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Chapter Eight
Great minds
1.fiction
2.non-fiction
3.genius
4.gift
5.attempt
6.universe
7.work
8.curiosity
9.humor
10.sense of humour
11.theory
12.distant
13.platform
14.perfectly
15.applause
16.regard…as
18.let…down
17.learn…by heart
Make sure you can pronounce them correctly.
Make sure you know the meaning of these words:
n. 天才
n. 尝试
n. 幽默
n. 好奇心
n.开心
n.讲座;演讲
n. 观众
n. 教授
adv. 完美地
genius
attempt
humour
curiosity
pleasure
lecture
audience
professor
perfectly
genius
attempt
humour
curiosity
pleasure
lecture
audience
professor
perfectly
They are all Great Minds.
Great minds think alike.
Geniuses
Two geniuses
1.Look at the title, the pictures and the first and last paragraphs. Then try to answer who are the geniuses in the title.
Einstein and Hans.
2.Why was Hans a genius

1. What ’s the main idea of paragraph 1-3
A. Introduction of the characters and the lecture
B. Einstein gives the lecture
C. Einstein was famous for his work
D. Einstein’s gift
2. Einstein was _____ in Germany in 1879 and ______ in 1955. He was famous for his theories and received many ___________ from universities. Hans was the ________who always drove him to give the lectures. This story of them shows that Einstein had a sense of ___________ besides his curiosity.
Read paragraph 1-3
A
died
invitations
born
driver
humour
Read paragraphs 4-6,and answer the following questions.
1.Why didn’t Einstein want to give the lecture
2.What did Hans offer to do
3.Why was Hans so confident
4. Did anyone know Einstein at that school Why
He was too tired to give the lecture.
He offered to give the lecture for Einstein.
Because he had listened to it so many times that he knew it by heart.
No one knew him because it is a distant university.
Read paragraphs 7-11, answer the questions.
How was Han’s lecture
What happened before Hans left the platform
What did Einstein think
How did Hans deal with the trouble
It was perfect.
A professor asked a difficult question.
Einstein thought they were in trouble.
Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.
Who drove the car after they left the university
Einstein drove the car again.
Listen to the tape and try to read with the tape together! Pay attention to pronunciation, intonation and stress.
Many people regard Albert Einstein as a_____. He had a gift of _______ and also a sense of_______. He received many _________ to explain his theories at different universities. One evening, Einstein was so tired that he didn’t want to give a_____. In order not to ____the audience ____, Hans said he could do it, for he listened to it so many times that he had _____ it by heart. Einstein agreed. Hans gave his lecture so _______ that even Einstein _____ in the applause. However, before Hans left the platform, a _______ asked such a difficult question that Hans couldn’t _________ it at all. But he was _______ enough to ask his ‘driver’ to answer it. They left the university and Einstein said it was a _________ to drive a genius ______ Hans.
Summary
genius
curiosity
humor
invitations
lecture
let
down
learnt
perfectly
joined
professor
understand
clever
pleasure
like
When
Who
Where
What
Why
How
When Einstein was young.
Einstein and his driver Hans.
At a university.
Hans helped Einstein to give a lecture.
1.Einstein was too tired to give the lecture;
2. Hans has learnt the lecture by heart;
3. No one knows Einstein at that university.
1. Hans gave the lecture perfectly;
2. A professor asked a difficult question;
3. Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.
6Ws in a narrative story
1.When who what where---2.why---3.how
When Einstein was young, his driver Hans helped him to give a lecture in a university, because Einstein was too tired, Hans had learned the lecture by heart and no one knew Einstein at that distant university. Hans did it perfectly. Even when a professor asked him a difficult question, Hans managed to ask Einstein to answer the question without any mistakes.
Appreciation of the two main characters’ personalities.
Characters Actions Personalities
Einstein 1.the only gift was curiosity
2. received many invitations
3. don’t’ try to answer any questions
4. it’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you
Hans 1. I can give the lecture for you
2. give the lecture perfectly
3. even my driver knows how to answer it.
1.curious
2. well-known
3. wise
4.humourous
1.warm-hearted
2.good memory
3. calm and clever
Appreciation:
Discussion:
1. Why was Hans a genius
In the story, when Einstein was tired, Hans offered to give the lecture, and he really did it perfectly. Even when a professor asked him a very difficult question, he could find a clever way to solve it.
2. What is genius
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
天才是1%的灵感加99%的汗水
Homework:
1.Read the passage for 5 minutes.
2. Surf the internet ,get more information about Einstein and share it with us tomorrow.

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