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人教修订版 高中二年级 ( 上 ) Unit 1. Integrating Skills (Ⅰ). What do you know about Galileo?. He was an Italian scientist. He did the famous experiment of falling objects on the leaning Tower in Pisa. Francis Bacon was also a scientist. Zhang Heng made the first seismograph in the world. Reading.
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人教修订版 高中二年级(上) Unit 1
What do you know about Galileo? He was an Italian scientist. He did the famous experiment of falling objects on the leaning Tower in Pisa.
Reading 1.What characteristics do great scientists have in common ? 2.How they made such achievements?
Great scientists always want to know more. They are never satisfied with a simple answer and are always looking for new questions. By asking why, how and what if, curious minds find new ideas and solutions.
How did Galileo and Zhang Heng • change the way we look at the world? Galileo proved that the earth moves around the sun. Zhang Heng showed to us how the position of the stars changed from season to season and he also invented the first seismograph.
2. Which of the characteristics above do you think is the most important? Why? Curious. Because only after you are curious about something, you will try your best to find solutions.
Or: Imagination. Without imagination, you won’t invent anything. Or: Self confidence. We must believe in what we do, even when others don’t.
3. Work in pairs or group. What do great scientists like Stephen Hawking, Galileo Galilei and Zhang Heng have in common? Find out more about them and how they work and think. Use the questions below to get started.
What is the scientific spirit? How do scientists solve problems? How do scientists make a difference? What can we learn from great scientists? Great scientists always want to know more. They are never satisfied with a simple answer and are always looking for new questions.
(Or: Being curious, creative, full of imagination, persistent, knowledgeable, and careful and so on.) By asking why, how and what if, curious minds find new ideas and solutions. Scientists always solve problems with scientific methods. Scientists help us understand the world better.
The most important thing is to find something that we like to do and that we are good at. Every one has his or her special skills and interests, and only by discovering what we do best, can we hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference.
Analyzing Paragraph 1 The writer tells us: Everyone can make a difference if only he has the good characteristics — being curious.
Paragraph 2 Some other characteristics to make a difference --- being knowledgeable, creative and full of imagination.
Paragraph 3 If we want to make a difference, we must believe in what we do and stick to it until we succeed no matter what others think.
Paragraph 4 The most important thing to make a difference is to find what we like to do and what we are good at.
Your Favorite Scientist What do you want to write? What does the reader need to know about the scientist? How can you best describe her or him?
What is the most important or interesting fact about the scientist? Why do you like him or her? What are his or her achievements? You may find more information in the library or on the internet.
Homework Finish writing your favorite scientist.
