(
课件网) 广州牛津版初三《Unit 2 Reading》 ———阅读课 Great minds A mind means a person who is very intelligent. genius A genius means a great mind. Quiz: Can you name some geniuses? An Englishman who discovered the law of gravity. Newton The biologist who first wrote about evolution. Darwin The inventor of the telephone. Bell A great Chinese poet who drank alone with the Moon. Li Bai A great English writer of plays like Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare The painter of the Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci 万有引力定律 生物学家 进化论 诗人 Do you know these people? What did they do? Discuss these with your classmates. Albert Einstein Marie Curie Confucius Hua Luogeng Charlie Chaplin geniuses 1 Albert Einstein was a scientist/physicist. 2 Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist. 3 Confucius was a teacher and philosopher. 4 Hua Luogeng was a Chinese mathematician. 5 Charlie Chaplin was a comic actor. Before you read Look at the pictures, the title and the introduction to the story on page 19. consider (v.) =think sense (n.) 理解/判断力 humour (n.) 幽默 sense of humour 幽默感 责任感？ 成就感？ Who are probably the two geniuses？ a. Einstein and his driver. b. Einstein and his son. Answer the questions below. 2. What kind of story is it? a. A funny story. b. A sad story. 3. What is the man doing in the second picture? He is giving a lecture/speech. Read for structure a Hans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving. b Einstein answered the question perfectly. c A man asked a difficult question. d Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein. e Hans asked Einstein to answer the question. D1 Complete the diagram below. Write the letters in the correct boxes. c e b a Para. 1–3 Para. 4–5 Para. 6 Para. 7 Para. 8 Divide the passage into 5 parts according to the diagram. 这就是听说考试复述的常规套路！ Summary To write an interesting story, you can divide your story into five parts. Opening Rising action Turning point Falling action Ending Read for details Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.” One evening, on their way to a university, Einstein said, “I’m so tired. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight, Hans, but I don’t want to let my audience down.” “I know what to do,” said Hans. “I can give the lecture for you. You can trust me. I’ve listened to your lecture so many times that I’ve learnt it by heart. No one knows you at this university, so they won’t find out.” Paragraphs 1–3 Opening 1.What’s Einstein’s problem about the lecture? 2.How did Hans help Einstein to solve the problem? 3.Why Hans could help? He wanted to avoid giving the lecture and not to let the audience down. He offered to give the lecture for Einstein. Because he had learnt the lecture by heart. Paragraphs 4–5 Rising action So, they cha ... ...
