(共21张PPT)
people of achievement
Unit 1
Period 5 Learning about Language
---Introduce someone you admire
1. To learn about Albert Einstein’s life story and achievements.
2. To learn to write an introduction about someone you admire.
Lead in
What do you know about
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Lead in
What do you know about
Albert Einstein
a Jew
Got Nobel Prize for Physics
a brilliant scientist (the general theory of relativity, E=mc , explanation of the photoelectric)
The man who changed our understanding of the universe.
Albert Einstein
Read for information
Find more tags(标签) of Albert Einstein.
the greatest scientist
the smartest man
the greatest scientist
a genius
a courageous and kind figure
this gentle genius
a brilliant scientist
achievements
appearance
quality/personality
示例页脚文本
the greatest scientist in physics
the smartest man
a slightly odd looking man
a kind and funny man
a courageous and kind figure
a genius
a gentle genius
What might be written to support these descriptive words
Read for information
The text mainly talks about Albert Einstein's ____________ and ______________.
life story
What type of writing is the text
A. Exposition
B. Biography
C. Argumentation
D. Practical writing
achievements
Read for genre & main idea
In what order does the writer introduce Einstein’s life
It is in time order.
Read for genre & main idea
Born in Germany
1896
1955
1933
Tried but failed to enter university in Switzerland
1895
Entered university
Graduated from university
Took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
1902
Entered research full-time at a university
1909
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Fled
Germany
Passed away
Make a timeline for Einstein’s life
Earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers
turbulent midlife
adj. 动乱的
a period when there are lots of changes
Circumstances changed in 1933…
1879
1905
1922
1900
Read for language features
1. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock.
2. He found the doors of academic institutions closed to him.
3. Following this, he gradually became famous throughout the world as the new Isaac Newton.
4. On 18 April 1955, it was reported that Einstein had passed away.
What rhetorical devices are used in the passage
simile (明喻)
personification (拟人)
metophor (暗喻)
analogy (类比)
euphemism (委婉)
What kind of person is Einstein in the eyes of the writer
Thinking
paragraph Descriptive words(adjectives)
1
2
3
4
5
6
great,
...
...
...
...
...
Further thinking
smart,
courageous,
kind, ...
Q: How does the writer feel about Einstein
The writer respects and admires Einstein not only for his achievements but the charm of his personality and attitudes to study, life and people.
示例页脚文本
On 18 April 1955, it was reported that Einstein had passed away, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist. (Para6)
euphemism
descriptive words
the anecdotes he mentioned
The man who changed our understanding of the universe
the title
Thinking
achievements
appearance
Attitude & Personal qualities
1. Who is the person you admire
(It can be a famous man or an ordinary person.
2. How to introduce a person you admire
anecdotes
Life experience
How do you feel about this person
你校英语俱乐部将举办主题为“My Hero/The Person I Admire”的讨论活动。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍你心中的英雄。要点包括：
1. 他/她的职业；
2. 他/她可称为hero的理由；
3. 你对hero的理解。
注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出。
Good afternoon, everyone __________________________
__________________________________________________
That's all. Thank you!
Writing
Beginning
General introduction
● background
information
leading pioneer in the
battle against SARS
born in October 1936
Body
Achievement
Details and examples
Use specific details
Give examples
one of the most respectable and trusted figures in the battle against the Sars and COVID-19
Ending
Difficulty and Contribution
no effective treatments or drugs available, work tirelessly and diligently
Writing tips
Lead in
Zhong Nanshan, who is one of the greatest doctors in China, is often considered one of the modern national heroes for his great contributions to the fight against the virus. He is not only acknowledged as one of the most respectable and trusted figures during China’s battle against the Sars and COVID-19 but also a courageous and kind figure loved by many people.
Lead in
Dr. Zhong Nanshan was born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. After graduating from Beijing Medical College in 1960, he stayed behind to teach. In 2003 , when the SARS epidemic broke out, Dr. Zhong acted as a leading pioneer in the battle against SARS. Although healthcare workers knew very little about the disease and there were no effective treatments or drugs available, Dr. Zhong and his team worked diligently and achieved remarkable results. Eventually, the SARS was successfully wiped out in August, 2003 in China. And in 2020 when the Covid-19 struck China, this 80-year-old man moved whole country again with his passion for his job and his commitment to the country.
Lead in
Up to now, he has been working in the field of medicine for over 60 years and he insisted on exercising regularly. To the public, he is a brilliant doctor as well as a lovely man who always deserves people’s respect.
Assignment
1. Find all the sentences with attributive clauses;
2. Find all the sentences with passive voices;
