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1、A great Man in a WheelchairStep1, Pre-readingCan you name some great disabled people? And what have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties?Step2, Getting ReadyDiscuss with your partner what may bring success. The following words and expressions may be of help.hardship difficulty ups and dow
2、ns try ones best succeed fail perseverance achievementLook at the picture. Do you know something about the person in the picture? Tick() what you think may be true about him. Then read the text to check your prediction._ A. He is a world-famous scientist._ B. He first raised the Theory of Relativity
3、._ C. He is considered to be the most famous theoretical physicist after Albert Einstein._ D. He is an expert of computer science._ E. He is a great man of science sitting in a wheelchair.Step3, Reading1. Scan the text to find what happened in each of the years and fill in the table. Then tell a sto
4、ry about Stephen Hawking in groups with the information in the table.2. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.1) According to the passage, what can you know about Albert Einstein?2) What did Stephen Hawkings father want him to study?3) Was it easy or difficult for Stephen Hawkin
5、g to study Natural Science? How do you know?4) What did Isaac Newton do in 1663?5) When did Stephen Hawking begin to suffer from a serious disease? What did he do in the face of the difficulties and disasters?6) What can we learn from Stephen Hawking?3. Imagine you are a reporter from your school ne
6、wspaper and are going to interview Stephen Hawking. Write down the questions you would ask. Work with your partner and have an interview performance.4. Read the text again carefully and find the factors that made Stephen Hawking a great man. Then exchange your opinions with your partner and discuss what you should do in the face of difficulties.
