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Unit 1 People of achievement
Reading for Writting
Yongchuan Senior High
Isabelle
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
introduce Einstein’s life story and achievements with the timeline;
work out the organization and language features of the text;
write an introduction about someone you admire.
lead in
What do you know about Albert Einstein?
a great scientist
one of the smartest men
a courageous and kind figure
a gentle genius
a strong passion for science
the general theory of relativity
a slightly odd looking but kind and funny man
Reading
— for the genre(体裁) & main idea
The text mainly talks about
Albert Einstein's ________ and ____________.
life story
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
achievements
Title
Para1: Brief Intriduction
Para 2: Educational experience
Para 3: Work experience & achievement
Para 4: Mid-life(Crisis 危机)
Para 5: Appearance &Personality
Para 6: Death
beginning
Body
Ending
Reading
— for the structure
body
Reading
— for the detail
How does the writer develop the text?
In time order. (按时间次序)
Activity: Make a timeline of his life
Born in Germany
1879
1896
1955
1933
1895
Failed to enter university
Entered university
1900
Graduated from university
1902
1905
1922
1909
Took a job
as a clerk
Earned a doctorate in physics
Entered research full-time at a university
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Fled
Germany
Passed away
Reading
— for the language features
1.Read the text and find out the sentence with which the author describes Einstein’s appearance.
He had a thick moustache and long white hair,which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock.
2.Read the text and find out the sentences with which the author describes Einstein’s personality.
Forgetful:
Although he was a genius,he sometimes forgot things,like his friends’ birthdays.
Kind:
There is even a story about how he helped a li