课件21张PPT。or?CopernicusCopernicus’ Revolutionary Theory Zhang Jia
Grade 2 Class 15Nicolaus Copernicus beliefs: the sun is the
center of the universe and the earth
and other planets went around it.
Mercury MarsVenusEarthJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneSkimming Paragraph 1 Copernicus’ decision (procedure)
Paragraph 2 Copernicus’ finding and his friends’
attitude (result)
Paragraph 3 The Christian Church’s idea (background)
Paragraph 4 Copernicus’ theory replaced the
Christian idea now (evaluation)
Paragraph 5 The problems astronomers noticed(cause)
1. At Copernicus’ time, Christian Church
was in charge of many western countries.
2. Copernicus noticed that observed from
the earth, some planets appear in front
of or behind the earth.
3. Copernicus didn’t show his new theory
to his friends until he completed it.
4. Newton, Einstein, and Hawking are all
scientists who made contribution to the
study of the universe.
TFScanning: True or False?TT1. Why was he frightened and confused? (Para 1) Although he had tried to ignore them, all his
mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion
that the earth was not the centre of the solar system.
Only if you put the sun there did the movements of
the other planets in the sky make sense.Careful reading The Christian Church believed:
Nicolaus Copernicus found out: 2. What had the astronomers noticed in
the sky? (Para 2) They had noticed that some planets in the sky
seemed to stop, move backward and then go
forward in a loop. Others appeared brighter
at times and less bright at others.3. How did he explain changes in the movement
of the planets and in the brightness of the stars?
(Para 4)
He suggested that the earth was spinning
as it went round the sun and this explain
changes in the movement of the planets and in
the brightness of the stars. Nicolaus Copernicus was frightened and ________ (confuse) by the conclusion ________ the earth was not the centre of ________solar system. He thought that only if you put the sun there did the ____________(move) of the other planets in the sky make sense. Although the ________ (power) Christian Church would have punished him for ever _____________ (suggest) such an idea, Copernicus continued ___________ (improve) his theory until he felt _________ was complete. But he was cautious because the Christian Church rejected his theory. The reason was that Christian Church said the theory was against God’s idea and people _______supported it would be attacked. But finally it ______________ (accept).confusedthatthemovementspowerfulsuggestingimprovingitwho was acceptedIf you were Nicolaus Copernicus, would you have hidden your theory for so many years?
Give reasonsAgree:
1. He was cautious. If he had published his ideas,
he would have been killed because his theory was
against the Christian Church.
2. Every time when a new idea appears, there
will always be some rejections. Scientists should
be patient and persistent.
Disagree:
Copernicus was coward. He should speak out
his discovery and let the world’s other great
scientists support him and work on it together.
2. Science can never advance unless people call up
their courage to promote and prove their beliefs.Write a short persuasive letter
asking Copernicus to publish
his ideas so everyone can read
them.Practice Dear Nicolaus Copernicus,Beginning: Tell Copernicus who you are and why you want him to publish his ideas.Paragraph 1: Reason 1 and evidenceParagraph 2: Reason 2 and evidenceSumming up: Ask him to think again about publishing his ideasOne possible version:
Dear Nicolaus Copernicus, I am a student studying astronomy and I would very much like to read your new theory about the solar system. I hope you will publish it for several reasons. I understand the problems with the present theory. The way the planets move is not what you would expect if the earth was the center of the universe. It is also odd that the brightness of some stars seems to change. So I agree with you that we need a new theory. Yours sincerely,
Lin Qi I know your observations have been very carefully carried out over many years. Now you must have the courage to publish them. Science can never advance unless people have the courage of their beliefs. I know you worry about what will happen if you publish your new theory. No matter how people oppose it, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong. So I hope you will feel you can publish your new theory.Enjoy a videoHomework1. Finish your letter after class.
2. Revise the words and
language points in this unit.reference刘道义(2007)。《英语5教师教学用书》。北京:
人民教育出版社。
任志鸿(2015)。《高中同步测控优化设计英语必修
五》。北京:人民教育出版社。
薛金星(2011)。《中学教材全解高中英语必修5》。
西安:陕西教育人民出版社。