Oxford English Period 5Period 5 Module 1 Geniuses Oxford English UnitUnit 2 2 Great mindsGreat minds More practiceMore practice 1 Einstein and the little girl Look at the picture and read the title. Then guess what the story is about. One afternoon, Einstein was walking home from work. At the same time, a 12- year-old girl was walking home from school. They were soon walking side by side. The girl looked at him curiously from time to time. “Pardon me,” the girl said, “but you look just like Albert Einstein.” “Thats because I am Albert Einstein!” Einstein said. “I dont believe you,” the girl said. “Everyone knows that Einstein is a genius. But youre wearing your sweater backwards, so you cant be very clever.” Einstein began to laugh. “Youre the first person to be so honest with me,” he said to the girl. “Its a pleasure to hear someone tell me the truth about my look.” Einstein and the little girl After that day, the girl often went to visit Einsteins house after school. One afternoon, the girls mother went to visit Einstein. She asked him why he spent so much time with her daughter. “Our friendship is easy to explain,” Einstein said. “Your daughter tells me the truth about my look and brings me cookies. In return, I help her with her Maths homework.” Read the story and divide it into five parts. Then summarize the main idea of each part. Opening: Paragraph 1 Einstein met a girl on his way home from work. Rising action: Paragraphs 23 The girl told Einstein that he looked like Albert Einstein and Einstein said he was the guy. Turning point: Paragraph 4 The girl did not believe he was the real Einstein because she thought the way he wore his sweater showed that he was not clever. Falling action: Paragraph 5 Einstein liked the girl because she told the truth about his look. Ending: Paragraphs 67 From then on, Einstein and the girl became good friends and they always helped each other. 1. Where did Einstein and the little girl meet each other? 2. Why did the girl not believe Einstein? 3. Why did the girls mother go to visit Einstein? 4. What made Einstein and the little girl become friends? A Read this story again and then answer the questions below. They met each other on their way home. Because Einstein was wearing his sweater backwards, the girl thought he could not be very clever./Because she thought everyone knew that Einstein was a genius, but he was wearing his sweater backwards. She wanted to ask him/wanted to know why he spent so much time with her daughter. The girl told Einstein the truth about his look and brought him cookies. In return, Einstein helped the girl with her Maths homework. In groups, discuss the questions below. Was it polite for the girl to tell Einstein the truth about his look? Why or why not? What do you think of the friendship between Einstein and the little girl? What do you think of Einstein? Retell the story with the help of the key words. Paragraph 1 Paragraphs 2-3 Paragraph 6-7 walk side by side, look at him curiously wear your sweater backwards go to visit Einsteins house, asked him why, in return pardon me first person to be so honest, tell me the truth Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 2 Culture cornerCulture corner Do you know any stories about Newton? 3 ProjectProject saying A saying is a well-known phrase or statement that expresses something about life that most people believe is wise and true. A poster of wise sayings Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Do you like wise sayings like this? In this project, you will make a poster of your favourite sayings. A Work in groups of five. Think about wise sayings you have heard. Talk about what you can learn from these sayings. Below are some examples of different sayings. 千里之行始于足下。 老子 不是每个人都能做大事，但我们 可以用大爱来做小事。 特蕾莎修女 年轻的时候不学着思考，你将永 远不会学习。 托马斯爱迪生 B Group members should work together to look for more sayings in books and on the Internet. H Homework Homework 1. 抄写单词和短语：curiously，backwards；at the same time，side by side，from time to time， pardon me，tell me the truth about，in return。 2. 通过网络或书籍搜集与爱因斯坦有关的其他 趣味小故事，并准备在下节课上复述。 3. 回忆在本单元中接触到的伟大人物，如爱因 斯坦、居里夫人、爱迪生、孔子、莎士比亚、 牛顿等，思考能从这些伟人身上学到什么，准 备在下节课上和全班同学分享。 4. 以小组为单 位，通过网络或书籍搜集名人名 言，准备在下节课上讨论。