课件21张PPT。Unit 2 Great People Lesson 8
A Universe of Thought 九年级英语上 新课标 [冀教]What do you know about him ?Albert EinsteinTheory of RelativityNobel Prizeuniverse
Albert Einstein
lifetime
solve
theory
relativity
Switzerlandn. 宇宙；万象
艾伯特·爱因斯坦
n. 一生；终生
v. 解决；解答
n. 理论；学说
n. 相对性
瑞士Words andExpressionspioneer
Nobel
Princeton
nuclear
weapon
conclusion
falsen. 先锋；先驱
诺贝尔
普林斯顿
adj. 核能的
n. 武器
n. 结论
adj. 错误的；假的Words andExpressionsRead the lesson and fill in the blanks.Germanymodern physicsthe Nobel PrizeteachdiedAnswer the questions.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 is most famous for his Theory of Relativity. He solved many problems in physics.
He taught in Switzerland, Germany and the United. He asked people to give up nuclear.
☆教材解读☆
What did he ask people to do in his last letter?
ask sb. to do sth.意为“请求某人做某事”,ask sb. not to do sth.意为“请求某人不要做某事”。类似于ask用法的动词还有tell,order等。Read the text and find out main phrases and sentences.Main phrases:
·Theory of Relativity
·go on
·in the field of…
·the Nobel Prize
·pass away
·nuclear weaponMain sentences:
·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.
·The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
·The important thing is not to stop questioning.
·Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.☆教材解读☆
1.Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century.
◆one of…意为“……之一”,后接名词或代词的复数形式。“one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数”意为“最……之一”,one of…作主语时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
◆mind在这里为名词,意为“聪明人,富有才智的人”。
【拓展】 mind作名词还可意为“头脑,智慧,心思”;作动词,意为“介意,在乎”,主要用于疑问句和否定句。
【固定搭配】 change one’s mind改变主意,make up one’s mind做出决定,keep…in mind将……记在心中,never mind不要紧
◆century意为“世纪”,one century相当于one hundred years。2.During his lifetime,Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics.
◆本句是一个简单句,and连接两个并列谓语。
◆during为介词,意为“在……期间”。
【辨析】 during,for
(1)during后接表时间长度的名词,表示特定的时间,时间段明确,起止时间分明。
(2)for后接一段时间,用于表示时间的长短,多与带数词的名词短语连用,用于回答以how long开头的疑问句。
◆solve为动词,意为“解决,解答”,通常指解答难题或解决难以处理的问题,常与problem构成短语。3.Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
◆be most famous for意为“以……最为出名”。most还可用especially等替换,表示“尤以……出名”,句中most表示“很,非常”,其前不加冠词。
◆be famous for意为“因……而著名”,表示某人或某地因某种知识、技能、作品或特征而出名。其中for是表示原因的介词,意为“因为,由于”,后接表示原因的名词。
【辨析】 be famous for,be famous as
(1)当主语是表示人的名词时,be famous for表示“因某种技能、知识、作品或特征而出名”,be famous as表示“某人因某种身份而出名”。
(2)当主语是表示地点或事物的名词时,be famous for表示“以某种特点、价值或特产而出名”,be famous as则表示“以……样的产地或形式而出名”。4.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”。
5.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”。6.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”。
7.The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
give up意为“放弃”,可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。代词作宾语时,必须放在give和up中间。
8.The important thing is not to stop questioning.
动词不定式短语not to stop questioning在句中作表语。9.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。
【辨析】 anyone,someone
(1)anyone表示“一些人”的含义时,用于否定句、疑问句或条件句中。
(2)someone作“一些人或某人”讲时,多用于肯定句中。但如果表示请求或征求意见时,someone也可用于疑问句中。
◆make a mistake意为“犯错误”,mistake在此处为可数名词。
◆anything new意为“新事物,新东西”。anything为不定代词,new修饰anything,作后置定语。这类不定代词包括:something,everything,anything,nothing,someone,
somebody,everyone,everybody,anyone,anybody,
nobody等。Task tips:
·When and where was he/she born?
·What did he/she do?
·What was he/she most famous for?Work in groups.Who is your favourite Nobel Prize winner?What is his/her main achievement?Talk about him/her with your group members.
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 ofis famous forsolvedpioneerwent on
Ⅱ.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. enturyolveuringonclusionifetimeⅢ.根据课文内容,回答问题
1.What’s Einstein most famous for?
2.What is his famous saying in this lesson?
3.What did Einstein do after he finished school?
4.What was the important thing that Einstein thought?
5.What was his advice in his last letter?
To give up nuclear weapons.He is most famous for his Theory of Relativity. Ninety-nine times,the conclusion is false.
The hundredth time I am right.He studied physics in Switzerland.The important thing was not to stop questioning.Homework
1.Finish off the remaining exercises in the activity book.
2.Students are required to read the next reading in the student’s book.
