广东省深圳市文汇中学九年级英语上册Unit2 Great minds课件 （新版）牛津深圳版

课件44张PPT。ReadingUnit 2Great mindsA mind means a person who is very intelligent.mind
astronomer
genius
consider
sense
humour
invitation
theory
universityn. 聪明人；富有才智的人
n. 天文学家
n. 天才
v. 认为；觉得
n. 理解力；判断力
n. 幽默
n. 邀请
n. 学说；论；说
n. (综合性)大学pleasure
avoid
lecture
tonight
audience
trust
seat
applause
palen. 乐事；快事
v. 避免；避开
n. 讲座；演讲
adv. 在今夜；在今晚
n. 观众；听众
v. 信任；信赖
n. 座位
n. 鼓掌；喝彩
adj. 苍白的sense of humour
let … down
by heart
take a seat
without difficulty
join in
have no idea
(be) in trouble单凭记忆；能背诵
倒霉；处于困境
幽默感
丝毫不知道
使……失望
参加；加入
坐下
轻而易举To get some information about
some geniuses
To understand the story of Einstein
and his driver: Two geniuses
To learn to use some words and expressionsFocus onWords:mind, astronomer, consider, sense, humour, invitation, university, pleasure, avoid, lecture, tonight, audience, trust, seat, pale Phrases:
a sense of humour let … down
without difficulty by heart
take a seat join in turn pale
have no idea (be) in trouble,
receive a lot of applausePatterns:
1. Many people consider Albert Einstein a genius.
2. It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.
3. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight.
4. I’ve listened to your lecture so many times that I’ve learnt it by heart.
5. He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about.Getting readyLook at the cartoon and answer the questions.1.What is Lo doing?He is reading a newspaper.Maybe an article about geniuses.2.What kind of article is he probably reading?3. What does he learn from the article?4. Hi doesn’t hear what Lo has said, does he?He learns that many geniuses are a little deaf.Yes, he does.5. Why does he do so?Because he wants to show that he is a genius too.What is a genius?A genius means a great mind.Charles Darwin Charlie ChaplinNewtonBeethovenLi BaiGalileoConfuciusThomas EdisonYuan LongpingMarie CurieHua LuogengAlbert EinsteinDo you know them? Brainstorm What are the above people famous for?
Are they geniuses in your mind?DiscussionCharles Darwin Charlie ChaplinNewtonThe biologist who wrote about evolution a great silent movie star who was very popular in his timeAn English scientist who discovered the laws of gravityBeethovenLi BaiGalileoA great German composer who wrote nine symphonies An Italian scientist who invented the astronomical telescope and the thermometer. He is called “the Father of Modern Science”.A great Chinese poet who was fond of drinkingConfuciusThomas Edison孔氏，名丘，字仲尼。春秋末期著名的思想家、政治家、教育家，儒家学派的创始人，开创了私人讲学的风气。 世界著名的发明家、物理学家、企业家，拥有众多知名重要的发明专利超过2000项，其中的四大发明：留声机、电灯、电力系统和有声电影，丰富和改善了人类的文明生活。Yuan Longping中国杂交水稻育种专家，被称为中国的“杂交水稻之父”，中国工程院院士。他为解决中国和世界人民的粮食问题作出了卓越的贡献!法国著名科学家、物理学家、化学家。是巴黎和华沙“居里研究所”的创始人。开创了放射性理论，发明了分离放射性同位素技术，于12月21日发现两种新元素钋和镭。在她的指导下，人们第一次将放射性同位素用于治疗癌症。Marie CurieHua Luogeng世界著名数学家，中国解析数论、矩阵几何学、典型群、自守函数论与多元复变函数论等多方面研究的创始人和开拓者，也是中国在世界上最有影响力的数学家之一。国际上以华氏命名的数学科研成果有“华氏定理”、“华氏不等式”、“华—王方法”等。scientist, physicist, theory of relativity, German-American Do you know these people? What did they do? Discuss these with your classmates.What do you know about … ?Albert Einstein Marie CurieConfuciusHua LuogengCharlie ChaplinABefore you read Look at the pictures, the title and the introduction to the story on page 19. Answer the questions below. BWho are probably the two geniuses?
a. Einstein and his driver.
b. Einstein and his son.
2. What kind of story is it?
a. A funny story. b. A sad story.
3. What is the man doing in the second picture?He is giving a lecture.e. A professor asked a difficult question. __
f. Einstein was invited to give a lecture at a
university. ______
g. Einstein listened to the lecture. ____h. Hans and Einstein left the university. ___
i. Einstein felt very tired. _____
j. Einstein answered the question. _____a. The audience clapped. _____
b. Hans left the platform. _____
c. Hans offered to drive. _____
d. Hans offered to give the lecture. ____58103614927Listen to the passage and arrange the
sentences below in correct order.Why did Einstein and Hans change seat?Question1. One evening, when Einstein said he wanted to avoid giving his lecture, how did Hans help solve this problem?
2. Why did Hans think he could do this?
3. At the university, what did Hans do? What did Einstein do?
4. What happened before Hans left?
5. When Einstein thought they were in trouble, the story took an unexpected turn. What was it?Read and answer the questions.1. Hans offered to give the lecture for him.
2. Because he had listened to the lecture so many times that he had learnt it by heart.
3. Hans was guided to the front of the hall and Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause at the end.
4. A man asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about.
5. Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.①②③④⑤Discussion: What does Einstein mean by saying “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Hans”? Read the story and complete the diagram below. Write the letters in the correct boxes. (P 21)D1cebaHans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving.
Einstein answered the question perfectly.
A man asked a difficult question.
Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein.
Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.Einstein was a popular lecturer.
2. Hans was tired of driving Einstein.
3. Hans had a very good memory.
4. The audience did not enjoy the lecture given by Hans.Einstein often received invitations to
explain his theories at different universities.Hans often said, “It’s a pleasure to
drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.”… I can give the lecture for you. … I’ve
listened to your lecture so many times that
I’ve learnt it by heart. Einstein took a seat, … and joined in the applause at the end. Read the story again and decide whether these sentences are T or F. Then find evidence from the story to support your answers. (P 21)D21. Farmer: It’s a ________ to work in the
fields. (happy thing)
2. Doctors warn people to _____ too much sun
this summer. (keep away from)
3. Famous artist: _____ yourself and your
own ideas. (believe in)
4. Student learns the whole dictionary _______. (by remembering every word)
5. Astronaut returns to Earth _______________. (with no trouble at all)
6. Dance on Saturday night! All students are invited to ______ the activity. (take part in)pleasureavoidby heartwithout difficultyjoin inTrust The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 19. Find these words to complete the headlines. Change their forms if necessary. (P 20)C1Vocabulary17th March
Earlier _______, my friend offered me a ticket for Dr Yang’s lecture at the _________, so I decided to go. Many people __________ Dr Yang one of the cleverest women in the world. She did not ___ me ______. The lecture was very successful.
She also has a great _____ of humour and made many people laugh. She received a lot of applause at the end.universityconsideredlet downsense tonightComplete the diary below with the
words from the box. (P 20)consider sense university let … down tonightC2RacingActivityWhat do you think of Hans? Tell your classmates your opinions. (P 21)
Let’s see who is the best!Ready?D3Albert Einstein was _____________ a genius. He also had a _______________.
Once, Einstein was ______ to a university to ____________, but he was too tired ___ speak that night. So his driver, Hans, _______ to present the lecture ________ because he had learnt it _________. So they changed places without telling it to others. considered assense of humour Fill in the blanks to retell the text.invitedofferedgive a lectureinsteadtoby heartHans went to the front of the hall and did the job _________________.
However, at the end of the lecture, a professor asked Hans a difficult question.
Hans couldn’t understand it at all, but he asked Einstein, ____ was pretending to be his driver, to answer the question. After the lecture, Einstein gave praise to Hans for his performance. whowithout difficultyLanguage points Einstein was a great scientific genius.
爱因斯坦是一个伟大的科学天才。 1. Many people consider Einstein a genius. n.天才 a person who is very intelligentHe has a genius for getting along with children. 他擅长与孩子们打成一片。 have a genius for (doing) sth.2. This story shows that he also had a sense of humour.这个年轻人不仅具有责任心，而且有幽默感。
The young man has not only a sense of responsibility but also a sense of humour.have a sense of humour 有幽默感 trip journey travel tour 区别3. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him …trip n. 旅行我们上周坐船去小岛旅行过得非常愉快。
We made a boat trip to the island last week
and had a good time.
他从北京到伦敦做了一次长途旅行。
He made a long journey from Beijing to
London．
现在许多人喜欢在空闲时间去旅游。
At present, many people are fond of
travelling in their spare time.
我将来要环游世界。
I will tour the world in the future. 别担心。我决不会让你失望的。
Don’t worry. I’ll never let you down. 4. …Hans, but I don’t want to let my audience down.let sb. down 让某人失望
(= make sb. disappointed)— 我明天会去的。
— 你不会让我失望的，是不是？
-- I will be there tomorrow.
-- You won't let me down, will you? 记住这些诗是很容易的。
It’s easy to learn these poems by heart.
你应该用心学这些词汇。
You should learn this words by heart.5. I’ve listened to your lecture so many times that I’ve learnt it by heart.learn ….. by heart 记住
(= remember)请查一下火车什么时候开。
Please find out when the train starts.
我还没有发现有关他的什么情况。
I haven’t found anything out about him
yet.6. No one knows you at this university, so they won’t find out.find out 发现；查明find, find out & discover的区别join in 参加；加入
join (sb) in an activity
跟某人一起参加某个活动
join a club/an organization/a company
加入俱乐部/ 组织/公司8. …and joined in the applause at the end. We only need one more player for this game -- can you persuade your sister to join in?Reflectiongenius;
have a genius for (doing) sth.
2. have a sense of humour
3. trip
4. let … down
5. learn…by heart
6. find out
7. change places
8. join inNow 2 mins to test your spelling.Spelling Bee1. English-Chinese
astronomer, genius, invitation, theory, university, audience, seat, applause
2. Chinese-English
聪明人；认为；理解力；幽默；乐事；避免；讲座；在今夜；信任；苍白的；幽默感；使……失望；能背诵；坐下；轻而易举；参加；丝毫不知道；处于困境When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.1. Did you learn the article by heart?
a learn b like c remember
2. You can’t let your parents down.
a leave…alone b allow…to leave
c make …disappointed
3. They were impressed by his sense of humour.
a good behavior b good appearance
c ability to make something amusingI. Choose the best meanings for the underlined words and phrases.Copernicus was a famous a ________ of
Poland.
2. My sister warned me not to _____ (信任) him.
3. My cold is so bad that I’ve lost my _____ (理解力；判断力) of smell.
4. He’s got a great sense of _______ (幽默).
5. I try to _____ (避免) going shopping on Saturdays.
6. She has a gift for dancing and she doesn’t __________________ (使她父母失望). II. 根据句意和首字母填入适当的单词。stronomer avoid sensehumourtrustlet her parents downHomeworkAre there any genius around
you in real life? Tell something about him / her.
2. Read the articles on page 1 of Learning English. The more you read, the faster and better you’ll understand.
3. Preview Listening on page 22.