ReadingAlfredNobelandHisWill.ppt

1、Alfred Nobel and His Will,Use the words to describe any person you want to.,open-minded energetic sympathetic diligent inventive forward-lookingstrong-willed wise imaginative sensitive caring knowledgeable generous talented trusting thoughtful determined courageous charming modest selfless confident

2、 responsible hard-working accurate,Guess who he is.,1 He was a great commander and helped America win the Revolutionary War. Finally, he became the 1st president of the united States and served two terms as president, proving to be a very wise, caring, and fair leader.,George Washington,2. Time Maga

3、zine has announced that he was the person who most shaped and influenced our lives because of his great theories and inventions.,Albert Einstein,3. He was a Swedish Industrialist who invented explosives. He endowed a $9 million fund in his will, which was to be used as awards for people whose work b

4、enefited humanity.,Alfred Nobel,Pre-reading: Make predictions,Predict: According to Task 2 , we predict the passage to be read is about _. history B. science C. a famous figure 2. To introduce a figure, we often write _. a narrative B. an argumentative C. a practical writing,C,A,1:8,Alfred Nobel and

5、 His Will,Reading,Alfred Nobel and His Will,Step 2 While-reading,Decide the main ideas after skimming . 1. Para. 1 is mainly about_ 2. Para. 2 describes _. 3.Para.3 is about _,Nobels family and achievements,what Noble mainly concerns about in life,the will, in which fields the money would be used,Sc

6、an the text and complete the following chart with the missing information.,1833,chemist,linguist,explosives,meaning,mankind,time and money,peaceful,Italy.,five,chemistry,peace,nationalities,Find out more detailed information about Alfred Nobel.,Alfred Nobel,nationality _,education _,ability _,intere

7、st _,greatest wish _,will _,-Sweden -studied privately -combine qualities ofwith -literature + philosophy - end to wars + peace -divided his wealth to award people who,Fill in the missing words according to the text.,Alfred Nobel was born in _. He had never been to school or university, but he studi

8、ed _. He had _ ability to combine the qualities of an _ scientist with those of a _ industrialist. As a young man, he took great interest in _ and philosophy. His greatest wish was to see an _ to wars and expect _ between nations. He _ much of his time and money to this cause.,Sweden,privately,outst

9、anding,original,forward-looking,literature,end,peace,devoted,Nobel never married. He made a famous will before his death, in which he divided his wealth into _ to _ people who make the most important _ in the fields of _, _, _, literature and peace, no matter what nationality they have.,5 parts,awar

10、d,discoveries or inventions,physics,chemistry,medicine,Judge true or false. _ 1)He had never been to school but he could speak 4 languages besides his mother tongue. _2)Nobels main concern was not with making money but with making scientific discoveries. _3) He spent much time and money working for

11、the cause(事业) of peace between nations. _ 4) Nobel preferred to offer food to the living poor people than build up memorials for the dead great people,_1) He had never been to school but he could speak 4 languages besides his mother tongue.,T,speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English.,_2

12、) Nobels main concern was not with making money but with making scientific discoveries.,F,But Nobels main concern was never with Making money or even with making scientific discoveries.,_,or,(Para.2 L1),he was always searching for a meaning to life,(original:),_3) He spent much time and money workin

13、g for the cause(事业) of peace between nations. (original:) His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause until his death,T,(Para 2, L8),_4) Nobel preferred to offer food to the living poor people than bui

14、ld up memorials for the dead great people. (original:) “Id rather take care of the stomachs of the living than the glory of the dead in the form of stone memorials,” he once said. (Para 2, L6),T,1.) The Nobel Prize would be awarded in five fields according to Nobels will. “fields” here means_. A. 田地

15、 B. 场地 C. 领域 2)The Nobel Prize would be awarded in the following fields except _? A. maths B. physics C. medicine D. literature,A,c,3) What was Nobels will about? A. How the money would be used by his family members. B. How the money would be used to help the poor. C. In which fields the money would be used to encourage outstanding work. D. When the money could be used to make the world more peaceful.,C,Step 4 Homework Writing: Is receiving education in school necessary?,“Nobel had never been to scho