(
课件网) Using Language UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT Introduce someone you admire Learning Objectives By the end of the class, you will be able to: know more about Einstein’s life and achievements; master the structure and language features of biography; know that greatness lies in our dailylife and it can be seen everywhere; introduce someone you admire. Guessing Game physicist thick moustache Albert Einstein general theory of relativity Predict What’s the genre(体裁) of the text A. Exposition B. Biography C. Argumentation D. News report The Man Who Changed Our Understanding of the Universe Read for Structure Read the passage quickly to match the main idea of each paragraph. Brief Introduction Early life/ Education Work Experience The Trouble He Met in His Mid-life Appearance and Personality His Death Read for Content Read the text carefully to complete the timeline. Born in Germany 1879 1896 1955 1933 1895 failed to enter university entered university 1900 1905 1922 graduated took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office 1902 earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers 1909 entered research full-time at a university was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics fled Germany passed away Tip1: Writing in time order makes our writing well-organized. Read for Language 1. Read Para.5 to find out words and sentences that show what Einstein looked like and what a person he was.. To the public, he was seen as a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock. Although he was a genius, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends’ birthdays. But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours. There is even a story about how he helped a little girl who knocked on his door and asked for help with her homework. In fact, Einstein often encountered people on the street who would stop him and ask him to help explain things.After many such occasions, he finally started saying, “Pardon me! Sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!” slightly odd-looking a thick moustache and long white hair which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock. forgetful kind humorous Tip2: Using descriptive words and stories can make our writing more vivid. Read for Language 2.Read the passage quickly to find out sentences using rhetorical devices. 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 _____ _____ _____. It was reported that Einstein _____. as the new Isaac Newton the doors of had just received an electric shock stood on end had passed away academi ... ...
