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1、“Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.”—AlbertEinsteinDescribetheappearanceofEinstein.imageTangledgreyhair,awrinkledface,unkemptbeard,lightbrowncavernouseyesTheoryofRelativityAfterReading_1_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingListentothestoryandretellit.Dir
2、ections:■2.ListenandTelltheStoryEinsteinandTheDriverAlbertEinsteinwastravellingarounduniversitiesinacargivinglecturesonthetheoyrofrelativites.Oneday,whileonthewaytoauniversity,thedrivresaid:“DoctorEinstein,I’veheardyourgivingthelecturethirtytimes.IknowitbyheartandI’msureIcangiv
3、eitmyself.”“Well,I’llgiveyouachance,”saidEinstein,“Theydon’tknowmeinthenextuniversityWhenwegetthere,I’llputonyourclothesandyouintroduceyourselfasmeandgivethelecture..”Thedriverresitethelecturewithoutmakinganymistakes.Whenhefinishedandstartedtoleave,oneofaprofessorstopedhimandas
4、kedhimaquestionaboutacomplexproblem.Thedriverthoughtfast.“Thesolutiontothisquestionissosimple”hesaid“thatIsurprisedyouhavetoaskthequestion.Toshowyouhowsimpleitis,I‘llaskmydrivertocomeupheretoansweritforyou.”AnArtfulExplainationtoTheTheoryofRelativityEinsteincameuptothestageande
5、xplainedthequestioninthesimplestway.“Ifyousitbesideabeautifulgirl,you’llfeelitisonlyfiveminutesevenifitactuallyhaspassedanhour.”“butifyousitbyahotstovealone,althoughitisonlyfiveminutes,youfeelithaspassedonehour.”saidEinstein,“TheoryofRelativityislikethis.”Warm-upQuestions1.What
6、ishisgreatestcontributiontothemankind?HewontheNobelPrizeforphisicsin1921.AlbertEinsteinwasconsideredthegreatestscientistofthe20thcenturyandoneofthegreatestofalltime.Hisdiscoveriesandtheorieshavegreatlyinfluencedscienceinmanyfields.BeforeReading_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetail
7、edReadingAfterReading2.WasEinsteinbrightinhisearlychildhood?Giveexamples.AfterReading_1_1_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingListeningComprehensionHerearetwoanecdotesaboutEinstein.Youarerequiredtolistencarefullyandwritedowneverywordofthem.Directions:1.Dictati
8、onYoungEinsteinAlbertEinsteinwasaverylatetalker.Atthed
