高中英语Module 4 Great Scientists学案

Module 4 Great Scientists

人物传记

人物传记是记载人物生平事迹的一种文体。主要是写名人或伟人的生平以及事迹。因此，写人物传记时，要抓住其出生年月、主要事迹、人们的评论等进行叙述，一般按时间顺序来写。

基本结构

1．开头

(1)直接开头法：这是最常见的一种开头方法。一般从人物的出生开始，按照时间先后顺序安排人物的典型事迹。

(2)倒叙开头法：这种方法常用于介绍在世的人物，通常截取最近发生在人物身上的一个典型的镜头进行切入，接着提及人物的过去。

(3)重要事件开头法：先点出人物生平最重要的事迹，或者他身上最显著的特点。接着展开介绍人物；可以继续按照从重要到次要排列介绍人物的其他事迹，也可以接着用第一种方法，即按照时间顺序继续展开。

2．正文

(1)直叙法：按照人物生卒年月的顺序，依次列举人物较有代表性的事迹。

(2)倒叙法：采用由近到远的时间顺序，叙述人物的生平。

(3)事迹法：按照事件对人物重要性的大小依次叙述。

3．结尾

(1)直接结束法：以人物的卒年或者距离现在最近的一个事件直接结束文章。

(2)评论结束法：根据上文叙述，加入作者对人物的看法和评价。

(3)引用：引用其他人对该人物的评价来结束文章。

1．As for my favorite figure in Chinese history，it must be Wei Yuan，a great thinker in late Qing Dynasty.

关于我最喜欢的一位中国历史人物，一定是魏源，晚清时期一位伟大的思想家。

2．I would really like to interview Yang Liwei because he is not only the first Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world.

我十分愿意采访杨利伟，因为他不仅仅是第一个到太空的中国人，还是世界上最伟大的宇航员之一。

3．It is even more difficult for a woman to win the Nobel Prize twice in life.

一位女性一生荣获两次诺贝尔奖更加困难。

4．Madame Curie devoted her whole life to the study of science.居里夫人一生致力于科学研究。

5．As a boy，it was once thought that he was not worth educating.

小时候他被认为不值得受教育。

6．However，educated by his mother，he took an interest in reading.

然而，由于母亲的教育，他对读书产生了浓厚的兴趣。

请根据下表的内容提示，以Thomas Edison为题写一篇著名科学家爱迪生的生平介绍。词数100左右。

Ⅰ.对接模块词汇

1．leading adj.　　　 主要的

2．educate vt.   教育

3．education n.   教育

4．quantity n.   数量

5．figure n.   人物

6．bring up   培养；养育

7．as a result   结果

8．earn one's living   谋生

Ⅱ.巧用模块句式、语法

(一)完成句子

1．爱迪生出生于1847年2月11日，并在美国长大。

Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 and he was brought up in the United States.

2．他被认为是美国历史上主要的科学家和发明家。

He is considered as/to be one of the leading scientists and inventors in American history.

3．可是，在妈妈的教育下，他对读书产生了兴趣。

However, educated by his mother, he took an interest in reading.

4．在12岁时，他通过在火车上卖报纸谋生。

And at 12, he earned his living by selling newspapers on trains.

5．在他的一生中，他有很多发明，为世人做出了巨大贡献。

In all his life, he had a quantity of inventions, and made great contributions to the world.

(二)句式升级

6．用形容词短语作定语改写1句

Thomas Edison, born on February 11th, 1847, was brought up in the United States.

7．用现在分词短语作状语改写5句

In all his life, he had a quantity of inventions, making great contributions to the world.

【参考范文】

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison, born on February 11th, 1847, was brought up in the United States. He is considered as one of the leading scientists and inventors in American history.

As a boy, he was once thought not worth educating. As a result, he got only three months' education in school. However, educated by his mother, he took an interest in reading. At the age of ten, he had his own laboratory. And at 12, he earned his living by selling newspapers on trains. In all his life, he had a quantity of inventions, making great contributions to the world.

Thomas Edison died on October 18th, 1931. In honor of the important figure, electric lights in the United States were out for one minute.