Unit 1 Great Scientists【单元导航】Great scientistsThere are some great scientific achievements that have changed the world. Canyou name some of them? What kind of role do they play in the filed of science? Matchthe inventions with their inventors below before you answer all these questions.Alexander Bell electricityThomas Edison the First telephoneLaite Brothers the electric LampMadame Curie black holes in UniverseFranklin Theory of GravitySteven Hawking Radium Elbert Einstein the First PlaneIsaac Newton the Theory of RelativityPeriod 1 Warming Up and ReadingStep 1.Pre-reading1. What do you know about infectious diseases? Can you name some?2. Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in groupsthe stages in examining a new scientific idea. What order would you put them in?Draw a conclusion Think of a method Collect results Make up a questionFind a problem Analyze the results Find supporting evidence Repeat ifnecessaryStep2. Fast-reading（方法导引：略读或浏览阅读skimming：忽略不懂的句子和生词，快速阅读原文。
目的只是为了了解阅读材料的大意。
针对这篇文章我们只要回答when ,where ,who ,what ,why and how 的问题）1. Skim the first paragraph of the reading passage below and answer the questions.(1)What disease was not cured at that time?(2)What is the cause of cholera? What is to blame?(3)Was it defeated finally?2. Read the passage quickly to find out the main idea of it.The main idea of this passage is that John Snow ________ out the ________ of the diseasecalled cholera which was a disease in ________ in the 19th century. With Snow's great efforts, thedisease was finally under ________.Step3: Careful reading.（方法导引：采用扫描式阅读scanning：进行有目的的阅读，目的是寻找某些资料或信息，对于无关部分可以忽略。
）1. Choose the best answer according to the text.1) Why was c holera called “King Cholera” in the text?A. Because cholera caused little deaths.B. Because it got its name from Queen Victoria.C. Because cholera was the most deadly disease of its day.D. Because it was defeated with the help of the king.2) John Snow didn't believe that ________.A．Cholera multiplied in the air without any reasonB．Cholera was spread by germsC．People absorbed cholera into their bodies with their mealsD．People were dead after cholera attacked3) At last, “King Cholera”was controlled by ___________.A. using medicines in hospitalsB. driving patients out of the countryC. dealing with the polluted waterD. getting rid of all kinds of pollute2. Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage.In the times of Queen Vitoria, so called “King Cholera”hit Londoners, 1) _______ often resulted in large numbers of deaths. But nobody could find the cause of cholera, or the 2) ___________ for it. John Snow, who was a well 3) __________ (know) doctor then, took the 4)_____________ and wanted to 5)______________ the problem. He gathered6)______________ from the severe cholera outbreak and finally found it was the7)________________ (pollute) water that caused cholera. So the 8)______________ of all the water supplies was examined 9)________________ (immediate). “King Cholera”was 10)___________ in the end.Step4. ActivityWork in groups and have a discussion. Students will be given 5 minutes to have a chance to exchange their ideas. They should share their ideas when time is up.Who is your favorite scientist? Why do you like him/her most?Step 5: homeworkTick out sentences that you think are difficult for you.Make clear the passage and finish the exercise on newspapers.答案Step 1.Pre-reading1. Suggested answers: H1N1, SARS, cholera2. Suggested answers: ①Find a problem ②Make up a question ③Think of a method④Collect results ⑤Analyze the results ⑥Find supporting evidence ⑦Repeat if necessary ⑧Draw a conclusionStep2. Fast-readingSuggested answers:1.Cholera was not cured at that time.2.Water. Water is to blame.3.Yes, it was.Step3: Careful reading.Suggested answers:1.1)C 2)A 3)C2.1)which 2)cure 3)known 4)challenge 5)solve 6)information 7)polluted8)source 9)immediately 10)defeatedStep4. ActivitySuggested answers:Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison, Laite Brothers, Madame Curie…Because I think he/she…The reason why I like him/her is…Because he/she…Period 2 Language points1. Fill in the blanks according to the context.1)Madam Curie_________ _______ ________ (致力于) _________ (science) research.2) Their father ____ very _______ ________ (对…严格)their manners.3) Something must be done to _______ such things _______happening again.4) The invention of paper was a great _________ (contribute) to human civilization.5) They consider it almost a crime to _________ children_________ violence and sex on TV.6) ________ _______(除了……以外) these reasons, he said nothing.7) His careless driving _____ _______(导致) the serious traffic accident.8) Lily ______ _________ (提出) a question at the meeting.9) Do not ________ him for being late.10) He often _____________ food and clothes to the community.2. Let’s learn some useful expressions!1) put forward①提出(建议等)；②推荐某人或自己任职位；提名；③提前翻译句子：(1) An item was put forward by the manager at the meeting.___________________________________________________________(2) May I put Louis forward as our monitor?___________________________________________________________(3) Our dinner was put forward at 6:00 pm last night.___________________________________________________________ 思维拓展：put away 抛弃;舍弃put down 写下来;记入名单;put on 穿上;戴上;增加put off 耽误;延期put out 熄灭(灯);扑灭(火)put up 建立;建造put up with…忍受……词组填空：(1) I can not ______________________________ his impoliteness.(2) The sports meeting ___________________________ because of the bad weather.(3) The firemen ____________________ the fire within 30 minutes.(4) _______________________ some key words on your notebook during my talk.2) blame v. 责备①sb./sth. be to blame (for sth.) 某人应受责备；某人应对某事负责②blame sb. for(doing) sth. 因为某事而责备某人③blame sth. on sb. 把···归咎到某人身上翻译句子：(1) Don’t blame your failure on others._______________________________________________________________________ (2) 醉驾的司机应对车祸负责。