西安建筑科技大学：《大学英语》课程教学资源（现代大学英语，PPT课件讲稿，第一册）lesson9_warm-up

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W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds Part One ENTER

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W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds Warm-up I. Questions II. Important Figures in History

I. Questions 1. Have you ever been seriously ill? What happened to you? And how did you deal with the situation? 2. If you were diagnosed with a fatal disease and you had only one year to live in this world, what would you do? Do you just want to give yourself up or live the rest of your life to the fullest? W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds I. Questions 1. Have you ever been seriously ill? What happened to you? And how did you deal with the situation? 2. If you were diagnosed with a fatal disease and you had only one year to live in this world, what would you do? Do you just want to give yourself up or live the rest of your life to the fullest? To be continued on the next page

I. Questions 3. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words I lived a life I am living a life I will live a life Why do you choose the word(s)? W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds I. Questions 3. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words. I lived a _______ life. I am living a _______ life. I will live a _______ life. Why do you choose the word(s)? To be continued on the next page

I. Questions 4. How do you understand the word"life"and to live"? And which one do you think is more important? Why 5. If you had only three days to see, what would you like to see? 6. Have you ever heard of Stephen Hawking? And who is he? W B T LE The end of Questions. U

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds I. Questions 4. How do you understand the word “life” and “to live”? And which one do you think is more important? Why? 5. If you had only three days to see, what would you like to see? 6. Have you ever heard of Stephen Hawking? And who is he? The end of Questions

II. Important figures in history The following people are the greatest men in physics. Sir Isaac Newton W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds II. Important Figures in History To be continued on the next page. The following people are the greatest men in physics. Sir Isaac Newton a

II. Important figures in history Sir Isaac Newton is often mentioned as the Sir Isaac Newton person who made the greatest contribution to physics. It is easy to understand why he receives this distinction. Newton was the first to describe a fundamental force of nature mathematically. Not satisfied that his arguments were sound, Newton invented the calculus to help calculate the gravitational force of the Earth on the moon W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds To be continued on the next page. Sir Isaac Newton is often mentioned as the person who made the greatest contribution to physics. It is easy to understand why he receives this distinction. Newton was the first to describe a fundamental force of nature mathematically. Not satisfied that his arguments were sound, Newton invented the calculus to help calculate the gravitational force of the Earth on the Moon. Sir Isaac Newton II. Important Figures in History

II. Important figures in history Albert Einstein 二 W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds To be continued on the next page. Albert Einstein II. Important Figures in History

II. Important figures in history General Theory of Relativity Quotations I soon learned to scent out what was able to lead to fundamentals and to turn aside from everything else, from the multitude of things that clutter up the mind. One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike-and yet it is the most precious thing we have -Albert einstein W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds To be continued on the next page. General Theory of Relativity Quotations "I soon learned to scent out what was able to lead to fundamentals and to turn aside from everything else, from the multitude of things that clutter up the mind." "One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike—and yet it is the most precious thing we have. " —Albert Einstein II. Important Figures in History

II. Important figures in history The World as i see it essay by Albert Einstein How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people-first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. W B T LE To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds To be continued on the next page. The World as I see it essay by Albert Einstein How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people—first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. II. Important Figures in History