Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading for Writing 课件-2025-2026学年高二英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 People of Achievement — Reading for Writing Lead-in What do you know about Albert Einstein? 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. What words would you use to describe him? a genius who has a great passion for physics extraodinary creative insightful brilliant exceptional outstanding funny imaginative Reading — for the genre & main idea The text mainly talks about Albert Einstein's ________ and ____________. life story achievements What's the genre of the text? A. Exposition B. Biography C. Argumentation D. Practical writing What is a biography? A biography is a detailed third person account of another person’s life story. It contains basic information about the subject’s life — like their date and place of birth, education,work experience, interests, various accomplishments,personality and life events of a real person. autobiography 自传 Reading — for the main idea & structure General introduction life story & achievements appearance & personality Death 01 Introduction (contributions & personal qualities) 02 Education 03 Work experience & achievements 04 Turbulent Mid-life 05 His odd look & three anecdotes 06 Death Reading — for contents Underline the phrases about time and learn the expressions. when sb. was ...... after doing for...year(s) after...years of doing... that same year,which was recorded as... following this/that after...years in ..., when... Reading — for contents Fill in the timeline in page 9 and learn to write a figure’s life experience. 1879 1895 1896 1900 1902 1905 1909 1922 1933 1955 Born in Germany Tried but failed to enter university Entered university Graduated from university Took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office Earned a doctorate in physics Entered research full-time at a university Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics Fled Germany Passed away Reading — for language features Find the descriptions that tell us Einstein’s appearance and his personality. Key words Descriptions Appearance Personality slightly odd-looking forgetful, kind& funny a thick moustache long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though just received an electric shock. sometimes forgot things helped a little girl with her homework often encountered people and help explain things “Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!” Conclude: Apart from life experiences, it’s a good idea to describe the figure’s appearance and to reflect his/her personality by some funny stories, descriptive words and quotes. Summary How to write a biography? Introduction (general information about the character: identity, great contributions and personal qualities) Body (the character’s important life experiences, achievements, apprearance, personalities...) Ending ( judgement and appreciation ) 02 03 01 chronological order (numbers+time expressions); add quotes/anecdotes; use rhetorical devices and descriptive words Writing Suppose you will participate in an English essay competition and you are going to introduce someone you admire. 注意：运用正确的时态。描写人物的外貌、性格、兴趣等常用__________ ，而描写人物的出生地、教育背景、经历、事迹时常用_____________。 一般现在时 一般过去时 Writing — Useful expressions 1.介绍人物的爱好特长: 擅长：_____________________________________________________ 适合: _______________________ 对...有丰富的了解: ________________________________ 对...有极大的热情: ____________________ 2. 家庭背景: sb was born in a(n) rich/poor/ordinary family; ...live a happy/hard life; with the assistance of his parents; give him support mentally and financially be good at /have a talent for be fit for have a good knowledge of with a great passion for Writing — Useful expressions 3. 教育背景： 被录取 ______________________ 毕业于 ______________________ 获得学士/硕士/博士学位 ___________________________________________ 出国深造 _________________________ be admitted to/into... graduated from ... go abroad for further study 4. 经历和事迹： 致力于_____________ 担任__________ 投身于___________________ 为...斗争__________ 因...被授予...荣誉_________________________ 以极大的决心和毅力________________________________________ work on serve as devote oneself to fight for be honoured with... for.... with great determination and perseverance earn a bachelor’s/master’s/doctor’s degree Writing — Useful expressions 5. 形容人的品质： 坚定的________ 热心的__________ 好相处的 ________ 慷慨的________ 聪明的________ 有抱负的________ 勤奋的 ________ 耐心的________ 体贴的 ________ 杰出的__________ 乐观的 _______ 热情的 _______ 献身的 ________ 幽默的__________ 6. 形容人的外貌： 极瘦的_______ 好看的_____________ 普通的_____ 优雅的_______ 穿着整洁的___________ 近视的/远视的____________ 7. 对人物的评价: 给我们树立一个好榜样____________________________ 模范老师/员工______________________受所有人尊敬_________________ 高度赞扬_______________ 值得我们崇拜和尊重 _________________________________ determined warm-hearted easy-going generous intelligent ambitious humorous diligent patient considerate outstanding optimistic enthusiastic dedicated skinny good-looking plain elegant neatly dressed near/far-sighted deserve our admiration and respect set a good example to us a model teacher/worker is respected by all speak highly of ●演练佳作 你校准备在新建的“名人长廊”中为每一位名人画像配上英语介绍，以便让同学们有更多的机会学习英语。请你根据以下信息写一篇短文介绍郎平。 1．郎平，1960年12月10日出生于天津市。1973年，13岁的郎平开始练习打排球； 2．1978年，因在全国排球比赛中表现突出，进入国家队； 3．从1980年起，郎平获得了很多荣誉及奖励； UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 17 4．退役后，郎平成为排球教练。2016年，郎平带领中国女排，时隔12年，在里约奥运会(the Rio Olympic Games)上获得金牌； 5．郎平是中国第一位作为球员和教练员均夺取奥运会冠军的排球运动员。 ●写作步骤 一、审题谋篇 体裁：人物介绍 人称：第三人称 时态：一般现在时、一般过去时 UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 18 文章结构： 开头段：对郎平进行简单介绍 主体段：描述郎平的主要事迹 结尾段：对郎平客观评价 二、核心词汇 1．在……岁时at the age of... 2．承认某人为acknowledge sb. as/to be 3．致力于be committed to... 4．中国女排the Chinese Women Volleyball Team UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 19 5．非凡的；显著的remarkable 6．不一般的；非凡的；意想不到的extraordinary 7．坚持insist on 8．由于；因为as a consequence of 9．因此；所以consequently 10．众多的；许多的numerous 11．担任；任职take up a position 12．强大的powerful 13．击败；战胜defeat UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 20 14．以……为目标with the objective of 15．显而易见；显然apparently 三、要点陈述 1．郎平出生于1960年12月10日，是公认的非凡的排球教练。(并列句) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2．她在十三岁时就坚持练习打排球，由于她非凡的表现，几年后就进入了国家队。(at the age of；as a consequence of) Lang Ping was born on Dec.10th, 1960 and she is generally acknowledged to be a remarkable volleyball coach. UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 21 and joined the national team several years later ____________________________ ． 3．她全身心投入排球中，因此，她获得了很多奖项。(committed; obtain) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4．郎平从排球队退役后，担任排球教练。 She insisted on practising playing volleyball at the age of 13 as a consequence of her extraordinary performance She was committed to volleyball and consequently, she obtained numerous awards. UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 22 After Lang Ping had retired from the volleyball team, ． 5．她的强大的球队打败了许多其他的球队。 Her powerful team ． 6．2016年，她带领中国女排以获得金牌为目标参加了里约奥运会，并且她们成功了。 In 2016, she led the Chinese Women Volleyball Team to take part in the Rio Olympic Games ___________________________________________ ______________________． she took up a position as a volleyball coach defeated many other teams with the objective of winning the gold medal and they made it UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 23 7．显而易见，郎平是中国第一位作为球员和教练员均夺取奥运会冠军的排球运动员。 Apparently, to win the Olympic championship as a player and coach in China. 四、句式升级 1．将句1改成非限制性定语从句 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lang Ping is the first volleyball player Lang Ping, who was born on Dec.10th, 1960, is generally acknowledged to be a remarkable volleyball coach. UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 24 2．将句3改成动词­ing形式作状语 _______________________________________________________________________________ 3．用after doing改写句4 _________________________________________________________________________________________ 五、连句成篇 She was committed to volleyball, consequently, obtaining numerous awards. After retiring from the volleyball team, Lang Ping took up a position as a volleyball coach. UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 25 One possible version Lang Ping, who was born on Dec.10th, 1960, is generally acknowledged to be a remarkable volleyball coach. She insisted on practising playing volleyball at the age of 13 and joined the national team several years later as a consequence of her extraordinary performance. She was committed to volleyball, consequently, obtaining numerous awards. After retiring from the volleyball team, she took up a position as a volleyball coach. Her powerful team defeated many other teams. In 2016, she led the Chinese Women Volleyball Team to take part in the Rio Olympic Games with the objective of winning the gold medal and they made it. Apparently, Lang Ping is the first volleyball player to win the Olympic championship as a player and coach in China. UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 英语（选择性必修·第一册 RJ） 26 Thanks！ $