ReadingforwritingUNIT1

PeopleofAchievement

ClassReportTothespeaker:Speakpositively,clearly,slowly,loudly,andconfidently.Totheaudience:Listencarefullytoimproveyourlisteningandlearnfromthespeech.

【LearningObjectives】1.ConstructthestructureandcharacteristicsofabiographyanddescribeAlbertEinstein’slifestoryandachievementsbyreadingandretellingTheManWhoChangeOurUnderstandingoftheUniverse.2.Summarizetheprinciplesandskillsofwritinganintroductionofapersonbyanalyzingthetext.3.Writeanintroductionaboutsomeoneyouadmirewiththestructureandcharacteristicsyouconstructed.

Themanwhochangedourunderstandingoftheuniverse

WhatdoyouknowaboutAlbertEinstein?agreatscientistoneofthesmartestmenacourageousandkindfigureagentlegeniusastrongpassionforsciencethegeneraltheoryofrelativityaslightlyoddlookingbutkindandfunnyman

Reading—forthegenre体裁mainideaThetextmainlytalksaboutAlbertEinsteins________and____________.lifestoryWhatsthegenreofthetext?A.Exposition说明文B.Biography传记C.Argumentation议论文D.Practicalwriting应用文achievements

LearningProcessPeriod1Selfstudy—25minsGroupleadersexplaintheobjectives,tasksandrequirementsofthisperiodtothemembers.1.Reading:(1)Readthepassageon9anddrawthestructureandsupportingdetails.(2)FindoutthedescriptionsthattelluswhatEinsteinlookedlikeandwhatkindofpersonhewasandthehetoricaldevices(修辞手法).Underlinethesentencesinthetext.(Example:analogy/metaphor/personification/simile/euphemism)(3)Listentothepassageandfinishtheoralexercise.2.Reciting:(1)Submityourmindmapto271BAY;(2)Retellthetextbyyourselfaccordingtoyourmindmap.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions:WhatimpressedyoumostaboutEinstein？Whodoyouwanttointroduceandwhy?Cooperationdiscussion—7minsGroupleaderscontroltheprocessofdiscussionandmakesureg