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Unit 2 Lesson 8
教学目标
1. To understand the brief biography on Einstein
2. To learn Einstein’s spirit through his sayings
教学重难点
To learn some new words: solve, pioneer, universe, theory, conclusion…
教学过程
一、新课导入
Look and discuss
1. Who is he
2. Do you know anything about him
Albert Einstein
爱因斯坦
犹太裔物理学家。于1879年出生于德国乌尔姆市的一个犹太人家庭（父母均为犹太人)，1900年毕业于苏黎世联邦理工学院，入瑞士国籍。1905年获苏黎世大学哲学博士学位。曾在伯尔尼专利局任职，在苏黎世工业大学担任大学教授。1913年返德国，任柏林威廉皇帝物理研究所所长和柏林洪堡大学教授，并当选为普鲁士皇家科学院院士。爱因斯坦在英国期间，被格拉斯哥大学授予荣誉法学博士学位。1933年因受到纳粹政权的迫害，脱离德国迁居美国，担任普林斯顿大学教授，从事理论物理研究工作。1955年4月18日，病逝于普林斯顿。
During his lifetime(一生), he thought about the universe.
After he finished school, he went on to study physics in
Switzerland(瑞士).
He received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
Albert Einstein(1879—1955）
二、课文呈现
THINK ABOUT IT
What is your attitude towards making mistakes
What have you learned from some of your past mistakes
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.
What do you do with your mind
You think!
This is what I think: E＝MC.
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 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.
This is Princeton University, a famous university in the United States.
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.”
三、语言点
1.Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century. 艾伯特·爱因斯坦是上个世界最聪明的人之一。
one of the + 形容词的最高级+可数名词复数形式 最……的……之一
Qingdao is one of the most beautiful cities in China.
青岛是中国最美丽的城市之一。
2. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
爱因斯坦因他的相对论而最为有名。
be famous for 因……而著名（for后接出名的原因）
be famous as 作为……而闻名（as后接身份、职业等的名词）
Mo Yan is famous as a writer, and he is famous for his books.
莫言作为一个作家而有名。他因为他写的书而有名。
3. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. 从未犯过错误的人绝对没有尝试过新事物。
（1）make a mistake 犯错误 同义表达：make mistakes
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake./Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
别怕出错。
（2）anything new 新事物，新东西
anything为不定代词，形容词new作后置定语修饰anything。
当形容词修饰不定代词时要后置。
There is something interesting in the newspaper.
报纸上有些有意思的东西。
I don’t have anything important to tell you.
我没什么重要的事要和你说。
四、作业
Who is your favourite Nobel Prize winner Please write a passage about him/her.

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