Unit 2 Great People Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought 课件(共24张PPT)

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Unit 2
Lesson 8
A Universe of Thought
1.学习目标
3.重点探究
2.自主学习
学习导航
5.当堂检测
6.课堂总结
4.拓展提升
新课导入
Watch the video about Einstein.
学习目标
1.掌握并运用本课时的词汇：solve ,theory,relativity,pioneer,nuclear；go on,pass away,in the field of…
2.熟练应用before,after,who引导的复合句；
3.能够了解爱因斯坦的生平。
自主学习
universe
lifetime
solve
theory
relativity
pioneer
nuclear
weapon
conclusion
false
n.宇宙；万象
n.一生；终生
v.解决；解答
n.理论；学说
n.相对性
n.先锋；先驱
adj.核能的
n.武器
n.结论
adj.错误的；假的
重点探究
He said
I think and think for months and years.Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century. During his lifetime, Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
Einstein's early years
Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. After he finished school, he went on to study physics in Switzerland. In 1905, Einstein began to write articles and became a pioneer in the field of modern physics. For one of those articles,he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
Einstein,the teacher
Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany.He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton University in the United States.
Einstein died in 1955.He signed his last letter before he passed away.The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
Einstein's sayings
“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.”
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.
Culture Tip
1 Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.
1897 Einstein was born in _________.
1905 Einstein became a pioneer in the field
of _______.
Germany
physics
1921 Einstein received the __________ for one of those articles.
Einstein went to ______ at Princeton University.
1955 Einstein ______.
teach
Nobel Prize
died
1. In what field did Einstein solve many problems during his lifetime
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 solved many problems in physics.
He taught in Switzerland, Germany and the United States.
He asked people to give up nuclear weapon.
He is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
2 Read the lesson again and answer the questions.
Let's Do It!
3 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.
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
Group work
Who is your favourite Nobel Prize winner What is his/her main achievement Talk about him/her with your group member.
When and where was he/she born
What did he/she do
What was he/she most famous for
拓展提升
1.Albert Einstein was one of the great minds of last century.
mind 此处是可数名词, 作 “智力;有心力、智慧的人”。本句可以写为
Albert Einstein had one of the great minds of last century.
mind作名词用时，既可作可数名词用，也可作不可数名词用。意为“智力、记忆力、心思”时通常作可数名词用；意为“头脑、大脑”时作可数名词或不可数名词均可。
如: Give your whole mind to your study.
把你的全部心思都用在你的学习上。
mind作动词用时, 既可作及物动词用, 也可作不及物动词用, 主要有以下意思：
1). 意为“留心、注意”。如：
Mind what I tell you — don't go near the pond.
注意我的话 — 别到池塘边上去。
Mind! There's a car coming!
当心！有车过来了！
2). 意为“介意、在乎、反对”时，主要用于疑问句和否定句中。如：
Do you mind if I put my bag here
你不介意我把袋子放在这儿吧
She wouldn't mind taking care of our children.
她不会介意照料我们的孩子的。
与mind相关的固定搭配
never mind没关系
keep…in mind牢记...
change one’s mind 改变主意
make up one’s mind下定决心
2. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
be famous for 指 “以……而著称, 以……而闻名”多用于指好的方面, for 表示原因.
例如：She is famous for her good handwriting.
be famous as“作为……而出名”
例: Yao Ming is famous as a basketball player.
3. For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
receive 是及物动词, 常和from构成短语receive sth. from sb. 表示”从某人那里得到某物”.指客观地“收到”
I received a gift from my old friend.
accept 指主观地“接受”
The girl received a gift from him, but she didn’t accept it.
4. The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
give up常常后跟名词或动名词， 表示“放弃某物或放弃做某事”。
例如: He often fails in an English exam, but he cannot give
up his English.
I hope my father can give up smoking.
当堂检测
一、根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
1.One hundred years is a c　　　 .
2.Think hard,and you will s　 the problem by yourself.
3.I hope you will enjoy yourself d　　　 your stay in China.
4.After discussing it for a long time,they came to a c　　　 .
5.What a person!In my l　　　 ,I've never met a man like him.
entury
olve
uring
onclusion
ifetime
二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
1.老师告诉我任何时候都不要停止学习。
The teacher told me ________ ________ ________ ________ at any time.
2.爱因斯坦在近代物理学领域非常出色。
Einstein was excellent ________ ________ ________ ________ modern physics.
3.宋祖英作为歌手而出名。
Song Zuying ________ ________ ________ a singer.
4.昨天当他做实验的时候，他犯了一个错误。
He ________ ________ ________ when he was doing the experiment yesterday.
5.雷锋一生中做了许多好事。
Lei Feng did many good things ________ ________ ________．
not to stop studying
in the field of
is famous as
made a mistake
during his lifetime
课堂总结
Unit 2
Lesson 8
掌握并运用本课时的词汇：solve ,theory,relativity,pioneer,nuclear；go on,pass away,in the field of…
通过本单元的学习，学生能够充分了解生命的意义