Lesson8AUniverseofThought

1、Lesson8 A Universe of Thought,Review: 1.The scientist are working to find a way to _(解决)the water problem of the world. 2. The younger generation will be _(先锋) in building their country. 3. Ive come to the _(conclude)that hes not the right person for the job. 4.Einstein was born in _ (German) in 187

2、9. 5.You are too tired . So the doctor hopes you can give up _(work) and have a good rest. 6.When Nobel _(pass) away, he left a lot of money to establish the Nobel Prize.,solve,_,pioneers,conclusion,Germany,working,passed,Einsteins sayings 1.“The important thing is not to stop questioning.” 2.“Anyon

3、e who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” 3.“I think and think for months and years . Ninety nine times, the conclusion is false . The hundredth time I am right.”,Fast reading,Read again:,This time you can read the passage carefully , and pay attention to the key words and senten

4、ces,1. Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century.,B . mind: n.头脑 make up ones mind to do sth.下决心做某事 v. 介意 mind doing sth.介意做某事,Important points:,a.One of +形容词最高级+名词复数 ，谓语动词采用第三人称单数形式 e.g. He is one of the most famous singers in the world. e.g. One of the most popular sports i

5、n Canada is hockey.,Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics.,A . think about: 考虑，思考。think about doing sth.思考做某事。think的过去式thought,B . solve many problems in sth, 解决在某方面的许 多难题。,3.Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.,be famous for:因.著名。be famous for sth.

6、/doing sth.后接特征。与之相关的短语：be famous as+职业：作为.而著名。 e.g. Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. Jack is famous as a singer.,4.The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.,ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事。 （否定）ask sb. not to do sth. 要求某人不做某事。 give up 放弃，give up doing sth. 放弃做某事,2,5.What do you do with your mind? This is what I think : E=MC,What.do with.?如何处理= How .deal with.？ what 特殊疑问词放句中后接主语+谓语,译为：“所.的”,2,6.The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Stop doing sth. 停止做某事,7.Anyone who has never made a