内容正文:
Using Language(2)
Introduce someone
you admire
1. Learn the passage about Einstein’s life story
and achievement.
2. Study the organisation and language features.
3. Introduce someone you admire using the
passage style.
Learning Objectives
1.Famous ancient Chinese scientists.
Leading-in
2.Famous modern Chinese scientists.
3.Famous scientists in human history.
4.What do you know about Albert Einstein?
Fast-reading
1.Scan the text to match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1 A. His early life and education
Para.2 B. Einstein’s death
Para. 3 C. The greatness of Albert Einstein
Para. 4 D. His work experience and achievements
Para. 5 E. His mid-life crisis (危机)
Para. 6 F. His appearance and personality
2.Scan the text to catch the main idea and the genre(体裁).
1.The text mainly talks about
Albert Einstein's ________ and ____________.
life story
achievements
2.What's the genre of the text?
A. Exposition 说明文 B. Biography传记
C. Argumentation 议论文 D. Practical writing 应用文
3. How does the writer develop the text?
A.Giving an example B.Testing some theories
C.Analysing cause and effect D.Following the time order.
Born in Germany
1879
1896
1955
1933
Tried but failed to enter university in Switzerland
1895
Entered university
Graduated from university
1900
Took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
1902
1905
Able to quit his job at the patent office and enter research full-time at a university
1909
Awarded the Nobel Prize
1922
Had to flee
Germany
Died in the United States
3. Read the text and complete the timeline. Then introduce Einstein's life story and achievements in your own words.
Earned a doctorate in physics
Detailed-reading
1. Read for discriptions:Find the descriptions that tell us what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was.(Para5)
To the public, he was seen as a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man. He had a t