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课件网) Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Writing(1) Learning aims 1. To tell Einstein’s experiences, appearance, personality, and achievements. 2. To write a passage to introduce someone they admire. Read the title and predict: What do you know about Einstein Reading 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 Give an introduction to Einstein Einstein occasionally had a playful sense of humor, and enjoyed sailing and playing the violin. He was often forgetful of everyday items, such as keys and would focus so attentively on solving physics problems that he would often become unaware of his surroundings. Albert Einstein's scientific theories accelerated the development of the world. Possible answer Reading：read after the recording A. A piece of news. B. A popular science article. C. An introduction to a place. D. An introduction to a person. 1. What type of writing is this text THE MAN WHO CHANGED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE Tip 1: With the help of key words in the title: the man 1. What type of writing is this text How does the writer develop the text P8 The text is a biography, which is developed chronologically(按年代次序地)/ in order of time. Reading D: Brief introduction C: Life experiences A: Appearance and personality B: Death Para. 1: Para. 2 - 4: Para. 5: Para. 6: Find the main idea of each para. DCAB Reading Para. 1: Brief introduction achievement personality confident, warm-hearted, hard-working, optimistic, brave, just, humble, noble, knowledgeable, reliable Reading Para. 2 - 4: Life experience 利用时间词介绍人物的经历。 Reading Para. 5: Appearance and personality 使用形容词或利用修辞如比喻描述人物外貌。 举例具体事件体现人物性格特点。 Reading Para. 6: Death people's attitude feel pity/sorry for him Read and Think: Language Features-Disciptive words (Students worksheet1) Words Appearance Slightly odd-looking, perculiar - thick moustache and long white hair, sometimes stood on end as though just received an electric shock. Personality Genius Courageous Kind — loved by his friends and neighbours (helped a little girl with her homework) Forgetful — sometimes he forgot things, like his friends’ birthday; Funny — often encountered people on the street…” I am mistaken for Professor Einstein.” Achievement Miracle — published four extraordinary physics papers in one year ‘New Isaac Newton’ General theory of relativity and E= MC2 Noble Prize in Physics Read and Think:Language Features—Rhetorical Device (Students worksheet 2) Rhetorical Device Example Analogy （类比） Metaphor （暗喻） Simile(明喻) Personification (拟人) Euphemism(委婉语） Following this, he gradually became famous throughout the world_____ . Einstein, who was Jewish, found _____ _____ closed to him. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes _____ _____ _____. Ein ... ...
