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课件网) Module 1 Geniuses Unit 2 Great minds Many people consider Albert Einstein a genius. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. （1）consider A as B “把A视为B” （2）被动语态：A is condered as B a sense of.... xxx感 a sense of humor 幽默感 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.” 1. receive invitation 收到邀请 2. theory 理论 3. it is a pleasure to do sth...做某事很荣幸 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.” （1）on one’s way to sp 去某地的路上 （2） I wish I could do sth 我希望我可以做某事 （3）avoid doing sth避免做某事 （4）let sb down =disappoint sb使得某人沮丧 “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.” （1）what to do 做什么 疑问词+to do （2）give a lecture 开讲座 （3） so many times that 太多次以至于 （4）learn it by heart 用心记，熟记 So, they changed places. At the university, Hans was guided to the front of the hall. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause at the end. （1）change places 换位置 （2）at the university 在大学 （3）sb be guided to sp 被引去某个地方 （4）took a seat 就坐 （5）without difficulty 毫无困难的 （6）applause 掌声 However, before Hans left, a man shouted, “I’d like to ask you a question.” He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about. （1） Einstein turned pale. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now we’re in trouble.” But Hans just laughed and said, “That’s such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. Hans, please …” （1） Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly. They left the university, with Einstein driving. A little later, Hans offered to drive. “No,” laughed Einstein. “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Hans.” Who do you think is the most clever person in our class Who do you think is the most intelligent person in history Who is he What do you know about him He was from Greek. He was a mathematician, physicist, inventor and astronomer . He said, “Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the earth. “ Archimedes Archimedes and the golden crown Look at the title and guess the story between the Archimedes and the crown. What were in the pots Can you guess why the crown and gold were in the pots Skim the passage and think about what did the King ask Archimedes to do Did he make it One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very happy with it. “It‘s a nice cr ... ...
