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Unit 1
Science and Scientists
Reading for writing
By the end of the class, students will be able to:
Figure out the main idea of each paragraph in the target texts.
Summarize the good qualities and scientific spirit of the two scientists by finding out their supportive events.
Write an essay about what makes a great scientist.
Learning Objectives
Do you know him
Qian Xuesen
The Father of Missiles & Aerospace
The King of the Rocket
Be Awarded with the Medal of Two Bombs and One Satellite
Lead in
1911:_____________in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
1934:graduated from____________
______________
PH.D degree:___________and mathematics
Occupation:_________ and researcher
1955: __________ China
1956: ____________ the first research institute of rockets ans missiles
Title(头衔): Father of ______________
October 31,2009:_______________
Famous saying:
____________ is in China;
_____________is in China;
_____________ is in China.
Watch the video and learn about Qian Xuesen.
returned to
China’s Missiles
aerospace
teacher
Born in
Shanghai
Jiao Tong University
set up
passed away
My career
My success
My destination
Patriotic
Lead in
Do you know him
Stephen Hawking
Big bang theory
A Brief History of Time
Lead in
Lead in
Para.1 A. His personality.
Paras.2-5 B. His death.
Para.6 C. His personal experience.
Para.7 D. Introduction.
skim the text and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1 A. His claim to fame.
Para.2 B. His Characteristics.
Para.3 C. Introduction.
Skimming
Para.1 A. His personality.
Paras.2-5 B. His death.
Para.6 C. His personal experience.
Para.7 D. Introduction.
skim the text and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1 A. His claim to fame.
Para.2 B. His Characteristics.
Para.3 C. Introduction.
Sscanning
Brief introduction.
Life story
Achievements
Personalities/
qualities
death
Read for Structure
Detailed reading
The father of China's aerospace
Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on China’s aerospace science than Qian Xuesen. Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesen as a man with “great scientific thought and scientific spirit” who was patriotic and served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion, Qian was an extremely well-respected man.
Para.1: Introduction
Why was Qian called "the father of China's aerospace"
How
Detailed reading
Born in Hangzhou in 1911, Qian attended schools in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering. However, after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932, Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country. Qian went to the United States in 1935 to pursue his graduate studies. Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology. As a graduate assistant at the California Institute of Technology during the 1930s, Qian helped conduct important research into rocket propulsion, and in the 1940s, he and several other people founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, now one of NASA’s leading spaceexploration centres.
After overcoming some difficulties during his final few years in the US, Qian returned to China in 1955. He received a hero’s welcome from his homeland and was put in charge of not only developing China’s rocket science but also its space and missile programme. At that time, China was poor and its rocket science was undeveloped. No institute or university in China offered rocket science as a major, and there were no talents or experts in this field in China. Nevertheless, Qian did not let that discourage him from taking on the challenge. When asked “Can we Chinese possibly make missiles ”, his reply was a determined “Why not We Chinese are able to make the same things that other people make.” Under Qian’s leadership, China developed the Dongfeng missiles, followed by the first generation of Long March rockets. In 1970, China successfully launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, from a Long March rocket. Because much of the technology behind the Shenzhou rockets can also be traced back to Qian’s research, Qian earned the name of “the father of China’s aerospace.”
patriotic
knowledgeable
determined
linking words and phrases
Para.2-5: His personal history and accomplishments
accomplishments
Try to summarize Qian’s personal history
with your own words.
Detailed reading
What kind of person is Qian Xuesen
Personality / qualities Supportive examples
① patriotic
② knowledgeable
③ determined
④ outstanding and creative
2. switched his major to aviation
3. became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology
3. conduct important research into rocket propulsion
3. founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4. in charge of not only developing China’s rocket science but also
its space and missile programme
4. returned to China
4. taking on the challenge in developing China’s space science
5. developed the Dongfeng missiles, Long March rockets
5. successfully launched its first man-made satellite
5. Shenzhou rockets be traced back to Qian's research
6. music and drawing
6. his deep appreciation for art
has a wide range
of interests
Detailed reading
Scientific Spirit
+
+
Tireless Efforts
=
A Great Scientist
Multiple Interests
Detailed reading
A World of Pure Thought
Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and gifted scientists in physics. Most people are familiar with images of him in his wheelchair, unable to move and using a computer to talk. Since he came down with a disease which caused him to lose the use of most of his muscles, his world became one of abstract thought.
Para.1: Introduction
What did he face
Hawking’s sitiation
Detailed reading
Para.2: His claim to fame
Hawking first achieved fame when he was still healthy enough to walk, as a graduate student in physics at Cambridge University in 1964. In general, there were two main theories on the origin of the universe. The first was the steady state theory, which holds that the universe has no beginning or end. The other was the big bang theory, which holds that the universe began at a single point in time and space. The biggest champion of the steady state concept was Fred Hoyle, a professor at Cambridge. During the question and answer period after one of Hoyle’s lectures, Hawking stood up and pointed out that Hoyle had made a mistake in his maths. Once the maths was corrected, it showed that the big bang theory—and not the steady state theory— was true. Hawking’s own work on the big bang theory was soon proven by astronomers with telescopes. A star was born.
How was Hawking's own theory proven correct
a linking word
His claim to fame--brave
Detailed reading
Para.3: Characteristics that made him great
So, what made Stephen Hawking a genius Besides being brilliant, he was brave, though sometimes careless in what he said or did. He was willing to say what others were afraid to say, and to dream of what others were afraid to dream about. Furthermore, he was quite determined. This had help him as a scientist, and had helped him even more in his fight against his disease. Above all, Hawking was willing to admit his faults. This odd combination of characteristics had made him one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
linking words and phrases
Characteristics that made him great
Detailed reading
Personality / qualities Supportive examples
⑤ gifted
⑥ brilliant
⑦ brave
⑧ sometimes careless
in what he said or did
2.stood up and pointed out that Hoyle had made a mistake
3.was willing to say what others were afraid to say
3.to dream of what others were afraid to dream about
3. was willing to admit his faults
2. Hawking’ s own work on the big bang theory
was soon proven by astronomers with telescopes
⑨ determined
3.as a scientist
3.his fight against his disease
This odd combination of characteristics had made him one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
courageous
his success not only in scientific research
but also his fight against disease
supportive examples
Circle the linking words and phrases in the passage, and describe their function.
To make the passage more coherent (连贯)and logical
In time order
Read for features
表示强调
表示时间
表示转折
表示总结
表示结果
表示承接
表示承接
Read for features
衔接词语(linking words)是语篇衔接的纽带, 表达的逻辑意义包括时间关系、空间关系、列举和顺序、例证、递进、对比和转折、等同和替换、过渡和总结、结果和推论等, 其中多数是衔接性状语。
linking words
举例:
递进:
转折:
让步:
原因:
结果:
事实:
总结:
for example, for instance
besides, in addition, additionally, what’s more, moreover, furthermore
however, nevertheless, instead, while
though, although, even though, even if, despite, in spite of
because, because of, due to, thanks to, owing to, as a result of, as a consequence of
so, thus, therefore, as a result/consequence, consequently, accordingly
in fact, as a matter of fact, indeed, actually, in reality
in short, all in all, in conclusion, in summary, to sum up, in sum, in brief, in general
Read for features
题目:你要为英语校报写一篇报道,介绍科学家Marie Curie(MadameCurie)及其伟大精神,以激发学生们努力奋进,勇攀科学高峰。信息如下:
出生日期:1867年11月7日
出 生 地:波兰一个知识分子家庭
兴趣爱好:自幼对物理及阅读兴趣很浓。
经历:当时波兰不允许女子上大学,她去法国深造并获得物理学位。
主要成就:发现镭,获得诺贝尔奖。伟大品质:意志坚强,有决心。
评价:对科学界做出巨大贡献,被认为是最伟大的女性科学家。
你的感悟:弱者等待时机,强者创造时机。
Writing Task
Para 1
Brief introduction
age
birth place
a physicist
known as Madame Curie
born in 1867
Para 2
Achievement
Qualities
Use specific details
Give examples
achieved great success in discovering radium
win the Nobel Prize
Para 3
Comments
Inspiration
regarded as the greatest woman scientist
Writing Outline
an intellectual family in Polandon in 1867 , Marie Curie, ____________ Madame Curie, ____________________ physics when she was young.
1. 于1867年出生于波兰的一个知识分子家庭,玛丽·居里,也被称为居里夫人,在年轻时就表现出对物理的极大兴趣。(过去分词做状语)
also known as
Born into
showed great interest in
2. 那时作为女人不被准许进入波兰的学校,她去往法国深造并取得了物理学位。(过去分词做状语)
______________a university in Poland as a woman at that time, she went to France _______________ and ______________ in physics.
Not admitted to
for further studies
received a degree
Making sentences
句型结构1: 非谓语结构, +主句,+ 分词定语/非限制性定语从句+谓语结构
句型结构2: 过去分词的否定形式作状语+主句
3. 抱着坚强意志和巨大决心,居里夫人在发现镭方面取得了巨大的成功,使得她获得了诺贝尔奖。(with作状语&定语从句)
______ , Madame Curie ______________________ discovering radium, enabled
her to win the Nobel Prize.
With strong will and great determination
which
achieved great success in
4. 她的成就早已对科学产生了深远影响,激励一代代去无畏的探索。(V-ing作状语)
Her achievements _________________________ science, ________ generations to explore fearlessly.
have had a profound impact on
inspiring
Making sentences
句型结构3: with结构作状语+主句+ 定语从句
句型结构4: 主句+ 现在分词作状语
5. 我最佩服居里夫人对科学的态度。
I admire Madame Curieheld's science most.
6. 它就是弱者等待机会,强者创造机会。
It is the weak wait for opportunities create them.
attitude towards
while the strong
I admire Madame Curieheld's attitude towards science most, is that the weak wait for opportunities while the strong create them.
that
变为高级句式 非限制性定语从句
which
句型结构3: 主句+非限制性定语从句
Making sentences
Born into an intellectual family in Poland on in1867, a physicist,Marie Curie, also known as Madame Curie, showed great interest in physics when she was young.
Not admitted to a university in Poland as a woman at that time, she went to France for further studies and received a degree in physics.With strong will and great determination, she conducted over 1,000 experiments with limited resources and finally achieved great success in discovering radium, which enabled her to win the Nobel Prize.
Universally regarded as a pioneer, Curie set an example to scientists. Her work has had a profound impact on science, inspiring generations to explore fearlessly.
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