Module 4 Great Scientists Listening &Speaking &Writing

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1 Module 4 Great Scientists Listening &Speaking &Writing

2 Learning aims 1.Students can understand the new words and get the main information in the listening part. 2.Students can write a passage about a famous scientist.

3 Listening and Vocabulary
Leading-in Listening and Vocabulary Look at the picture on page 36 in your textbook and answer. 1.What is happening in the picture? There’s a TV quiz in a studio with audience. 2.What do you think the listening text is about? (open answers)

4 Match the words with the meanings (Activity 4 on P36)
Match the words with the meanings (Activity 4 on P36). award /discover /equal /measure /radiation /theory 1. a prize or money given to someone for something they have done 2. exactly the same 3. to find out how long, wide, heavy, etc. something is 4. to find 5. an idea, especially in science, that explains why or how something happens 6. a form of energy which comes from a nuclear reaction award equal measure discover theory radiation

5 Listen and find out the following answers. 1
Listen and find out the following answers. 1. What round of the quiz is it? The second round. 2. What is the subject of this round? Great Scientists. 3.What are the rules of the quiz? The first person to answer correctly wins a point; if he or she answers incorrectly he or she loses a point, and the other person can then try and answer.

6 4.How many contestants are there?
Two. 5.Are the questions easy or difficult? Difficult. 6.Who wins the quiz? Rachel.

7 Listen to the tape again, then finish the exercise in activity 3, on Page 36.
Answers: 1. born published given 4. famous for hole 6. discovered, holes 7. holes measured

8 Listen to the tape again, then fill in the blanks. Q
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 correctly____________. If he’s wrong, he _____ a point, and the question_________________ __________. At the moment, Matthew and Rachel are _______, with 36 points each. gets a point goes to the second loses contestant equal

9 First question: What is Einstein known for?
(buzzer) M: _______________________. The theory of relativity

10 When was Einstein born Q.M: Correct. _____________________? (buzzer) M: 1880. Q.M: Wrong. Rachel? R: 1879? Q.M: Correct. The special theory of relativity _____________ in ____________________ ? M: Einstein. Q.M: Correct. Einstein was given an important award in ________________________? was published Who was it written by What award was he given

11 (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? R: “_______________________” . Q.M: Correct. When was it published? R: 1988. Q.M: Correct. What is a “__________”? A Brief History of Time black hole

12 (buzzer) M: It’s a star that has collapsed in on itself. Q.M: Correct. Who discovered black holes? 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. were discovered by How are black holes measured light waves

13 Q.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: __________! It was discovered by Stephen Hawking. It's called the Hawking radiation. Now, Stephen Hawking _____________another reason. Does anyone know? Who was this radiation discovered by Well done is famous for

14 (buzzer) M: He can’t walk and he can’t talk except with a machine. Q. M: _____________. Do you know the name of his disease? R: Motor neurone 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 correct special wheelchair through a voice machine

15 Reading and Writing Brainstorm: Do you know who he is? Stephen Hawking
When & where was he born? Why was he famous? When did he discover /invent…?

16 史蒂芬·霍金（Stephen William Hawking): 本世纪享有国际盛誉的伟人之一，被称为在世的最伟大的科学家。他出生于1942年，是剑桥大学应用数学及理论物理学系教授，是当代最重要的广义相对论和宇宙论家。70年代他与彭罗斯一道证明了著名的奇性定理，为此他们共同获得了1988年的沃尔夫物理奖。他因此被誉为继爱因斯坦之后世界上最著名的科学思想家和最杰出的理论物理学家。他还证明了黑洞的面积定理。

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18 Match the words in the box with the definitions
best-seller cosmology diagnose disability motor neurone disease victim 1.a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as a result of a crime, an accident, etc. 2.to discover the cause of an illness or a problem 3.a book that sells in very large numbers 4.a kind of illness 5.the study of the origin and development of the universe 6.the state of being disabled victim diagnose best-seller motor neurone disease cosmology disability

19 Read the passage and write the number of the paragraph.
This paragraph explains why Hawking is famous. Paragraph 3 This paragraph talks about Hawking’s personal life. Paragraph 1 This paragraph talks about Hawking’s scientific career. Paragraph 2

20 Language Points 1.earn one’s (a) living 谋生= make one’s (a) living
You can’t expect to earn a living from your painting. 你不能指望靠画画来维持生计。 He earns his living by doing odd jobs. 他靠打零工来谋生。 【归纳拓展】 earn a fortune 挣大钱 earn sb. a reputation 为某人赢得名声

21 2. come to/into power开始执政，当权，上台
When Hitler came into power，things for Jews were getting worse. 希特勒掌权后，犹太人的情况变得更糟糕了。 When did the Party come to power？ 这个政党什么时候上台的？ It’s not in your power to cancel the order. 你无权取消这份订单。

22 【归纳拓展】 have/hold power over sth. 对……有控制权 beyond one’s power 不能胜任，力所不能及 put...into power 使……执政/上台 fall into one’s power 落入某人的控制中 within one’s power 有能力；力所能及 【即学即练】 Up to this year，our Party has _____________ for 64 years.到今年为止，我党已执政64年了。 been in power

23 Writing 写作项目：人物传记的写作 题目要求：人物传记以写人物的生平及轶事为主，体裁一般为记叙文，此类文章的基本要素包含时间、地点、人物、事件等。写人物传记时，一般情况下将时间作为贯穿文章的主线，对人物的生卒年月、主要事迹及人们对他们的评论等进行叙述或描写，同时还要注意文章的逻辑结构。

24 根据下列所给信息，用100-120个词对爱因斯坦的生平做简要的介绍。
基本情况：1879年3月14日出生于德国 教育经历：14岁前自学数学；17岁开始在瑞士学习； 工作经历： 年进行物理方面的研究工作；1921年获诺贝尔奖；除了物理方面的工作外，还积极参与人权和人类进步方面的工作 性格和业余爱好：愿意独自一人生活，热爱音乐，对致富不感兴趣 总结：一个质朴但卓越的人

25 one of the greatest scientists of all time
方法指导： 完成句子 1.As is agreed by all, Einstein is __________________________________ (有史以来最伟大的科学家之一). 2.Einstein___________(出生于)Germany on March 14th,1879. 3. ________________（在他17岁的时候）， he______________ (开始学习) in Switzerland. one of the greatest scientists of all time was born in At the age of 17 began to study

26 4.Between 1905 and 1915 he________ himself ___ (致力
于)his research in physics. 5.Apart from his physics research, he _______________ _______(花许多时间工作)for human rights and progress. 6.He__________________(不感兴趣) in becoming rich. devoted to spent a lot of time working showed no interest

27 Einstein As is agreed by all, Einstein is one of the greatest scientists of all time. It’s his Theory of Relativity that changes our view about the universe. Einstein was born in Germany on March 14th, He had already learned maths all by himself by the age of At the age of 17 ，he began to study in Switzerland. Between 1905 and 1915 he devoted himself to his research in physics. In 1921 he was given the Nobel Prize.

28 Apart from his physics research, he spent a lot of time working for human rights and progress.He was fond of living alone and enjoyed music. He showed no interest in becoming rich. Such is Einstein, a simple man with great achievement.

29 Write a passage about a scientist.
Homework Write a passage about a scientist.

30 Take binoculars to see other people, take a magnifying glass to see himself.
拿望远镜看别人，拿放大镜看自己。