chapter-2-two-geniuses

1、Unit Two Great mindsGreat minds Two geniusesQuestions What do you know about ? 1.What do the words fiction and non-fiction mean ?The word fiction refers to stories which are the work of the writers Imagination. It means a kind of literature about imaginery people and events.The fiction refers to thi

2、ngs which are not true, whereas (然而然而) non-fiction refers to things which are true.( a kind of literature about real peole&events. )Fiction:Fiction: science fiction, romance, detective story, science fiction, romance, detective story, etcetcNon-fiction:Non-fiction: reports, biography, autobiogra

3、phy, reports, biography, autobiography, history, etchistory, etc2.Which of these are fictional characters ? Which are real people ? This picture shows Albert Einstein, who was a real person .NightingaleThis picture shows Nightingale , a real person , who was the founder of trained nursing as a profe

4、ssion for women. Charlie ChaplinThis picture shows thatCharlie Chaplin ,the famous actor of silent films .He was a real person dressed as a fictional character from many of his films. (the Tramp). In real life Chaplin did not have a moustache or dress in such clothes.Monkey KingA Journey to the West

5、A Journey to the West The picture shows the Monkey King , Buddhist monkBuddhist monkwho is obviously a fictional Character.These pictures show These pictures show that they are that they are real real peoplepeople. Lets see who . Lets see who they are.they are.GalileonItaliannScientistnUsed telescop

6、enWrote about the Earth going around the SunnDropped objects from the Leaning Tower of PisaShakespearenEnglish writernWrote plays and poemsnWrote A Midsummer Nights DreamMozartnAn AustriannA composernStarted writing music when he was very youngMichael JordannBasketball playernAmericannPosition: guar

7、dnOnce served in ChicagoBill GatesnThe richest man in the worldnHas a talent for computer sciencenFounder of MicrosoftChristopher ColumbusnA great sailornSpanish citizennDiscover America in 1492ChurchillnOnce be the Prime Minister of the Great BritainnOnce won the Nobel Prize for LiteraturenLed the

8、English people to fight against Germany during WW Helen KellernA deafblind womannHer teacher is Anne SullivannA famous writernWrote Three Days to SeeCharlie ChaplinnComic starnMade silent filmsnModern TimesnAlways with a stick in his handLeonardo da VincinItalian painternAlso be a sculptor, architec

9、t, engineer and scientistnThe Last SuppernMona LisaNewtonnEnglish physical scientistnDiscover the law of gravitynLearn something from the falling applesLi BainA Chinese poetnLiked drinking a lotnIn Tang DynastynWrote a poem Thoughts on a Quiet EveningGeorge WashingtonnOne of the founders of the Unit

10、ed StatesnOnce be president of USAnThe capital is named after himBeethovennA great German composernWrote symphoniesnBecame deaf latern9th symphonyDarwinnan English biologistnThe first man who wrote about evolutionFrancis BaconnThe founder of Modern SciencenEnglishmannAlso a writer, lawyer and politi

11、ciannKnowledge is power.William William ShakespeareShakespeareThomas Thomas EdisonEdisonConfuciusConfuciusDaDa Vinci VinciVan GoghVan GoghMozartMozartChangenThe first human being who flew to the moonnHer husband was good at shootingnShe had a rabbitMonkey KingnBorn out of a rocknUse clouds as a vehi

12、clenOnce be a stable keepernTransform himself into 72 different imagesSnowwhitenA character in one of the Grim TalesnHer stepmother does not like hernDaughter of the KingnAs white as snownFriend of seven dwarfsMickey MousenA famous cartoon star in Disney LandnA mouseMickey Mouse and Donald DuckThese

13、 pictures show that they belong to fictional Characters.They are also called “Fairy Tale”Step 1. Readingvocabulary1. character n.(事物的事物的)特性特性, 性质性质, 人物人物2. regard vt.看待看待, 当作当作, 重视重视, 尊敬尊敬 regardas He is generally regarded as one of the best basketball players in the NBA.人们普遍认为他是最优秀的球员之一。人们普遍认为他是最优秀

14、的球员之一。regard n.关心关心, 注意注意, 尊敬尊敬, 尊重尊重, 致意致意, 问候问候,regards n. 问候问候相关词组相关词组regard sb/sth as sth 认为某人认为某人/某物是某物是have regard to 顾到顾到/注意注意have/show regard for 顾及顾及/考虑考虑/尊重尊重pay (no) regard to (没没) 注意到注意到/(不不) 重重视视in regard to /of 关于关于/对于对于with regard to 有关有关/关于关于相似词组相似词组: think ofas look on/ upon as trea

15、tas consider(as)E.g.: Einstein was a great scientific genius for physics. She must have a genius for learning languages, for she can speak several foreign languages.3. genius n.天才天才, 天赋天赋, 天才人物天才人物 have a genius for doing sth 有做某事的天才才能有做某事的天才才能 pl. geniuses4. attempt n.努力努力, 尝试尝试, 企图企图 He failed in

16、his attempt at winning (to win) first prize. 他试图获得头奖，但却失败了。他试图获得头奖，但却失败了。 make an attempt to do sth 尝试做某事尝试做某事 他尝试着学滑雪。他尝试着学滑雪。 He made an attempt to learn to ski.vt.尝试尝试, 企图企图 attempt a difficult problemThe prisoner attempted an escape but failed.They attempted to climb Mt. Everest.5. workings n.pl

17、. the workings of the stock exchange 证券交易的运作情况证券交易的运作情况6. universe n. universal a. the origin of the universe God is believed to have made the universethe universe. 7. gift 天赋天赋 a boy of many gifts, natural have a gift for language/painting gifted a. a gifted musician8. curiosity n. arouse , out of

18、出于好奇出于好奇 There are some who show great curiosity about other peoples affair. curious a. curious eyes Children are curious about everything around them. Im curious to know what is written in his letter.9.sense n. 感觉感觉, 判断力判断力, 见识见识, vt. 理解理解, 认识认识 a sense of humour / a sense of pride have a keen sense of 对对有敏锐的感觉有敏锐的感觉 make sense 有道理有道理/合情合理的合情合理的10. reputation n. enjoy an excellent reputationUseful phrases:Useful phrases:regard as attempt to explainth