课件32张PPT。Unit 1 Great ScientistsGuessing gameLead- inWho is he?He is called the greatest scientist in
the 20th century.He is famous for the Theory of Relativity (相对论).He is … Albert Einstein 爱恩斯坦Imagination is more important than knowledgeimaginativeWho is he?He made the first telescope(望远镜) in the world.His observations show that the earth moves
around the sun.He is … Galileo Galilei 伽利略You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him find it within himself.你不可能把一切都教给一个人,你只能帮助
他从内心去发现(和了解)事物。What do you know about great scientists? Try this quiz and find out who knows the most.1.Which scientist discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float?浮力定理
Archimedes
阿基米德
(287-212 BC)
an ancient Greek
mathematician
& physicist2. Who wrote a book
explaining how animals
and plants developed as
the environment changed?
进化论
Charles Darwin (1808-1882)达尔文
British author of The Origin of Species 3. Who invented the first atmospheric steam engine?蒸汽机
Thomas Newcomen
纽可门4. Who used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed from parents to their children?遗传学
Gregor Mendel
孟德尔
(1822-1884)
Czech (捷克人)Marie Curie
居里夫人Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be
understood.生活中没有什么可怕的东西,
只有需要理解的东西。5. Who discovered radium?Thomas Edison
爱迪生Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.天才就是百分之九十九的汗水加上
百分之一的灵感。6. Who invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities?
电The Inventions of Thomas Edison Phonograph (留声机)Lightbulb (电灯泡)Motion Pictures (电影)7. Who was the painter that studied dead bodies to improve his painting of people?
Leonardo da Vinci
达芬奇
(1452-1519) Italian artistMona Lisa8. Who invented a lamp
to keep miners safe
underground?矿工安全灯
Sir Humphry Davy
汉弗来.戴维爵士
(1778-1829) BritishMiniature (小型的) Miner’s Safety Lamp 9. Who invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened?Zhang Heng
张衡Seismograph
地动仪10. Who put forward a theory about black hole?黑洞理论Stephen Hawking
斯蒂芬.霍金
(1942---)BritishA Brief History of TimeDraw a conclusionThey all...made a great contribution.made great achievements.overcome many difficulties. succeeded in their scientific career.Unit 1 Great ScientistsReading-
John Snow Defeats "King Cholera"the Safety Lamp Fast reading :
Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 A . the problem
Para 2 B. the method
Para 3 C. the cause----two theories
Para 4 D. the result and conclusion
Para 5,6 E. the discovery
Para 7 F. the suggestionReadingTask 1: Choose the best answers according to the text.
1.Why did John Snow attend Queen Victoria as her personal physician?
A. Because he was well known all over the world.
B. Because he was expert at medical science.
C. Because he was an old doctor.
D. Because Queen Victoria liked him very much.Careful ReadingB2. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the text?
A. John Snow was a famous doctor.
B. John Snow finally defeated “King Cholera”.
C. Cholera was a deadly disease of its day.
D. Few people died every time there was an outbreak of cholera.Careful ReadingD3. After he made further investigations, John Snow found .
A. Cholera multiplied in the air
B. people absorbed this disease into their bodies.
C. the water from the polluted river was to blame
D. flies spread the diseaseCareful ReadingC4. How was “King Cholera” defeated?
A. By people’s not polluting the river again
B. By people’s eating healthy diets.
C. By people’s delivering the water from other places.
D. By people’s stopping drinking the polluted water.Careful ReadingD5. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. John Snow was a well-known doctor in London.
B. The cause of cholera was polluted water.
C. the source of all drinking water supplies should be examined.
D. How John Snow defeated “King Cholera”.Careful ReadingDTask 2: Complete the table according to the text.Careful Readingdoctor cholera deadlycureabsorbedsecondCareful Readingsevere blamepollutedCareful Readingsource instructedPost ReadingexposedSuspectingto blamewherewhenComplete the passage according to the text.
John Snow was a well-known physician in London in the 19th century and wanted to help ordinary people
1. (expose) to cholera which was the deadly disease of its day. It was believed that cholera was commonly caused by the bacteria in the air or people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. 2. (suspect) that the second theory was correct, he made further investigations and discovered that it was the water that was 3. (blame). Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets 4. all the dead people had lived. Fortunately 5. he foundthat it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London, he told the 6. (astonish) people in Broad Street immediately to remove the handle from the pump so that 7. could not be used. In another part of London, supporting evidence from two other 8. (die) that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak was found by him, too.
9. this extra evidence, John Snow was able to announce with 10. (certain) that polluted water carried the virus. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.
astonisheditdeathsWith certaintyWhat should we pay attention to in our daily
life in order not to get infected with cholera? Heal the food left vernightCook raw food thoroughlyWash hands oftenKeep away from flieschoose fresh sea foodKeep the kitchen cleanDispose rubbish properly.Drink boiled waterDiscussionHomeworkFind out the language points in Lesson 1.