1、1. When and where was Einstein born? 2. What did he begin to do in 1905? 3. What kind of prize did he get in 1921? How? 4. Had he been a teacher? 5. What can we know from the last paragraph? 6. What else do you know about Einstein? 7. Why was Einstein successful?,New words,Universe Albert Einstein m
2、ind century lifetime solve relativity Nobel Prize anyone divorce Princeton Princeton University mankind nuclear weapon,weapon,Useful structures and expressions,mind,名词 (pl. minds)头脑,智力 eg. He has a brilliant mind. 他智力超群。,主意;意见,想法 eg. Two days later he changed his mind. 两天后他改变主意了。,(用于否定句和疑问句中) 介意,反对
3、eg. Do you mind if I put my bag here? 我把袋子放在这儿你不介意吧? eg. Would you mind switching the television to channel 8? 请把电视转到八频道好吗? eg. She wouldnt mind taking care of our children. 她不会介意照料我们的孩子的。,动词（及物）,If you dont mind Ill open the window. 如果你不介意,我就开窗。 关心,照料,动词（不及物） 介意,century,名词 (pl. centuries)世纪;一百年 eg.
4、 We live in the twentieth century. 我们生活在二十世纪。,注：【板】(尤指一个运动员在同一局取得的)一百分,Chinas Agenda in the 21st Century 中国二十一世纪议程,century plant 【植】龙舌兰,once-in-a-century 百年不遇的,anyone,(用于疑问句或 if 从句时)谁,任何人 If anyone calls, tell him Ill be back about three oclock. 如果有人来电话,就说我三点左右回来。,代词,(用于否定句时)任何人 There wasnt anyone t
5、here. 那儿一个人也没有。,(用于肯定句时)无论谁,无论哪个人 Anyone who has worked here for over three years is eligible for sick pay. 凡在这儿工作了三年以上的人都有资格获得病假工资。,Listening and reading,Albert Einstein had one of the great minds of last century. During his lifetime, Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in
6、physics. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.,What do you do with your mind? You think! This is what I think: E=MC2,He once said, “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”,Quick Quiz!Did Einstein receive the
7、Nobel Prize for the Theory of Relativity?Did Einstein have a wife?How many children did Einstein have?,No! it was for his work in another part of physics.,Yes. He had two wives. He divorced his first wife.,He had three children. His first child, a daughter, was born in 1903. nobody knows what happen
8、ed to her. Later, he had two sons.,Einsteins childhood and early years,Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. After he had finished school, he studied physics in Switzerland. In 1905, Einstein began to write articles about physics. For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize, but not until
9、 1921.,Einstein, the teacher,“The important thing,” Einstein said, “is not to stop questioning.” He also said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany. He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton Univers
10、ity in the United States.Einstein died in 1955. One week before his death, he signed his last letter. The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.,爱因斯坦眼中的宇宙,请点击看视频,have thought experiments learn elementary knowledge well keep thinking have a questioning mind form ideas into theory ,What we le
11、arn from Einstein:,Exercises,根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。,Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th c_.2. I dont want you to help. A_ else is better than you.3. He said he would return my money, but he changed his m_ the next day.4. When he thinks of his dogs d_, he will be very sad.5. Edison invented 1,09
12、3 inventions during his l_.,entury,nyone,ind,eath,ife,用所给词的适当形式填空。,In the past, men could have many _ (wife). Dont give up _ (try), you will succeed in the end. My future will be _ (good) than now. Help yourselves, _ (child). The _ (hundred) person is a woman.,wives,trying,better,children,hundredth,
