Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought 1. 掌握四會詞匯 universe, Albert Einstein, lifetime, solve, theory, relativity, Switzerland, pioneer, Nobel, Princeton, nuclear, weapon, conclusion, false 2. 學習愛因斯坦的精神: Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. great minds successful personsmake contribution to 科學巨人愛因斯坦請點擊看視頻 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： Q uestions 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 名詞 (pl. minds)頭腦,智力 eg. He has a brilliant mind. 他智力超群。 主意;意見,想法 eg. Two days later he changed his mind. 兩天后他改變主意了。 (用于否定句和疑問句中) 介意,反對 eg. Do you mind if I put my bag here? 我把袋子放在這兒你不介意吧? eg. Would you mind switching the television to channel 8? 請把電視轉到八頻道好嗎? eg. She wouldnt mind taking care of our children. 她不會介意照料我們的孩子的。 動詞（及物） If you dont mind Ill open the window. 如果你不介意,我就開窗。 關心,照料 動詞（不及物） 介意 century 名詞 (pl. centuries)世紀;一百年 eg. We live in the twentieth century. 我們生活在二十世紀。 注：【板】(尤指一個運動員在同一局取得的)一百分 Chinas Agenda in the 21st Century 中國二十一世紀議程 century plant 【植】龍舌蘭 once-in-a-century 百年不遇的 anyone (用于疑問句或 if 從句時)誰,任何人 If anyone calls, tell him Ill be back about three oclock. 如果有人來電話,就說我三點左右回來。 代詞 (用于否定句時)任何人 There wasnt anyone there. 那兒一個人也沒有。 (用于肯定句時)無論誰,無論哪個人 Anyone who has worked here for over three years is eligible for sick pay. 凡在這兒工作了三年以上的人都有資格獲得病假工資。 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=MC2 have thought experiments learn elementary knowledge well keep thinking have a questioning mind form ideas into theory What we learn from Einstein: Exercises 根據(jù)句意及首字母提示完成單詞。 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 nyoneindeathife 用所給詞的適當形式填空。 In the past, men could have many _ (wife). Dont give up _ (try), you will succeed in the end. My future will be _ (good) than now. Help yourselves, _ (child). The _ (hundred) person is a woman.wives tryingbetterchildrenhundredth Discussion Talk freely:I think it is (not) important to be famous, because Homework Write your own ideas on the meaning of life.