(
课件网) Unit 1 Science and Scientists Reading for writing By the end of the class, students will be able to： Figure out the main idea of each paragraph in the target texts. Summarize the good qualities and scientific spirit of the two scientists by finding out their supportive events. Write an essay about what makes a great scientist. Learning Objectives Do you know him Qian Xuesen The Father of Missiles & Aerospace The King of the Rocket Be Awarded with the Medal of Two Bombs and One Satellite Lead in 1911:_____in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 1934：graduated from_____ _____ PH.D degree：_____and mathematics Occupation:_____ and researcher 1955: _____ China 1956: _____ the first research institute of rockets ans missiles Title(头衔): Father of _____ October 31,2009:_____ Famous saying： _____ is in China; _____is in China; _____ is in China. Watch the video and learn about Qian Xuesen. returned to China’s Missiles aerospace teacher Born in Shanghai Jiao Tong University set up passed away My career My success My destination Patriotic Lead in Do you know him Stephen Hawking Big bang theory A Brief History of Time Lead in Lead in Para.1 A. His personality. Paras.2-5 B. His death. Para.6 C. His personal experience. Para.7 D. Introduction. skim the text and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1 A. His claim to fame. Para.2 B. His Characteristics. Para.3 C. Introduction. Skimming Para.1 A. His personality. Paras.2-5 B. His death. Para.6 C. His personal experience. Para.7 D. Introduction. skim the text and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1 A. His claim to fame. Para.2 B. His Characteristics. Para.3 C. Introduction. Sscanning Brief introduction. Life story Achievements Personalities/ qualities death Read for Structure Detailed reading The father of China's aerospace Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on China’s aerospace science than Qian Xuesen. 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. Para.1: Introduction Why was Qian called "the father of China's aerospace" How Detailed reading Born in Hangzhou in 1911, Qian attended schools in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering. However, after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932, Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country. Qian went to the United States in 1935 to pursue his graduate studies. Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology. As a graduate assistant at the California Institute of Technology during the 1930s, Qian helped conduct important research into rocket propulsion, an ... ...
