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Unit 2
Great People
Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought
What’s this？
The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most important award in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry and peace.
Lead in
It’s the Nobel Prize.
This is Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Prize is established by the will of the Swedish inventor.
Lead in
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.
This is Albert Einstein.
He is famous for his Theory of Relativity.
Lead in
Today let’s learn more about him.
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
Reading Task
This is The Federal Republic of Germany.
Einstein was born here.
Presentation
This is Switzerland.
Einstein ever studied physics here.
Presentation
This is Princeton University, a famous university in the United State.
In 1933, Einstein went to teach here.
Presentation
Reading
A Universe of Thought
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1. In what field did Einstein solve many problems during his lift time
2. What is Einstein most famous for
3. In what countries did Einstein teach
4. What did he ask people to do in his last letter
He is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
He solved many problems in physics.
He taught in Switzerland, Germany and the United States.
He asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
Reading Tasks
Can you find Einstein's sayings in the lesson
“The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
“I think and think for months and years. Ninety nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”
Reading Tasks
Group Work
Work in groups. Who is your favourite Nobel Prize winner What is his/her main achievement Talk about him/her with your group members.
Task Tips:
When and where was he/she born
What did he/she do
What was he /she most famous for
Tu Youyou, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2015.
Tu Youyou is a Chinese medical scientist. She is best known for finding artemisinin(青蒿素) and dihydroartemisinin(二氢青蒿素), used to treat malaria(疟疾), which saved a lot of lives. She is the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize in natural science.
Tu Youyou was born on December 30th, 1930 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. After high school, she went to study medicine in Peking University. She was very interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine and kept on studying all the time.
Group Work
Work in groups. Who is your favourite Nobel Prize winner What is his/her main achievement Talk about him/her with your group members.
My favourute Nobel Prize winner is Yu Youyou. She is a Chinese medical scientist. She was born on December 30th, 1930 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She is best known for finding artemisinin(青蒿素) and dihydroartemisinin(二氢青蒿素), used to treat malaria(疟疾), which saved a lot of lives.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. (Translate)
1. The boy works hard. He is able to finish it.
The boy who/that works hard is able to finish it.
2. You are reading a book. It is mine.
The book that/which you are reading is mine.
一个人从未犯错的人永远不曾尝试新鲜事物。
Grammar
这是一个含有定语从句 (who has never made a mistake )的复合句，anyone 为先行词，从句通常位于先行词之后做先行词的后置定语。
After he finished school, he went on to study physics in Switzerland.
go on to do意思是“接着做（另外的事情）”
毕业后，他继续在瑞士研究物理。
你做完这个练习题后，接着做另外那个练习题。
Go on to do the other exercise after you finish this one.
go on doing sth. /with sth. 意思是“继续（做）某事（同一件事情）”。
He went on working until he was 91.
他一直工作到91岁。
Mary couldn't go on with the performance.
玛丽不能继续表演了。
Language Points
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”。
在1905年，爱因斯坦开始写文章并且成为现代物理学领域的先驱。
在功夫电影领域，李小龙是先驱。
In the field of action movie, Bruce Lee is a pioneer.
field 还有“田野; 田地; 场地” 的意思
Language Points
Einstein died in 1955. He signed his last letter before he passed away.
pass away意思是“逝世；消磨（时间）；消逝”
爱因斯坦死于1955年。去世前他写下了他的最后一封信。
All this trouble will pass away.
这一切困难都将结束。
天黑以前风暴会停止的。
The storm should pass away before dark.
Language Points
universe lifetime solve theory pioneer nuclear weapon false conclusion
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century.
After he finished school,he went on to study physics in Switzerland.
He signed his last letter before he passed away.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Summary
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
Our country is outstanding ___________ modern science.
Hainan_____________ its fresh air and beautiful beaches.
in the field of
is famous for
Exercise
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
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.
solved
pioneer
went on
Exercise
