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Unit 3 The world of science
Period 1 Starting out & Listening
Activity 1 When you think of science, what will you think of
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Can you list some great scientists in China?
Qian Xuesen
Yuan Longping
They made a difference to the world.
The Four Great Invention in ancient China
Gunpowder
Printing
Papermaking
the Compass
Can you list some inventions in history
Virtual Reality
wearable tech
3D printing
Space science and technology
Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the questions.
The inventions mentioned in the video
1 Changeable clothing to keep us feeling comfortable at any time.
2 Pills that make us small enough to explore tiny things.
3 Cars that can fly or go underwater.
4 Special technology applied to our brains to translate any foreign language.
5 The medicines that can easily cure diseases like AIDS and Cancer so we will live much longer.
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1. Which of the inventions in the video interests you most Why
2. If you were a scientist, in what field would you work
Activity 3 What do you know about these careers
physicist
mathemati-cian
chemist
astronomer
geographer
biologist
Guo Shoujing (1231-1316) was a famous Chinese ___________ of the Yuan Dynasty. He invented twelve new instruments to study stars and planets. He also developed a calendar which is as accurate as the Gregorian calendar.
A mountain on the Moon and a minor
planet are named after him.
astronomer
Activity 4 Complete the introductions about different scientists with the words.
British ________ Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is best known for his work On the origin of Species, in which he explains changes in species due to natural selection. His ideas deeply influence our understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
biologist
Li Daoyuan (ca 466-527) was a famous writer and ___________ of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He did field research across China and studied more than a thousand rivers and streams, along with the landscape, history and culture of the surrounding areas.
geographer
Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a world –famous ________ and was first awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for her extraordinary work on radioactivity. She was also regarded as a brilliant _________, and was again awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium.
chemist
physicist
Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) was one of the world’s leading _______________. His work on Chen’s Theorem made an important advance towards proving Goldbach’s Conjecture, the greatest unsolved problem in number theory.
mathematician
Activity 5 Watch a video to find out what is Alzheimer’s disease.
If one of your close relative has the Alzheimer’s disease, what can you do to help him or her
Activity 6
c b d a e
Activity 7 Listen to the conversation and number the pictures in the correct order.
What is it
Who was it invented by
It’s_______________________________________
____________________.
It was invented by_________________________
called Kenneth.
a pair of socks designed for people with Alzheimer’s disease
a student form New York
Activity 8 Listen again and complete the notes.
Who inspired the invention
__________________, who has Alzheimer's.
How does it work
__________________ is sent to a mobile phone like an alarm when the person with it ____________________.
His grandfather
A warning
gets out of bed
Preview Understanding ideas on Page 26-28.