1、Unit 2 Great MindsTwo Geniuses,By Jane Chen,Who is generally regarded as a genius?,a genius a late bloomer,a comic, literary, musical mathematical, military genius,The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, ,is a_ genius.,Andrew Webber,Napoleon,Moyan,had a genius for _.,The phantom,Einstein,genius,1) n.

2、 a person with great talent *a musical/ mathematical/ literary genius. 2) n. a great skill in a field * have a genius for sth,What was the contribution of Einsteins attempt to explain the workings of the universe?,(ones/ an) attempt to do,His attempt to explain the workings of the universe led to th

3、e development of nuclear energy.,His attempt to explain the workings of the universe led to the development of nuclear energy.,( Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared),(ones/an) attempt to do,his/her attempt to cheat,attempt to do/ attempt sth.,Bob attempted to rob the bank. Bob attemp

4、ted to escape from prison. / Bob attempted a prison-break.,Did Lina succeed or fail in her attempt to win the Australian Open Grand Slam?,Didi and Kuaidi are offering higher rewards in an attempt to attract more drivers and smartphone users.,What did she attempt to do?,Elizabeth , a senior British e

5、ducation official from the U.K,She visited 3 schools in Shanghai. She attempted to _ .,find out the reason for Shanghai students high performance in PISA test.,She visited 3 schools in Shanghai in an attempt to find out the reason for Shanghai students ranking No1 in Pisa test.,attempt,n. the act of

6、 trying ones /an attempt to do sth. in ones/ an attempt to do sth. v. try to do sth. Difficult *attempt to do *attempt sth.,What gift did Einstein say that he had?,curiosity,“I think, at a childs birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be

7、 curiosity.” Eleanor Roosevelt (羅斯福 ),curiosity,這個小男孩眼中充滿了好奇。 Curiosity is childrens nature. Many of us show a curiosity for her past jobs. Just out of curiosity, why did you quit your last job?,This little boys eyes are full of curiosity.,curious,She is curious to know _.,I am curious about _.,curi

8、osity : the strong desire to know,*be full of curiosity. *show a curiosity for curious : eager to learn *be curious to find out/know * be curious about sth.,What gift did he also have?,a sense of humour,Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. When you sit with a nice girl for

9、two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours thats relativity. - Albert Einstein,g,a sense of ,a sense of direction a sense of honor a sense of achievement a sense of belonging a sense of responsibility,How many offers did Hans make? Did

10、Einstein accept both of them?,offer to do,First ,Hans kindly offered to give the lecture for Einstein and then he offered to drive Einstein again. 我主動提出教Michael中文。,I offered to teach Michael Chinese.,offer sb sth./ offer sth. to sb.,Jane 站了起來，把她的位子讓給了一位老婦人。 Jane stood up and offered her seat to an o

11、ld woman.,offer,v. : to give sth. willingly or feel willing to do sth. * offer sb. sth/ offer sth. to sb. * offer to do sth. n. something someone will give you * make an offer * accept an offer,genius attempt curiosity a sense of offer,Janes little story,genius attempt curiosity/curious a sense of .

12、 offer,Make up a story using at least 3 words or phrases.,H/W Write down the usage of the words on your note book 2) Add examples to each usage.,THANK YOU!,Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them. R. Buckminster Fuller,American architect,mind,The finest minds of our time : (clever, intelligent or imaginative ),Stay hungry, stay foolish.,Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement. -Bill Gates,Learn a lesson from each failure, and it may lead to success. -Mayun,Geniusisonepercentins