英语：Module4《Great Scientists》Reading and Cultural corner（外研版必修4）.ppt

* * 外研版 高一年级(必修4) Module 4 Reading and Cultural Corner Look at the pictures and guess who he is. Stephen Hawking A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time Read the passage about Stephen Hawking and write the number of the paragraph. This paragraph explains why Hawking is famous. _____ 2. This paragraph talks about Hawking’s personal life. _____ 3. This paragraph talks about Hawking’s scientific career. _____ 2 3 1 Read the passage and give each paragraph a title. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Hawking’s scientific career. Why Hawking is famous. Hawking’s personal life. Read the passage and answer questions 1. Why is Hawking so famous? 2. What kind of disease did Hawking suffer from? 3. What’s the name of Hawking’s book? Partly because of his scientific discoveries an partly because of his physical disability. He suffered from motor neurone disease. A Brief History of Time. Appreciate the beautiful sentences. Then remember them. It was discovered that he was a brilliant scientist. 2. Moving in a wheelchair and speaking through a special computer, he has become the voice of science. 3. Stephen Hawking has spent his career at Cambridge University, where he became Professor of Physics in 1977. According to the notes, say something about Stephen Hawking. One of the most famous scientists… Because of … because of… Be born… graduated… In the 1960s… Became the voice of science Became Professor of Physics… His book … Read the notes about Albert Einstein. Talk about how to write a passage about Albert Einstein using the notes. Begin like this: Albert Einstein was probably the most brilliant scientist of the twentieth century. Albert Einstein was probably the most brilliant scientist of the twentieth century. Born in Ulm, Germany 1879, he didn’t speak until he was three, but then developed a strong interest in Mathematics as a child. Model answer: He had the idea for his Theory of Relativity at the age of 16, although he didn’t publish it until 1905,