Unit 12 Innovation Lesson 3 Stephen Hawking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 12 LESSON 3 STEPHEN HAWKING Identify the life events of Stephen Hawking via mind map. Infer the qualities of Stephen Hawking. Think about whether you want to be someone like Stephen Hawking and share what you learned from him. Learning Objectives Do you know the scientist called Stephen Hawking? What happened? Stephen Hawking was 20 years old when arriving in Cambridge. He met her girlfriend at a party and they fell in love immediately. All the classmates and colleagues admired them very much. Everything was wonderful in his life. One year later, it was a very freezing winter. He was going to do research on the way to campus. Suddenly, he fell over... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As a result, he received respect from the public all over the world. What happened? 3 Have a guess. Have a guess. 2 1 Have a guess. Black hole What happened? Stephen Hawking was 20 years old when arriving in Cambridge. He met her girlfriend at a party and they fell in love immediately. All the classmates and colleagues admired them very much. Everything was wonderful in his life. One year later, it was a very freezing winter. He was going to do research on the way to campus. Suddenly, he fell over... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As a result, he received respect from the public all over the world. Which order is RIGHT according to the passage? ① Going to the University of Oxford. ② Developing a number of new ideas about black holes. ③Writing the book -A Briefer History of Time. ④Having an operation. A．①②③④ B．①④②③ C．①②④③ D．②①④③ Birth Career Family Education 8 January, 1942 ______________ St Albans School The University of __________ (1955-1962), studied _________ PhD, the University of Cambridge (1966) Institute of Astronomy, _________ (1968-1973) Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge (1979-2009) Director of Research, Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, Cambridge (2009-2018) Married to Jane Wilde (1965-1991) and Elaine Mason (1995-2006) Oxford physics Cambridge Read the webpage again. Complete the timeline about Stephen Hawking’s life and work. 1942 1959 _____ 1985 was born was diagnosed with ALS 1942 1959 _____ 1985 was born was diagnosed with ALS 1963 went to the University of Oxford had an operation/ lost his speech 1988 2005 2012 2018 his book A Brief History of Time sold one copy for every 750 people on earth decided to write a simpler version, A Briefer History of Time said to a TV audience of 900 million people at the opening of London 2012 Olympics died Answer the questions about Stephen Hawking. 1. What do you think this saying by Stephen Hawking means: “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet … be curious.”? “Although Hawking’s physical abilities declined over decades, he never ceased his studies.” “In spite of his disease, Hawking didn’t consider himself an unlucky man.” “My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.” 2. What was Stephen Hawking’s attitude towards life? positive never got disappointed never got discouraged . . . 3. What qualities does he have? curious hardworking gifted creative persistent grateful... Summary: Introduce Stephen Hawking based on your mind map. Attitude towards life . . . Study Books Birth Education Illness Family Stephen Hawking Read and think. Stephen is remembered as an inspiration to many people. He had an amazing mind, incredible determination. Although he had lost speech, he never stopped his studies. He challenged doctors’ predictions, living for a further 55 years after his diagnosis. Read something about Hawking in your spare time. Think about “how should we live and how to be a success” and write them down. Homework Thanks for your listening! Goodbye $$