Unit1PeopleofAchievementUsingLanguage(ReadingforWriting)Introducesomeoneyouadmire

Lead-in

Doyouknowtheformulabelow?Whatdoesthatmean?Whocreatedit?E=Energy,m=mass,c=thespeedoflight(constant)BeforeReadingWhatdoyouknowaboutAlbertEinstein?Whatwordswouldyouusetodescribehim?Whatdoyouexpecttoreadfromthetext?E=mc2GeniusTheoryofrelativityExtraordinaryIntelligentRemarkableWhileReadingReadthepassageandsetanappropriatetopicforeachparagraph.ParagraphTopic123456Introduction

(mainlyabouthisgreatcontributionsandpersonalqualities)Earlylife/EducationWorkexperience

(theroadtothenewIsaacNewton)Turbulentmid-lifeHisoddlooks,

threeanecdotes

(forgetfulness,

love,

humour)DeathReadthetextandcompletethetimeline.ThenintroduceEinstein’slifestoryandachievementsinyourownwords.BorninGermany1879

189619001905192219551933___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1895Triedbutfailedtoenter

universityinSwitzerlandEntereduniversityGraduatedfromuniversity1902Tookajobasaclerkinthe

SwisspatentofficeEarnedadoctorateinphysics1909Abletoquithisjobatthepatent

officeandenter

researchfull-time

atauniversityAwardedtheNobelPrizeDiedintheUnitedStatesHadtofleeGermanyInpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.1.Apartfromhisremarkableachievements,whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutEinstein’slife?Thoughhewasbrilliant,hewasalsoapersonwhofacedstruggles,forexample,whenhefailedtopasshisuniversityentranceexam,whenhefailedtogetagoodjob,andwhenhehadtofleeGermany.2.WhatimpressedyoumostaboutEinstein?Stateyourreasons.Iamimpressedmostbyhowfriendlyandeasyhewastoapproach.Evenwhenhewasbusyanddidnotwanttobebothered,hestillfoundawaytodealwithpeopleingentlenessandgoodhumour.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.1.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

Howdoesthewriterdevelopthetext?Thetextisabiography,whichisdevelopedchronologically.2.FindthedescriptionsthattelluswhatEinsteinlookedlikeandwhatkindofpersonhewas.Hehadathickmoustache

...received

anelectricshock.Althoughhewasa

genius,

...hisfriends’birthdays.Butdespite

...lovedbyhisfriendsandneighbours.Thereisevenastory...withherhomework.Infact,

...helpexplainthings.Aftermanysuch

...“Pardonme!Sorry!AlwaysIammistakenforProfessorEinstein!”3.Whatrhetoricaldevicesareusedinthepassage?Giveexamples.analogy:

asthenewIsaacNewton;personification:

(hair)

stoodonend;simile:

asthoughhehadjustreceivedanelectricshock;

metaphor:

thedoorsofacademicinstitutions;

euphemism:passedawayAfterReadingWriteanintroductionaboutsomeoneyouadmire.1.Choosethepersonyouaregoingtowriteabout.Itshouldbesomeoneyouthinkisgreatinsomeway.Itcanbeanordinaryperson,suchasaparent,

arelative,orafriend.2.Makealistofthingsthatneedtobeincludedinyourintroduction.3.Useyournotestowriteyourintroductionandsumuphowyoufeelaboutthisperson.Usetheformbelowtohelpyourwriting.ContentDetailNameandIdentityWhat’shis/hername?Whatdoeshe/shedo?Whatishis/herachievement?AppearanceWhatdoeshe/shelooklike?What’shis/hermostdistinctivefeatureintermsofappearance?PersonalityWhatkindofpersonishe/she?

(Givefactsbesidesopinions)ImpressivestoryDescribethestorybasedonfiveelements:

what/when/where/who/how.WhatdoIwanttoshowbytellingthestory?Reasonforhis/hergreatnessWhydoIthinkhe/sheisgreat?What’shis/herinfluence/contribution?MyfeelingHowdoIfeelabouthim/her?IfIhaveachancetomeethim/her,

whatwillIsayordo?Whenpeopletalkaboutsacrificeandcharityforothers,thenamethatmostoftencomesupinmymindisMotherTeresa.Infact,sheissofamousforherworkthathernameismostoftenusednowadaysasapointofcomparisonbywhichothersarejudged(forexample,“Hemaydosomegoodwork,buthe’snoMotherTeresa”).Interestingly,thoughhernameisstillheardquiteoften,manyyoungerpeoplehavenoclearideawhoshewas.MotherTeresa’srealnameisAgnesGonxhaBojaxhiu.Shewasbornon26August1910inSkopje,whereisnowthemodern-dayRepublicofMacedonia.Whenshewasayounggirl,shedecidedthatshewantedtohelppoorpeopleinIndia,sowhenshewas18,shelefthomeandeventuallymadeherwaytoDarjeeling,India.Sheformallybecameanunin1931,andtook“Teresa”ashernewname.Inthebeginning,shewasjustateacherofothernuns.However,in1946shefeltstirredtohelpthepoorestofthepoorinSampleCalcutta(modern-dayKolkata).Shebegantoworkfull-timetherein1948andwasallowedtoformherowncharitygroupin1950.Intime,hergroupgrewtothousandsofmembers,helpingorphans,refugees,thedisabled,themostill,andthepoorestpeoplearoundtheworld.However,MotherTeresaismostfamousforherHomeoftheDyingandtheDestituteinCalcutta.ThisworkbeganwhenshefoundapoormandyingaloneinthestreetofCalcutta,anddecidedthatshehadtodosomethingtohelp,asnothingcouldbeworsethandyingaloneinthestreets.WorkersfortheHomeoftheDyingandtheDestitutewouldfinddyingpeopleinthestreets,andbringthemtothecentre,wheretheywouldbecaredfor,fed,andloveduntiltheirfinalmoments.Forherwork,MotherTeresawasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizein1979.Whenshediedon5September1997,shewasgivenastatefuneralbythegovernmentofIndia,Samplewhichwasattendedbymorethan15,000peopleandbroadcastaroundtheworldonTV,withmanyworldleaderssingingpraisestoher.PeoplewhometMotherTeresaoftenremarkedathowsmallshewas—shewasonly152cmtall.Shewasalsoveryquietandgentleinthewayshebehaved.Thisallprovesthateventhesmallestorgentlestpeoplecanstilldogreatandmightythings.SampleExchangeyourdraftwithapartner.1.Usethechecklisttohelpyoureviewyourpartner’sdraft.

?Doesthewriterdescribetheperson’sappearanceandpersonality?

?Doesthewritertellanimpressivestoryoftheperson’slife?

?Doesthewritersaywhythepersonisgreat?

?Doesthewritersumuphowhe/shefeelsaboutthisperson?2.Takeyourdraftbackandreviseit.WordsandExpressions

Hemadenumerouscontributionstotheworld,themostwell-knownbeingthegeneral

theoryofrelativityandthefamousformulaE=mc2.(P8)

他為世界作出了無數的貢獻，最為出名的當數廣義相對論和著名的方程式E=mc2。theory

/?θ??ri/

n.

理論；學說例句Thetheoryremainsuntested.

該理論仍未經過驗證。拓展theorist

n.

理論家theoretical

adj.理論上的theoretically

adv.理論上例句Theoretically,thepriceissupposedtobemarkedontheshelf.

從理論上說，價格是要標在貨架上的。1

Whileworkingthere,outofastrongpassionforknowledge,hecontinuedtostudy,earningadoctorateinphysicsin1905.(P8)

工作期間，出于強烈的求知欲，他仍繼續學習，于1905年獲得物理學博士學位。passion

/?p??n/

n.

酷愛；激情搭配fullofpassion

充滿激情

haveapassionfor

對……充滿激情/愛好

例句Toworkandlivefullofpassion,everythingwillbesodynamic.

充滿激情地工作和生活，一切都會如此充滿活力。TheEnglishhaveapassionforgardens.

英國人酷愛花園。拓展passionate

adj.

狂熱的2

Circumstanceschangedin1933,whenHitlercametopowerinGermany.(P8)

1933年，希特勒在德國上臺，形勢發生了變化。cometopower

（開始）掌權；上臺

例句Buthehascometopowerindifficultcircumstances.

但是他是在艱難的情況下上臺的。拓展beinpower

執政，掌權

beyond/outofone’spower

力所不能及的例句Clearly,youdon’twanttomakeanenemyofsomeonewhowillbeinpowerforawhile.

顯然，你不會想和一個暫時還在當權的人作對。Finishingthetaskinjustonedayisoutofmypower.

僅在一天之內就完成這個任務是我力所不能及的。3

Asaconsequence,hehadtofleeGermany.(P8)

因此，他不得不逃離德國。consequence

/?k?ns?kw?ns/

n.結果，后果搭配asaconsequence=inconsequence

結果，因此take/suffer/facetheconsequences(ofsth)

承擔……的后果例句Hesufferedmuchinconsequence.

結果他遭受了很大的損失。Hewaspreparedtofacetheconsequences.

他準備承擔后果。拓展consequent

adj.作為結果的，隨之而來的consequently

adv.結果，因此例句Therainwasheavy,andconsequentlytheroadwasflooded.

雨下得很大，結果道路被淹了。4

AfterspendingtimeinEurope,hefinallytookupapositionasaresearcherattheInstituteforAdvancedStud