(共12张PPT)
---- To explore how John Snow defeated “King Cholera”
(Reading and Thinking)
Unit 1 Science and scientists
Lead-in
Watch a video and think about:
What's the different attitude between China and America towards COVID-19
Learning Objectives
1. To read the text to figure out the structure of the passage and summarize the main idea.
2. To draw a mind map about how John Snow defeated “King Cholera” to sort out how to do scientific research.
3. To link the outbreak of COVID-19, brainstorm and voice how people’s work affects our daily life.
Activity 1---Skim the passage to figure out the structure of the passage and summarize the main idea.
John Snow defeats “King Cholera” Part Paragraph Main idea
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II
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John Snow wanted to defeat cholera.
The process of his scientific research.
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2,3,4
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John Snow made great contributions to us.
Main idea:
The passage introduces to us how John Snow defeats the “King Cholera”.
Activity 2 -- Draw a mind map to explore how John Snow defeated “King Cholera” .
John Snow VS “King cholera”
theories
process
evidence
conclusion
solution
air
water pump
hadn't
virus
handle
died
water or food
marked
drinking the polluted water
Activity 3 ---Link the outbreak of COVID-19, to brainstorm and voice how people’s (like John Snow and Zhong Nanshan etc.) work affects our daily lives. You can refer to the extensive references on 271 BAY.
Affect our daily life:
Defeat the disease
Promote the awareness of health
Build up our confidence when we meet new diseases.
1. Cholera used to be one of the most feared diseases in the world, until a British doctor, John Snow showed how it could be overcome.
2. In time, he rose to become a famous doctor, and even attended to Queen Victoria when she give birth.
3. In general, doctrs in those days had two contradictory theories to explain how cholera spred.
4. He discovered that in two particular streets the Cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500people died in 10 days.
5. Snow began by marking on a map the exact places where all those who died had live.
1. one of the most feared diseases
2. an outbreak hit Europe
3. die from
4. become frustrated
5. rise-rose-risen; rose to became a famous doctor
6. attend to
7. give birth
8. desire to destroy cholera
9. once and for all
10. an infection from germs
11. subscribe to
12. in two particular streets
13. need proof
14. be determined to
Focus on language
1.最令人害怕的疾病之一
2.一场爆发袭击了欧洲
3.死于…
4.变得沮丧
5.晋升为一名出名的医生
6.照顾,照料
7.生子
8. 渴望摧毁霍乱
9.彻底地
10.细菌感染
11.同意;赞同
12.在两条特别的街上
13.需要证据
14.下定决心做…
15. mark on a map the exact places
16. multiple deaths near the water pump
17. be to blame
18. had it delivered
19. carry cholera germ
20. had the handle removed
21. the disease was stopped in its tracks
22. other cases of
23. be infected/polluted by raw waste
24.tireless efforts
25.saw a substantial decrease
26. thanks to
27.transform the way scientists study diseases
Focus on language
15. 在地图上标记确切的地方
16.靠近水泵数量众多的死亡
17. (对…)负有责任;应受责备
18. 把……到
19.携带霍乱细菌
20.把把手移除
21. 疾病在感染途中被中断
22. 其他情况下的
23. 被未经处理的废弃物感染/污染
24. 不懈的努力
25.见证了巨大的下降
26. 多亏了;由于
27. 改变了科学家研究疾病的方式