英语练习Unit-2-Nobel-Prize-Winners-v5.0.ppt.ppt

1、Unit 2 Nobel Prize Winners contributed 2. Listen to and then talk about Nobel Prize Winners; 3. Discuss what leads to success academically; 4. Read about the secrets of Einsteins and Zewails success. 5. write about a Nobel Prize Winner,TEACHING OBJECTIVES,Before Reading,Warm-up questions,Alfred Nobe

2、l,Nobel Prizes,The Nobel Prize Awarders,The Medals,Award Ceremony,Albert Einstein,Listening,Euclid,1. How much do you know about Alfred Nobel and Nobel Prizes? 2. Could you name some Nobel Prize winners and their stories? 3. What do you think is important for one to win the Nobel Prize?,WARM-UP QUES

3、TIONS,Before Reading,ALFRED NOBLE,A Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite In his will, he used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes to reward other innovators “contributing most materially to the benefit of mankind.”,(1833.10.21- 1896

4、.12.10),Alfred Bernhard Nobel,Before Reading,NOBLE PRIZES,The most prestigious awards in each of these fields granted to individuals or institutions for outstanding contributions in the fields of: physics chemistry physiology or medicine literature international peace economic sciences, created in19

5、68 to commemorate the banks 300th anniversary. The first Nobel prizes were awarded on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobels death.,Before Reading,NOBLE PRIZES,In addition to a cash award, each prizewinner also receives: a gold medal a diploma bearing the winners name and field of achiev

6、ement. Prizewinners are known as Nobel laureates.,Before Reading,Physics and Chemistry : The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Physiology or Medicine: Karolinska Institute,THE NOBLE PRIZE AWARDERS,Literature: the Swedish Academy Peace: a Committee of five persons to be elected by the Norwegian Parli

7、ament Economics: In 1968, the Sveriges Riksbank established the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel.,Before Reading,THE MEDALS,The front side of four medals (Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature) is the same. 1. a portrait of Alfred Nobel 2. the years of his birth

8、 and death in Latin. Alfred Nobels face on the Peace medal and on the medal for the Economics Prize has different designs.,Front Side,Before Reading,THE MEDALS,The Medals for Science,The medal represents Nature in the form of a goddess resembling Isis, emerging from the clouds and holding in her arm

9、s a cornucopia. The veil which covers her cold and austere face is held up by the Genius of Science.,Before Reading,THE MEDALS,The Medals for Medicine,The medal represents the Genius of Medicine holding an open book in her lap, collecting the water pouring out from a rock in order to quench a sick g

10、irls thirst.,Before Reading,THE MEDALS,The Medals for Literature,The medal of the Swedish Academy represents a young man sitting under a laurel tree who, enchanted, listens to and writes down the song of the Muse.,Before Reading,THE MEDALS,The Back represents a group of three men forming a fraternal

11、 bond.,The Front shows Alfred Nobel in a pose slightly different from that of the other medals,Before Reading,AWARD CEREMONOY,Time: December 10, the anniversary of Nobels death Place: in Stockholm, Sweden,The king of Sweden presents the awards in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literatur

12、e, and economic sciences.,Before Reading,In Oslo, Norway, the peace prize ceremony takes place at the University of Oslo in the presence of the King of Norway. After the ceremonies, Nobel Prize winners give a lecture on a subject connected with their prize-winning work.,AWARD CEREMONOY,Before Readin

13、g,ALBERT EINSTEIN,Born: 14 March 1879 Birthplace: Ulm, Germany Died: 18 April 1955 (heart failure) Best Known As: Creator of the theory of relativity Honor: Won the Nobel Prize in 1921 not for relativity but for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect,(1879.3.141955.4.18),Before Reading,ALBERT EIN

14、STEIN,How did Einstein work out his famous formula?,E=mc2,E equals M C squared,“C” stands for “ ”.,career,Before Reading,ALBERT EINSTEIN,Einstein: A king of lothario,Vocabulary Lothario 勾引女人的男人a man who seduces womengrapple 努力to struggle, in or as if in wrestlinga batch of一批；一组；大量limelighta focus of

15、 public attention.众人注目的中心 archive 档案,Watch the video clip and judge whether the following statements are true or false.,Before Reading,ALBERT EINSTEIN,1. The hundreds of letters written by Einstein to his second wife and step-daughter were released on his own instruction 20 years after his death. (

16、) 2. Albert Einstein had affairs with a dozen mistresses in his two married lives. ( ) 3. Einstein himself wanted all his affairs exposed to the public gaze. ( ) 4. His secretary first kept a lot of letters hidden from public and wanted to be published only letters of scientific content. ( ) 5. It i

17、s apparent that more and more letters written by Einstein will come to light. ( ),Watch the video clip and judge whether the following statements are true or false.,F,F,F,T,T,Before Reading,EUCLID,Euclid was a Greek mathematician who lived around 300 B.C. He wrote Elements, a 13-volume work on the p

18、rinciples of geometry and properties of numbers.,(325BC265BC),Before Reading,Each year the respective Nobel Committees send 1) _ to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors 2) _, asking them to nominate (提名) candidates for the Nobel Prizes for the coming year. These pr

19、ize nominations must 3) _ the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding 4) _ for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.,First time,The nominations received by e

20、ach committee are then evaluated with the help of 5) _. When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a 6) _ is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者). The choice of that years Laureates is announced immediately after the vote in October each yea

21、r. The prizes are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobels death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a 7) _ and a 8) _. The Ceremony 9) _ a banquet at the Stockholm

22、 City Hall for about 1 300 people, 10) _ 250 students.,2nd time,LISTENING,Before Reading,Each year the respective Nobel Committees send 1) _ to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors 2) _, asking them to nominate (提名) candidates for the Nobel Prizes for the coming ye

23、ar. These prize nominations must 3) _ the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding 4) _ for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.,Second time,The nominations

24、received by each committee are then evaluated with the help of 5) _. When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a 6) _ is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者). The choice of that years Laureates is announced immediately after the vote in Oct

25、ober each year. The prizes are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobels death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a 7) _ and a 8) _. The Ceremony 9) _ a banquet at

26、the Stockholm City Hall for about 1 300 people, 10) _ 250 students.,3rd time,Before Reading,Each year the respective Nobel Committees send 1) _ to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors 2) _, asking them to nominate (提名) candidates for the Nobel Prizes for the coming

27、 year. These prize nominations must 3) _ the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding 4) _ for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.,Third time,The nomination

28、s received by each committee are then evaluated with the help of 5) _. When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a 6) _ is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者). The choice of that years Laureates is announced immediately after the vote in O

29、ctober each year. The prizes are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobels death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a 7) _ and a 8) _. The Ceremony 9) _ a banquet a

30、t the Stockholm City Hall for about 1 300 people, 10) _ 250 students.,Check up,Before Reading,Each year the respective Nobel Committees send 1) _ to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors 2) _, asking them to nominate (提名) candidates for the Nobel Prizes for the comi

31、ng year. These prize nominations must 3) _ the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding 4) _ for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.,invitations,around the

32、world,reach,institution,Before Reading,The nominations received by each committee are then evaluated with the help of 5) _. When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a 6) _ is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者). The choice of that years L

33、aureates is announced immediately after the vote in October each year. The prizes are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobels death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, the King of Sweden hands each Laur

34、eate a 7) _ and a 8) _. The Ceremony 9) _ a banquet at the Stockholm City Hall for about 1 300 people, 10) _ 250 students.,specially appointed experts,vote,diploma,medal,is followed by,including,Before Reading,Global Reading,Lead-in Questions,Part Division,Questions,Group Work,Chart-filling,LEAD-IN

35、QUESTIONS,1. What do you think makes a successful scientist?,2. What kind of boy was Einstein in his parents eyes?,3. Einstein once said, “Curiosity has its reason for its existence.” How do you understand this statement?,Global Reading,Curiosity, patience, determination, genius, persistence, hardwo

36、rk ,They might think him slow because he hardly spoke until he was almost 3 years old.,He was right. He himself was passionately curious when he was young. His curiosity was sparked by wanting to know what controlled the compass needle and this led to his later success.,PART DIVISION,Young Albert Ei

37、nstein was,He also had _,Einstein had the opportunity to _,He believed that _,Einsteins _ kept him successful.,Global Reading,_,curious about the world.,patience and determination.,communicate with adults.,beauty lies in the simplistic.,curiosity and persistence,CHART-FILLING,Global Reading,How did

38、Einstein make so great achievements?,He was _ about the world.,curious,He was convinced that _ lies in _.,beauty,simplicity,He also had _ and _.,patience,determination,He had opportunity to _ _ adults.,communicate,with,QUESTIONS PART 1,1. What kind of boy was Einstein in his parents eyes?,They might

39、 have thought him slow because he hardly spoke until he was almost three years old.,Because his baby sister was totally different from a toy he believed his mother would give him.,3. How did the compass arouse Einsteins curiosity?,2. Why did Einstein look puzzled when his baby sister was first prese

40、nted to him?,It revealed to him that what the eyes could see of the world was but a very small part, most of it was hidden somewhere and was to be explored.,Global Reading,QUESTIONS PARTS 2-3,Work in pairs. Give examples to show that Einstein was patient, determined and communicative.,Global Reading

41、,QUESTIONS PARTS 4,1. Why did Einstein believe that beauty lies in the simplicity?,Because in this way he could see truths of the apparently complex nature.,Global Reading,2. Give an example to show how Einstein condensed the essence of his thought.,Einstein illustrated his theories of relativity in

42、 this way, “Put you hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it seems like a minute.”,QUESTIONS PARTS 5,1. What made Einstein successful in his exploration of the universe?,2. How did Einstein make so great achievements?,a. strong _, _ and de

43、termination; b. communication with adults in an _ way; c. belief of _ lie in _.,His passionate curiosity, patience and determination.,curiosity,patience,intellectual,simplicity,beauty,Global Reading,3. Summarize Einsteins achievements in 1905.,He wrote 3 fundamental papers on the nature of light, a

44、proof of atoms, the special theory of relativity and the famous equation of atomic power.,GROUP WORK,Work in groups of three to four. Each group read the text and research online or in the library on personalities that make Einstein successful. Report these personalities to their classmates and illu

45、strate each of them with examples. The following expressions are for your reference.,Global Reading,He is patient/ determined/ communicative/ curious/ hard working/ independent/ simple/ smart/ slow/ critical/ dependable/ energetic/ easygoing/ friendly /honest/ kind-hearted/ organized / quiet / respo

46、nsible/ sincere,Global Reading,GROUP WORK - Describing personalities,For example, For instance, Take as an example. A good / perfect example is B is a case in point. / A case in point is B namely B, that is, ,Global Reading,GROUP WORK - Giving Examples,Detailed Reading,Key Words for Students,Prefixe

47、s, suffixes and roots how to remember words efficiently,Affix Assignment,Difficult Sentences,Vocabulary Exercise,AFFIX ASSIGNMENT - Unit One,Find words for each of the following prefixes and suffixes as required or more and send it to my email.,1. auto-: (10个) 2. -graphy: n. (5个) 3. chron-: (10个) 4.

48、 micro-: (10个) 5. poly-: (10个) 6. geo-: (10个) 7. fore-: (10个) 8. post-: (后) (10个),Detailed Reading,AFFIX ASSIGNMENT - Unit Two,1. eco-: (10个) 2. di-: (10个) 3. -fy v. (5个) 4. inter-:(10个),5. de-: (as in deforest) (10个) 6. ab- (as in abuse) (5个) 7. petro-: (10个) 8. -sphere: (5个),9. -ide: (化合物) (as in

49、oxide) (5个) 10. -(o)logical adj. (o)logist n. -(o)logy n. (各10个),Find words for each of the following prefixes and suffixes as required or more and send it to my email.,Detailed Reading,VOCABULARY EXERCISE Multiple Choice,1. The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore, many local people w

50、ere _ into thinking that she was a good person. (CET-6) A. betrayed B. drivenC. deceived D. convinced 2. The police set a _ to catch the thieves. (CET-4) A. plan B. deviceC. trap D. trick,C C,Detailed Reading,VOCABULARY EXERCISE Multiple Choice,3. The _ of the scientific attitude is that the human m

51、ind can succeed in understanding the universe. (CET-6) A. essence B. content C. textureD. threshold 4. What the correspondent sent us is an _ news report. We can depend on it. (CET-6) A. evident B. authentic C. ultimateD. immediate,A B,Detailed Reading,VOCABULARY EXERCISE Multiple Choice,5. The film

52、 provides a deep _ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings. (CET-4) A. insight B. fancy C. imagination D. outlook 6. The damage to his car was _, therefore, he could repair it himself. (CET-6) A. considerate B. appreciable C. negligible D. invisible,A C,Detailed Reading,7. The leader of th

53、e expedition _ everyone to follow his example. (CET-4) A. prompted B. reinforced C. sparked D. inspired 8. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _. (CET-4) A. stand up to B. make up for C. come up with D. put up with,D B,VOCABULARY EXERCISE Multiple

54、Choice,Detailed Reading,A C,9. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. (CET-6) A. come up with B. come out C. come roundD. come up to 10. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes _ we organize and produce information. (CET-4) A. in a wayB. in the w

55、ay C. in that wayD. in no way,VOCABULARY EXERCISE Multiple Choice,Detailed Reading,11. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were _. (CET-6) A. in no way B. on the contrary C. at a loss D. of no avail,A,VOCABULARY EXERCISE Multiple Choice,Detailed Reading,VOCABULARY EXERCISE convi

56、nce 看透, 识破,VOCABULARY EXERCISE invisible,be invisible to invisible assets invisible export invisible import invisible trade an invisible hand,Detailed Reading,无形资产,无形出口，无形输出,非商品输入,无形贸易,VOCABULARY EXERCISE spark,a spark of spark off bright spark,Detailed Reading,有点.的,导致,聪明机智的人,VOCABULARY EXERCISE ultimate,ultimate announcement in the ultimate,Detailed Reading,最后通牒,到最后