Lesson 34 A Universe of thought 1. mind century anyone be famous for / as 2. : Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. Warming up great minds successful persons make contribution to 1. Why do people study? 2. Why were these people successful? 3. What do you think is the most important thing for a student? Thinking and answering Questions 1. When and where was Einstein born? 2. What did he begin to do in 1905? 3. What kind of prize did he get in 1921? How? 4. Had he been a teacher? 5. What can we know from the last paragraph? 6. What else do you know about Einstein? 7. Why was Einstein successful? New words Universe Albert Einstein mind century lifetime solve relativity Nobel Prize anyone divorce Princeton Princeton University mankind nuclear weapon Albert Einstein Nobel Prize Universe Princeton University nuclear test weapon Useful structures and expressions mind (pl. minds) , eg. He has a brilliant mind. ; , eg. Two days later he changed his mind. ( ) , eg. Do you mind if I put my bag here? ? eg. Would you mind switching the television to channel 8? ? eg. She wouldn't mind taking care of our children. If you don't mind I'll open the window. , , century (pl. centuries) ; eg. We live in the twentieth century. ( ) China's Agenda in the 21st Century century plant once-in-a-century anyone ( if ) , If anyone calls, tell him I'll be back about three o'clock. , ( ) There wasn't anyone there. ( ) , Anyone who has worked here for over three years is eligible for sick pay. Listening and reading Albert Einstein had one of the great minds of last century. During his lifetime, Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity. What do you do with your mind? You think! This is what I think: E=MC 2 He once said, I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. Quick Quiz! Did Einstein receive the Nobel Prize for the Theory of Relativity? Did Einstein have a wife? How many children did Einstein have? No! it was for his work in another part of physics. Yes. He had two wives. He divorced his first wife. He had three children. His first child, a daughter, was born in nobody knows what happened to her. Later, he had two sons. Einsteins childhood and early years Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. After he had finished school, he studied physics in Switzerland. In 1905, Einstein began to write articles about physics. For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize, but not until 1921. Einstein, the teacher The important thing, Einstein said, is not to stop questioning. He also said, Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany. He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton University in the United States. Einstein died in One week before his death, he signed his last letter. The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons. have thought experiments learn elementary knowledge well keep thinking have a questioning mind form ideas into theory What we learn from Einstein: Exercises 1.Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th c___________. 2. I dont want you to help. A__________ else is better than you. 3. He said he would return my money, but he changed his m____________ the next day. 4. When he thinks of his dogs d____________, he will be very sad. 5. Edison invented 1,093 inventions during his l__________. entury nyone ind eath ife 1. In the past, men could have many _____________ (wife). 2. Dont give up ______________ (try), you will succeed in the end. 3. My future will be _____________ (good) than now. 4. Help yourselves, _____________ (child). 5. The _____________ (hundred) person is a woman. wives trying better children hundredth Discussion Talk freely: I think it is (not) important to be famous, because Homework Write your own ideas on the meaning of life.