1、Unit5 RevealinUnit5 RevealinUndersUndersUnit5 RevealingUnderstanUnderstanLearning objecLearning objec1.Know1.Know DarwinDarwintheory of Evolutheory of Evolu2.Have an inter2.Have an inter3.Sum up Darw3.Sum up Darwqualities.qualities.A A Journey ofJourney of DiscoveryDiscoveryDidDid hishis father fath
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8、tly. HeHe noticednoticedthatthat somesome speciesspecies ofof animalsanimals werewere veryvery similarsimilar totoeacheach other.other. MaybeMaybe animalsanimals evolvedevolved asas theytheyadaptedadapted toto theirtheir changingchanging environments?environments? It It waswasjustjust anan idea,idea
9、, butbut enoughenough toto inspireinspire DarwinDarwin toto looklookforfor moremore evidence. evidence.ToTo looklook forfor moremore evidenceevidenceIt It waswas _thth_e e_ _ b b _ _ i i_ _ r r_ _ d d_ _ s s_ thatthat interestedinterested himhimthethe mostmost andand hehe noticednoticed thatthat the
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12、herother people?people?After theAfter the journeyjourneyIt It waswas a a completelycompletely newnew idea-idea- a atheorytheory ofof evolution.evolution. DarwinDarwinexplainedexplained thisthis theorytheory inin hishisbook,book, OnOn thethe OriginOrigin ofof Species.Species.It It waswas notnot publi
13、shedpublished untiluntil 18591859andand immediatelyimmediately causedcaused a astorm.storm. ManyMany peoplepeople refusedrefused totobelievebelieve thatthat livingliving things,things,includingincluding humans,humans, hadhad evolvedevolvedfromfrom lowerlower formsforms ofof life.life. TheyTheywerewe
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15、as more evidenceDarwinDarwinsuspectedsuspectedthatthat thetheIt It waswas justjustanan idea-idea-MaybeMaybe_finches_finches_HaveHave an an interviewinterviewwithwith DarwinDarwinXiao Ming: Good morning, ProfessorXiao Ming: Good morning, Professor Darwin.Darwin.Darwin:Darwin: Good morning.Good mornin
16、g.Xiao Ming: Can you tell Xiao Ming: Can you tell meme ThinkThink and Shareand ShareThereThere areare other secrets in theother secrets in the nature, which arenature, which arewaiting for morewaiting for more “Darwins” to “Darwins” to discover.discover. Actually,Actually,you areyou are thethe “Darw
17、ins”, so“Darwins”, so what preparationswhat preparationsshould you makeshould you make as a student?as a student?HomeworkHomework1.1. Introduce Introduce DarwinsDarwins journey ofjourney ofdiscovery to your classmates.discovery to your classmates.2.2. Do further researchDo further research on on Darwin Darwinandand his Theory his Theory ofof Evolution.Evolution.
