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新人教：改变了我们对宇宙认识的人

（选择性必修一第一单元读写课）

私家英语赵洪燕

【文本来源】

2019新人教选择性必修一Unit1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT

【文本呈现】

THE MAN WHO CHANGED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE

Albert Einstein, who is perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics，is often considered one of the smartest men who ever lived. He made numerous contributions to the world, the most well-known being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc². Einstein was not only a genius; he was a courageous and kind figure loved by many people.

This gentle genius was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. When he was 16, he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed due to his low scores in the general part of the entrance exam, despite obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics. After studying for another year, he managed to pass the exam, entering university in 1896 and graduating in 1900.

After two years of looking for work as a teacher, Einstein took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While working there, out of a strong passion for knowledge, he continued to study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905. That same year, which was later recorded as a miracle year in science, he published four extraordinary physics papers. Following this, he gradually became famous throughout the world as the new Isaac Newton. After four years, he was able to quit his job at the patent office and enter research full-time at a university. In 1922, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

Circumstances changed in 1933, when Hitler came to power in Germany. Einstein, who was Jewish, found the doors of academic institutions closed to him. As a consequence, he had to flee Germany. After spending time in Europe, he finally took up a position as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. Following that, he continued to make great achievements in physics and mathematics.

To the public, he was seen as a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock. Although he was a genius, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends’ birthdays. But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbors. There is even a story about how he helped a little girl who knocked on his door and asked for help with her homework. In fact, Einstein often encountered people on the street who would stop him and ask him to help explain things. After many such occasions, he finally started saying, “Pardon me! Sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!”

On 18 April 1955, it was reported that Einstein had passed away, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist.

【主题语境】

人与社会-历史、社会与文化-对社会有突出贡献的人物

【主要内容】

语篇以“THE MAN WHO CHANGED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE”为标题，简要叙述了著名科学家阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的一生。先简要说明爱因斯坦的杰出成就和突出贡献，然后按时间顺序叙述了爱因斯坦的生平，最后着墨于爱因斯坦作为普通人的一面。

【文本特点】

语篇是以青少年为目标读者的人物传记。专题新闻报道尽量客观的叙述不同，从作者的选材，语言的表达中看出作者的态度。在写作技巧，除了运用比喻、拟人等修辞手法，作者还运用了一个重要的写作手段，既用具体的事迹来体现人物品格，打动读者。语篇在选材和叙述手法上深入浅出，注重激发读者的情感共鸣，为读后写作提供了很好的示范。

【设计理念】

语言学习不是单纯的词语记忆，也不是独立的词语操练，而是结合具体主题、在特定语境下开展的综合性语言实践活动。本节课的教学理念就是探究主题意义的“迁移写作课”。