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Unit
PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT
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— Period 5 Reading & Writing
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What do you know about
Albert Einstein?
Lead-in
a Jewish
a brilliant scientist (the general theory of relativity, E=mc², explanation of the photoelectric)
Got Nobel Prize for Physics
The man who changed our understanding of the universe.
Reading
— for the genre & main idea
The text mainly talks about
Albert Einstein's ________ and ____________.
life story
What's the genre of the text?
A. Exposition
B. Biography
C. Argumentation
D. Practical writing
achievements
_________
___________ to Albert Einstein
General
introduction
________ ____________ of Albert Einstein
Detailed
information
___________ to Einstein’s death
Reaction
Introduction
Body
Summary
Structure :
The man who changed our understanding of the universe
Para.1: of Einstein
Para.2: of Einstein
Para.3: of Einstein
Para.4: the reason why he left Germany
Para.5:the and quality of Einstein
Para.6: of Einstein
the greatest contribution and personal qualities
Early life and education
Work experience
appearance
he death
skimming
Study the organisation and language features.
1. What type of writing is this text? How does the writer develop the text?
The text is a biography, which is developed chronologically.
Born in Germany
1879
1896
1955
1933
1895
1900
1902
1905
1909
1922
Entered university
Failed to enter university
Graduated from university
Took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
Entered research full-time at a university
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Fled
Germany
Passed away
Earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers
Life experiences
analogy(类比)
personification(拟人)
simile(明喻)
metaphor(暗喻;隐喻)
euphemism(委婉语)
What rhetorical devices(修辞手法) are used in the passage?
如何写一篇人物简介
【文体感知】
伟人总是给我们榜样的力量, 那么, 我们如何对伟人做人物简介呢? 人物介绍是高中生基础写作任务中常见的一种话题类型。
体裁
内容
时态
人称
记叙文
人的出生、家庭背景、教育、生平经历、成就和评价
一般现在时态和过去时态
第三人称
人物简介的一般步骤可以概括为5个字: 概、貌、育、生、评。
1. 概指概况: age, sex, birth-place, background
2. 貌指外貌: appearance, character, hobby
3. 育指教育: education process
4. 生指生平: big events in one’s life(in order of time)
5. 评指评价: evaluation
1)出生于某地某时
..., (who was ) born in…(place) on…(date)
2)在某人多少岁时
at the age of…
3)来自穷苦家庭的儿子
the son of a poor family
4)出生于一个农民/知识分子家庭/书香门第
was born into a peasant / intelligent family/ a
family of scholars
概
一. age, birthday and birthplace (个人概况)
1. 托马斯·爱迪生(Thomas Edison)生于美国,是一位伟大的科学家和发明家。
Born in America, Thomas Edison was a great scientist and inventor.
Thomas Edison, a great scientist and inventor, was born in America.
二、句式模板
介绍概况 用非谓语/同位语结构/定从,使文章通顺,语言更丰富
3.肖老师,我们的化学老师,毕业于华南师范大学。
Mr. Xiao, our chemistry teacher, graduated from South China Normal University.
2.居里夫人是一位伟大的科学家,1867年11月7日出生在波兰。
Madam Curie, a great scientist, was born in Poland on Nov. 7, 1867.
描写外貌: 巧用with短语。
貌
1.他是一个有着酷酷的外表,安静害羞的人。
He is a quiet and shy man with a cool appearance.
2. 我的语文老师长着一双大眼睛, 留着长发。
My Chinese teacher is a beautiful lady, with long hair and big eyes.
3.他近视,鼻子上戴着一副眼镜。
He is a near-sighted guy with a pair of glasses on his nose.
1.被大学录取
2.主修.......
3.获得硕士学位 /博士学位
4.出国深造
5.毕业于.......大学......系
育
education background (教育背景)
be admitted to ...
major in...
have further study in ...
go abroad for the further education
obtain/receive / get a master's / doctor's degree
graduate from…department of…university
He studied at Tsinghua University and then had further study in London, where he received his Doctor’s Degree.
(1)他就读于清华大学,后赴伦敦深造,获得博士学位。
(2)1997年毕业于中山大学,主修英语。
He graduated from Zhongshan University in 1997 and majored in English.
例句:
1致力于…
2决心做……
3有…的天赋
4获得......奖
5被誉为
6作为......而著名
7做......工作
big events in his or her life (生平经历)
生
devote oneself / one’s effort/one’s life to (doing)sth
make up one's mind / be determined to do
have a gift/ talent for = be gifted/ talented for
be awarded ...prize for...= get/receive ...prize for...= win...award
be honoured as...
be known as
work as
1)钟南山的大半生都致力于呼吸系统病(respiratory diseases)的研究和治疗。
__________________________________________________________________________.
2)他被授予1921年诺贝尔物理奖。
_________________________________________________.
3)袁隆平在1981年获得了第一个国家发明特等奖。
__________________________________________________________________________.
Zhong Nanshan has devoted much of his life to researching and treating respiratory diseases.
He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Yuan Longping got the First National Special Prize for Invention in 1981.
4)他创造了游泳的世界新的记录,这为中国队赢得了金牌。
__________________________________________________________________________.
5)他做过工人,水手和记者。
_________________________________________________
He set a new world record of swimming, which won a gold medal for China Team.
He worked as a worker, a sailor and a journalist.
(1)国内外著名的
(2)为……树立好榜样
(3)高度赞扬……
(4)为……作出巨大贡献
be famous / well-known at home and abroad
set a good example to sb=set sb a good example
speak / think highly of…
make great / numerous contributions to
评
evaluation (评价)
1.他的作品得到全体中国人的高度赞扬。
His work is highly thought of by all Chinese people.
2.雷锋给我们树立了一个好榜样,因此所有人都高度评价他。
Leifeng set us a good example, so all the people spoke highly of him.
3.他是中国最伟大的小说家之一,作为一个杰出的人物,将永远被人们铭记。
He is one of the greatest novelists in China and will be always remembered as an outstanding man.
Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930. After graduating from Peking University Medical School in 1955, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. Tu, together with her colleagues, devoted themselves to finding a cure for malaria and finally found the medicine called Artemisinin, which soon became a standard treatment for malaria. Due to making such a great contribution to the world, she was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, becoming the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine. We should learn from her and devote ourselves to scientific research.
Writing
你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题,写一篇短文参赛,内容包括:
1.人物简介;
2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。
The person I respect
Speaking of the person I respect most, I want to introduce…
1. 钟南山,1936年10月出生于南京,是21世纪最出名的医学家之一。
Dr. Zhong Nanshan, born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, is one of the famous medical scientists in the 21st century.
2. 1960年,毕业于北京医学院。
He graduated from Beijing Medical College in 1960.
3.17年前“非典”一疫,让钟南山家喻户晓,也赢得了广泛的公众信任。
During the SARS campaign 17 years ago, Zhong Nanshan became a household name and won wide public trust.
4. 2004年,钟南山被评为“感动中国”十大人物之一。
He was awarded one of “the top ten people moving China” in 2004.
5.2020年春,COVID-19在武汉爆发并快速传播到世界各地。
In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, and spread all over the world.
6.听到疫情,84岁高龄,头发灰白的钟南山不顾个人安危,依然奔赴武汉。
After hearing the epidemic, Zhong Nanshan, the 84 years old man with gray hair, went to Wuhan without hesitation to fight against the epidemic, regardless of his personal safety.
7. 2020年,钟南山因其在抗击新冠疫情中的突出表现被授予“共和国勋章”。
In 2020, Zhong Nanshan was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19.
8. 因为医术精湛,医德高尚,钟南山受到全国人民的敬仰。
It is because of his excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics that Dr. Zhong Nanshan is respected by all the people in China.
Dr. Zhong Nanshan, born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, is one of the famous medical scientists in the 21st century. He graduated from Beijing Medical College in 1960. During the SARS campaign 17 years ago, Zhong Nanshan became a household name and won wide public trust. Therefore, he was awarded one of the top ten people moving China in 2004. In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic broke out in Wuhan, and spread all over the world. After hearing the epidemic, Zhong Nanshan, the 84 years old man with gray hair, went to Wuhan without hesitation to fight against the epidemic, regardless of his personal safety. In 2020, Zhong Nanshan was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19.
It is because of his excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics that Dr. Zhong Nanshan is respected by all the people in China.
The person I respect
Speaking of my most respectable person, I want to introduce my English teacher Miss Chen to you, an experienced teacher who is committed to her work.
Miss Chen has blond hair and always wears fashionable clothes and high-heeled shoes, which makes her like a model. Miss Chen has her own way of teaching. With her lively voice and profound knowledge, she often teaches with enthusiasm and creates a warm and open atmosphere, which makes her class interesting and dynamic, where there is always laughter. Miss Chen is also devoted to her work. She is always spending quite a lot of time preparing for her class.
Her lovely personality, attractive class and devotion to work make her really an attractive teacher.
THANK YOU
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请根据以下材料, 写一篇介绍我国明代(Ming Dynasty)医学家(medical scientist)李时珍的文章。
出生年代: 1518 著作: 《本草纲目》
内容: 中草药(herbs)总集, 包含近2 000种中草药, 数百万字(characters)
写作经历: 访民间, 走群山, 尝百草, 亲身做实验
成书时间: 1578年, 历时37年
评价: 对我国医学(medicine)发展做出了重大贡献
Writing
Beginning
General introduction
● background
information
medical scientist
Ming Dynasty
born in 1518
Body
Achievement
Details and examples
Use specific details
Give examples
Ben Cao Gang Mu
visited mountains
called on ordinary people
tasted herbs
Ending
Difficulty and Contribution
37 years to finish the task
make a great contribution
1. 李时珍是中国明朝时期的一个著名医学家。
2. 他出生于1518年。
Li Shizhen was known as a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty.
He was born in 1518.
Known as a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen was born in 1518.
3. 他写了一本叫作《本草纲目》的书。
4. 《本草纲目》是一本中国中草药总集, 其中包含了2 000多种中草药, 数百万字。
He wrote a book which is called Ben Cao Gang Mu.
Ben Cao Gang Mu is a collection of Chinese herbs which includes over 2, 000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters. .
He wrote a book _____ Ben Cao Gang Mu, _____ is a collection of Chinese herbs __________(include) over 2,000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters.
called
which
including
5. 正是他的坚持不懈让完成这个任务成为可能。
6. 这个任务花费了他37年。
___________________ made it possible to finish the task.
It was his persistence that
The task took him 37 years.
It was his persistence that made it possible to finish the task which took him 37 years.
Known as a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen was born in 1518. He wrote a book called Ben Cao Gang Mu, which is a collection of Chinese herbs including over 2,000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters. In order to finish the task, he visited mountains, called on ordinary people, tasted different kinds of herbs and even did experiments by himself. It was his persistence that made it possible to finish the task which took him 37 years. The book is considered to be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine.
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