Unit 1 Using Language Reading for Writing 写作课件-2023-2024学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT Introduce someone you admire What do you know about Albert Einstein? What words would you use to describe him? What do you expect to read from the text? Watch a video first. What's the main idea of the text? The text mainly talks about Einstein’s _________ and ______________. life story achievements 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 Read the text and complete the timeline. Then introduce Einstein's life story and achievements in your own words. Earned a doctorate in physics Read the text and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Albert Einstein proposed the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc². 2. Albert Einstein entered university in 1900. 3. Einstein took a job as a teacher in 1902. 4. Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1922. 5. When Hitler came to power in Germany, Einstein fled Germany. T F 1896 F clerk T T THE MAN WHO CHANGED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE 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 well­known 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. be considered as... 被认为是/被看作是... 广义相对论 make contributions to... 为...做出贡献 改变我们对宇宙认识的人 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦，也许是现代物理学中最伟大的科学家，通常被认为是有史以来最聪明的人之一。他对世界做出了许多贡献，最为知名的是广义相对论和著名的公式E＝mc2。爱因斯坦不仅是个天才，还是一个勇敢而善良的人，受到许多人的喜爱。 This gentle genius was born in Germany on 14 Marc