1、Reading for writingLead inDo you know them?Qian Xuesen The Father of Missiles & AerospaceThe King of the RocketBe Awarded with the Medal of Two Bombs and One SatelliteLead inDo you know them?Stephen Hawking Big bang theoryA Brief History of TimePre-readingRead the sentences ( T or F )1 Qian changed
2、his major because of a shift in personal interest.2 Qians strong interest in art has a positive impact on a scientists development. 3 When Hawking was young, almost everyone believed that the universe began with a big bang.4 Because Hawking was determined, he was able to succeed even though he was i
3、ll.The father of Chinas aerospaceOverall Introduction (Para 1)Personal experience (Para 2-5)Other Interests (Para 6)In time orderQians death and peoples appreciation for him (Para 7)While-readingFind the structure of this essay.Function of Paragraph 1: To bring the topic and give an overall introduc
4、tion of Qian Xuesen. Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on Chinas aerospace science than Qian Xuesen; as a man with “great scientific thought and scientific spirit” who was patriotic and served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion, Qian was an extremely well-respected
5、 man.Personalities: patriotic; devoted While-readingFunction of Paragraph 2: To use examples to describe Qians learning experience and support his qualities. Born in , Qian attended schools in to study ; However, after , Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised Pers
6、onalities: patriotic, selflessLinking wordsWhile-readingFunction of Paragraph 3: To use examples to describe Qians working experience and achievements in the US Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology; Qian helped conduct important research
7、 into rocket propulsion, and in the 1940s, he and several other people founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Personalities: knowledgeable, excellentLinking wordsWhile-readingFunction of Paragraph 4: To illustrate Qians returning to China and use examples to show Qians qualities After overcoming some
8、 difficulties ., Qian returned .; Nevertheless, Qian did not let that discourage him from taking on the challenge; . his reply was a determined “Why not? We Chinese are able to make the same things that .”Personalities: positive, determinedLinking wordsWhile-reading借事记人Function of Paragraph 5: To il
9、lustrate Qians achievement in aerospace with examples Under Qians leadership, China developed the Dongfeng missiles .; Because much of the technology behind the Shenzhou rockets can also be traced back to Qians research .Linking wordsWhile-readingFunction of Paragraph 6: To describe Qians interests
10、in other fields Qian was extremely knowledgeable, especially in ; However, what might have made him such an outstanding and creative scientist was probably his strong interest in other things, such as .; His deep appreciation for art often gave him Personalities: knowledgeable, creative, outstanding
11、Linking wordsWhile-readingFunction of Paragraph 7: To illustrate peoples reaction to Qians death On 31 October 2009, the whole country was saddened by Qians death, and people honoured and remembered him in different ways.Personalities: greatLinking wordWhile-readingPost-readingWhat will be included
12、in your essay if you are writing about a great scientist?Brief introductionLife storyMain achievements Personality and qualities使用例子说明人物性格 (Group Work) Discuss about a scientist and their qualities.Post-readingAll kinds of scientific discoveries often have one thing in common: diligence and creativi
13、ty. Post-reading练习假定你是李华，你班英语角科学家专栏要张贴有关女性科学家的文章，请你假定你是李华，你班英语角科学家专栏要张贴有关女性科学家的文章，请你撰写一篇有关居里夫人的文章，投稿到英语角。主要内容包括：撰写一篇有关居里夫人的文章，投稿到英语角。主要内容包括：居里夫人：居里夫人：1867年生于波兰。年生于波兰。与教授与教授 Pierre Curie 结婚，发现钋和镭；结婚，发现钋和镭；1903年共同获得诺贝尔物理学年共同获得诺贝尔物理学奖。奖。1911年单独获得诺贝尔化学奖；第一位两次获诺贝尔奖的科学家。年单独获得诺贝尔化学奖；第一位两次获诺贝尔奖的科学家。参考词汇：钋参考
14、词汇：钋 polonium 镭镭radium 注意：词数注意：词数80左右；左右；可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。Marie Curie-a great scientistAs an outstanding scientist, Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867. From her childhood, she, as a gifted girl, hoped to become a scientist.In 1895 she married Professor Pierre Curie. They researched
15、together into radioactive matters and discovered pure polonium and radium. It was because of their remarkable findings that they won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903. After her husband died, she wasnt frustrated and continued her research. She received a second Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911. So she became the first scientist in the world to win two Nobel Prizes and due to her substantial contribution, she was acknowledged as one of the greatest women scientists in the world.
