【新课标】Unit 2 Great minds Reading 课件

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Unit 2 Great minds
Two geniuses
Great minds
A mind means a person who is very intelligent.
genius
A genius means a great mind.
Do you know some great minds
What did they do
Born: 14 March 1879, Ulm, Germany
Died: 18 April 1955, Princeton, NJ, USA
Marriage: got married twice and had three
children by his first marriage.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921
Father of theory of relativity(相对论)
Founder of modern physics
Born: 551, Qufu, state of Lu
Died: 479 BCE
Career: Teacher, Philosopher, and Political theorist
Influence: His ideas have profoundly influenced the civilizations of China and other East Asian countries.
Born: November 7, 1867, Warsaw
Died: died July 4, 1934, near Sallanches,
France.
Achievement: She was awarded the 1903
Nobel Prize for Physics. She was the sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize.
Born: on December 11, 1910 in Jintan, Jiangsu Province.
Died: 1985
Influence: a famous Chinese mathematician;
the founder and pioneer of many fields in new China’s mathematics research; He wrote more than 200 thesis and monographs.
Born: in London, England, on April 16th, 1889
Died: at age 88 of natural causes on December 25, 1977
Influence: a comic actor and film director
He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of American cinema.
Why was Einstein driving the car
Why was Hans giving a lecture instead of Einstein
Match the main idea with paragraphs
a Hans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving.
b Einstein answered the question perfectly.
c A man asked a difficult question.
d Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein.
e Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.
Para 1-3
Para 4-5
Para 7
Para 6
Para 8
Skimming
Resolution / Ending:
Understand the structure of the plot of a story.
Exposition / Opening:
background information.
Rising action:
a problem the characters face.
Climax / Turning point:
an unexpected turn.
Falling action:
how the problem is solved.
how the story ends.
a Hans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving.
b Einstein answered the question perfectly.
c A man asked a difficult question.
d Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein.
e Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.
Scanning Complete the diagram according to the story. Write the letters in the correct boxes. P21
c
e
b
a
Para. 6
Para. 7
Para. 8
Scanning
1. On the trips, what did Hans often say to Einstein
It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you.
2. Why was Hans giving a lecture instead of Einstein
Because Einstein was so tired that he wanted to avoid the lecture.
3. Why did Hans think he could do this
Because he had listened to the lecture so many times that he had learnt it by heart.
4. How was Hans’s lecture at the university
It was successful.
Analyzing
How did Einstein feel when the man asked a question
How did Hans feel when the man asked a question
Why did Einstein drive when they left the university
He felt nervous and worried.
He felt peaceful and calm.
They didn’t want people to find out they told a lie.
Summary
On the way to the university at the university On the way back
Hans offered to ______________________________ _______________ but could not _______ ____________________________ He had a good idea– he______ __________________ offered to _________
Einstein was too tired to_____________ _________________________________and helped Hans________ __________________ ______________
give the lecture for Einstein.
give the lecture
gave the lecture
answer a man’s difficult question.
asked
Einstein to answer it.
listened to Hans give his lecture
answer
the difficult question.
drive
drove the car
Discussing
What do you think of Einstein
What do you think of Hans
Do you think Hans is a genius
Intelligent
Humorous
Smart
Helpful
Kind
Peaceful
认为某人是天才
幽默感
收到邀请
十分荣幸地做某事
避免做某事
让某人失望
靠记忆
轻而易举
脸色变苍白
主动做某事
consider sb a genius
a sense of humor
receive the invitations
It’s a pleasure to do sth
avoid doing sth
let sb down
by heart
without difficulty
turn pale
offer to do sth
Many people consider Albert Einstein
(1879–1955) a genius.
consider v. 考虑
consider sb. sth 认为某人某样
consider doing sth 考虑做某事
considerate adj. 考虑周全的
We're considering ________(buy) a new car.
我们在考虑买一辆新车。
You will live easily if you have a __________
（考虑周到的）friend with you.
buying
considerate
2. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories
at different universities.
invitation n. 邀请
invite v. 邀请
invite sb to do sth 邀请某人做某事
They have invited me _______(go) to Paris with them.
他们邀请我和他们一同去巴黎。
She ____________(invite)to give a paper on the results of her
research.
她应邀发表一篇论文，报告她的研究结果。
to go
was invited
3. It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.
It’s a pleasure to do sth. 十分乐意做某事; 做某事很荣幸。
please v. 使喜欢；使满意；
More than anything, I want to _______ you.
最重要的是，我想让你高兴。
pleased adj.高兴的 be pleased with 对…满意
She was very ________ with her exam results.
她对考试成绩非常满意。
_________________finally meet you, sir.
先生，很荣幸最后终于见到了你。
please
pleased
It’s a pleasure to
4. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight, Hans, but I don’t want to let my audience down.
avoid doing sth 避免做某事
I've been avoiding _______(get) down to work all day.
我一整天都刻意不投入工作。
let sb down 让某人失望
I won’t _____ you _______,' he replied.
“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说
getting
let
down
5. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause at the end.
applause n. 掌声
They greeted him with thunderous __________.
他们以雷鸣般的掌声欢迎他。
The whole room burst into _________.
屋里的人发出一片掌声。
take a seat = have a seat 坐下 take one’s seat 就座
There are many ______ in the theatre.剧院里有许多座位。
Please ____________.请坐。
applause
applause
seats
take a seat
without difficulty 轻而易举
I think you can solve the problem____________________.
我想你能轻而易举的解决这个问题。
Jim can read this passage __________________.
吉姆能轻而易举的读完这篇文章。
join in 参加；加入
I hope that everyone will be able to ___________the fun.
我希望每个人都能够加入进来，玩得开心。
He started to sing and I ___________.
他开始唱起歌来，然后我也跟着唱起来。
without difficulty
without difficulty
join in
joined in
join army, party, league, team, club,
join in game, singing, dancing, work, talk, match, sb. in sth.
take part in discussion, game, fight, celebration
attend school, wedding, meeting
辨析join, join in, take part in, attend
Language points
His brother ________ the army three years ago.他哥哥三年前参军的。
We are having supper now. Would you like to _______ us 我们正在吃晚饭，你也来和我们一起吃好吗？
I wish I could ______________the sports meeting.
我希望我能参加运动会。
May I ________ the meeting 我可以参加会议吗？
Language points
join
join
take part in
attend
6. He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea
what he was talking about.
so + adj. / adv. +that… 如此……以致……
such + (a / an) + adj.+n.+ that… 如此……以致……
当名词前有many，much，few，little 等词修饰时，只能用so而不能用such。
The question was _____difficult ______ Hans could not answer it.那个问题非常难，以至于汉斯无法回答。
She gave me ______ a nice present ______I couldn’t say a word.她送给我一份这么好的礼物,以至于我说不出话来。
so
that
such
that
根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 他在电脑游戏上花费了太多的时间，以致没有通过这次考试。
He spent _____ _____ time on computer games _____ he didn’t pass the exam.
2. 他讲了那样滑稽的一个故事，我们都笑了。
He told _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ we all laughed.
so much that
such a funny story that
1. Farmer: It’s a ________ to work in the fields (happy thing). (line 7)
2. Doctors warn people to ________ too much sun this summer (keep away from). (line 9)
3. Famous artist: _______ yourself and your own ideas (believe in). (line 13)
4. Student learns the whole dictionary _________(by remembering every word). (line 15)
5. Astronaut returns to Earth ________________ (with no trouble at all). (line 20)
6. Dance on Saturday night! All students are invited to__________ the activity (take part in).(line20)
pleasure
avoid
trust
by heart
without difficulty
join in
Let's do
C1 Here are some sentences from the story on page 3. Do you know the meanings of the words in italics Circle the correct answers.
17th March
Earlier _______, my friend offered me a ticket for Dr Yang’s lecture at the __________,so I decided to go. Many people___________ Dr Yang one of the cleverest women in the world. She did not ____ me ______. The lecture was very successful.
She also has a great ______ of humor and made many people laugh. She received a lot of applause at the end.
consider sense university let…down tonight
tonight
university
considered
let
sense
down
C2 Complete the diary below with the words from the box.
Exercise
根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
Albert Einstein was a great scientist. He r_______ many invitations to explain how the universe works. One evening, his driver, Hans, d________ him to a university. On the way there, he told Hans he wished to a_____ giving the lecture, but he didn’t want to let the audience d_____. Then Hans had an idea. In the end, Hans g____ the lecture w________ difficulty instead of Einstein and they left the university with Einstein d_______.
eceived
rove
riving
void
own
ave
ithout
1. We should avoid _________(make) a noise in the library.
2. I was so excited at that moment that I didn’t know what ___________ (say).
3. Daisy stood on the stage and danced _________(perfect).
4. He has much __________ in learning French.
5. I’d like __________(invite) you to my hometown Guangzhou for a visit.
making
to say
perfectly
difficulty
to invite
用所给单词的适当形式填空
Exercise