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初中英语
九年级上 沪教牛津版
Module 1 Geniuses
Unit 2 Great minds
More practice – Project
Einstein and the little girl
Look at the picture and read the title. Then guess what the story is about.
More practice
One afternoon, Einstein was walking home from work. At the same time, a 12-year-old girl was walking home from school. They were soon walking side by side. The girl looked at him curiously from time to time.
“Pardon me,” the girl said, “but you look just like Albert Einstein.”
Einstein and the little girl
“That’s because I am Albert Einstein!” Einstein said.
“I don’t believe you,” the girl said. “Everyone knows that Einstein is a genius. But you’re wearing your sweater backwards, so you can’t be very clever.”
Einstein and the little girl
After that day, the girl often went to visit Einstein’s house after school. One afternoon, the girl’s mother went to visit Einstein. She asked him why he spent so much time with her daughter.
Einstein began to laugh. “You’re the first person to be so honest with me,” he said to the girl. “It’s a pleasure to hear someone tell me the truth about my look.”
“Our friendship is easy to explain,” Einstein said. “Your daughter tells me the truth about my look and brings me cookies. In return, I help her with her Maths homework.”
Read the story and divide it into five parts. Then summarize the main idea of each part.
Opening:
Rising action:
Turning point:
Falling action:
Ending:
Paragraph 1 Einstein met a girl on his way home from work.
Paragraphs 2–3 The girl told Einstein that he looked like Albert Einstein and Einstein said he was the guy.
Paragraph 4 The girl did not believe he was the real Einstein because she thought the way he wore his sweater showed that he was not clever.
Paragraph 5 Einstein liked the girl because she told the truth about his look.
Paragraphs 6–7 From then on, Einstein and the girl became good friends and they always helped each other.
Where did Einstein and the little girl meet each other
Why did the girl not believe Einstein
Why did the girl’s mother go to visit Einstein
What made Einstein and the little girl become friends
A Read this story again and then answer the questions below.
They met each other on their way home.
Because Einstein was wearing his sweater backwards, the girl thought he could not be very clever./Because she thought everyone knew that Einstein was a genius, but he was wearing his sweater backwards.
She wanted to ask him/wanted to know why he spent so much time with her daughter.
The girl told Einstein the truth about his look and brought him cookies. In return, Einstein helped the girl with her Maths homework.
In groups, discuss the questions below.
Was it polite for the girl to tell Einstein the truth about his look Why or why not
What do you think of the friendship between Einstein and the little girl
What do you think of Einstein
Retell the story with the help of the key words.
Paragraph 1
Paragraphs 2-3
Paragraph 6-7
walk side by side, look at him curiously
wear your sweater backwards
go to visit Einstein’s house, asked him why,
in return
pardon me
first person to be so honest, tell me the truth
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Culture corner
Do you know any stories about Newton
Project
saying
A saying is a well-known phrase or statement that expresses something about life that most people believe is wise and true.
A poster of wise sayings
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Do you like wise sayings like this In this project, you will make a poster of your favourite sayings.
千里之行始于足下。
——老子
不是每个人都能做大事,但我们
可以用大爱来做小事。
——特蕾莎修女
年轻的时候不学着思考,你将永远不会学习。
——托马斯·爱迪生
A Work in groups of five. Think about wise sayings you have heard. Talk about what you can learn from these sayings. Below are some examples of different sayings.
B Group members should work together to look for more sayings in books and on the Internet.
C Each group must pick their five favourite sayings. Each student should choose one saying and talk about why he/she likes it.
D All groups should tell the class about their five favourite sayings. Then the class should vote to decide which ten sayings to put on the poster. Follow the example.
回忆在本单元中接触到的伟大人物,如爱因斯坦、居里夫人、爱迪生、孔子、莎士比亚、牛顿等,思考能从这些伟人身上学到什么,准备在下节课上和全班同学分享。
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