1、Perseverance and Success1.Can you name some great disabledpeople?2.what have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties?Steven Hawking England 肌萎缩性侧索硬化症amyotrophicSpeech impaired,can only move one of his fingersphysicist/mathematician,research into the beginning of space,matter and time.(Black
2、holes theory)ComposedBeethoven(1770-1827)deafHelen Keller18821968United Kingdom blind,deaf and dumblearn to read Braille(盲文),to speak and write.Finished the studies in Radcliff College.educator and writer“Three days To See.”Zhang Haidi:paralytic,in a wheelchair writer,translatorSanglan(桑兰)China.a fa
3、mous gymnast (体操运动员).She hurt herself seriously in a competition and cant stand.She helped to bid 2008 Olympic Games and helped organize the Paralympics(残疾人运动会).There are two roads that lead to an important goal and to the doing of great things:strength and perseverance世界上只有两条路可以使人达到重大目标或完成伟业，那就是力量和
4、坚持不懈。Look at the picture.Do you know anything about the person in the picture?Tick()what you think may be true about him.Then read the text to check your prediction._ A.He is a world-famous scientist._ B.He first raised the Theory of Relativity._ C.He is considered to be the most famous theoretical
5、physicist after Albert Einstein._ D.He is an expert of computer science._ E.He is a great man of science sitting in a wheelchair.Comprehending1.Scan the text to find what happened in each of the years and fill in the table.The year The event1942 _ _1973 _ _ _ _1979 _ _1663 _ _ Stephen hawking was bo
6、rn in Oxford,England Hawking left the Institute of Astronomy,and came to Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.Newton held the post of Professor of MathematicsHawking held the post of Professor of MathematicsThe year The event1963 _ _1974 _ _1980 _ _1685 _ _ Hawking caught a dise
7、ase which couldnt be cured then Hawking was able to feed himself and get in and out of bed Hawking had private nurses to take care of him Hawking caught pneumonia and had an operation2.Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.1)According to the passage,what can you know about Alber
8、t Einstein?_2)What did Stephen Hawkings father want him to study?_He is a famous physicist.His father wanted him to study medicine3)What is easy or difficult for Stephen Hawking to study Natural Science?How do you know?_It was not difficult for him to study Natural Science because he was interested
9、in it and worked hard.4)What did Isaac Newton do in 1663?_5)What did Stephen Hawking begin to suffer from a serious disease?What did he do in face of the difficulties and disasters?_He held the post of Professor of Mathematics.In 1963,he did not give up and had an operation.After the operation,he co
10、uldnt speak and he communicates with others with the help of the computer.disabled,theoretical,physics,research,caught,cured,feed,lost,continued,finished,stop,overcame Tell a story about Stephen Hawking in groups with the information in the tableabove(Part 1)according to the following words.Read the
11、 following and fill in the blanks with the given words:Stephen Hawking,the most famous _ physicist,is remembered by the whole world,not only for his greatachievements in_,but mostly for his strong will.Stephen Hawking was born in 1942,took his doctors degree in physics and then did _ at Cambridge Un
12、iversity in England.It seemed as if that life went smoothly.theoreticalphysicsresearchHe must have lived such a successful life.But life is really unfair to him.By the age of 21,he _ a disease that couldnt be_ then and his whole life changed.He began to realize that it was difficult to move around w
13、ithout falling over.Until 1974,he was able to _ himself,and get in and out of bed.In 1985,he caught pneumonia and had an operation.After the operation,he _ his abilities to speak together.Still in spite of this,Stephen didntcaughtcuredfeedlostlose heart,he_ with his writing and research.However,he_
14、his book“A Brief history of Time”which became a best-seller in 1988.Stephen was such a firm man.He didnt _ working when facing so many difficulties.With his strong will,he _ all difficulties and ended up his life with great success.He will forever set an example to all the _ people in the world.cont
15、inuedfinishedstopovercamedisabled Read the text again carefully and find the factors that made Stephen Hawking a great man.Then exchange your opinions with your partner and discuss what you should do in the face of difficulties.1)perseverance 2)_3)_4)_5)_6)_confidencestrong will句1:Stephen wanted to
16、study mathematics although his father would have preferred medicine.此句子是一个复合句,其中 although引导的是一个让步状语从句,意为“虽然,尽管”。Although he hated school,he loved science.虽然他讨厌学校,但他热爱科学。No man knows when he shall die,although he knows he must die.当人死的时候,他并不会意识到,尽管他知道他一定会死的。句2:After leaving the Institute of Astronomy
17、 in 1973,Stephen came to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and since 1979 has held the post of Professor of Mathematics,a position that in 1663 was held by Isaac Newton.After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973,是介词短语做时间状语。第二个and 连接的是两个并列句,并且后一个分句承前省去了主语Stephen。a po
18、sition 是前面the post 的同位语,并且其后面跟了一个限制性的定语从句that in 1663 was held by Isaac Newton.句3.Stephen Hawking has worked on the basic laws that govern the universe.此句是一个复合句,其中关系代词that引导的是一个限制性的定语从句。并且关系代词that在定语从句中做主语,不可以省去。This is the very dictionary that is of great help.这就是那本很有帮助的词典。This is the best English
19、film that I have ever seen.这是我看过的最好的电影。句4:For a time,the only way he could communicate was to spell out words letter by letter,by raising his eyebrows when someone pointed to the right letter on a spelling card.he could communicate 是定语从句,先行词是the only way,当先行词是the way后面跟定语从句,并且先行词在定语从句中做状语,这时可用that,in which。I dont like the way thatin which he always speaks to me.我不喜欢他和我说话的方式。by raising his eyebrows 在此做的是方式状语。when someone pointed to the right letter on a spelling card.在此引导的是时间状语从句。
