1、Unit 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTSLesson 5 Reading and Writing高二人教版英语选择性必修二第一单元Lesson goals1.Write an essay to discuss some important qualities for great scientists based on reading;2.Support your opinion with concrete events from the lives of scientists;3.Make your writing coherent(adj.连贯的)by means of s
2、ome words and phrases.Warm-upJohn Snow Defeats“King Cholera”The stages of scientific research1.find a problem2.ask a question3.think of a method4.collect data5.analyze the results6.find supporting evidence7.draw a conclusionPre-readingWhy was Qian called“the father of Chinas aerospace”?ReadingWhy wa
3、s Qian called“the father of Chinas aerospace”?during universitystudied Railway Mechanical Engineeringin 1932 after battleswitched major to aviationwent to the U.S.to pursue graduate studiesbecame a graduate assistant conducting important researchco-founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratoryreturned to Ch
4、inatook on challengesdeveloped the Dongfeng missileslaunched first man-made satellitein 1935in the 1930sin the 1940sin 1955in 1960sin 1970ReadingWhat personalities and qualities make Qian a great scientist?Underline some key words/phrases.paragrapheventsqualities12switched major to aviation3went to
5、America for further study4returned to China and took on challenge5developed missiles and man-made satellites6his personality7death and his influence借事记人借事记人.“Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesen as a man with“great scientific thought and scientific spirit”who was patriotic and served
6、 his homeland with effort,achievement,and devotion,Qian was an extremely well-respected man.”patrioticclever,devotedpatriotic,optimisticdevoted,having leardershipknowledgeable,creativewell-respectedReading1.What qualities in Hawking helped him with his work?2.What events were written to show his qua
7、lities?Readingparagrapheventsqualities123借事记人借事记人“Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and gifted scientists in physics.”clever,giftedHawkings own theory was proven correct.clever,brave,careless“Besides being brilliant,he was brave,though sometimes careless in what he said or did.”“Furthermore
8、,he was quite determined.”“Above all,Hawking was willing to admit his faults.”brave,careless,determined,willing to admit his faultsPost-readingWhat qualities do these great scientists share?Why do these qualities important for the making of a great scientist?a questioning mind,knowledgeable,gifted,b
9、rave,optimistic,determined/devoted,self-sacrificing for the greater good of the country or humanity.Writing TaskContribute an essay to Popular Science on what makes a great scientist.Writing TaskContribute an essay to Popular Science on what makes a great scientist.1.Discuss some important qualities
10、 for great scientists;2.Support your opinion with concrete events from the lives of scientists;3.Make your writing coherent.Pre-writingWhat other qualities should great scientists have?Do you know of other scientists story to support your view?having team spirithaving leadershipPre-writingWhat other
11、 qualities should great scientists have?Do you know of other scientists story to support your view?kind,helpfulPre-writingChoose three qualities that you regard most important for great scientists.a questioning mind,knowledgeable,gifted,brave,optimistic,determined/devoted,self-sacrificing for the gr
12、eater good of the country or humanity,having team spirit,having leadership,kind,helpful.(or other qualities that you regard important)1Pre-writingHow can you convince the readers of the importance of the qualities you choose for great scientists?Writing tip:借事记人借事记人Support your opinion with concrete
13、 events from the lives of scientists;Examplequality:being patrioticevent:Qian Xuesen switched his major and returned to Chinaquality:a questioning mindevent:John Snow drew a map to examine the cause of cholera2Pre-writing3How can we organize our paragraphs to make our writing coherent?paragraphevent
14、squalities1.“Described by the authors of the Story of 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 man.”2switched major to aviationpatriotic3went to America
15、 for further studyclever,devoted4returned to China and took on challengepatriotic,optimistic5developed missiles and man-made satellitedevoted,having leardership6his personalityknowledgeable,creative7death and his influencewell-respectedBrief introductionLife eventsPersonality总总分分总总Pre-writing3How ca
16、n we organize our paragraphs to make our writing coherent?what makes a great scientistParagraph 2:Quality 1Paragraph 3:Quality 2Paragraph 4:Quality 3.scientist(s)event(s)scientist(s)event(s)scientist(s)event(s)What would you write at the end of your essay to better convince the readers of the qualit
17、ies you choose?scientist(s)event(s)Paragraph 1:Brief introductionPre-writing3How can we organize our paragraphs to make our writing coherent?what makes a great scientistParagraph 1:Brief introductionParagraph 2:Quality 1Paragraph 3:Quality 2Paragraph 4:Quality 3.scientist(s)event(s)scientist(s)event
18、(s)scientist(s)event(s)significance of the qualities&the inspiration you getscientist(s)event(s)Pre-writing3What words/phrases can we use to make our writing coherent within a paragraph?Coherence:1.phrases of time/spacePre-writing3What words/phrases can we use to make our writing coherent within a p
19、aragraph?Coherence:1.phrases of time/space2.cause/resultPre-writing3What words/phrases can we use to make our writing coherent within a paragraph?Coherence:1.phrases of time/space2.cause/pare/contrastPre-writing3What words/phrases can we use to make our writing coherent within a paragraph?Coherence:
20、1.phrases of time/space2.cause/pare/contrast4.list/orderPre-writingWhat words/phrases can we use to make our writing coherent within a paragraph?3Coherence phrases of time/spacein+(year),at that time,after,over the course ofcause/resultbecause,due tocompare/contrasthowever,nevertheless,despitelist/o
21、rderin general,above all,above all else,in short,then,furthermore,besidesWritingwhat makes a great scientistParagraph 1:Brief introductionParagraph 2:Quality 1Paragraph 3:Quality 2Paragraph 4:Quality 3.scientist(s)event(s)scientist(s)event(s)scientist(s)event(s)significance of the qualities&your ins
22、piration you getscientist(s)event(s)Contribute an essay to Popular Science on what makes a great scientist.2Coherence:1.phrases of time/space2.cause/pare/contrast4.list/order31RevisingUse this checklist to help you revise the draft.1.Does the writer discuss some important qualities for great scienti
23、sts?2.Does the writer support his/her opinion with concrete events from the lives of scientists?3.Is the writing coherent?HomeworkContinue to revise your essay.Think of a good title for it.Summary of the unitLessonsTasksOpening page+Reading and Thinking(1)Understand the questioning mindReading and T
24、hinking(2)+Build up your vocabularyExplore scientific spirit Build up vocabularyDiscover useful structureLearn predicative clausesListening and speakingTalk about scientific experiencesReading and writingWrite about what makes a great scientist To raise new questions,new possibilities,to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.-Albert Einstein&Leopold InfeldThank you!
