Unit5GreatScientists

1、Unit 5 great scientists,physicist,The Father of Modern Physics,Great scientist, Nobel Prize winner. The theories of relativity Relation with the study of nuclear energy and atomic bomb The famous formula E=M*C2 Wild hair, never dressed properly Great brains .,Task 1: Fill in the blanks,1. Born of _

2、parents in 1879 in _. 2. Not good at most subjects except _ in his early childhood education. 3. His family moved to _ and he later attended a polytechnic school(理工?？茖W校）in _.,4. The year _ was to be memorized for publications of three fundamental theories, one of which well explained the _ (光電效應(yīng)）and

3、 later for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in _.,3. A.E Worked as a _ in an office. Happy about it for gaining plenty of time to carry out _.,6. Being Jewish, A.E _ Nazi crimes and therefore was constantly under threat of attack. Luckily he was able to escape and joined the teaching

4、 staff at _ and lived the rest of his life in the U.S.,5 A.E returned to Germany and worked as a professor at the University of _ until _when _ came to power.,7. It took A.E over ten years to _ his theories of _, which most scientists found hard to believe, understand and accept.,8. These new theori

5、es predicted that _objects can be changed into _ _, which later led to the development of _ and _. 9. However, A.E strongly _such misuse of his theories as developing nuclear weapons and became an active participant in _after World War One.,10. A.E passed away in _. He left behind great _of ideas th

6、at serve as the _ of modern physics today.,11. Apart from his scientific interests, A.E enjoyed the _ of children as well as simple _such as sailing and playing the violin. 12. Great scientist as he was, he was _ and never took himself _.,Task 1: Fill in the blanks,1. Born of Jewish parents in 1897

7、in Germany. 2. Not good at most subjects except mathematics in his early childhood education. 3. His family moved to Italy and he later attended a polytechnic school(理工專科學校）in Switzerland.,5. The year 1905 was to be memorized for publications of three fundamental theories, one of which well explaine

8、d the photoelectric effect (光電效應(yīng)）and later for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.,4. A.E Worked as a junior clerk in an office. Happy about it for gaining plenty of time to carry out thought experiments.,7. Being Jewish, A.E spoke out against Nazi crimes and therefore was cons

9、tantly under threat of attack. Luckily he was able to escape and joined the teaching staff at Princeton University and lived the rest of his life in the U.S.,6 A.E returned to Germany and worked as a professor at the University of Berlin until 1933when Hitler came to power.,8. It took A.E over ten y

10、ears to develop his theories of relativity which most scientists found hard to believe, understand and accept.,9. These new theories predicted that solid objects can be changed into pure energy which later led to the development of nuclear power and atomic bomb. 10. However, A.E strongly protested a

11、gainst such misuse of his theories as developing nuclear weapons and became an active participant in the peace movement after World War One.,11. A.E passed away in 1955. He left behind a great wealth of ideas that serve as the foundation of modern physics today.,12. Apart from his scientific interes

12、ts, A.E enjoyed the company of children as well as simple pastimes such as sailing and playing the violin. 13. Great scientist as he was, he was modest and never took himself seriously.,Task 2: Retell the text,Expressions: be born of, be fascinated by, take a post as, award sb. sth. for, speak out a

13、gainst, protest against, be involved in, find pleasure in, take sth. seriously Personal information: family, education, experiences, achievements, political stand, pastimes, personality, etc. Years: 1879, 1905, 1914, 1921, 1933, 1955,1879, fascinated,qualification took a post,early life and educatio

14、n,I. Review,fascination,qualified,in 1905 puzzling effect photoelectric effect,1921 Nobel Prize,I. Review,major achievements,came to power,1933 spoke out againstPrinceton University,relativity; also predicted atomic bomb; protested,I. Review,political views and other theories,predictable prediction,

15、relative,foundation,pastimes sailing, violin,company of children,I. Review,hobbies,Keep sb company,1.Those candidates are _for the job with a masters degree in computer science, but relevant/relative experience in a technological field is relatively limited. 2.We should step up cooperation in trade,

16、 investment and other areas of the real economy and lay a solid _ for restoring world economic growth. 3.Landscape painting has a unique _ for a great many people, and most of them enjoy collecting famous works even it is created by a young artist. 4.College costs have been rising steadily _to famil

17、y income level for more than a decade, which places a further burden on families.,fascination,qualified,foundation,relative,Task 3,qualification, fascinate, relativity predict, company, protest, foundation,5.Some like staying alone, reading and listening to music while others enjoy the _of their pee

18、rs and find it hard to live without communicating with friends. 6.Many people remained in the square after Fridays large, peaceful _ against the militarys wish to stay in power. 7.China National Soccer Team did not qualify for Russia World Cup Finals this June, which was a _result and people made no response to this news.,company,protest,predictable,Task 3,qualification, fascinate, relativity predict, company,