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课件网) Unit 5 A Journey of Discovery 1.Understand the reading materials. Think and analyze it through studying the style of the passage. 2.Use different methods to search key information. 3.Learn the spirit of scientific exploring. Learning aims Leading in Look at the evolutionary tree and answer: What is he famous for Who came up with the idea of evolution Darwin evolutionary tree 空白演示 在此输入您的封面副标题 lower forms of life higher forms of life evolution Charles Darwin evolutionary tree Skimming What’s the genre of the passage A. Exposition B. Argumentation C. Narration Read the passage more carefullly, and then do the reading comprehension exercises. A Journey of Discovery Scanning A. Darwin’s interest in various living things made him a great naturalist. B. Darwin’s journey on the Beagle inspired his Theory of Evolution. C. Darwin went on a journey to confirm his theory that humans had evolved over time. 1. What’s the main idea of the passage ？ 2.What do we know about Charles Darwin from the first paragraph A. His father was disappointed about him. B. He wasn’t interested in his lessons at college. C. He knew the captain of the Beagle very well. D. He wanted to travel around the world by ship. 3.What was Charles Darwin interested in A. Travelling around the world. B．Communicating with others. C．Doing research on resources. D．Researching on living things on Earth. 4. From the sixth paragraph, what was Chareles Darwin brave to do A. To travel alone in the mountains. B. To fight against other people. C. To express his own ideas. D. To inspire others to tell the truth. Comics漫画家 used to mock Charles Darwin _____ to believe people were _____ _____ to believe refused shocked started 5. What kind of person was Darwin A．Humorous and clever. B．Intelligent and helpful. C．Ambitious and persistent. D．Knowledgeable and generous. In 1831, _____ Then he spent some time in_____ Later in 1835, _____ At last, in 1859_____ Today, On the origin of species_____ _____ Darwin left England on the Beagle. South America. his book was published. he reached the Galapagos island. is regardced as one of the most important works ever written. Post reading Discussion The captain of the ship, the Beagle wanted someone to profit by visiting 1._____（distance） countries. Luckily, Darwin 2._____（响应号召）and got the opportunity, but he was not the captain’s 3._____（首选）. Darwin was a 4._____（geology） and naturalist, fascinated by rocks, plants and animals. Detailed summary distant answered the call first choice geologist The journey gave him the chance to study various living things in their natural environments. After Darwin had spent some time in South America, his room was crowded 5._____ samples of the plants and animals he had collected. He began to consider the question how different species 6._____（产生）. He noticed that some species of animals were very similar to each other. wit ... ...
