Unit1Great scientists
Period1Reading
人教版必修五
Unit 1 Great Scientists
Do you know the great scientists?
1.Who invented the first modern steam engine?
James Watt
(瓦特)
2.Who discovered radium?
Madame Curie
3. Who is the inventor of electric light bulb(电灯)?
Thomas Edison
4.Who invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened?
Zhang Heng
5.Who is the father of super hybrid rice?
Yuan Longping
6. Do you know who defeated “King Cholera”?
John Snow
John Snow is a well-known doctor in the 19th century in London and he defeated “King Cholera”.
Do you know what kind of disease is cholera?
It is a kind of terrible disease caused by drinking dirty water and it caused a lot of deaths in the old times and it was very difficult to defeat.
Let’s get to know how Dr. John Snow defeated “King Cholera” in 1854 in London in this reading passage:
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
The passage is written as a report of an experiment and there are 7 steps:
1.Find a problem:(发现问题)
2.Make up a question:(形成研究主题)
3.Think of a method:(找出研究方法)
4.Collect results:(收集材料)
5.Analyse results:(分析材料)
6.Repeat if necessary:(必要时重新分析)
7.Draw a conclusion:(得出结论)
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
Read the passage and fill in this form: (in 15 minutes)
Steps:
What/How?
1.Find a problem
2.Make up a question
3.Think of a method
4.collect results
5.Analyse results
6.Repeat if necessary
7.Make a conclusion
Steps:
What/How?
1.Find a problem
2.Make up a question
3.Think of a method
4.collect results
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
What causes cholera?
Which theory is correct?
Collect information on those who were ill or died and where they got their water
Mark information on a map to find out where people died or did not died
6.Repeat if necessary
7.Make a conclusion
5.Analyse results
Analyse the water to see if that is the cause of the illness
Find other evidence to make sure the conclusion
The water is to blame. The source of all drinking water should be examined.
Read the passage again and finish Ex. 1(Page 3). (in 8 minutes)
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
Scientific Report
by John Snow
The problem
The cause
Idea 1:
Idea 2:
The method
Nobody knew the cause of the serious disease of cholera
a strange cloud of gas found its victims
people absorbed the disease with meals
Collect information from the cholera outbreak to prove which theory was correct
The results
Idea 1 or 2? Why?
The conclusion
He found the cause of cholera was the polluted water
Idea 2. Because the information showed that the dirty water carried cholera
He defeated cholera by examining the water supply and dealing with the polluted water
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks:
John Snow was a well-known ____ in London in the ___ century. He wanted to find the ______ of cholera in order to ______ it. In 1854 when a cholera ____ out, he began to gather information. He _____ on a map where all the dead people had lived and he found that many people who had drunk the dirty water from the ______ died. So he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. He suggested that the _____ of all water supply be _______ and new methods of ________ with polluted water be found. Finally, “King Cholera” was defeated.
doctor
19th
cause
defeat
broke
marked
pump
source
examined
dealing
(in 5 minutes)
Retell the passage according to below:
John Snow was a well-known ____ in London in the ___ century. He wanted to find the ______ of cholera in order to ______ it. In 1854 when a cholera ____ out, he began to gather information. He _____ on a map where all the dead people had lived and he found that many people who had drunk the dirty water from the ______ died. So he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. He suggested that the _____ of all water supply be _______ and new methods of ________ with polluted water be found. Finally, “King Cholera” was defeated.