九年级英语上册 Module 1 Unit 2 Great minds Period 1课件 .ppt

Oxford English,Period 1,Reading(1),Module 1 Geniuses,Oxford English,Unit 2,Great minds,Getting ready,Getting ready,1,Great minds,A mind means a person who is very intelligent.,genius,A genius means a great mind.,Hi doesnt hear what Lo has said,does he?,He is reading a newspaper.,Maybe an article about geniuses.,He learns that many geniuses are a little deaf.,Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.,It means“say it again”.,What is Lo doing?,What kind of article is he probably reading?,What does he learn from the article?,What does“pardon”mean here?,Yes,he does.,Why does he do so?,Because he wants to show that he is a genius too.,Do you know these people?What did they do?Discuss these with your classmates.,What do you know about?,Albert Einstein,Marie Curie,Confucius,Hua Luogeng,Charlie Chaplin,2,1 Albert Einstein was a scientist/physicist.People regard him as the father of modern physics.2 Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist.She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.3 Confucius was a teacher and philosopher in the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history.He is remembered for his famous sayings.4 Hua Luogeng was a Chinese mathematician.He is famous for his important contributions to number theory.5 Charlie Chaplin was a comic actor and film director.,Before you read,Look at the pictures,the title and the introduction to the story on page 19.,3,Who are probably the two geniuses？a.Einstein and his driver.b.Einstein and his son.,Answer the questions below.,2.What kind of story is it?a.A funny story.b.A sad story.,3.What is the man doing in the second picture?,4.Why did they change seats?,5.According to the story,what kind of person was Einstein?,He is giving a lecture/speech.,He was a humorous person./He had a sense of humour.,Possible answer:Because they had to further pretend to be each other.,New words and expressions,Read the story and find the following new words and phrases.,pleasure,university,avoid,tonight,let down,trust,by heart,without difficulty,join in,4,L6-7 Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you,Dr Einstein.,L8 One evening,on their way to a university,L9-10 Im so tired.I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight,L10-11 but I dont want to let my audience down.,L12-13 I can give the lecture for you.You can trust me.,L13-15 Ive listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.,L19-21 Einstein took a seat,listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty,and joined in the applause at the end.,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,Choose the closest meaning to the following words and phrases.,L6-7 Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you,Dr Einstein.,d happy thing,L8 One evening,on their way to a university,f college,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,L9-10 Im so tired.I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight,a keep away from,h this evening,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,e make disappointed,L10-11 but I dont want to let my audience down.,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,b believe in,L12-13 I can give the lecture for you.You can trust me.,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,i by remembering every word,L13-15 Ive listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,g with no trouble,L19-21 Einstein took a seat,listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty,and join in the applause at the end.,c take part in,a keep away from f collegeb believe in g with no trouble c take part in h this eveningd happy thing i by remembering every worde make disappointed,C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 19.Find these words to complete the headlines.Change their forms if necessary.,pleasure,avoid,trust,by heart,without difficulty,join in,Vocabulary,5,C2 Complete the diary below with the words from the box.,tonight,university,consider,let,down,sense,6,Read and judge,Read the story after the recording.,Many people consider Albert Einstein(18791955)a genius.This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour.,Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities.On these trips,his driver Hans often said to him,“Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you,Dr Einstein.”One evening,on their way to a university,Einstein said,“Im so tired.I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight,Hans,but I dont want to let my audience down.”“I know what to do,”said Hans.“I can give the lecture for you.You can trust me.Ive listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.No one knows you at this university,so they wont find out.”,So,they changed places.At the university,Hans was guided to the front of the hall.Einstein took a seat,listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty,and joined in the applause at the end.However,before Hans left,a man shouted,“Id like to ask you a question.”He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about.,Einstein turned pale.“Oh no!”he thought.“Now were in trouble.”But Hans just laughed and said,“Thats such an easy question that even my driver can answer it.Hans,please”Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly.They left the university,with Einstein driving.A little later,Hans offered to drive.“No,”laughed Einstein.“Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you,Hans.”,D2 Decide whether these sentences are T(True)or F(False).Then find evidence from the story to support your answers.,1 Einstein was a popular lecturer.T/F2 Hans was tired of driving Einstein.T/F 3 Hans had a very good memory.T/F 4 The audience did not enjoy the lecture given by Hans.,T/F,Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities.,On these trips,his driver Hans often said to him,“Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you,Dr Einstein.”,Ive listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.,