Unit 1 Great Scientists-Warming up and vocabulary

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Period 1 warming up & vocabulary
How did you spend your summer holiday
Free talk
computer
plane
train
car
TV
air-conditioner
I put forward the theory about black holes.
I’m the father of super hybrid rice
Who are they
Guessing game
Who is he
He has made a famous kite experiment.
He learned a lot from it and invented lightning
rod(避雷针).
He is …
Benjamin Franklin
Never leave that until tomorrow, which you can do today.
今日事,今日毕.
Who is he
He is called the greatest scientist in the 20th
century.
He is famous for the Theory of Relativity.
He is …
Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge
imaginative
Who is he
He invented electric bulbs.
He made more than 1,000 inventions during
his life.
He is …
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
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.
Who is she
She is a woman scientist.
She discovered radium(镭)and polonium(钋).
In her life, she won the Nobel Prize twice.
She is …
Marie Curie
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.
Who is he
He made the first telescope in the world.
His observations show that the earth moves
around the sun.
He is …
Galileo Galilei
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 other scientists
do you know
Do the quiz and see who knows the most.
Warming up
Q Answers
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Archimedes
Charles Darwin
Thomas Newcomen
Gregor Mendel
Marie Curie
Thomas Edison
Leonardo da Vinci
Sir Humphry Davy
Zhang Heng
Stephen Hawking
common characteristics
cautious
persuasive
strict
positive
Co-operative
creative
bright
enthusiastic
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
made a great contribution
made great achievements
succeeded in their scientific career
overcome many difficulties
Pair work
It’s very pity that these scientists couldn’t
get together to have a talk. Now let’s organize
a party for them. Because of an advanced
machine called Time Machine, all the scientists
from all different times can come to attend
(join in) the party.
What would they
talk about
They may talk about these
1.I wonder if you’re…
2.I know you because I’ve heard that you…
3.Thank you for knowing so much about me.
4.I’m the one who…
5.I’m really interested in your invention.
……
They may ask about these
What’s your nationality (I’m from…)
What are you interested in
What conclusion have you drawn
What are you proud of
What leads to your success (My cautiousness/ creativeness/ determination…leads to…)
……
Homework
Tell your partner about the great scientists
and their achievements.
2. Revise the new words and expressions
learned in this lesson , and preview those
of the reading text.
3. Finish the words practice.
Archimedes 阿基米德 (ancient Greek)
Give me a place to stand on, and I can move the earth.
Charles Darwin 达尔文(British)
“The Origin of Species”
Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) British
托玛斯 ·纽科门
Newcomen’s steam engine
It was he who invented a steam
engine. James Watt improved it and turned it into the first modern steam engine used on the
railways.
Inheritance遗传
Gregor Mendel
门德尔(1822-1884) Czech (捷克)
The Only person ever to receive two Nobel Prizes , one in physics and the other in chemistry.
Marie Curie (Polish)
Pierre Curie
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Phonograph 留声机
lightbulb
Motion Pictures
Leonardo da Vinci 达芬奇
The Last Supper
The safety lamp invented by him , also called the Davy lamp
Humphry Davy (British ) 汉弗莱 戴维
Zhang Heng
seismograhp
Stephen Hawking 斯帝芬· 霍金
The theory about black holes
What is a black hole