Stephen William Hawking

People can be …

or

or

or

or

or

or

Against of all odds

Stephen William Hawking

against [ə'gen(t)st] вопреки, против

odd (сущ.) странность, нечто странное

Describe the man

• Does he have fair hair?
• Is he tall?
• Is he fat?
• Does he have good eyesight?
• Is he healthy?
• Is he in fit?
• Is he funny?
• Is he intelligent?

Some new words:

• laws of universe [lɔːz ɔv 'juːnɪvɜːs]
• diagnose ['daɪəgnəuz]
• muscle ['mʌsl]
• start a career [stɑːt ə kə'rɪə]
• blink ['blɪŋk]
• wheelchair ['(h)wiːlʧɛə]
• enable [ɪ'neɪbl]
• give up [gɪv ʌp]
• achieve [ə'ʧiːv]

Законы вселенной

Диагностировать

Мышца, мускул

Начать карьеру

Моргать

Инвалидное кресло

Давать возможность

Сдаваться

Достигать

What is he?

a driver

a painter

a politics

an inventor

a scientist

a doctor

Listen and find out more information:

When was he born?

Where was he born?

What is he famous for?

What was his disease?

He is a famous scientist.

Stephen is famous for his work

on the basic law of the universe

He was diagnosed with MND

( Motor Neuron Disease ).

Find the prepositions that follow these words in the text.

work

on

- работать над …

cope

with

- справиться с …

lose control

of

- терять контроль над …

give

up

- отказываться

famous

for

- быть известным чем-то

Find the following words in the text in SB, p. 30.

to admire

Восхищаться

Знаменит своей работой…

Справляться с

В конце концов

Делать возможным

Начать карьеру

Достигать

is famous for his work

to cope with

eventually

to enable

to start a career

to achieve

brave

determined

imaginative

jealous

athletic

ingenious

artistic

Which of these adjectives best describe Hawking?

Mark the sentences T (true), F (false), DS (does not say). Correct the false sentences.

1 . Stephen William Hawking admires Jenny Smith.

F

2 . S.W. Hawking is a famous scientist.

T

3 . A computer system enables him to speak.

T

4 . He has got 4 children.

DS

5 . He is the author of a bestseller.

T

• When and where was Stephen Hawking born?
• Where did he study?
• What subjects was he interested in?
• What happened when he was at the university?
• How did his disease go?
• Can he speak now? How does he communicate?
• What are his famous books?

up

- сдаваться,

отказываться

give

back

- возвращать

away

- отдавать

Use the headings to make a plan

1.

4.

2.

3.

Introduction

(gives a short

summary)

Conclusion

The main body

(gives a short

(new ideas)

summary)

The main body

(new ideas)

Later years

The reason Jenny admires him

Name, birth, profession

Early ears

Task:

Level 2, 3

Write an article about a person

you admire for the school magazine. Use the paragraph plan in ex.4 as a model.

Level 1

Write a short article about a person

you admire. Use example in ex.5.

Thank you for the lesson!!!