Unit 6 : Part AUnit 6 : Part A21st Century College English: Book 221st Century College English: Book 2A Brief HistoryA Brief Historyof Stephen Hawkingof Stephen HawkingUnit 6: Part AUnit 6: Part A Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities Intensive StudyIntensive Study ExercisesExercises AssignmentAssignmentPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities Pre-listeningPre-listening Warm-up QuestionsWarm-up QuestionsPre-reading Activities: Pre-reading Activities: ListeningListeningFirst First Listening:Listening:Before Before you you listen listen to to the the tape, tape, have have a a quick quick look look at at the the paragraph paragraph on on p.160. p.160. Its Its similar similar to to what what youll youll hear hear on on the the tape, tape, but but there there are are some some differences. differences. As As you you listen listen the the first first time, time, try try to to find find the the sections sections of of the the paragraph paragraph that that are are different different from from what what you you hear hear on on the the tape. tape. Dont Dont worry worry about about yet yet what what the the exact exact differences differences are are just just underline where they appear.underline where they appear.Second Listening:Second Listening:Now underline the differences.Now underline the differences.Pre-reading Activities: Pre-reading Activities: ListeningListeningCheck-upCheck-upPre-reading Activities: Pre-reading Activities: ListeningListeningThe differences you should underline are:The differences you should underline are:Stephen Stephen Hawking, Hawking, the the world-famousworld-famous scientist scientist and and author, author, lost lost his his ability ability to to speak speak in in 19851985. . Already Already confined confined to to a a wheelchair, wheelchair, unable unable to to move move more more than than a a few few muscles, muscles, he he lost lost his his voice voice and and this this meant meant he he couldcould communicate communicate only only by by raising raising his his eyebrowseyebrows. . Then Then an an AmericanAmerican computer computer programmer programmer came came to to Hawkings Hawkings rescue rescue by by designing designing a a vocalizing vocalizing computer computer specially specially for for him. him. With With its its help, help, Hawking Hawking can can construct construct sentences sentences at at a a speed speed of of about about 1515 words words per per minute, minute, by by selecting selecting words words from from his his computer computer screen screen and and then then clicking clicking on on a a device device that that vocalizesvocalizes the the sentences sentences for for him. him. Hawking Hawking jokes jokes aboutabout the the computer: computer: “The “The only only trouble trouble is is that that it gives me an it gives me an AmericanAmerican accent.” accent.” ScriptScriptPre-reading Activities: Pre-reading Activities: ListeningListeningSteven Steven Hawking, Hawking, thethe well-knownwell-known scientist scientist and and author, author, lost lost his his ability ability to to speak speak inin 19831983. . Already Already confined confined to to a a wheelchair, wheelchair, unable unable to to move move more more than than a a few few muscles, muscles, he he lost lost his his voice voice and and thisthis left left him him able able toto communicate communicate only only by by raising raising his his fingers. fingers. Then Then anan AustralianAustralian computer computer programmer programmer came came to to Hawkings Hawkings rescue rescue by by designing designing a a vocalizingvocalizing computer computer specially specially for for him. him. With With its its help, help, Hawking Hawking can can construct construct sentences sentences at at a a speed speed of of aboutabout 5050 words words per per minute, minute, by by selecting selecting words words from from a a computer computer screen screen and and then then clicking clicking a a device device that that says says the the sentences sentences for for him. him. HawkingHawking likeslikes the the computer, computer, saying: saying: “The “The only trouble is that it gives me anonly trouble is that it gives me an AustralianAustralian accent.”accent.” Pre-reading Activities: Pre-reading Activities: Warm-up QuestionsWarm-up QuestionsWWhat hat else else do do you you know know about about Stephen Stephen Hawking Hawking and and his his book “A Brief History of Time”?book “A Brief History of Time”?WWhy is he called “the smartest man in the world”?hy is he called “the smartest man in the world”?Intensive StudyIntensive Study Difficult sentences Difficult sentences Key words, phrases apart; the the wallpaper wallpaper hung hung peeling peeling from from old old ageage. . The The family family car car was was a a London London taxi, taxi, bought bought for for 5050. .Intensive StudyIntensive Study4 4Hawking Hawking has has always always