(2) How do you understand what he said about his achievement? Why was he bewildered about people's admiration?
---He was very modest. He regarded himself as an ordinary man. He thought he had done no more than many other men.
五. Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks
( 一). Summary Questions
1. What do you think of Einstein? Can you tell why he is so respected?
---He was one of the greatest scientists in history. He created a revolution in science.
2. Can you sum up his personality and life style?
---(1) Einstein was a modest man.
a) When the boy pointed out his mistake in playing with the toy Yo-yo, he nodded.
b) When he received great attention, he thought he was fortunate rather than deserving.
---(2) He was a man without personal ambition.
a) He had come to terms with himself and the world around him.
b) He wanted only to understand the universe within his intellectual reach.
c) He was content to go as far as he could .
d) He was never seen to show personal ambition.
e) He cared little for fame.
---(3) He believed in simplicity.
a) He used inexpensive stationary to correspond with the world most important people.
b) He used only a safety razor and water to shave.
---(4) He was purely and exclusively a theorist.
a) He wouldn't walk down a street to se a reactor create atomic energy.
b) He didn't have the slightest interest in observing how his theory made TV possible.
c) He would rather give up than use a practical approach to discover the operating principle of the toy bird.
(二) Concluding Remarks
---As a scientist, Einstein was so great, so extraordinary and distinguished but as a man, he was modest, simple and ordinary. After studying the text, we can learn a lot from him both as a scientist and as a man..
Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Six
