Princeton University In the United States

Learning English Book 5

Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity 相对论 Nobel Prize 诺贝尔奖

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death Many people died during the earthquake. The death of them made us very sad.

While-reading New words mind century death universe divorce A. one hundredyears B. being dead C. thought D. to break marriage E. space

mind n. 头脑, 主意 change one’s mind 改变某人的主意 make up one’s mind 下定某人的决心 v. 介意 mind ＋ doing 介意做某事 mind one’s/sb doing 介意某人做某事 你介意我坐在这儿吗 ? Wound you mind me/my sitting here?

die / dead /death /dying die v. 死亡 sb died./sb died ＋时间段＋ ago dead adj. 死亡的 be dead sb have/has been dead for ＋时间段 since ＋时间段＋ ago death n. 死亡 one’ death 某人的死 dying adj. 垂死的 He died./ he died 3 years ago. The old man was dead. The man has been dead for many years. His death made us very sad.

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Read the text quickly and judge (T) or (F) 1.Einstein was born in Einstein had three sons. He had two sons and a daughter. 3.Einstein received the Nobel prize in1933. Einstein received the Nobel prize in 温馨提示 : 快速默读 (F) (T) 爱因斯坦因对光 电效应做出解释 而获得诺贝尔奖

1.What is he most famous for? He is famous for Theory of Relativity. 2.What did Einstein think the most important thing was? Einstein thought the most important thing was not to stop questioning. 3.What did Einstein ask people to do in his last letter? Einstein asked people to give up nuclear weapons. be famous for 以 … 而出名 注意细节

be famous for China is famous for the Great Wall. 温馨提示：用所给图片和单词做出句 子。 stop doing Stop talking ! we are having a class.

Reading and discovery 温馨提示：再次阅读, 用笔标出 疑难点，可以寻求小组内其他 同学的帮助

Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks He was born in __________ He began to write articles about _______. _____ He received the Nobel Prize He ______ at Princeton University in the United States. ____ He died. Germany physics 1921 taught 1955

Read the text and find out the phrases. 1. 最有头脑的人之一 2. 上世纪 3. 考虑宇宙 4. 解决许多物理问题 5. 毕业 6. 犯错误 7. 放弃 8. 核武器 nuclear weapons one of the great minds last century think about the universe solve many problems about physics finish school make a mistake give up

Language points 1. The important thing is not to stop questioning. 重要的是不要停止质疑。 此句中地 not 是不定式 to stop 的否定形式。 例如： Tell him not to come. 告诉他明天别来。 The teacher asked him not to give up learning English. 老师让他不要放弃学英语。

2. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity. 爱因斯坦以他的相对论最为出名。 famous 是形 容词，意为 “ 著名地 ” ，相当于 well-known 如： She is a famous writer. 她是一位著名地作家。 be famous for 表示 “ 因 …… 而出名 ” be famous as 表示 “ 作为 …… 而出名 ” 。如； Sun Yue is famous for her songs. 孙悦以她的 歌而闻名。 Einstein is famous as a great scientist. 爱因斯坦作为一位伟大的科学家而闻名。

be famous for/as China is famous for the Great Wall. _____ is famous as a ________.

3. One week before his death, he signs his last letter. 在他去世的前一个星期，他签署了他的最 后一封信。 death 是名词，它的形容词是 dead, 动词是 die 如： She died last week. 她上星期去世了。 She is dead. 她死了。 He has been dead for one week. 他已经去 世一星期了。

1.I think that your _______(think, thought) is false. 2.Einstein has been _____(die) for 53 years. One week before his ______(die), he signed his last letter. 3.China is famous _____(for, as) the Great Wall in the world. 4.Einstein is famous _____(for, as) a great scientist. Can you finish the following sentences? thought dead death for as

Einstein w born in 1879 in Germany. During his lifetime, he t about the universe and s many problems in physics. He is most famous for his Theory of R. He said:“The i thing is not to stop questioning.” He l Germany in Einstein d in He told people to g up nuclear w. as hought olved elativity mportant eft ied iveeapons Try to introduce Einstein:

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

Make a dialogue If Einstein were alive now, would you interview him? Why was Einstein successful?

My advice: Work hard!! Never give up!!

Do the following exercises

1.Please talk about what you can learn from Albert Einstein. 2.Write a passage: how to succeed?