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Can you name some world-famous scientists?

What are they known for?

Look at the pictures and do you know who they are?

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Albert Einstein

It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.

Alfred North Whitehead

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

Thomas A. Edison

Gardening needs lots of water –most of it in the form of perspiration.

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.

Galileo Galilei

You can lead a horse to the river, but never make it drink.

Quotable Quotes

If you can’t hold children in your arms, please hold them in your heart.

Pay attention to your enemies, they are the first to discover your mistakes.

How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is.

One never realizes how much and how little he knows until he talks.

Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.

Sir Issac Newton was on fire for gravity.

-- 是这样的。

很明显，辩论对我们十分有帮助。

我怀疑他能否完成这项工作。

明天是晴天吗？

很难讲啊。

毫无疑问霍金先生是世界著名科学家之一。

你是否考虑到改变你的想法？

That’s correct. / That’s true.

It is clear that debate is useful to all of us.

I doubt whether he can complete the project.

Will tomorrow be clear/fine?

It’s hard to say. / May be.

There is no doubt that Mr. Hawking is one of the top scientists in the world.

Have you ever thought about changing your idea?

Expressions

in reading

Para.1

a promising graduate

at one of the top universities

an incurable disease

give up

Para.2

There do not seem much point in …

survive

go by

in fact

get engaged to someone

in order to

get married

get a job

Para.3

instead of …

stop A from doing

keep A from doing

prevent A from doing

dream of

disable someone

theories and thoughts

Para.4

make new discoveries bestseller

since then be pleased with

continue to do surprise to do

continue doing in a way

seek answers to questions ordinary people

the nature of universe

Expressions

in reading

Para.5

according to…

misunderstand

on the one hand,…

on the other hand,…

turn out to be …

Para.6

the result of…

describe and explain

the causes and effects

match

predict future event

in a particular way

too hard to do

Para.7

find it difficult to do…

try to do

human voice

an American accent

Expressions in reading

1.There (does not) seem much point in …

保护好我们周围的环境是很有意义的。

There seems much point in protecting the environment around us.

企图说服他是没有什么意义的。

There does not seem much point in trying to persuade him.

2. get engaged to someone

The day after tomorrow, John and Linda got engaged.

be engaged in something

他全心投入到工作中，完全忘记了自己的生日。

He is engaged in his duty, totally forgetting his birthday.

3. instead of …

我们去了长城，而没有去博物馆。

We went to the Great Wall instead of the museum.

学生们打算执行这项计划，而不是改变计划。

Students are going to carry out the plan, instead of changing it.

4. stop A from doing

keep A from doing

prevent A from doing

没有什么能阻止我们实现梦想。

Nothing prevents us from realizing our dreams.

5. be pleased with

be satisfied with

客户对我们的设计十分满意。

Customers are rather satisfied/pleased with our design.

6. According to…

按照计划，我们应该在本月底完成此项任务。

According to the plan, we should finish our task by the end of this month.

7. On the one hand,…

On the other hand,…

一方面，我们应该采取措施保护环境；

另一方面，我们还应让人们了解环保的重要性。

On the one hand, we should take measures to protect the environment;

On the other hand, we ought to let people know its importance.

8. find it difficult to do

他们最终发现学习摄影十分有趣。

Finally, they found it interesting to learn photography.

Integrating Skills

How did the discoveries of Galileo and Zhang

Heng help us understand the world?

Galileo:

Zhang Heng:

He showed us that the earth moves around the sun, not the other way around.

He made maps of the stars and showed us how the position of stars changes from season to season.

Integrating Skills

2. What is the most important characteristics of

great scientists mentioned in the text?

Genius, interest,curiosity, devotion, patience, hardworking, imagination, diligence, intelligence, co-operation, braveness, self-confidence, responsibility,luck(optional)

Expressions in reading

Para.1

It is not necessary to be a …to…

Learn from

Be satisfied with

Look for

Take a closer look at …

Micro-scope Tele-scope

Ideas and solutions

Para.2

Be described as…

Be creative

All the time

Instead / instead of

Change from A to B

Expressions in reading

Para.3

Believe in

Find it difficult to do …

Laugh at

Introduce A to B

It be + 强调 + that/who …

Recognise his greatness

The other way around

At that time

Be allowed to do

Be known as

Scientific pioneer

Para. 4

Be good at

Mean to do

mean doing

Special skills

Only by doing…can we…