great contributions and personalities)Great contributionsPersonalities Para 2:Birth and educational experienceEducationBirthPara 3:Work experience and achievementsAchievementsWork experiencesPara 4:Mid-lifeTurbulent（动荡的）mid-life Para 5:His appearance and three anecdotes showing his persona
6、litiesPersonalitiesAppearanceAlbert Einsteins deathPara 6:Albert Einsteins deathIn time order.for the detailHow does the writer develop the text?ReadingListen to the tape,and then try to circle the time in the passage.Reading for the text structureTimeAchievementsborn in Germany 1879failed to enter
7、university1896entered universitygraduated 190019021905earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers1909entered research full-time at a universitywas awarded the Nobel Prize for Physicsfled Germany19331955passed awayEinsteins life story and achievements.18951922took a
8、job as a clerk in the Swiss patent officeReading-for Einsteins life story and achievements.Tips:The adjective and nouns are useful in descriptions of a character.Find the descriptions that tell us what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was.ReadingReading-for language feature-for langua
9、ge feature Reading-for language feature Reading-for language feature General impression:gentle genius,courageous and kind In order to describe a person,we need to use descriptive words,like adjectives.Key wordsSupporting detailsAppearance Personality Achievement slightly odd-lookingthick moustache a
10、nd long white hair,sometimes stood on end as though just received an electric shock.(para 5)GeniusCourageousKind Forgetfulsometimes forgot things helped a little girl with her homework.(para.5)he was a courageous and kind figure loved by many people.(para.1)“Always I am mistaken for Professor Einste
11、in!”(para.6)General theory of relativity and formula E=mc2 Published four extraordinary physics papers in one yearNew Isaac NewtonNoble Prize in PhysicsMiraclethe structure of a biographySummary Summary What aspects are included while writing a biography or introduction of a person?AchievementsAppearanceBrief introductionImpressive storyPersonalityComments.THANKS
