初中英语 沪教牛津版 9A Unit2 Great minds Reading 课件

1、Two Geniuses曹晓妮 CathyUnit 2 Great minds深圳市福田区实验教育集团侨香学校Learning ObjectivesWhat to learn: read a story, use some reading strategies, learn some core words and expressions, understand the plot of a story and share our views in English.What you need to do: listen carefully, take notes and join in the c

2、lass activities.What to achieve: use English to retell the story.Warm up: Guess who the great minds are.a famous Chinese mathematician and the teacher of Chen Jingrun.The most famous physicist in the 20th century.The father of the Theory of Relativity. Albert EinsteinA great teacher and philosopher

3、in the Spring and Autumn PeriodConfuciusA physicist and chemist. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.A comic actor of silent films. He showed a great sense of humour.What do these people have in common? They are geniuses! mathematicianphysicisteducatorchemistactorMarie CurieCharlie ChaplinHua Luoge

4、ngThey are_ . creative,smart, successfulgeniusesPre-reading: Look at the pictures and answer the questions below:What is the difference between the first and the last picture?2. What is the man doing in the second picture？The two people in the car have changed seats. He is giving a lecture/speech. T

5、wo geniusesgeniuses1audienceTwo geniusesgeniuses1.Who is the other genius？2.What kind of story is it? a. A funny story B. a sad storyPredictingPre-reading:The other genius is Hans.12While-reading: Read the story quickly and answer the questions.(P19)Reading for a general ideaWhile-reading: Read the

6、story carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false. Find evidence from the story to support your answers.2Einstein was a popular lecturer. T/F 2. Hans was tired of driving Einstein.T/F3. Einstein wanted to avoid giving his lecture. T/F4. Hans had a very good memory. T/F5. Hans answe

7、red the difficult questions. T/FEinstein often received invitations to explain his theories Hans often said: “Its a pleasure to drive a genius like youIve listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly.Im so tired. I wish I co

8、uld avoid giving my lecture tonightRead after the recording and put the sentences in the right order.a Hans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving.b Einstein answered the question perfectly.c A man asked a difficult question.d Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein.e Ha

9、ns asked Einstein to answer the question.While-reading3a Hans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving.b Einstein answered the question perfectly.c A man asked a difficult question.e Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.d Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein.3Whil

10、e-readingRead after the recording and put the sentences in the right order. 5 parts of the plot of a story. Resolution / Ending: Understand the structure of the plot of a story. Exposition / Openingbackground information. Rising action:a problem the characters face. Climax / Turning point: an unexpe

11、cted turn. Falling action:how the problem is solved.how the story ends. a Hans and Einstein left the university happily, with Einstein driving.b Einstein answered the question perfectly. c A man asked a difficult question.d Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein. e Hans asked Einstein to answer

12、 the question. Complete the diagram according to the story. Write the letters in the correct boxes. P21cebaD14Para. 13Para. 45Para. 6Para. 7Para. 81. On the trips, what did Hans often say to Einstein?“Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you.”2. One evening, when Einstein said he wanted to avoid gi

13、ving his lecture, how did Hans help solve this problem?Hans offered to give the lecture for him.3. Why did Hans think he could do this? Because he had listened to the lecture so many times that he had learnt it by heart.While-reading: Read the “opening” and answer the questions. (paragraph 1-3)5Eins

14、tein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.One evening, on their way to a university, Einstein said, “Im so tired. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture

15、tonight, Hans, but I dont want to let my audience down.”I know what to do, said Hans. I can give the lecture for you. You can trust me. Ive listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart. No one knows you at this university, so they wont find out.” requests to invite sb. keep awa

16、y from believe in by remembering every wordRead the story and find the words according to their explanations.Word bankWhile-reading: Read the“rising action” and choose the right answer to the questions. (paragraph 4-5)1. How was Hanss lecture at the university?It was successful.It was not successful

17、.2. How did Hans feel when a man asked the question?He felt confident.He felt worried.So, they changed places. At the university, Hans was guided to the front of the hall.Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause at the end.However, before

18、 Hans left, a man shouted, “Id like to ask you a question.” He then asked aquestion so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking aboutThe applause is _.laughtershoutingthe noise of clapping find the words according to their explanations.Word bankWhile-reading: Read the rest of the story an

19、d fill in the blanks. (paragraph 6-8)Einstein thought they were _ _.Hans just laughed and said it was _ an easy question _ even his driver could answer it. Then Einstein answer the question without _.On their way home, Hans _ to drive but Einstein refused. He laughed and said, “Its a _ to drive a ge

20、nius like you, Hans” in troublesuchthatdifficultyofferedpleasurepleasureavoidtrustby heartwithout difficultyjoin inExercise (P20)C1a. He then asked a question so difficult that Hans could not understand it at all.b. Thats such an easy question that my driver can answer it . c. Ive listened to your l

21、ecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.Language focus 如此以至（结果状语从句） so + adj./adv. + that 从句 such + n. + that 从句 so many/much/few/little + n. + that 从句 Tim had _ much work that he could hardly sleep. He is _ a young boy that he cannot go to school. =He is _ young (a boy) that he cannot go t

22、o school.so such so retell the story.Post-reading:1. Opening: explain his theoriesIts a pleasure toavoidlet downtrust learnby heart 2. Rising action:be guided totake a seatwithout difficultyjoin inhave no idea3. Turning point: turn palebe in troublesuch that 4. Falling action:stand upanswer5. Ending

23、: leaveoffer toIts a pleasure to Earlier tonight, Dr Einstein was invited to explain his theories in Harvard University. This was the third invitation in the week so he was really tired. He wanted to avoid it, but he hated to let his audience down. Suddenly, I got a crazy idea. I offered to give the

24、 lecture for him because I had remembered it by heart. He trusted me. After we arrived, I was guided to the lecture hall and he took a seat among the audience. The lecture was successful and even Dr Einstein joined in the applause at the end. However, a guy raised a question that was so difficult that I had no idea what he was talking about. Luckily, I got another good idea. I asked “my driver” Dr. Einstein to answer it for me. He stood up and answered it without difficul