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Integrating skills

Lead in

Who will you think of about botany?

On the Origin of Species

Gregor Mendel

Fast reading

1. Who is the text about?

The text is about three important

scientists: Darwin, Mendel and Turesson.

2. What did they do?

They did a lot of research and experiment.

3. How many parts are there in the text? What’s the main idea for each part?

Part I (Pa.1-3): Darwin and his

research

Part II (Pa.4-5): Mendel and his

experiment.

Part III (Pa.6): Turesson and his study.

Part IV (Pa.7): The importance of the

research of the three

scientists.

Careful reading

(1) What did Darwin discover about

bird species in Galapagos?

Darwin found 13 kinds of finches, related to each other in the structure of their beaks, tails, shape of body and colors of their feathers. The most curious fact was the differences in the size of the beaks.

Read and answer the questions in Ex1 on P35.

(2) What did Mendel observe in his

experiments with peas?

In his experiments with peas, Mendel observed that many characteristics were passed on from one generation to the next, without influence by the environment.

(3) Looking at wild plant species in

Sweden, what did Turesson discover?

Looking at wild plant species in Sweden, Turesson discovered that plants changed their appearance and adapted to the new environment if they were moved to the other type of habitat.

(4) What were Darwin’s discoveries

based on?

Darwin’s discoveries were based on his observation in Galapagos.

Charles Darwin

The wildlife of the Galapagos Isles

Differences in habitat could lead to different species in birds as well as in plants. He had found the key to explaining differences between species.

Careful reading

Gregor

Mendel

Flowers

and peas

Many characteristics

were passed on from

one generation to the

next, without influence

by the environment.

His research gave

birth to the science of

genetics.

G?te

Turesson

A wild

plant

found

on the

Swedish

west

coast

Found evidence for

the existence of stable

varieties within

species in nature. He

showed that

differences between

plants of one species

occurred as a result

of the environmental

conditions in their

habitat.

Read the passage and find out the expressions from the text:

1.在某人年轻时

2.享有去做某事的自由

3.导致某人去做某事

4.值得特别关注

5.与---有联系

6.原打算做---用

in one’s youth

enjoy the freedom to do

lead sb. to do

deserve special attention

be related to

be designed to do/ for sth.

1.流传

2.从一代到下一代

3.把---重现在视野

4.发现存在的证据

5.适应

pass on/ down

from one generation to the next

bring---back in view

find evidence for the existence

adapt/ adjust to

Read the passage and find out the expressions from the text: