U2 Great minds
More practice: Einstein and the little girl
Lead-in
Guessing game: Who is he/she
A great Chinese poet in Tang dynasty who liked drinking:____________________________
An excellent genius who founded the Apple company:_______________________________
The biologist who wrote about evolution:_________________________________________
The most important and greatest English writers of plays:_____________________________
A selfless Chinese teacher who devoted her whole life to education:____________________
Free-talk
According to the above great minds in the world, what is a genius in your opinion
A genius is a person who is________________________________________________________.
According to the passage Two geniuses, what other qualities(品质) do you think Einstein had
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Reading
Read the story on page 29, and summarize the main idea of each part.
Opening Para ________ Einstein _____________a girl on his way home __________ work.
Rising action Para ________ The girl told Einstein that he _________________ Albert Einstein and Einstein said he was the guy.
Turning Point Para ________ However, the girl didn’t __________ because he _________ his sweater ____________. Therefore, the girl considered that the man couldn’t be very ___________.
Falling action Para ________ Einstein liked the girl because she was the first ___________ him the truth about his _____________.
Ending Para ________ From then on, Einstein and the girl became good friends and they __________ much time with each other.
Translate the following words and phrases
同时 ________________________________ 一个12岁的女孩 _______________________
并排 ________________________________ 好奇地看着某人 ______________________
时不时地 _____________________________ 原谅我 ______________________________
看起来像 _____________________ _______ 相反;向后 __________________________
不可能是 ________________ _____________ 对某人诚实 __________________________
告诉某人关于某事的真相 ______________ 解释 ________________________________
作为回报 _____________________________ 帮助某人某事__________________________
Discussion
1. Was it polite for the girl to tell Einstein the truth about his look Why or why not
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2. What do you think of the friendship between Einstein and the little girl
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3. What do you think of Einstein
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Futher thinking
What can you learn from this story
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Practice
Fill in the blanks according to the story.
One afternoon, Einstein was w__________ home from work. On the way, he m_________
a 12-year-old girl. They were walking side by side. The girl looked at Einstein and said, “you look just like that famous s_________, Albert Einstein. He also has white hair and white moustache.”
Einstein told the little girl who he was, but she didn ’t b_________ him. Einstein asked her why. She said that a genius would n_________ do something so s_________ to wear the sweater backwards. Einstein felt pleased to hear someone tell the t_________ about his a__________. From that day on, Einstein became a friend of the little girl and helped her with her Maths h_________.
More practice
Do you know some famous sayings of Albert Einstein
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阅读理解
Poverty is a huge matter in the world, but China has done a wonderful job to solve it. In the process of fighting poverty, we have been touched by a lot of heroes.
Helping Girls in the Mountain
◇Zhang Guimei ◇Lijiang, Yunnan
Many girls couldn't go to school because they were very poor. Mrs.Zhang started a girl school for free and helped over 1,800 girls go to college.
Building a Road
◇Mao Xianglin ◇Wushan,Chongqing
Villagers lived on the 1,000-meter-high cliffs (悬崖). So it took them nearly three days to walk to the nearest town in the past. Mr. Mao led villagers to build a road with their hands for 7 years. Now they spend just an hour driving to the nearest town. Local people can sell fruit to other places conveniently.
Planting Mushrooms
◇Chen Zaiming ◇Jingdong Yi,Yunnan
This place was famous for its wild mushrooms. But villagers didn't know how to grow them. Mr. Chen taught villagers to plant mushrooms and helped them make over 6 million yuan.
Chinese Achievements
◇832 counties (县) and 128,000 villages are no longer in poverty.
◇98.99 million villagers have been out of poverty in the past 8 years.
◇China is responsible for reducing 70 percent of poverty since the late 1970s all over the world.
1.Who built a girl school for free
A. Zhang Guimei. B.Mao Xianglin. C.Chen Zaiming. D.All of the above.
2.What does the underlined word “them” mean
A. Villagers. B.Cliffs. C.Hands. D.Places.
3.Why did Chen Zaiming teach villagers to grow mushrooms according to the passage
A. To feed themselves. B. To improve the environment.
C. To earn money. D.Not mentioned.
4. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Girls didn't want to go to school in Lijiang,Yunnan.
B. It takes people nearly three hours to drive to the nearest town in Wushan now.
C. People used to be good at growing wild mushrooms in Jingdong Yi.
D. China has got great achievements on reducing poverty.
5. The passage may come from a(an)___.
A. novel B.advertisement C.email D.newspaper
语法填空
Wang Xizhi was a Chinese calligrapher, traditionally called the Sage of Calligraphy (书圣). Born in Shandong Province, he 1. __________(spend) most of his life in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. At the beginning, Wang Xizhi learnt the art of calligraphy 2. __________ Lady Wei. But later through practice, he was better than his teacher.
Nobody knows who taught him after Lady Wei. However, there is a story that Wang achieved his 3. ______________(succeed) by learning from his dream. It is said that Wang practised calligraphy every day. Still he was never satisfied with what he wrote. One day, he was so tired 4. _____________ he fell asleep. In his dream, he saw an old man who said to him, “I will teach you something and you will find it helpful in the future. Now reach out 5.__________(you) hands.”
Only half believing, Wang reached out a hand. The old man wrote a character in his hand and said with a nod, “Now, you will be a calligrapher.” Then he disappeared into the air. Wang looked at his hand and saw a character“永”. He thought it over for a whole night and 6. ________(final) realized that this character had all the basic strokes (笔画)in forming Chinese characters.
After waking up, Wang kept 7. _________ (practise) writing the character“永”. Later Wang became 8. ______ well-known calligrapher.
It is said that in Wang's lifetime, even a few of his characters or signature were priceless. Unfortunately, none of his 9. ________(work) remains today. However, many students of calligraphy, the 10. _________ (high) art in China, have learnt from and copied his style.