新版广州深圳牛津英语九年级上Unit 2 Great minds Period 6课件.pptVIP

Oxford English Period 6 Module 1 Geniuses Oxford English Unit 2 Great minds Show time 1 Can you tell a story about Albert Einstein? What can you learn from these geniuses? Project 2 C Each group must pick their five favourite sayings. Each student should choose one saying and talk about why he/she likes it. D All groups should tell the class about their five favourite sayings. Then the class should vote to decide which ten sayings to put on the poster. Follow the example. Writing 3 ? Ending: The plot of a short story usually includes the following parts: ? Opening: This part gives background information. ? Rising action: This part describes a problem the characters face. ? Turning point: Here the story takes an unexpected turn. ? Falling action: This part describes how the problem is solved. This part brings the story to an end. Review the reading strategy You are going to write a short story about Patrick Moore, another famous person with a good sense of humour. ? Who are the two people? ? Where are they? ? What are they doing? ? When is their next talk? What is the significance of the day? Look at the pictures and answer the questions. They are discussing the content of their next talk. Floating listeners He is thinking of an idea for a joke. ? What is the date? It is 1 April. ? What is Patrick Moore doing? He is playing a joke on the listeners. A In groups, look at the pictures and then complete the diagram below. Write the letters in the correct boxes to show the plot of the story. Floating listeners c b e d Sir Patrick Moore was a well-known astronomer with a good sense of humour. Like many scientists, he enjoyed playing harmless jokes on people. Some years ago, he received an invitation to give a series of talks on the radio. One day, at the end of his talk, the host said _______________________________ ______________________________ B Write a short story about Patrick Moore. Use the information in A to h