Great minds 教案 第三课时

Period ThreeTeaching target1. While-reading: to read intensively and try to understand the details.2. To explain the key points about the reading.Teaching courses1. Revision(1) Dictate 10 new words and expressions. wood leather metal drawer shortly introduce purpose research entrance astronomer (2) Fill in the blanks according to the text. Albert Einstein was (1)_ as a genius. He was well-known for his (2)_ to explain how the (3)_ works. In fact, he was also a man of a great sense of (4)_. Once, Einstein was (5)_ to a (6)_ university to give a lecture, but he was too tired to speak that night. So his driver, Hans, (7)_ to present the lecture instead because he had (8)_ it by heart. So they (9)_ places without telling it to others. Hans went up on the (10)_ and did the job (11)_ while Einstein sat in the (12)_. However, at the (13)_ of the lecture, a professor asked Hans a (14)_ question. Hans couldnt understand it at all, but he asked Einstein, who was pretending to be his (15)_, to answer the question. After the lecture, Einstein gave praise to Hans for his performance.2. Key points:l offer 提出某事务供考虑；提供offer sth to sb. offer sth for sthe.g. The company has offered a high salary to me.He offered $30 0000 for the house. offer to do 表示愿意或有意做; 给某事物e.g. We offered to leave.l Genius n.天才 a person who is very intelligent e.g. Einstein was a great scientific genius. 爱因斯坦是一个伟大的科学天才。 have a genius for (doing ) sth.e.g. He has a genius for getting along with children. 他擅长与孩子们打成一片。 l regard regard as 把当作；认为是其后可以跟名词（或名词短语，动名词短语）；形容词等。同义词组：think of as consideras look onase.g. Einstein is regarded as one of the greatest scientists in the world.Many people regard Albert Einstein as a genius.We regard your action as a crime.He can be regarded as a real friend. 他能被当作真正的朋友。l giftgift =presenta birthday/ Christmas/ wedding gifta gift for sth/doing sth = a talent or natural abilitye.g. She has a gift for dancing.She has a gift for musicJohn has many outstanding gifts.l attempt 与try的异同共同点：attempt和try是同义词，都可作动词，它们的一般含义是致力于可能成功也可能失败的某事。不同点：1）attempt 的含义是去做自己希望会成功的事，常常包含冒险的意义。2）在表示致力于某事时，try 并不包含冒险的意思。try 比 attempt 普通得多。在口语中使用 try 比使用 attempt 更浅显通俗。try 表示试一试，即欲证明或检验某件事，这是 attempt 所不能表达的。e.g. You can try on the new coat. 这件新上衣，你可以试一试。I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. 我想说句话，但我嘴里塞满了药棉。attempt v. & n. 尝试， 企图e.g. They attempted to finish the task before July. vt. 他们试着在七月以前完成这项任务。e.g. He made an attempt on the world record. n. 他试图打破世界纪录。 l curiosity: n. 好奇心 常用词组： from curiosity (=out of curiosity) 在好奇心驱使下 have the curiosity to do sth.adj. curious be curious about sth. be curious to do sth.l have a sense of humor 有幽默感e.g. The young man has not only a sense of responsibility but also a sense of humor.相关词组：have a good sense of humorhave no sense of humor in a good/ bad humor 情绪好/ 不好out of humor 情绪不佳l perfectly in a perfect way adv.e.g. The trousers fit perfectly. perfectly well 极好perfect adj.e.g. a perfect weather/ behaviorNobody is perfect.l trip n. 旅行trip journey travel tour 区别:trip 一般指时间短、距离近的“旅行、远足” 。e.g. We made a boat trip to the island last week and had a good time. 我们上周坐船去小岛旅行过得非常愉快。journey 指从一地到另一地，通常指陆地上的远距离“旅行”，也指旅行的路程，是比较正式的用语。 e.g. He made a long journey from Beijing to London 他从北京到伦敦做了一次长途旅行。 travel 作“旅行、游历”解，一般表示从一地到另一地旅行这一总的概念，但无路程的含义 。常指长时间、远距离的“旅行”。尤指出国旅行。e.g. At present, many people are fond of travel in their spare time.现在许多人喜欢在空闲时间去旅游。tour 常表示“（周游各地的）参观、访问、（巡回）旅游、视察、购物、演出”等。常指周游后回到原出发地之意。e.g. I will tour the world in the future. 我将来要环游世界。l let sb. down 让某人失望（= make sb. disappoin