was einstein a space alien大学英语unit4 book3

NewCollegeEnglishIntegratedCourse3Unit4ObjectivesToreadforthekeyideasinapassageTohelptoenlargestudents’vocabularyTodevelopstudents’criticalthinkingTasksLead-inReading&ExploringSummaryAssignmentFurtherReadingBrainstormingLInead•white,messyhair•agenius•imaginative•TheoryofRelativityWhatwilloccurtoyouwhenever“Einstein”ismentioned??GPSDigitalcameraCDLIneadAtomicbombLIneadMaybenot?Perhaps!•abushy-hairedsuperthinker•MiracleYear(1905)•TheoryofRelativity•thephotoelectriceffect(光电效应)•…•aslowstarter•amanofhistime•…LIneadTasksLead-inReading&ExploringSummaryAssignmentFurtherReadingEinsteinhadtoworkhardtosupporthisfamily.FactorsleadingtoEinstein’sachievements.HowEinsteinrevolutionizedphysics.StructureAnalysisParas.1-3Paras.4-12Paras.13-21Einstein’sbrainandbrainpowerweren’tlimitless.Paras.22-23TextUnderstanding•Skimming&Scanning:•WorkingroupstofindoutsupportingfactsconcerningwhetherEinsteinwasaspacealien.RExploringeading&*Task:Underlinethewords,phrasesorsentences.Albertfeltallthepressureandresponsibilityofanyyounghusbandandfather.(Para.3)RExploringeading&Group1:Paras.1-3Work.Family.Makingendsmeet.Work.Family.Makingendsmeet.OnefactorcontributingtothecurrentU.S.debtcrisisisthat________________________________________________________(政府长期收支不平衡).makeendsmeetthegovernmenthasbeenunabletomakeendsmeetforalongtimeRelationswerestrained.RExploringeading&Para.2Necessitytoharmonizetightrelationsbetweenhismotherandwife.Forthethirdnightinarow,hisbabysonHans,crying,keptthehouseholdawakeuntildawn.WhenAlbertfinallydozedoff…itwastimetogetupandgotowork.Hecouldn’tskipaday.RExploringeading&Para.1•MorethanaquarterofAmericanstudentsreportthattheydozeoffinclassatleastonceaweek.dozeoffRExploringeading&BidencaughtdozingoffduringObama'sspeechonnationaldebtAfleetingglimpseatSleepRExploringeading&takea(cat)naptakea(cat)nap小憩；打盹aheavysleeperlogaheavysleeper睡得很沉insomniainsomnia失眠threenightsinarowdozeoffinclassskipclassRExploringeading&Let’smakeaministory…RExploringeading&IfEinsteinhadn’tbeenborn,thosepaperswouldhavebeenwritteninsomeform,eventually,byothers.(Para.9)Group2:Paras.8-9RExploringeading&IfEinsteinhadn’tbeenborn,thosepaperswouldhavebeenwritteninsomeform,eventually,byothers.(Para.9)SubjunctiveMood(虚拟语气)Group2:Paras.8-9WhatwouldhavehappenedifSteveJobshadn'tbeenborn?TasksLead-inReading&ExploringSummaryAssignmentFurtherReadingPerhaps!•abushy-hairedsuperthinker•MiracleYear(1905)•TheoryofRelativity•thephotoelectriceffect(光电效应)•…•feel_______and_________•haveto______________•evenhavenoenoughtimeto_______•dealwith_______relationsbetweenwifeandmother•Papers______________writtenbyotherswithouthim.•…SummaryNo!pressureresponsibilitymakeendsmeetdozeoffstrainedwouldhavebeen•Directdescription(details)•Indirectdescription(quotation)•AchievingunityinanessayWritingskillsSummaryTasksLead-inReading&ExploringSummaryAssignmentFurtherReadingAssignmentGroupdiscussion:DiscussfactorsleadingtoEinstein’sachievements.•e.g.“imaginationandendlessquestioning”(Para.21)•“notgiveafigforauthority”(Para.14)-Watchamovieclipfrom3Idiots.AFurtherReadingssignment&AssignmentGroupdiscussion:•DiscussfactorsleadingtoEinstein’sachievements.AFurtherReadingssignment&•ThinkcriticallywhyChinesescientistsneverwontheNobelPrize.1.MoreonEinstein:2.ImaginationVSKnowledge