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PEP English Selective Compulsory Book 1
Unit 1 People of Achievement
Period 4 Using Language — Lesson Plan
I. Teaching Objectives
1. Knowledge Objectives
(1) Students will learn about Albert Einstein's life story and major scientific achievements.
(2) Students will grasp the organisational structure and rhetorical features of a biographical article.
2. Ability Objectives
(1) Students will be able to predict content from the title and picture, and extract key information through skimming and scanning.
(2) Students will be able to write a clear introduction of an admirable person, following the structure of a biography.
3. Affective Objectives
By learning about Einstein's perseverance and human side, students will reflect on the qualities that make a person truly admirable and apply them to their own lives.
II. Key Points and Difficult Points
1. Key Point: Understanding the chronological structure of a biography and mastering useful expressions for describing a person's appearance, personality and achievements.
2. Difficult Points: Identifying rhetorical devices in the text; producing a well-organised biography with specific details and a genuine personal comment.
III. Teaching Methods
Skimming and scanning, close reading, guided writing, peer feedback, and group discussion.
IV. Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Prediction and Lead-in (5 minutes)
Show the title and picture of the reading passage. Ask students to predict what kind of article it is and what it will mainly talk about.
The text mainly talks about Einstein's ______ and ______.
Design purpose: Activating students' prior knowledge about Einstein and training the reading skill of prediction.
Step 2 Reading for Detailed Information (10 minutes)
Task 1 Multiple Choice
Which of the following about Albert Einstein are NOT included in the passage?
A. his achievements B. his family C. his character D. his experiences E. his hobbies F. his appearance G. his death H. his wife and children
Task 2 Complete the Timeline
Read the passage again and fill in the timeline below with key events in Einstein's life.
Year
Event
Event
Step 3 Pair Discussion (5 minutes)
Discuss the following questions in pairs:
1. Apart from his remarkable achievements, what does the passage tell us about Einstein's life?
2. What impressed you most about Einstein? State your reasons.
Step 4 Analysing Organisation and Language (10 minutes)
1. What type of writing is this text? How does the writer develop the text?
2. Find the descriptions that tell us what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was.
3. What rhetorical devices are used in the passage? Give examples.
Step 5 Guided Writing (10 minutes)
Students write an introduction about someone they admire. The teacher provides Li Shizhen as a model and guides students through the writing outline.
Writing Outline
Part
Content
Details for Li Shizhen
Beginning
General introduction: background, age
medical scientist; the Ming Dynasty; born in 1518
Body
Achievements; details and examples
Compendium of Materia Medica; visited mountains; called on ordinary people; tasted herbs
Ending
Difficulties and contributions
27 years to finish the book; made a great contribution
Sentence Building
1. Li Shizhen ______ a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty.
2. He ______ 1518.
3. He wrote a book which ______ Compendium of Materia Medica.
4. Compendium of Materia Medica is a collection of Chinese herbs ______ over 2,000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters.
Step 6 Evaluation and Summary (5 minutes)
1. Peer evaluation: Students exchange drafts and give feedback using the checklist below.
• Does the writer describe the person's appearance and personality?
• Does the writer tell an impressive story of the person's life?
• Does the writer explain why the person is great?
• Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about this person?
2. Selected students share their introductions with the class.
3. The teacher summarises the features of a good biographical introduction.
Homework: Complete the writing task from the 2020 National College Entrance Examination (Paper Ⅰ) — "The person I respect".
V. Blackboard Design
Using Language — Reading and Writing a Biography
1. Reading: Einstein — life & achievements (chronological order)
2. Rhetorical devices: simile, metaphor, personification, euphemism, analogy
3. Writing structure:
Beginning → general introduction (who, when, where)
Body → achievements + specific details and examples
Ending → difficulties + contributions + personal comment
Answer Key
Part Ⅰ Read for Predictions
life; achievements
Part Ⅱ Read for Detailed Information
1. B, E, H (his family, his hobbies, his wife and children are not mentioned)
2. Timeline (key events):
• 1879 — born in Germany
• 1896 — failed the entrance exam; studied for another year
• 1900 — graduated from university
• 1905 — published four groundbreaking papers, including E=mc²
• 1915 — completed the general theory of relativity
• 1921 — awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1933 — fled Germany and moved to the United States
• 1955 — passed away
Part Ⅲ Pair Discussion
1. Although world-famous, Einstein was still an ordinary and humorous person with a childlike and warm heart.
2. When faced with failure or difficulties, he did not give up but chose to work harder to achieve his dream. For example, he failed the entrance exam but studied for another year. Moreover, when Hitler came to power, the doors of academic institutions were closed to him because he was Jewish. After moving to America, he made great achievements in physics and mathematics.
Part Ⅳ Organisation and Language Features
1. The text is a biography, developed in chronological order.
2. Appearance: He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock.
Personality: Although a genius, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends' birthdays. Despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours. He once helped a little girl who knocked on his door and asked for help with her homework. After many strangers stopped him on the street for explanations, he finally started saying, "Pardon me! Sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!"
3. Rhetorical devices:
• Analogy: "as the new Isaac Newton"
• Personification: "long white hair, which sometimes stood on end"
• Simile: "as though he had just received an electric shock"
• Metaphor: "the doors of academic institutions"
• Euphemism: "passed away"
Part Ⅴ Write an Introduction About Someone You Admire
Sentence Building:
1. was known as 2. was born in 3. is called 4. which includes
Sample Writing (Li Shizhen):
Known as a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen was born in 1518. He wrote a book called Compendium of Materia Medica, which is a collection of Chinese herbs including over 2,000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters. In order to finish the book, he visited mountains, called on ordinary people, tasted different kinds of herbs and even did experiments by himself. It took him 27 years to finish the book, and his work is considered a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine.
Part Ⅶ Core Competence Practice (2020 National Paper Ⅰ)
The person I respect
There are many respectable people around us. They may be our teachers, parents or elders. As for me, my English teacher is the person I respect most. She is a warm-hearted and dedicated teacher, who has won general praise. My English teacher is both strict with us and full of love at the same time. She has a flexible teaching method. When I encounter problems in English learning, my teacher listens to me patiently and explains them carefully, helping me overcome the difficulties. She has made great achievements in her work and has won respect from her students. So, in my mind, my English teacher is the person I respect most.
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