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1、New College English Integrated Course 3 Unit 4,Was Einstein a space alien?,Objectives,To read for the key ideas in a passage To help to enlarge students vocabulary To develop students critical thinking,Tasks,Brainstorming,white, messy hair,a genius imaginative Theory of Relativity,What will occur to

2、 you whenever “Einstein” is mentioned?,GPS,Digital camera,CD,Atomic bomb,A space alien?,A space alien?,Maybe not?,Perhaps!,a bushy-haired superthinker Miracle Year (1905) Theory of Relativity the photoelectric effect (光电效应) ,a slow starter a man of his time ,Tasks,Was Einstein a space alien?,Einstei

3、n had to work hard to support his family.,Factors leading to Einsteins achievements.,How Einstein revolutionized physics.,Structure Analysis,Paras.1-3,Paras.4-12,Paras.13-21,Einsteins brain and brainpower werent limitless.,Paras.22-23,Text Understanding,Skimming & Scanning: Work in groups to find ou

4、t supporting facts concerning whether Einstein was a space alien.,Group 2 Paras. 8-9,Group 1 Paras. 1-3,* Task: Underline the words, phrases or sentences.,Albert felt all the pressure and responsibility of any young husband and father. (Para. 3),Group 1: Paras. 1-3,Work. Family. Making ends meet.,Wo

5、rk. Family. Making ends meet.,expenses,income,One factor contributing to the current U.S. debt crisis is that _ _(政府长期收支不平衡).,make ends meet,the government has been unable to,make ends meet for a long time,Relations were strained.,Para. 2,Necessity to harmonize tight relations between his mother and

6、 wife.,For the third night in a row, his baby son Hans, crying, kept the household awake until dawn. When Albert finally dozed off it was time to get up and go to work. He couldnt skip a day.,Para. 1,More than a quarter of American students report that they doze off in class at least once a week.,do

7、ze off,Biden caught dozing off during Obamas speech on national debt,A fleeting glimpse at Sleep,take a (cat)nap,take a (cat)nap 小憩；打盹,a heavy sleeper,log,a heavy sleeper 睡得很沉,insomnia,insomnia 失眠,three nights in a row,doze off in class,skip class,Lets make a mini story ,If Einstein hadnt been born,

8、 those papers would have been written in some form, eventually, by others. (Para. 9),Group 2: Paras. 8-9,If Einstein hadnt been born, those papers would have been written in some form, eventually, by others. (Para. 9),Subjunctive Mood (虚拟语气),Group 2: Paras. 8-9,What would have happened if Steve Jobs

9、 hadnt been born?,?,Tasks,A space alien?,Perhaps!,a bushy-haired superthinker Miracle Year (1905) Theory of Relativity the photoelectric effect (光电效应) ,feel _ and _ have to _ even have no enough time to _ deal with _ relations between wife and mother Papers _ written by others without him. ,No!,pres

10、sure,responsibility,make ends meet,doze off,strained,would have been,Tasks,Assignment,Group discussion: Discuss factors leading to Einsteins achievements. e.g. “imagination and endless questioning” (Para. 21) “not give a fig for authority” (Para. 14) - Watch a movie clip from 3 Idiots.,Assignment,Group discussion: Discuss factors leading to Einsteins achievements.,Think critically why Chines