(课件网) UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT Introduce someone you admire numerous theory relativity formula genius gentle patent passion doctorate adj. 众多的；许多的 n. 理论；学说 n. 相对论；相对性 n. 公式；方程式；配方 n. 天才；天资；天赋 adj. 温柔的；文静的 n. 专利；专利证书；获得专利 adj. 有专利的；受专利保护的 n. 酷爱；激情 n. 博士学位 extraordinary gradually photoelectric come to power institution institute consequence take up a position moustache adj. 不一般的；非凡的；意想不到的 adj. 逐渐地；逐步地 adj. 光电的 （开始）掌权；上台 n. 社会公共机构；制度；习俗 n. （教育、专业等）机构；机构建筑 n. 结果；后果 担任；任职 n. 上唇的胡子；髭 peculiarity encounter professor mourn remarkable device sum sum up draft n. 个性；特点；怪异的性质 vt. 偶然碰到；遇到 n. 邂逅；遭遇 n. 教授 vt.&vi. 哀悼；忧伤 adj. 非凡的；显著的 n. 方法；技巧；装置；仪器 vi. 总结；概括 n. 金额；款项；总数；总和 总结；概括 n. 草稿；草案 vt. 起草；草拟 Brainstorm Can you guess who he is a Jewish worked in the Swiss patent office Get Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 E=mc The theory of relativity Albert Einstein What's the main idea of the text The text mainly talks about Einstein’s _____ and _____. life story achievements 1. What type of writing is this text A novel B. biography C.book review D.news report 2. How does the writer develop the text A.By giving an example B.By testing some theories C.By analysing cause and effect D.By following the time order. Para.1 A. His early life and education Para.2 B. Einstein’s death Para. 3 C. The greatness of Albert Einstein Para. 4 D. His work experience and achievements Para. 5 E. His mid-life crisis （危机） Para. 6 F. His appearance and personality Fast reading: Match the main idea Title Para1: general Introduction Para 2: Early life/Education Para 3: Work experience & achievement Para 4: Mid-life Para 5: Appearance & anecdotes Para 6: Death beginning Body Ending Born in Germany 1879 1896 1955 1933 Tried but failed to enter university in Switzerland 1895 Entered university Graduated from university 1900 Took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office 1902 1905 Able to quit his job at the patent office and enter research full-time at a university 1909 Awarded the Nobel Prize 1922 Had to flee Germany Died in the United States Read the text and complete the timeline. Then introduce Einstein's life story and achievements in your own words. Earned a doctorate in physics Post reading--Language features 1. Find the descriptions that what Einstein looked like and what kind of person he was. What Einstein looked like: What kind of person he was: a genius slightly odd-looking, a thick moustache and long white hair. a courageous and kind figure loved by many people a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man a smart and deligent man ... Post reading--Language features 2. What rhetorical devices(修辞手法) are used in the passage Give examples. Simile(明喻): He had a thick moustache and long whit ... ...
