Unit 13 Albert EinsteinLesson 49

Lead-inLead-in1)1)Where did you spend your winter Where did you spend your winter

vocation?vocation?2)2)How was your family get-together on How was your family get-together on

the eve of the Chinese Lunar New the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year?Year?

3)3)What’s the most special dish for your What’s the most special dish for your family get-together?family get-together?

4)4)Did you sit up to wait for the Lunar Did you sit up to wait for the Lunar New Year’s arrival?New Year’s arrival?

5)5)How much lucky money have you How much lucky money have you got from your parents and relatives? got from your parents and relatives? What are you going to do with it?What are you going to do with it?

6)6)Which was the nicest part of your Which was the nicest part of your vocation?vocation?

Name some of the famous scientists at home and abroad.

Foreign scientists?

Chinese scientists?

Newton Galileo Copernicus

Curie Bell Edison

•Foreign scientistsForeign scientists

祖冲之 沈括 李时珍

李四光 王 选 扬振宁

•Chinese scientistsChinese scientists

•Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein

Listen and answer: 1. Who are the four famous people in the

dialogue ?

3. What else do you know about Albert 3. What else do you know about Albert Einstein?Einstein?

•Lincoln, Marx. Bell. EinsteinLincoln, Marx. Bell. Einstein

• A famous professor of physics. He created the A famous professor of physics. He created the theory of relativity. He lived in the 20 century, was theory of relativity. He lived in the 20 century, was born in Germany and spent the last part of his life in born in Germany and spent the last part of his life in the USA.the USA.

2. What are they?2. What are they?•Lincoln: a president of the USALincoln: a president of the USA•Marx: a great communistMarx: a great communist•Bell: the inventor of the telephoneBell: the inventor of the telephone•Einstein: a famous professor of physicsEinstein: a famous professor of physics

Watch the video and pay attention toWatch the video and pay attention to the the expressions that they may use to guess who expressions that they may use to guess who a person is.a person is.a.a.Is it …?Is it …?b.b.No, it’s not him /her.No, it’s not him /her.c.c.Is he /she …?Is he /she …?d.d.Who is he / she?Who is he / she?e.e.What did he / she do?What did he / she do?f.f. It must be him /her…It must be him /her…

Practice the Practice the dialogdialog

Game: guess the Name of a ScientistGame: guess the Name of a Scientist1) The game is played in groups of four. A can1) The game is played in groups of four. A canbe the first to think of a famous scientist; othersbe the first to think of a famous scientist; otherstry to guess who he /she is.try to guess who he /she is.2) Questions should be asked skillfully. A 2) Questions should be asked skillfully. A answers only either “Yes” or “No” . Questions answers only either “Yes” or “No” . Questions and answers will go on until one of the groupand answers will go on until one of the group guesses the name correctly with fewest guesses the name correctly with fewest questions. The winner takes the place of A.questions. The winner takes the place of A.

Dialog productionDialog productionHere are some famous people’s names for Here are some famous people’s names for reference: reference: William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton,Winston William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton,Winston Churchill, George Washington, Henry Fort, Churchill, George Washington, Henry Fort, John Denver, Bill Gates, Michael Jordan,John Denver, Bill Gates, Michael Jordan,Qu Yuan, Confucius, Zu Chongzhi, Mao Zedong, Qu Yuan, Confucius, Zu Chongzhi, Mao Zedong, Li Siguang, Chen Jingrun, Nie Weiping, Deng Li Siguang, Chen Jingrun, Nie Weiping, Deng Yaping, etc.Yaping, etc.

Write a short passage about a famous person Write a short passage about a famous person and then read aloud to the whole class. Have and then read aloud to the whole class. Have the students who he /she is after listening.the students who he /she is after listening.

Model:Model:The man was great Chinese educator. He was The man was great Chinese educator. He was born thousands of years ago. He taught all hisborn thousands of years ago. He taught all hisLife and had many good students all over the Life and had many good students all over the Country. It’s said that of all his students seventy-Country. It’s said that of all his students seventy-two were the best. His thoughts about education two were the best. His thoughts about education were so advanced that people nowadays are stillwere so advanced that people nowadays are stillReferring to them.Referring to them. It is Confucius (Kong Zi)It is Confucius (Kong Zi)

Lesson 50

1. What scientific work was Einstein famous for?He was famous for scientific research /new discoveries He was famous for scientific research /new discoveries

in physics – the Theory of Relativity. in physics – the Theory of Relativity.

2. Where did he spend the last part of his life?2. Where did he spend the last part of his life?At a university (Princeton) in the USA.At a university (Princeton) in the USA.

Listen and answer:Listen and answer:

• Read the text again and then fill up the form Read the text again and then fill up the form

•Einstein’s theory of relativityEinstein’s theory of relativity

What does “E = mc²” mean?

Tell if the following sentences are true (√) or false (х). 1. Einstein proved that light traveled through space in a straight line. 2. Einstein's discovery was completely new at that time. 3. Many of the scientists did not accept Einstein's scientific ideas at first. 4. Einstein had to stop his research because he couldn't prove his ideas. 5. By 1919 he quickly became world-famous because the scientists who had been watching the stars supported his work. 6. He took Swiss nationality in 1909 in order to study there. 7. He hated war and he thought fighting and killing in wars was wrong. 8. Germany was ruled by Hitler during the First World War. 9. Einstein and his family left Europe for the USA in 1933 because he was afraid of being killed in the war.

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