(共17张PPT)
Module 4
Great Scientists
Listening
Who are they
Guessing game
Who is he
He has made a famous kite experiment.
He learned a lot from it and invented lightning
rod(避雷针).
He is …
Benjamin Franklin
Never leave that until tomorrow, which you can do today.
Who is he
He is called the greatest scientist in the 20th
century.
He is famous for the Theory of Relativity.
He is …
Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge
Who is he
He invented electric bulbs.
He made more than 1,000 inventions during
his life.
He is …
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Who is she
She is a woman scientist.
She discovered radium(镭)and polonium(钋).
In her life, she won the Nobel Prize twice.
She is …
Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Vocabulary
Match the words with the meanings
1. a prize or money given to someone for sth.
2. exactly the same
3. to find out how long, wide, heavy, etc. sth. is
4. to find
5. an idea, esp. in science, that explains why or how sth. happens
award
equal
measure
discover
theory
award discover theory equal quiz
radiation contestant collapse measure
Words
Learning
6. a form of energy which comes from a nuclear reaction
7. a competition or game in which people try to
answer questions to test their knowledge
8. a person who takes part in a contest , game or a
quiz
9. break down due to an illness, or a sudden attack
award discover theory equal quiz
radiation contestant collapse measure
radiation
quiz
contestant
collapse
Listening
1. What’s the name of the quiz show
2. What round of the quiz is it
3. What is the subject of this round
4. How many questions are there in this round
Superquiz.
The second round.
Great Scientists.
Pre-listening ---Look at the questions and then listen to the tape.
12.
Listen to the tape again, then fill in the blanks.
3. contestant
2. loses
4. equal
7. written
8. award
5. theory
6. was published
9. Brief
10. black hole
1. Superquiz
11. were discovered by
12. measured
13. light waves
14. is famous for
15. wheelchair
Correct your pronunciation
Look at the paper in your hand and read after the tape.
Discussion —Work in groups. Think of a
famous scientist or inventor. Use the phrases and sentence patterns in this module to make a dialogue about him/her. For example:
break through/be known for/bring up/earn one’s living/as a result of
by doing…/be done…
Some others facts about the scientist.
What do you learn
We should love science and study hard to make our country richer and stronger.
Write an essay about your favorite scientists by using the languages points in this module.
Homework
Goodbye!