Unit1-Making-a-difference全套课件.ppt

StepI.WarmingupT:Therearemanyoutstandingscientistsintheworld,whomadegreatcontributionstosocietyandscience.Nowthinkitoverandmakealistofthenamesofthem.(1).Whatgreatscientistsdoyouknow?Andwhataretheyfamousfor?(2).Whatmakesasuccessfulscientist?Showthestudentssomephotosofsomefamousscientistsandtheirquotes.TheGerman-AmericanphysicistAlbertEinstein,contributedmorethananyotherscientisttothe20th-centuryvisionofphysicalreality.Einstein'stheories--especiallyhistheoryofrelativity--seemedtomanypeopletopointtoapurequalityofhumanthought.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.AlfredNorthWhiteheadAlfredNorthWhitehead,Britishmathematician,logicianandphilosopherisbestknownforhisworkinmathematicallogicandthephilosophyofscience.(b.1861-d.1947)分析明显存在的事物需要非凡的头脑。Ittakesaveryunusualmindtoundertakeanalysisoftheobvious.MARIECURIEopenedupthescienceofradio-activity.SheisbestknownasthediscovereroftheradioactiveelementspoloniumandradiumandasthefirstpersontowintwoNobelprizes.MarieCurie(1867-1934)Nothinginlifeistobefeared.Itisonlytobeunderstood.ThomasAlvaEdisonchangedourworld!Hisgeniusgaveuselectriclightsinourhomeandanentiresystemthatproducedanddeliveredelectricalpower.Hewasthefirsttorecordandplaybacksoundandhealsostartedtherecordingindustry.Hedevelopedthefirstmoviecameraandproducedthefirstmovies.ThomasAlvaEdison(1847-1931)Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.GalileoGalileiwasanItaliannaturalphilosopher,astronomer,andmathemati-cianwhomadefundamentalcontributionstothesciencesofmotion,astronomy,andstrengthofmaterialsandtothedevelopmentofthescientificmethod.GalileoGalilei(1564-1642)你不可能把一切都教给一个人，你只能帮助他从内心去发现（和了解）事物。Youcannotteachamananything,youcanonlyhelphimfinditwithinhimself.StepII.ListeningListenforthecluesofthematerialcarefullyinordertodiscoverthenamesofthescientistsandthenchecktheanswers.Answerstotheexercises:GreatMindNo.1:______________MadameCurie1.2.radioactivitybeinginterestedinsomethingGreatMindNo.2:________________1.2.SirIsaacNewtongravitysomethingnotoldGreatMindNo.3:_____________1.2.3.YuanLongpingHeisknownforhisworkwithrice/inagriculture.farmerTheyareallinterestedinwhattheyaredoingandonfireforsomething.Theyhaveallmadeimportantcontributionstoscienceandsociety.StepIII.SpeakingWorkingroupsoffive.Eachgrouprepresentsabranchofscience,suchasbiology,maths,chemistry,physicsandcomputerscience.Debatetoseewhichbranchofscienceismostimportantandusefulforsociety.UsefulexpressionsThat’scorrect.It’sclearthat…Idoubtthat…That’strue.It’shardtosay.Well.maybe,but…Thereisnodoubtthat…What’syouridea?Haveyouthoughtabout…StepIV.Languagepoints:1.undertakevt.(undertook,undertaken)承担(责任,工作);着手做;许诺,保证.•Sheundertookresponsibilityforthechanges.她承担了作出这些改变的责任.•Heundertooktopaythemoneybackwithinsixmonths.•Heundertookthathewouldpayitback.•Heundertookthedifficulttaskwillingly.•Heundertookanewexperiment.着手做…他保证六个月之内还钱.2.geniusn.天资,才能,天赋;天才,英才.•Shehasageniusformusic/acting.•Therewasgeniusinthewaythegirldanced.•LeonardodaVinciwasageniusinmanyways.音乐/表演才能达.芬奇是个有多方面才华的人.3.inspirationn.(不可数)灵感,启示;(可数)(由灵感产生的)妙想,好主意•Thesculptorcompletedhisworkonasuddeninspiration.•Shehadasuddeninspiration.那雕刻家灵感一来就完成了作品.她突然灵机一动.4.obviousadj.明白的,显著的,显而易见的•Thereareobviousdisadvantagesinthisplan.•Itwasobvioustoeveryonethathewaslying.5.similaradj.相似的,类似的•Ourcarsaresimilaronlyincolour.•Hewasadvisednottoeatbread,cakesandothersimilarfoods.besimilarto…与…相似•Myopinionsaresimilartohis.•Wheatissimilartobarley.6.debatevi/vt/n.辩论,争论,讨论,思考•Theydebateduntilthebarclosed.•Wedebatedforoveranhourontheproject.•Thequestionofwhetherwarcanbeabolished(消灭)hasoftenbeendebated.•IdebatedtheideainmyminduntilIfellasleep.思考讨论Reading:NoBoundariesWhoistheman？StephenHawkingWhatishefamousfor？DiscoveriesabouttheuniverseHowdoeshegivespeechortalktopeople？Throughacomputer=StepI.FirstreadingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsinpre-reading.1.WhydidStephenHawkingneedaPhD?HeneededaPhDsothathecouldgetajobandgetmarried.2.WhendidHawkingbecamefamous?Hebecamefamousintheearly1970s.3.WhendidHawkingvisitedBeijing?HevisitedBeijingin2002.D.Learnsatoneofthewell-knownuniversitiesintheworld1.Accordingtothe1stparagraph,apromisinggraduatestudent________.A.hasanincurablediseasewhichmakespeopledisabledB.isamanwhonevergivesuphisdreamsandhopesforthefutureC.isverylikelytobesuccessfulorverygoodinthefutureStepII.SecondreadingReadthetextagainandthenmakerightchoices.C2.TheincurablediseasementionedinthetextmadeStephenHawking______.A.stopworkingonaPhDB.losetheabilitytowalkandtalkC.getengagedtoanicegirlD.giveupthewayoflifehedreamedof3.____madeStephenHawkingwell-knownintheworld.A.TheresearchontheincurablediseaseB.HisbookABriefHistoryofTimeC.HisnewdiscoveriesabouttheuniverseD.ThelectureshegaveallovertheworldBC4.ABriefHistoryofTimebecameabest-sellerbecause_____.A.it’sabouttheBigBangandblackholesB.itexplainswhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworksC.itincludesanswerstomanyquestionsabouttheuniverseD.itwaswritteninawayordinarypeoplecouldunderstandD5.AccordingtoHawking,manypeoplethinkthat_____.A.scienceisoft