Module 1

Unit 2

Reading

Great minds

An Italian scientist, used a telescope to observe space, said the Earth revolved round the Sun, dropped objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Galileo

Who is he?

An English scientist, discovered the laws of gravity Isaac Newton

The biologist who wrote about evolution Charles Darwin

Who is he?

The inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell

A great German composer, wrote nine symphonies

Ludwig van Beethoven

Who is he?

The painter of the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci

A great Chinese poet, living in Tang Dynasty, fond of drinking

Li Bai

Who is he?

What do the words fiction and non-fiction mean?

Fiction means a kind of literature about imaginary people and events.

Non-fiction refers to a kind of literature about real people and events.

Fiction:

poems, stories, plays, novels

Nonfiction:

newspaper stories, editorials, personal accounts, journal articles, textbooks, legal documents

Categorize the books below into fiction and non-fiction.

“Non-” equals opposite ： non-fiction n ．非小说类 ( 纪实 ) 文学 non-smoker n ．不吸烟者 non-drinking adj ．戒酒的；不喝酒的 non-stop adj ．不停的；不断的

Which of these people are fictional characters and which are real people?

Picture 1 and 2 are of real people. Picture 3 is of a real person (Chaplin) 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.

Picture 4 is of a fictional character.

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1 2 3 4_____ patients, take care of, war, the Lady with the lamp--- Florence Nightingale _____ scientist, physicist, theory of relativity, German- American---Albert Einstein_____ A Journey to the West, Buddhist monk---the Monkey King _____ funny, tramp, great actor, British, silent films--- Charlie Chaplin

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What do you know about Albert

Einstein?

What is his nationality?

What are his achievements?

nationality

•Einstein (Albert Einstein), the world-

famous German scientist in the United

States, the pioneers and founders of

modern physics.

•Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in the German city of Ulm. His parents were Jewish. Einstein had a happy childhood. Einstein's parents had a positive impact on his family and education, home filled with the spirit of freedom and auspicious atmosphere.

Why did he achieve great success?

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.如果 A 代表一个人的成功 , 那么 A=x+y+z 。勤奋工作是 x ； y 是玩耍，而 z 是把嘴闭上。

I don't have any special ability, but only like to dig for the roots of the problem.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. 不要试图去做一个成功的人，要努力成为一个有价值的人。

Truth is what stands the test of experience. 真理就是在经验面前站得住脚的东西。

Sayings from Albert Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.人生就像骑单车。想保持平衡就得往前走。

Put your 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. That's relativity. 把你的手放在滚热的炉子上一分钟，感觉起来像一小时。坐在一个漂亮姑娘身边整整一小时，感觉起来像一分钟。这就是相对论。

a What are the people doing in the pictures?

b Who is delivering a speech in Picture Two?

c Is there any difference between Picture One and Picture Three?

d Why do you think they changed seats?

Read the pictures in the text and try to answer the questions.

Read the pictures, title, and first and lastparagraphs of the article. Then try to answer these questions. 1. Who are the two geniuses mentioned in the title?

2. What kind of story do you think it will be? Choose two. a crime b frightening c space travel d sad f sport h non-fiction

Einstein and Hans.

g funny e fiction

It is about how Einstein’s driver made a speech at a university instead of Einstein, and how he solved a difficult problem by using his wit.

What is the main idea of the story?

Scan the story and replace the italicized words below with words from the article.

1. Einstein tried to explain the working of this.

____________2. Einstein said this was his only gift. ___________3. He received many of these from universities. ___________4. His driver offered to give this for Einstein. ___________

the universe

the lecture

invitations

curiosity

5. Hans was surrounded by these.

___________________

6. Einstein took a seat in this.

__________

7. He asked a question.

__________

8. He answered the question.

__________

9. He drove the car from the university.

__________

the audience

a professor

Einstein

professors and students

Einstein

For true statements circle T and for false statements circle F.

1 Many people believe that Einstein was the greatest genius of the 20th century. _________________________2 Einstein had the gift of curiosity. __________________________ __________________________3 Einstein was a popular lecturer. __________________________ __________________________

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T

T

Many people regard him as a genius.

Einstein said that the only gift he had was curiosity.

He received many invitations to go to universities to explain his theories.

4 Hans did not enjoy driving Einstein.

__________________________

__________________________

5 Hans had a very good memory.

_____________________________

6 The audience did not enjoy the lecture given by Hans. __________________________

7 Before they left the university, Einstein and Hans told the audience they had changed places . _____________________________________

T

F

F

F

He often said, “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein. ”

He had learnt the lecture by heart.

They applauded at the end.

They left the university with Einstein driving.

Arrange the sentences in the correct order bynumbering them from 1 to 9.

a. The audience applauded. _______

b. Hans left the platform. _______

c. Hans offered to drive. _______

d. Hans offered to give the lecture. _______

e. A professor asked a complex question. _______

f. Einstein was invited to a distant university. _______

g. Einstein watched the lecture. _______

h. Hans and Einstein left the university. _______

i. Einstein felt very tired. _______

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Synopsis1 Albert Einstein was a genius.2 Einstein had curiosity and a sense of humour.3 Einstein used to give lectures, travelling around with his

driver Hans.4 One evening, Einstein felt tired.5 Hans offered to give Einstein's lecture for him.6 Einstein agreed, and Hans successfully delivered the lect

ure.7 A professor asked Hans a question he could not understa

nd or answer.8 Hans told the professor the question was so easy that eve

n his driver could answer it.9 Einstein stood up and answered the question.10 Einstein drove Hans home.

Act out the story in pairs, with one as Einstein, one as Hans and the other as the professor who raised the question.

Discussion Was Hans a genius? If yes, what

gift did he have? If not, why?

Einstein said twice in the story,

“It’s a pleasure to drive a genius

like you.” What do you think the

sentence implies?