(共14张PPT)
Unit 2 Great People
Lesson 8
A Universe of Thought
Albert Einstein
Theory of Relativity
Nobel Prize
universe
lifetime
solve
theory
relativity
Switzerland
n. 宇宙;万象
n. 一生;终生
v. 解决;解答
n. 理论;学说
n. 相对性
瑞士
Words and
Expressions
pioneer
Princeton
nuclear
weapon
conclusion
false
n. 先锋;先驱
普林斯顿
adj. 核能的
n. 武器
n. 结论
adj. 错误的;假的
Words and
Expressions
Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.
1879 Einstein was born in ________.
1905 Einstein became a pioneer in the field of ______________.
1921 Einstein received
______________.
1933 Einstein went to _________ at Princeton University.
1955 Einstein _________.
Germany
modern physics
the Nobel Prize
teach
died
Find them out
继续做某事
2. 在…领域
3. 去世
go on to do sth.
in the field of
pass away
1.After he finished school,he went on to study physics in Switzerland.
◆本句含有一个由after引导的时间状语从句。
◆go on意为“继续”。
【辨析】 go on to do sth.,go on doing sth.
(1)go on to do sth.意为“(完成某事后)接着做另一件事”。
(2)go on doing sth.意为“不停地做某事”。
Eg: Go on reading,please.
2.In 1905,Einstein began to write articles and became a pioneer in the field of modern physics.
in the field of意为“在……领域/界”
Eg: He has got great achievement in the field of maths.
2.He signed his last letter before he passed away.
◆本句含有一个由before引导的时间状语从句。
◆pass away意为“逝世,亡故”。
【拓展】 pass away还可表示“消失,消逝”。
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
◆本句是一个含有定语从句的复合句。who has never made a mistake作anyone的定语。当先行词是人时,定语从句用that或who引导;当先行词是物时,定语从句用that或which引导。
◆anyone是一个不定代词,意为“任何人,无论谁”,作主语时其谓语动词用第三人称单数。
Work in groups
莫言(中国诺贝尔文学奖获得者) 1. 1955年生于山东高密
2. 小学毕业后在农村劳动
3. 青少年时代非常喜欢读书
4. 1976年,莫言加入中国人民解放军(the Chinese People’s Liberation Army )
5. 在部队期间担任图书管理员,6. 阅读完了图书馆里的1000多册书
7.2012年,获诺贝尔文学奖
屠呦呦
1. 1930年生于浙江宁波
2. 1951年考入北京大学
3. 学习努力,取得了优秀的成绩
4. 毕业后,就职于中国中医研究院(China Academy of Chinese medical Sciences)
5. 从事多项医学研究(do some research),写了许多相关的著作(works)
6. 2015年,获诺贝尔生理学或医学奖
Ⅰ.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box.
solve,pioneer,be famous for,go on,in the field of
1.Our country is outstanding modern science.
2.Hainan its fresh air and beautiful beaches.
3.The boy was very excited when he the crossword puzzle.
4.He was a of the May Fourth Movement.
5.He to study for his master’s degree after he finished university.
in the field of
is famous for
solved
pioneer
went on
Summary
·Theory of Relativity
·go on
·in the field of…
·the Nobel Prize
·pass away
·nuclear weapon
Culture tip
The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most important award in the fields of literature, Medicine, physics, chemistry and peace. It was established by the will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895. A sixth prize, for economics, was created in 1968. The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan, a famous Chinese writer.