Module 4 Great Scientists Listening and Vocabulary & Pronunciation PPT课件（35张ppt）

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Module 4
Module 4
Great Scientists
To listen to the quiz and get the important information
To learn about stress in long words
To try to describe a famous scientist
To learn some everyday English
Look at the picture and describe what is happening.
It is a TV quiz in a studio with an audience.
quiz: a competition or game in which
people try to answer questions
to test their knowledge
Discussion. What do you think the listening text is about
What is happening in the picture
award discover equal measure radiation theory
Match the words with the meanings.
1. a prize or money given to someone
for something they have done ______
2. exactly the same ______
3. to find out how long, wide, heavy,
etc. something is _______
4. to find ________
award
equal
measure
discover
5. an idea, especially in science, that
explains why or how something happens
_________
6. a form of energy which comes
from a nuclear reaction __________
radiation
theory
award discover equal measure radiation theory
The second round.
Great Scientists.
Listen to the quiz show and answer the questions.
2. What is the subject of this round
1. What round of the quiz is it
The first person to answer correctly wins a point; if he or she answers incorrectly he or she loses a point, and the other person can then try and answer.
3. What are the rules of the quiz
4. How many contestants are there
Two.
6. Who wins the quiz
Difficult.
Rachel.
5. Are the questions easy or difficult
Listen to the tape again, then complete the questions from the quiz.
1. When was Einstein ________
2. When was the special theory of
relativity ___________
3. What award was Einstein ________
born
published
given
4. What book is Stephen Hawking
___________
5. What is a “black ______”
6. Who __________ black ______
7. How are black __________________
famous for
hole
discovered
holes
holes measured
Listen to the tape again, then fill in the blanks.
Q.M: Boys and girls, we’re into the
second round of “Superquiz”, and
the subject of this round is “Great
Scientists”. In this round, the first
person to answer the question
__________.
gets a point
If he’s wrong, he ______ a point, and the question _________________________. At the moment, Matthew and Rachel are _______, with 36 points each.
goes to the second contestant
loses
equal
First question: What is Einstein known for
(buzzer)
M: _____________________.
Q.M: Correct. When was Einstein
born
(buzzer)
The theory of relativity
M: 1880.
Q.M: Wrong. Rachel
R: 1879
Q.M: Correct. The special theory of
relativity ______________ in
1905. ___________________
(buzzer)
was published
Who was it written by
M: Einstein.
Q.M: Correct. Einstein was given an
important award in 1921.
______________________
(buzzer)
What award was he given
M: Was he given the Nobel Physics
Prize
Q.M: Yes, he was. Well done. Next
question: What book is Stephen
Hawking famous for
(buzzer)
R: “_______________________”.
Q.M: Correct. When was it published
(buzzer)
R: 1988.
Q.M: Correct. What is a “___________”
(buzzer)
A Brief History of Time
black hole
M: It’s a star that has collapsed in
on itself.
Q.M: Correct. Who discovered black
holes
(buzzer)
M: They _________________ Einstein.
were discovered by
Q.M: No, they were not discovered by
Einstein, they were discovered by
Fred Hoyle.
____________________________
(silence) Rachel
R: Pass.
Q.M: Matthew
How are black holes measured
M: They’re measured by the
___________ that come from them.
Q.M: Wrong, they aren’t measured by
light waves, they’re measured by
the radiation that comes from
them. _______________________
______________？
(buzzer)
light waves
Who was this radiation discovered by
R: Stephen Hawking
Q.M: __________ They were
discovered by Stephen Hawking.
It’s called the Hawking
radiation. Now, Stephen
Hawking _____________ another
reason. Does anyone know
(buzzer)
Well done!
is famous for
M: He can’t walk and he can’t talk except with a machine.
Q. M: _____________. Do you know the name of his disease
(buzzer)
That’s correct
R: Motor neuron disease. He sits in a
_________________ and he speaks
______________________.
Q.M: Correct. And at the end of this
round Matthew has thirty-nine
points and Rachel has forty-one
points!
special wheelchair
through a voice machine
The stress in a long word may come at the begging, in the middle, or at the end:
vegetables (first syllable)
researcher (second syllable)
engineer (third syllable)
Read about stress in long words.
Pronunciation
biology chemistry electric electricity genetics government gravity information
Listen and underline the stresses.
When and where was he born
Why was he famous
Where did he live and work
When did he discover / invent…
Work in pairs. Think of a famous scientist or inventor. Find the answers to these questions.
Pair A: Ask yes / no questions to discover who Pair B is describing.
Example: Was he born in the twentieth
century
Work with another pair.
Pair B: Answer Pair A’s questions. Don’t say the name of your famous person.
1. If you have a breakthrough, it means ______.
(a) you have solved a difficult problem
(b) you have broken something
Look at the words and phrases below and choose the best explanation.
2. A nickname is usually given to you by
______.
(a) your family or friends
(b) someone you don’t know well
3. If you say Pass is a quiz you mean
____.
(a) I’ve answered the question
(b) I can’t answer the question
4. Well done! means ______!
(a) congratulations
(b) good luck
1. Finish exercises on page 89-90.
2. Write a short passage about the famous scientist or inventor you’ve learned in Speaking (Page 38).