(共18张PPT)
Careers in science
What do you know about these careers
What famous scientists can you name in these fields
A mathematician is a person who is trained in the study of numbers and calculations.
A physicist is a person who does research connected with physics or who studies physics.
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An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars , planets ,and other natural objects in space.
A chemist is a person who does research connected with chemistry or who studies chemistry.
astronaut
宇航员
A biologist is a person who studies or works in the field of biology.
A geographer is a scientist who studies geography or is an expert in it .
Guo Shoujing (1231-1316) was a famous Chinese 1________________ 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
British 2___________ 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 influenced our understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
biologist
Li Daoyuan was a famous writer and 3________________ 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 4 _____________and was first awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for her extraordinary work on radioactivity. She was also regarded as a brilliant 5__________ and was again awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium.
physicist
chemist
Chen Jingrun (1933–1996) was one of the world’s leading 6__________________.His work on Chen’s Theorem made an important advance towards proving Goldbach’s Conjecture(哥德巴赫猜想), the greatest unsolved problem in number theory.
mathematicians
任一大于2的整数都可写成三个质数之和。
老年痴呆症(阿尔茨海默病)
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1.Read and guess.
2. Listen for key words or information.
What is it
1. a pair of socks designed for people with Alzheimer's disease.
2. a student from New York
3. His grandfather
4. A warning
5. gets out of bed
Audioscript 听力原文
Mike:Hey, look! I've read about a cool ____________ in this magazine!
Anna: A pair of socks
Mike: Yes, but they're not ordinary socks. This is a product
_________________ people with Alzheimer's ___________.
Anna: Oh yes, I saw a TV show about that. It was ____________ by a student from New York called Kenneth. He even won an __________ for it at a ___________ fair!
Mike: Wow! How did he _________________ the idea
invention
designed for
invented
come up with
disease
award
science
Anna: Well, his grandfather has Alzheimer's. He forgets things and gets lost easily. Once he ____________ in the city and took a whole day to find him! The family was always ___________________
him leaving the house and had to keep an eye on him- even __________! Kenneth had been trying to find a ___________. Then one night, he was looking after his grandfather and saw him _______________bed and ___________ the floor. That moment inspired him, and a good idea came to his mind.
Mike: I didn't know that! How did that moment ___________ him
Anne: Well, it made him ____________ putting a device into a pair of socks to sense pressure. He started by drawing his ideas, and then he thought about how to power the device. ____________, he created a device the size of a coin!
solution
get out of
step on
got lost
worrying about
at night
inspire
think of
Eventually
Mike: Like a coin So how does it work
Anna: He got his grandfather to wear the socks. When his feet touched the floor, the device sensed an increase of ___________, and ____________ was sent to the boy's mobile phone- like an alarm. That way, he could know his grandfather was getting out of bed without ________________ all night.
Mike: How amazing! What a _________ invention and caring grandson!
Anne: Yes, you are quite right!
pressure
staying up
useful
a warning
Work in pairs. Act out the conversation about the invention of the telephone.
Student A
Who invented…
When was …invented
How was …invented
What was the first phone call about
What other interesting things…
Student B
The telephone was invented by …in…
When…, he…
He later…and finally…
The first phone call was about…
It`s interesting that…