2.1 Reading（同步课件）-九年级英语上册同步精品课堂（沪教牛津版）

Module 1 Geniuses Unit 2 Great minds Two Geniuses Reading CONTENTS 目 录 Revision for Vocabulary 01 Pre reading 02 While reading 03 After reading 04 Revision 01 1 Can you read the following words? 01 4 C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 19. Find these words to complete the headlines. Change their forms if necessary. pleasure avoid trust by heart without difficulty join in Vocabulary 5 C2 Complete the diary below with the words from the box. tonight university consider let down sense Pre reading 01 2 Do you know these people? What did they do? Discuss these with your classmates. What do you know about … ? Marie Curie Confucius Hua Luogeng 2 Charlie Chaplin Albert Einstein What do these people have in common? They are______________________ . geniuses creative, smart, dilligent successful 01 9 Before you read Look at the pictures, the title and the introduction to the story on page 19. 3 Who are probably the two geniuses？ a. Einstein and his driver. b. Einstein and his son. Answer the questions below. 2. What kind of story is it? a. A funny story. b. A sad story. 3. What is the man doing in the second picture? 4. Why did they change seats? 5. According to the story, what kind of person was Einstein? He is giving a lecture/speech. He was a humorous person./He had a sense of humour. Possible answer: Because they had to further pretend to be each other. While reading 01 3 4 Read and judge Read the story after the recording. Many people consider Albert Einstein (1879–1955) a genius. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. Read and judge Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.” One evening, on their way to a university, Einstein said, “I’m so tired.