1、 D e v e l o p i n g i d e a s cultivate talent for the Party and the State cultivate talent for the Party and the State Benjamin Franklin (17061790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Apart from being a successful statesman, he was
2、 also well known as a leading American author, printer and publisher, successful diplomat, creative scientist and inventor. 美国的开国元勋之一 政治家 作家 印刷商 出版商 外交官 科学家 发明家 cultivate talent for the Party and the State I assume that Benjamin Franklin is a . person. In my opinion, maybe he is. Can you predict Can
3、 you predict what the passage is what the passage is mainly about? mainly about? Read the text again and match the main ideas with the paragraphs. Paragraph 1 A. Questioning accepted ideas. Paragraph 2 B. Benefits of the stories about exploring science. Paragraph 3 C. Benjamin Franklins famous exper
4、iment. Paragraph 4 D. Summing up the theme the text. Paragraph 5 E. Introduction of the theme of the text. Paragraph 6 F. Not everything about the experiment is true. Expressing Inferential comprehension Critical thinking Literal comprehension Writing Benjamin Franklins famous experiment with lightn
5、ing has introduced generations of children to science. However, new research suggests that the story may be fiction instead of fact. but, however, yet, nevertheless, in fact, as a matter of fact. ExperimentExperimentThe kite lightning experimentThe kite lightning experiment AimAim MaterialMaterial P
6、rocedureProcedure ConclusionConclusion To test if lightning was really produced by electricity. A kite, a string and a metal key. First, Franklin flew a kite with a string and a metal key was attached to it. Then, when a flash of lightning hit the kite, electricity was conducted through the string t
7、o the key. Finally, touching the key, Franklin got an electric shock. Lightning was a form of electricity. Expressing Critical thinking Writing In the second paragraph, what does the word Thisrefer to? This refers to. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Is there any proof? Expressing Cri
8、tical thinking Did Benjamin Franklin touch the key? How do you know it? Yes, he did. / No, he didnt. I know it from the sentence. Writing Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension But scientists all agree that if Franklin had actually touched the key, he would certainly have died from the elec
9、tric shock. Benjamin Franklin (17061790) Expressing Critical thinking Do you think it matters that Franklins experiment might not be true? Why? Writing Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension I think it matters because. I dont think it matters because. Expressing Critical thinking Writing Is
10、 there any similarity between the Benjamin Franklins experiment and Newtons story? If any, what is it? Yes, there surely is. / No, there isnt. I think. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Is there any proof? Expressing Critical thinking Writing Why did people choose to believe Newtons st
11、ory? People chose to believe Newtons story because. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Expressing Critical thinking Whats the authors attitude towards the story of Franklins experiment? A. Doubtful. B. Curious. C. Objective. D. Not mentioned. How do you know it? Writing Literal comprehe
12、nsion Inferential comprehension Expressing Critical thinking Writing Admittedly, fiction is often more interesting than the truth. People have been more inspired by Franklins spirit of scientific exlporation than by the facts themselves. But in science facts should be proved by experiments and resea
13、rch, and we should not always believe everything we read or hear - even if it is a great story. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Expressing Critical thinking Writing What is your opinion about the statement “.We should not always believe everything we read or hear- even if it is a goo
14、d story? Seeing is believing. Practice is the sole(唯一的) criterion（标准）for testing truth. A lie repeated a thousand times is still a lie. Truth is beautiful. Without doubts, and so are lies. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Expressing Critical thinking Writing What qualities do you thin
15、k a great scientist should have? I consider it important that a great scientist should be. I regard it of great importance that a great scientist should have the many qualities, such as. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension cultivate talent for the Party and the State Expressing Critical
16、thinking Writing As a student, what should we do when we read or hear something new? Personally speaking, . I reckon(认为) that. As far as Im concerned, . Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension cultivate talent for the Party and the State I assume that Benjamin Franklin is a . person. In my o
17、pinion, maybe he is. 明确的 隐含的 Introducing Introducing the theme of the theme of the passagethe passage Explaining Explaining the theme in the theme in detaildetail Transition to Transition to another another viewpoint to viewpoint to further further explain the explain the themetheme Summing upSummin
18、g up cultivate talent for the Party and the State Expressing Critical thinking Writing Write a short essay explaining your understanding of the saying “Seeing is believing”. You can organise your essay following the steps below. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Expressing Critical thi
19、nking Writing Seeing Is Believing As the old Chinese saying goes, “What you hear may be false, but whatyou see is true.” . New research suggests that the story of Franklins experiment may be . Besides/Moreover, some scientists questions the story about an apple that fell on Newtons head . To sum up/
20、 In conclusion/ All in all/ Personally, we can not be content with what we see or hear. As the old saying goes, “Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.”. Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension 1. Start your talk by explaining how you understand is saying. 2. Explain why you think
21、 this way. Use the notes you have made to support your ideas. 3. End your talk by summarising your points. cultivate talent for the Party and the State cultivate talent for the Party and the State Finish the essay explaining how you understand the saying “Seeing is believing”. N o . 1 8 S e n i o r
22、H i g h S c h o o l 2 0 2 0 / 9 / 2 3N o . 1 8 S e n i o r H i g h S c h o o l 2 0 2 0 / 9 / 2 3 Yu TongYu Tong cultivate talent for the Party and the State Many generations of school children _ (have) been amazed by his bravery and his scientific approach to looking for the truth. A number of scien
23、tists _ (have) questioned what really happened. In fact, a lot of accounts _(suggest) that while Newton was certainly inspired by a falling apple,there is no proof that it hit him on the head. have have suggest More than one generation of school children has been amazed by his bravery and his scient
24、ific approach to looking for the truth. (Paragraph 3) . more than one scientist has questioned what really happened.(Prargraph 4) In fact, more than one account suggests that while Newton was certainly inspired by a falling apple,there is no proof that it hit him on the head.(Paragraph 5) More than
25、one +单数名词，意为“不止一个.”, 作主语时，谓语用“第三 人称单数形式” 相同的用法还有短语many a(很多) Many a student _ (be) leaving for home. More than one doctor _ (have) attended the conference. is has Franklin, along with many other scientists, has inspired us and taught us that scientific experiments are important in order to establish
26、 th etruth and to contribute towards later scientific discoveries and inventions.(Paragraph 3) However, neither the story nor the details of the experiment are not entirely true.(Paragraph 4) along with, together with, with, as well as, etc. 引导出的成分不 作为主语的一部分，谓语形式看前者，即就远原则。 there be.句型， neither. nor，either. or，not.but. ， whether. or，not only. but also引出并列主语时， 谓语动词要与 靠近谓语的主语保持一致。 Tom, along with his parents _ (be) going to see a film. for home. Neither Mary nor her sisters _ (have) read the book. is have
