unit5The_Power_of_Nature课件14(人教版选修6).ppt

Unit 5 Force of Nature;Text organization;Part 2:;Part 3;Paragraph 14 / the 3rd part This is the concluding paragraph of the narrative text. In this paragraph, the writer makes known what she discovered about Marie Curie or what she knew about her life. In other words, the writer found out that Marie Curie was an average female human being with the emotions, weaknesses, and strengths of a normal person, and that her life was both glorious and tragic.;Questions and Discussion (1). Why did the author, when still a teenager, idolize Madame Curie? (2).Why is Marie Curie so famous in the world?;What was going on in the following respective years as far as Marie Curie’ life story is concerned?;Language Points 1. bulletin board: notice-board, board for notices to be pinned on bulletin n. a short official statement of news; a printed newsletter produced by an association, a group, or a society --Bulletins are found everywhere in this small town. --The China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese prints and circulates bulletins among its members annually.;2. She was brilliant, single-minded, a legend. + She was very intelligent, focused, famous. single-minded adj. having or concentrating on one aim, purpose, etc. They were too single-minded to be distracted by failures. --These men are hardworking and single-minded, so they are always successful.;;3. encircle vt. (oft. passive) surround, form a circle round The West Lake is encircled by trees. The enemy troops were encircling the town. 4. recover v. return to a normal state of health, mind, prosperity, etc.; get back the use of ones health, faculties, etc. He has now fully recovered from his stroke. Our economy finally recovered from the financial depression. He has recovered his sight and hearing.;5. idolize vt. treat sb. as an idol; love and admire sb. very much The leader was idolized by many people at that time. The Beatles were idolized in the 1960s. 6. fantasy n. the faculty of in