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Unit1 People of achievement
Period V Topic-focused reading for writing
Introduce someone you admire
The man who changed our understanding of the universe
延迟符
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to
1.construct a life story chronologically;
2.conclude the structure of an introduction to an admirable person;
3.Build up your expressions and rhetorical devices to introduce someone;
4.create a passage about a person you admire.
延迟符
Activity 1:Guess who the man was
a Jewish
worked in the Swiss patent office
Get Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921
The theory of relativity
E=mc
Albert Einstein
Introduce someone you admire
Albert Einstain
1. How to introduce
2.What should be included
How to show your admiration
Language features
Activity2: Analyse the genre
1922
Passed away
1895
Entered university
1900
Took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
1905
Entered research full-time at a university
1902
1909
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Fled
Germany
Born in Germany
1879
1896
1955
1933
Failed to enter university
Graduated from university
Earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers
1.Read the text and complete the timeline.
Make a timeline
Making a timeline that shows when different events happen can help you understand how the events are connected to each other.
Activity2: Analyse the genre
1922
Passed away
1895
Entered university
1900
Took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
1905
Entered research full-time at a university
1902
1909
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Fled
Germany
Born in Germany
1879
1896
1955
1933
Failed to enter university
Graduated from university
Earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers
2.Infer the genre by the timeline.
a biography
developed chronologically
3.Find the specific expressions to describe time except numbers.
time expressions
when sb. was ......
after doing for...year(s)
after...years of doing...
that same yeae,which was recorded as...
following this
after...years
in ..., when...
Activity2: Analyse the genre
4.While you are telling a story, which one is better,time expressions or numbers
time expressions
when sb. was ......
after doing for...year(s)
after...years of doing...
that same yeae,which was recorded as...
following this
after...years
in ..., when...
Telling a story, we'd better integrate them . Readers will know when the event happens directly through numbers, while time expressions have the story flow better.
Activity2: Analyse the genre
1.Find the descriptions showing the writer's admiration.
Activity3:Analyse the structure and content
2. Clarify the descriptions showing the writer's admiration.
Activity3:Analyse the structure and content
descriptive
words
verbs to show distinction
“adj+est” to show distinction
3.How does the writer prove Einstein is not only a genius,but a courageous and kind figure loved by many people
Activity3: Analyse the structure and content
genius
courageous
kind
exceptional achievements
exceptional achievements
challenges and choices
an anecdote
challenges and choices
topic sentence
appearance
quotes
topic
details
CEO
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Introduce someone you admire
achievements
an anecdote
Activity3: Summarize the structure and content
Time Events
1930 born in a peasant family
1953 produced 56 million tons of rice
1953 graduated from Southwestern Agricultural College.
1964 started studying super hybrid rice
1973 became the first agricultural pioneer
1982 regarded as “Father of Hybrid Rice”
now circulate knowledge to less developed countries
Rewrite the following events about Yuan Longping in a short paragraph,rather than a list.
Activity4: Language features-a life story
numbers + time expressions
Born in a poor peasant family in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwestern Agricultural College in 1953, when farmers could only produced 56 million tons of rice. After 11 years of working as a farmer, he started the research of super hybrid rice, which made him the first agricultural pioneer in 1973.After 9 years, he was regarded as “Father of Hybrid Rice”. Now he is circulating his knowledge to less developed countries.
Activity4: Language features-a life story
Activity4: Language features-admiration
He made numerous contributions to the world, the most well-known being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc .
1.Paraphrase
①
He made countless contributions to the world, and the most well-known was the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc .
②
He made countless contributions to the world, the most well-known of which was the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc .
Activity4: Language features-admiration
2.Fill in the blanks with proper expressions to show admiration.
Any word is OK as long as the paragraph makes sense.
Yuan Longping ,who ________________________ in modern farming , is often considered one of the_______________ farmers . He has made numerous contributions to the world, ____________________ super hybrid rice. Yuan Longping is not only a______; he was a(n) ______ figure loved by many people.
is perhaps the greatest scientist
most hard-working
the most well-known being
pioneer
aspiring
“adj+est” to show admiration
Activity4: Language features-appearcance
He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock
1.What rhetorical device is used
analogy: (类比)
to help readers understand the greatness of Einstein.
2.Find another rhetorical device in the passage.
He gradually became famous throughout the world as the new Isaac Newton
simile(明喻)
to create a vivid picture in readers' mind
Activity4: Language features-appearcance
His sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers
3.Describe what Yuan Longping looks like using rhetorical devices.
Activity5: Discussion
Discuss your feelings about Dr. Yuan and share an amazing story of him.
your feelings
an amazing story
1. I admire him due to....
2. I am inspired by.....
3. To me, he is ....
4. I consider him...
5. He has set a good example for me.
1. There is even an amazing story about...
2. The story goes that....
Activity5: Discussion
Discuss your feelings about Dr. Yuan and share an amazing story of him.
I was inspired a lot by Yuan Longping. Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, he considers himself a farmer, who has greatly increased the rice harvests, thus helping more people out of hunger. I admire him not only because of his great achievements but because he is aspiring and caring.He never stops dreaming of helping his people.There is even a story about his amazing dream that rice plants were as tall as sorghum. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. He awoke from his dream in the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.
Activity6: Create a passage about Yuan Longping
Based on your discussion and and the outline, write an introduction to Yuan Longping with an attractive title.
achievements
an anecdote
Assignment: Polish your draft
Use the checklist to help you review and polish your draft.
√ Do you organize your passage chronologically
√ Do you describe the person's appearance and personality
√ Do you tell an impressive story of the person's life
√ Do you say why the person is great
√ Do you sum up how you feel about this person
The man who feeds people worldwide
I am inspired a lot by Yuan Longping,who has made great contributions to the world, the most helpful one being super hybrid rice, which has greatly increased the rice harvests, thus helping more people out of hunger. Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, he considers himself a farmer, whose sunburnt face and arms and slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers.
Born in a poor peasant family in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwestern Agricultural College in 1953, when farmers could only produced 56 million tons of rice. Out of a passion for his people, he made up his mind to increase production. Even during the late 1960s and early 1970s, which was regarded a miserable time in science in China, he continued the research of super hybrid rice, which made him the first agricultural pioneer in 1973.After 9 years, he was called “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
I admire him not only because of his great achievements but because he is an aspiring and caring scientist, who never stops dreaming of helping his people.There is even a story about his amazing dream that rice plants were as tall as sorghum. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. He awoke from his dream in the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. His tireless efforts paid off. In a recent harvest, nearly 200 million tons of rice was produced.Now he is circulating his knowledge to less developed countries. What a really brilliant scientist--never to have a rest!
Thank you!
Goodbye!