Transcript Unit Three

2011年度河南省高等学校精品课程《高级英语》(A New English Course, Book 5)
Unit Three
My Friend, Albert Einstein
Lecturer: Huang Huihui
Copyright: Henan University of Technology 2012
Teaching Outline
I. Teaching Objectives
II. Background Information
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
IV. Text Structure
V. Discourse Analysis
VI. Theme-related Reading and Translating
VII. Theme-related Writing
I. Teaching Objectives
[ Thematic Concern ]
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Albert Einstein
[ Linguistic Competence ]
Paraphrasing and rewriting
[ Discourse Analysis ]
Description developed by examples
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[ Encyclopedic Knowledge ]
Albert Einstein
II. Background Information
1. About the author:
II. Background Information
2. Mozart :
Mozart, (1756-1791): Austrian composer, one of the world’s great musical geniuses, wrote
masterpieces in every branch of music. During his short life, Mozart composed a great
volume of music. His 789 compositions include operas, symphonies, concertos 协奏曲,
quartets for the piano and for stringed instruments, and sonatas奏鸣曲 for both piano and
violin. His music has delicate beauty and is always fresh and pleasing to the ear. Ludwig van
Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer, was one of music’s greatest geniuses. His works
have a rare originality, emotional depth, and expressive power. He was known for his nine
symphonies, piano concertos and sonatas, and string quartets. Most of Beethoven’s
compositions were written in the classical forms established by his predecessors Mozart and
Haydn, so he is sometimes considered the last great composer in the classical tradition. But
he also remoulded and expanded the old forms and infused them with a highly personal
intensity of emotion, so he is also referred to as the first of the Romantics.
II. Background Information
3. Ludwig van Beethoven:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer, was
one of music’s greatest geniuses. His works have a rare
originality, emotional depth, and expressive power. He was
known for his nine symphonies, piano concertos and sonatas,
and string quartets. Most of Beethoven’s compositions were
written in the classical forms established by his predecessors
Mozart and Haydn, so he is sometimes considered the last great
composer in the classical tradition. But he also remoulded and
expanded the old forms and infused them with a highly personal
intensity of emotion, so he is also referred to as the first of the
Romantics.
II. Background Information
4. Theory of Relativity :
Einstein’s theory of relativity introduced to science the
concepts of “relativity” – the notion that there is no absolute
motion in the universe, only relative motion – thus superseding
the 200-year-old theory of mechanics of Sir Isaac Newton,
which holds that the laws of mechanics are the same for all
uniformly moving systems. Einstein extended this concept to
include the laws describing the motion of light and to regard
space-time as a fourth dimension. In other words, space and
time are relative, rather than absolute and independent entities.
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.
II. Background Information
5. Quantum theory of light 光的量子理论
This is also known as the theory of photoelectric effec
It was Einstein who developed the quantum theory by
postulating (假定；假设 ) light quanta(量子quantum的复
数) (called photons by Einstein ), comparable to energy
quanta, and on these based on his explanation of the
photoelectric effect.
II. Background Information
6. E= mc2:
This is perhaps the most important equation in
science. E stands for energy, m for mass, and
c2 for the speed of light multiplied by itself.
The formula shows that matter (material or
substance ), if entirely changed to energy
such as heat or light, produces an
unbelievable amount of energy. In other
words, the amount of energy in any object
depends on its mass and the speed of light. It
is this equation that made possible the
production of the atomic bomb and the use of
nuclear energy.
Quotations by Albert Einstein
1. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
2. The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the
source of all true art and science.
3. Nature to him was an open book, whose letters he could read without
effort.
4. The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.
Quoted in H Eves Mathematical Circles Squared (Boston 1972).
5. Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.
6. Sometimes one pays most for things one gets for nothing.
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
1. Watching: Albert Einstein
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
2. Speaking and Debate:
Ask the students if they have heard of the scientist Albert
Einstein. Collect as much information as possible from the
students.
Name: Albert Einstein
Born:
Died:
Worked:
Scientific research:
What he got for his new discoveries:
Moved to the USA:
Studies:
Doctor’s degree received:
Interests:
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
2. Listening and recite:
IV. Text Structure
I. Introduction(1-3): “simplicity”
II. Body(2-19)
III. Conclusion: (20)
P2-4: About his modesty;
P5-7: Einstein’s brief life history
and his two great theories
P8-11: About his concentration
on work;
P12-13: About his love of natural
simplicity;
P14-16: About his academic
courage;
P17-18: About his sense of justice;
P19: About his youthful
innocence;
IV. Text Structure
1. Which phrase in the first paragraph
explains the abstract notion of
“simplicity”? 2. From the two
anecdotes related in para. 24, what impression of Einstein have
you
got?
3. What, according to the author, is
Einstein’s most outstanding trait as a
scientist?
4. Why did Einstein insist on working
hard
when he was so badly shaken by his
IV. Text Structure
5. How do you interpret the sentence in para.
11: “To help him, I steered the discussion
away from routine matters into more
difficult theoretical problems”?
6. What revelation is made through Einstein’
comment on Beethoven and Mozart’
works?
7. How did Einstein feel about the
destructive effect produced as a result of
the application of his E=mc formula?
8. Do you think the anecdote related in para.
19 aims to illustrate Einstein’s
“whimsicality”? If not, what personality trait
other than being whimsicality is revealed
here?
V. Discourse Analysis
1. How do you describe a person?
■ Sight - talk about how the person looks.
■ Sound - talk about how the person speaks.
■ Touch - talk about how it feels when you touch the person.
■ Smell - talk about how the person smells.
■ Personality - talk about the inner person.
■ Behaviour - talk about how the person acts.
■ Interests - talk about any hobbies and interests the person has.
■ Job/Daily Activities - talk about what the person does for a living,
or about their career plans.
V. Discourse Analysis
2. Exemplification :
Exemplification means to provide examples
about something. Writing an exemplification essay
typically involves offering many examples to support
a generalization about something. In this type of
essay, examples act as supporting material to explain
or clarify the generalization.
VI. Theme-related Reading and Translating Exercises
1. 他按了按汽车喇叭以引起路上行人的警觉。(alert)
2. 信息工程的迅速发展是人类尝试的一个突出实例。(endeavor)
3. Mary 试图找到恰当的语言来表达他对老师的感激。(grope)
4. 学校校长以平易话语向年轻人传递了富有挑战性的信息(convey)
5. 不要胡乱摆弄电线,要不然会引起电线短路。 (tamper with)
6. 他自以为在竞争中可以战胜对手。但是他过分的自信使她失败了。(fail)
7. 他的话似乎简单明了,但是其中的含蓄意思我们不能理解。(fathom)
8. 他试图把小组的漫无目的的谈话引导到一些有建设性的话题上去。(steer)
VII. Theme-related Writing Exercises
Homework: Write an exemplification paragraph.
Thank you!