1、Unit 5 EducationLesson 3 Understanding目录页contentsPre-readingIPost-readingIVFast readingIILanguage and grammar VIII Careful reading HomeworkPre-readingPre-reading:Activate and sharePair Work Which of the following may help you acquire knowledge more effectively?Discuss in pairs and give explanations.
2、(Ex1)to be interested in the topic to ask questions to discuss topics with friends to be relaxed and happy to have time to think about what you have learntPre-reading:Activate and shareLook at these two pictures and share your opinions about them.Fast readingRead Para 1.According to the writer,how d
3、o we acquire knowledge and achieve understanding?Complete the flow chart.(Ex2)Fast reading:Read and exploreTo start with,we need _.Then,to find answers,we _.After that,we _.questionsobserve the world aroundconsider possible answers and test eachus and study the factsto find the right onesRead paragr
4、aphs 2-3.Complete the sentences.(Ex3)Fast reading:Read and explore1.Francis Bacon believed that the way to gain knowledge is _.But most people in his days believed _.2.Galileo Galilei proved that _;But many people in his days _.thinkingmore in religionthe Earth was not the centre of thetended to ign
5、ore the factsuniverseand didnt want to challenge what they had always comfortably believedFast reading:Read and explore3.Aristotles understanding of the universe was that _ because _.4.It is still often true today that _.the Earthit felt like the Earthpeople dont want to abandonRead paragraphs 2-3.C
6、omplete the sentences.(Ex3)must be the centre of the universewas standing stillwhat theyve always thought as trueCareful readingCareful readingAnswer the questions.(Ex4)1.What position did Bacon hold during his days and what was his true interest?2.At first people approved of Galileis studies,but la
7、ter they got angry.Why?3.Why did people choose to believe views that were about 2,000 years old?4.Were great men in history always correct?Give examples.5.According to the writer,will anyone be in the position to say“We know it all.”?Use examples to explain.Careful reading1.What position did Bacon h
8、old during his days and what was his true interest?2.At first people approved of Galileis studies,but later they got angry.Why?Bacon held an important rank under King James(1566-1625)of England.His true interest was the worthy search for knowledge.They didnt want to challenge what they had always th
9、ought was true.Careful reading4.Were great men in history always correct?Give examples.No.Galilei made mistakes.He believed that the Earth moved round the sun in a perfect circle.But he was wrong.3.Why did people choose to believe views that were about 2,000 years old?Because they were unwilling to
10、challenge what they had always comfortably believed.Careful reading5.According to the writer,will anyone be in the position to say“We know it all.”?Use examples to explain.None of us can say“we know it all”.Bacon and Galilei knew that knowledge and understanding are things to fight for.Post-readingS
11、kill BuilderUnderstanding Coherence in Context The repetition of key terms or phrases makes meaning coherent in a text.The use of synonyms and antonyms helps enhance coherence in a text.Linking words such as since,so,afterwards,then,although,but,however,etc.can help connect meanings in sentences.Pro
12、nouns such as he,she,it,they,etc.help carry meaning on into the next point in a text.Post-readingPost-readingFind out what each pronoun refers to in a text.(Ex5)Example After that,we consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones.(Para.1)ones=answers1.he was going against the views o
13、f the day.(Para.2)he=_2.This was certainly not the interest.(Para.2)This=_3.what they had always comfortably believed.(Para.2)they=_Francis Baconsearch for knowledgethe church and most peoplePost-readingFind out what each pronoun refers to in a text.(Ex5)4.they grew angry and put him in prison.(Para
14、.3)they=_5.then it must be so.(Para.3)it=_6.He is now known as.(Para.3)He=_peopleassumptionGalileiPost-readingCircle the linking words in the text that the writer used in order to express his/her opinion coherently.(Ex6)Post-readingGroup Work Think and share.(Ex7)1.What do you think the last sentenc
15、e of the passage means?2.What is the writers attitude towards the way to acquire knowledge?How did the writer make his/her opinion clear to the readers?Underline the expressions that show the writers attitude.Post-readingThe following sentences all contain false information.Use the words and phrases
16、 below to correct them.(Ex8)1.In Bacons days,the working style of the government was very efficient._In Bacons days,the working style of the government was very inefficient.inefficient approve of didnt want toabandon constantly growing and changing continuePost-reading2.People were strongly against
17、Galileis studies at first and then they urged him to give up._3.Our understanding of the world is stable._4.People in the past were willing to give up what they had always thought as true._Our understanding of the world is constantly growing and changing.People in the past didnt want to abandon what
18、 they had always thought as true.People approved of Galileis studies at first and then they urged him to continue.Language and grammarFocus on Language:Difficult sentenceIt seems obvious now how we acquire knowledge and understanding.今天，如何获取知识、认识世界，人人皆知。今天，如何获取知识、认识世界，人人皆知。解析：解析：It是形式主语，后面是形式主语，后面ho
19、w引导的从句是真正的主语。引导的从句是真正的主语。It is+adj+其余成分。其余成分。obvious=clear 明显的明显的Page36Focus on Language:Difficult sentenceAt that time,people believed more in the church than in facts,and people like Galileo Galilei(1564-1642),who proved the idea that“the Earth is not the centre of the universe”were often punished
20、 by the church with no one coming to their defence.那时人们相信教会胜过相信事实，那时人们相信教会胜过相信事实，像伽利略那样证明了像伽利略那样证明了“地球不是宇宙中心地球不是宇宙中心”的人物，往往的人物，往往会被教会惩罚，也没有人会为他们辩护。会被教会惩罚，也没有人会为他们辩护。解析：解析：who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Galileo Galilei；that引导同位语从句，解释名词引导同位语从句，解释名词idea的内容。其次，的内容。其次，with是复合结构，是复合结构，在句中在句中作状语。作状语。no
21、 one与与come之间是逻辑之间是逻辑上的主谓关系。上的主谓关系。Page36Focus on Grammar:Words that can go togetherLook at the Word Builder.Find the verbs or phrases from the text that can go together with the nouns given.And add more.Word BuilderKnowledgeacquire/gain/learn knowledgeaccumulate knowledgeobtain knowledgeprovide know
22、ledgeideaprove an idea put forward an ideaput forth an ideacome up with an ideaget an ideasupport ones ideaexchange ideasWord BuilderFocus on Grammar:Words that can go togetherproblemsolve a problem come across a problemraise a problemsettle a problem analyse a problemencounter a problemdeal with a problemhandle a problemfactstudy a factignore a factaccept the factneglect the factknow the factface the factbe aware of the factVIHomeworkHomeworkFinish the task on Page 84.
