Module 4 Great Scientists --Listening and Speaking

课件16张PPT。Module 4 Great ScientistsPeriod 2Listening and Speaking Listening & Speaking-1.Discussion(5ms) Look at the picture in your textbook and answer.What is happening in the picture?
What do you think the listening text is about?There’s a quiz show being on.quiz: a competition or game in which people try to answer questions to test their knowledgeListening & Speaking -2.Vocabulary (5ms) Match the words with the meanings. awardequalmeasurediscovertheoryradiationcontestantround1. a prize or money given to someone for sth
2. exactly the same
3. to find out how long, wide, heavy, etc. sth is
4. to find
5. an idea, esp. in science, that explains why or how sth happens
6. a form of energy which comes from a nuclear
reaction
7. a person who takes part in a contest
8. a stage in a competitionListening & Speaking -3. Listening (5ms) Listen and find out the following answers .What’s the name of the quiz show?
What round of the quiz is it?
What is the subject of this round?
Who are the contestants?
How many questions are there in this round?
How many points have they got before / after this round?Superquiz.The second round.Great Scientists.Matthew and Rachel.12.36:36.39:41.Listening & Speaking 4. Filling (6ms) Listen to the tape again, then finish the exercise in Activity 3, on page 36.Answers: born
published
given
famous for
hole
discovered, holes
holes measuredListening & Speaking -5.Extra-listening Listen to the tape again, then fill in the blanks.Q.M: Boys and girls, we’re into the second round of “Superquiz”, and the subject of this round is “Great Scientists”. In this round, the first person to answer the question ____________. If he’s wrong, he _______ a point, and the question _______________________. At the moment, Matthew and Rachel are _______, with 36 points each.
First question: What is Einstein known for?
(buzzer) M: _______________________.gets a pointgoes to the second contestant losesequalThe theory of relativityQ.M: Correct. When was Einstein born?
(buzzer)
M: 1810.
Q.M: Wrong. Rachel?
R: 1879?
Q.M: Correct. The special theory of
relativity ____________in 1905. _________________?
(buzzer)
M: Einstein.
Q.M: Correct. Einstein was given an
important award in 1921. ______________________?was publishedWho was it written byWhat award was he given
(buzzer)
M: Was he given the Nobel Physics Prize?
Q.M: Yes, he was. Well done. Next question:
What book is Stephen Hawking famous for?
(buzzer)
R: “_______________________.”
Q.M: Correct. When was it published?
(buzzer)
R: 1988.
Q.M: Correct. What is a “__________”?A Brief History of Timeblack hole(buzzer)
M: It’s a star that has collapsed in on itself.
Q.M: Correct. Who discovered black holes?
(buzzer)
M: They __________________Einstein.
Q.M: No, they were not discovered by Einstein,
they were discovered by Fred Hoyle.
____________________________? (silence) Rachel?
R: Pass.
Q.M: Matthew?
M: They’re measured by the __________
that come from them.How are black holes measuredwere discovered bylight wavesQ.M: Wrong, they aren’t measured by light
waves, they’re measured by the radiation that comes from them.
________________________________?
(buzzer)
R: Stephen Hawking?
Q.M: __________! They were discovered by
Stephen Hawking. They’re called the
Hawking radiation. Now, Stephen Hawking _____________another reason.
Does anyone know? Who was this radiation discovered byWell doneis famous for(buzzer)
M: He can’t walk and he can’t talk except
with a machine.
Q. M: _____________. Do you know the name
of the his disease?
(buzzer)
R: Motor neuron disease. He sits in a ______
__________ and he speaks _________ ________________.
Q.M: Correct. And at the end of this round
Matthew has thirty-nine points and
Rachel has forty-one points!That’s correctspecialthrough avoice machinewheelchairCulture corner -1.Brainstorm (5ms)RocketsCulture corner -2. Skimming (5ms) Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True or False.Today rockets are only used to send astronauts into space.
Rockets were invented by Chinese about 2,000 years ago.
It was in the Song Dynasty that rockets were first used in wars.
It is believed that Europeans learned how to make rockets from the Mongols.
Wan Hu succeeded in sending himself into space with the help of rockets.Culture corner -3. Structure (5ms) Find out the topic sentences of each paragraph.Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4 Today rockets are used to send astronauts into space or celebrate great events. Rockets were first invented by Chinese about 2,000 years ago. First rockets were used in battles in China and then it was spread to Europe. Rockets were also used in other ways.
Find out more information about rocket on Internet. Then share it with your classmates tomorrow. Homework