1、The Professor and the Yo-yoThomas Lee Bucky with Joseph P. BlankTextSeen through the eyes of a young friend Einstein was a simple, modest and ordinary man.Unit 4The Professor and the Yo-yo Useful expressions Text interpretation Word family Sentence structure Translation Reading skill Guided writing
2、HomeworkUseful expressions 适中的价格 减轻疼痛 液晶显示器 保持平衡 环球旅行 简体中文 知识分子 A modest price Ease the pain LCD Keep balance Universal travel Simplified Chinese Intellectuals Useful expressions 徒劳 忌妒 爱滋病病毒 光束 恢复原状 为你专用 理论物理 In vain Be jealous of HIV A beam of light Revert to type For your exclusive use Theoretical
3、 physicsUseful expressions 原子弹 一系列 回头客 原则上 追求自由 深奥的概念 家用电器 Atomic bomb A series of Repeated customer In principle In pursuit of freedom Profound concepts Household applianceAlbert Einstein 外教社课件 A Brief Introduction to Albert Einstein Einsteins Chronology Theory of Relativity Atomic Bomb Fame and So
4、cial ActivitiesText interpretation Warm-up questionsvWhy do you think Einstein is generally considered the greatest scientist of all time?vWhat makes a great scientist?vWho is the Chinese scientist you admire most?vWhich is more important, social science or natural science? Text interpretation Answe
5、r the questions Comprehension Ex 2 on p.83 What type is the text, generally?A. narrationB. expositionC. descriptionD. argumentation记叙文说明文描述文议论文Text interpretation What is the main idea/topic of the passage?It explains the personalities/characteristics of the great scientist Albert Einstein. Try to p
6、ick up key words or topic sentences of each paragraph/part. That is, summarize each paragraph/part. (Next pages)Text interpretation A visit to Einsteins home The personality that was Einstein He seemed immune to these emotions. Material things meant nothing to him. In other words, he believe in simplicity. (razor) Einstein was purely and exclusively a theorist. (TV, toy bird) Another puzzle that Einstein could never understand.
