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UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives
Find out the stages of scientific research in this passage.
Learn about John Snow’s research process.
Express your ideas on the given topic through creative thinking.
CONTENTS
Ⅰ. Pre-reading
Ⅱ. While-reading
Ⅲ. Post-reading
Ⅳ. Homework
Ⅰ
Pre-reading
run nucleic acid tests
get vaccinated
We are taking measures to fight against coronavirus!
Are you familiar with these situations
It was discovered in the human body in 2019. The virus is
generally characterised by fever, dry cough and
gradually dyspnea(逐渐出现呼吸困难).
The virus was confirmed to be with the phenomenon of
human transmission and have latent infection.
The disease had no specific treatment at that time, so it
broke out in 2020 and swept the globe.
COVID-19
Besides coronavirus, what other kinds of epidemics(流行病) have you heard of
bird-flu(禽流感)
malaria(疟疾)
plague(鼠疫)
Ebola(埃博拉)
Video Time: How much do you know about cholera
What are the symptoms (症状) of Cholera?
dehydration (缺水)
severe vomiting(呕吐)
diarrhea(腹泻)
John Snow
How did he win the battle
Ⅱ
While reading
Read the whole text quickly and match the main ideas.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 4
Para. 5
D. John Snow desired to destroy cholera.
B. John Snow decided to prove the second theory.
A. Snow began his study by marking on the map.
E. Truth of the infection of cholera.
C. Snow's contributions.
Para. 3
Fast reading
Task1
1. Mark the houses that had more than 4 deaths in Broad Street in the map.
2. Mark the houses that had no death in Broad Street in the map.
3. Why had some households (such as 20 and 21 Broad Street and 8 and 9 Cambridge Street) had no deaths
Careful reading
Task1
A map of Broad Street-”Cholera Map”
What method did Snow use
A map of Broad Street-”Cholera Map”
Multiple deaths happened here.
No death happened here.
Careful reading
Read paragraph 2&3 again and complete the chart below.It was believed that cholera was caused by bad _____ orgerms in ____________.Snow ________ the places where the people who _______ had lived.Many deaths occurred near the ___________ in Broad Street.Some people ______ drunk the water from thepump, and lived.A woman and her daughter died in another part of London afterThe pump water carried ____________.The ______ of the pump was removed.·airfood or watermarkeddiedwater pumphadn’tmovingaway from Broad Street.cholera germshandleA.C.B.D.E.n.细菌n.把手泵theoriesprocessevidenceconclusionsolutionTask2Water companies began to sell clean water.
The threat of cholera around the world decreased.
He helped people know how to prevent cholera.
Snow transformed the way scientists study diseases.
Q1. What contributions did John Snow make
The Father of Modern Epidemiology
Task3
stages in scientific research
Draw a conclusion
Collect data
Ask a question
Find a problem
Analyse the results
Find supporting evidence
Think of a method
Post-reading
Ⅲ
Wear a mask when going out.Only eat food that’s been thoroughly cooked.How to protect yourselffrominfectiousdiseases Drink boiled water.Wash hands frequently.Keep away from the crowds.Choose fresh food.Dispose rubbishproperly.adj.传染性的…
Homework
Ⅴ
假如你是学生会主席李华,当前新冠状病毒肆虐,请你围绕“从小事做起共战疫情”这一主题,给全校学生写一封英文倡议书。
要点如下:
1. 倡议的原因和目的
2. 倡议的具体内容
3. 发出呼吁.