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(共20张PPT)
Using Language
XB1U1 People of Achievement
Using Language
Introduce Someone You Admire
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
collect information of a great scientist
grasp the structure and language features of a biography
enhance your understanding of greatness
write a short passage to introduce a person you admire
Learning objectives
the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics
Jewish
an athlete
Theory of relativity
a genius
long white hair
Lead in Find the missing pieces
Mexican
artemisinin
thick moustache
the discovery of gravity
odd-looking
E=MC
Albert Einstein
A. A piece of news.
B. A popular science article.
C. An introduction to a place.
D. A biography of a person.
1. What type of writing is this text
THE MAN WHO CHANGED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE
Read for the genre
Biography: the life story of a person
Read for structure and timeline
timeline
1879
1955
1922
1905
Introduction
Achievements
Death & People’s feeling
Difficult mid-life
Appearance & Personality
Education
①
②
⑤
③
④
⑥
Read for structure
Introduction
Body
（details)
Conclusion
(feelings)
Introduction
Achievements
Death &
People’s feeling
Difficult
mid-life
Appearance & Personality
Education
took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
Reading for the text structure
Highlight
was born in Germany
1879
failed to enter university
1896
entered university
graduated
1902
earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers
1909
entered research full-time at a university
was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics
had to flee Germany
1933
1955
passed away
P91
1895
1922
Complete the timeline
1900
1905
When he was 16; After … for another year
After two years of…
After four years
Tip 1 : Time order
(direct & indirect time expressions)

Personality
His GREATNESS lies not only in his achievements, but also in his
courageous and kind
language features
Tip 2: Descriptive adjectives
（描述性形容词）
Tip 3: Impressive stories
(he tried to enter… but failed… after studying.. managed to pass the exam, …)
kind and funny (a story about how he helped…; he finally began to say, “… always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein)
forgetful (although he was a genius, he sometimes forgot things)
Circumstances changed…Einstein, who was Jewish, found the doors of academic institutions closed to him, … (P4)
Metaphor （暗喻）
Metaphor (暗喻）
The dedicated teacher ______ _____ ______ to a brighter future for me.
这位敬业的老师为我打开了通往更光明未来的大门。
door
the
opens
Tip 4 : Rhetorical devices(修辞手法）
He had a thick moustache … as though he had just received an electric shock. (P5)
Tip 4 : Rhetorical devices(修辞手法）
Tu Youyou’s discovery of artemisinin was like a ____ __ ___ _________, saving countless lives from malaria.
屠呦呦发现的青蒿素犹如黑暗中的一盏灯，挽救了无数疟疾患者的生命。
darkness
in
light
the
Simile
（明喻）
Simile
(明喻）
Introduce a person
Identity
Achievements
Appearance
Personality
Introduction
Body
(details)
Conclusion
(feelings)
Make a summary
Make a summary
Tip 1 : Time order
(direct & indirect)
Tip 2: Descriptive adjectives
Tip 3: Impressive stories
Tip 4: Rhetorical devices
Who is “a great person”
Write a short passage
你校英文报 “People” 栏目正在举办主题为 “The Person I Admire Most”的英语征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿。
内容包括: 1.人物简介 2.你敬佩该人物的原因。
注意：
1. 词数80词左右（题目已给出，但不计入总词数）;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
出生时间：1930年9月7日
重大贡献：
长期致力于解决世界饥饿问题。1975年，成功培育出杂交水稻(hybrid rice)，显著提高水稻产量（yield)，为消除世界饥饿问题作出重大贡献。
袁隆平
“杂交水稻之父”
2019年被授予 “共和国勋章”
(Medal of the Republic)
屠呦呦
出生时间：1930年12月30日
重大贡献：
长期致力于抗疟疾药物研发。1972 年，成功从青蒿中提取出 “青蒿素”（artemisinin)，攻克抗疟治疗难题，拯救全球数百万疟疾（malaria)患者生命。
2015 年获诺贝尔生理学或医学奖
2019年被授予 “共和国勋章”
(Medal of the Republic)
②The person you are familiar with
①Other great people
Checklist
1 Does the writer develop this passage in an “Introduction-Body-Conclusion” structure
2 Does the writer describe the person’ s achievement and personality
3 Does the writer tell an impressive story of the person's life
4 Does the writer use at least one rhetorical device
5 Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about the person
Tip 1 : Time order
(direct & indirect)
Tip 2: Descriptive adjectives
Tip 3: Impressive stories
Tip 4: Rhetorical devices
Peer assessment
1 Does the writer develop this passage in an “Introduction-Body-Conclusion” structure
2 Does the writer describe the person’ s achievement and personality
3 Does the writer tell an impressive story of the person's life
4 Does the writer use at least one rhetorical device
5 Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about the person
Homework
Take your draft back and revise it.
Design a poster to introduce the person you admire most, and hang it on the “hall of fame” in your class.
You can be the greatest!
You can be the best!

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