外研版必修四module4reading.ppt

* 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. ____________________ The third in the book. The second in the book. The first in the book. 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 and 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. born in Ulm, Germany, 1879 didn’t speak until he was three loved mathematics had the idea of his theory of relativity when he was 16 studied physics in Zurich, Switzerland Got a job in an office to earn his living published the special theory of relativity in 1905 became a university teacher in 1909 published the general theory of relativity in 1915 awarded Nobel Prize for physics in 1921 left Germany when Hitler came to power and went to work