(共24张PPT)
Unit 1 Science and Scientists
Listening and Speaking (Workbook)
Learning objectives
In this class, you will
sort out information about China’s Jiaolong submarine and China’s quantum computing machine;
make a short summary of an important scientific or technological achievement that China has made recently.
Activity 1: Talk about what you know about the following two topics.
China’s Jiaolong submarine
蛟龙号载人潜水器
China’s quantum
computing machine
量子计算机
Activity 1: Talk about what you know about the following two topics.
1. Why are these two achievements important
2. When did these achievements occur What records were set
1. Why are these two achievements important
2. When did these achievements occur What records were set
Activity 2: Listen and find out the
importance of these two achievements.
Activity 2: Listen and find out the
importance of these two achievements.
1. Why are these two achievements important
… China became only the fifth country to send a manned submarine into deep sea when its ship, the Jiaolong, reached a depth…
Activity 2: Listen and find out the
importance of these two achievements.
1. Why are these two achievements important
… Chinese researchers Pan Jianwei and his colleagues announced that they had created the world’s first quantum computing machine…
Activity 2: Listen and find out the
importance of these two achievements.
1. Why are these two achievements important
With the Jiaolong, China became only
the fifth country to send a manned submarine
into the deep sea.
China created the world’s first quantum
computing machine.
Activity 2: Listen and find out the
importance of these two achievements.
2. When did these achievements occur What records were set
On 27 June 2012, the Jiaolong reached a depth of 7,062
metres in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench.
Activity 2: Listen and find out the
importance of these two achievements.
2. When did these achievements occur What records were set
On 3 May 2017.
It was announced that the Chinese machine could
process data 24,000 times quicker than regular computers.
Activity 3: Listen and complete the news
articles to get specific information about
these two achievements.
Activity 3: Listen and complete the news
articles to get specific information about
these two achievements.
China Sets Record with Deep-Sea Dive
27 June 2012 China became the _____________ to send a manned submarine into the deep sea when its ship, the Jiaolong, reached a depth of _____________ in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench. Three men, _____________ , Liu Kaizhou, and Yang Bo, took part in this _____________ mission. They spent _____________ on the ocean floor.
fifth country
7,062 metres
Ye Cong
eleven-hour
three hours
Activity 3: Listen and complete the news
articles to get specific information about
these two achievements.
China Sets Record with Deep-Sea Dive
While there, they ________________ and conducted research. Only two other submarines have succeeded in diving deeper into the ocean. In the future, this _____________ submarine will be used for a _________________ of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
collected samples
8-metre-long
deep-water survey
Activity 3: Listen and complete the news
articles to get specific information about
these two achievements.
Activity 3: Listen and complete the news
articles to get specific information about
these two achievements.
China Creates World’s First Quantum Computing Machine
3 May 2017 Chinese researchers ___________ and his colleagues announced that they had created the world’s first quantum computing machine. Regular computers, at their most basic level, process data as a series of _____________ , which limits how fast they can run.
Pan Jianwei
ones and zeros
China Creates World’s First Quantum Computing Machine
The new machine, however, uses photons (光子), which allows it to ____________ 24,000 times quicker. The researchers have not been able to create a _______________ quantum computer yet. Pan believes that this may take another _________________.
process data
fully functioning
ten to twenty years
Activity 3: Listen and complete the news articles to get specific information about these two achievements.
1. What information must you include in each summary
2. What information can you leave out
3. How can you explain difficult ideas in a simple way
so that others can understand
Activity 4: Make a short summary of each news story.
1. What information must you include in each summary
2. What information can you leave out
3. How can you explain difficult ideas in a simple way
so that others can understand
Activity 4: Make a short summary of each news story.
The key facts.
Unimportant opinions or details.
We should keep the vocabulary simple.
Listen and focus on the key facts of each news story.
The key facts of news story 1.
Time : 27 June 2012
Achievement: China became the fifth country to send a manned submarine into the deep sea.
Name of the submarine: Jiaolong
Activities: collected samples and conducted research
Future development: The submarine will be used for a deep-water survey of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Sample summary
On 27 June 2012, China became the fifth country to send the Jiaolong to a depth of 7,062 metres in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, with three men in it. While there, they collected samples and conducted research. In the future, this 8-metre-long submarine will be used for a deep-water survey of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
The key facts of news story 2.
Time : 3 May 2017
Achievement: Pan Jianwei and his colleagues had created the world’s first quantum computing machine.
Participants: Pan Jianwei and his colleagues
Function: The new computer can process data 24,000 times quicker than regular computers.
Future development: It may take another ten to twenty years to create a fully functioning quantum computer.
Sample summary
On 3 May 2017, Pan Jianwei and his colleagues announced that they had created the world’s first quantum computing machine. The machine can work 24,000 times quicker than regular computers. It may be another ten to twenty years before a fully functioning quantum computer can be made.
Homework
1. Think of other important scientific or technological
achievements that China has made recently;
2. Summarize one or two of these achievements;
3. Share your summary with your friends.