内容正文:
Using Language
An introduction to someone you admire
3. He founded the general theory of relativity.
2. He was one of the smartest men.
Albert Einstein
1. He was a great scientist.
A. Exposition 说明文
B. Biography 传记
C. Argumentation 议论文
D. Practical writing 应用文
Reading — for the genre(体裁)
What’s the genre of the text?
Title
Para.1: Brief Intriduction
Para.2: Educational experience
Para.3: Work experience & achievement
Para.4: Mid-life crisis
Para.5: Appearance & Personality
Para.6: Death
beginning
body
ending
Reading — for the structure
Albert Einstein, who is perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics, is often considered one of the smartest men who ever lived. He made numerous contributions to the world, the most well-known being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E= mc². Einstein was not only a genius; he was a courageous and kind figure loved by many people.
beginning
1. Introduce the topic of the passage.
2.General introduction of Albert Einstein and his great contributions.
The text mainly talks about Einstein’s _________ and ______________.
life story
achievements
Reading — for the detail
body
In time order. (按时间次序)
Reading — for the detail
How does the writer develop the text?
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
body
What rhetorical devices are used in the passage?
Rhetorical Device Example
Analogy (类比)
Metaphor (暗喻)
Simile(明喻)
Personification
(拟人)
Euphemism
(委婉语)
Following this, he gradually became famous throughout the world ________________________ .
Einstein, who was Jewish, found ____________________________
closed to him.
Einstein __________________