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课件网) Unit 1 Science and Scientist Reading for Writing Teaching Objectives Learn about the lives of Qian Xuesen and Stephen Hawking. Figure out the structure and language features of a biography. Identify what makes a great scientist. Write an an essay to introduce a scientist you admire. The father of China’s Aerospace Passage 1 Para 1 B Introduction C Further education abroad and achievements D Returning to motherland E Great achievements G Personality A His death and people’s commemoration of him Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 F Education 6 Part 1(para1) Introduction Part 2(para2-5) His personal experiences and accomplishments Part 3(para6) His personality Part 4(para7) His death and people’s appreciation of him How many parts can we further divide this text into Skimming 1. What important personality and qualities Qian Xuesen had helped him earn the name of “the father of China’s aerospace” Para1. Described by the authors of the Story of QianXuesen 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. Para2. ...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. patriotic hardworking devoted patriotic While-reading Para3. 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... Para4. Qian did not let that discourage him from taking on the challenge...His reply was determined“Why not We Chinese are able to make the same things一that other people make. Para6. Qian read a lot and was extremely knowledgeable...what might have made him such an outstanding and creative scientist was probably his strong interest in other things...His deep appreciation for art often gave him inspiration in his scientific research. specialized brave determined knowledgeable outstanding creative While-reading They make the text more coherent (连贯）and logical. 2. Underline the linking words and phrases in the passage and describe their function. 3. How did the author develop the text In time order. While-reading A World of Pure Thought Passage 2 pa Skimming Skim the text of Stephen Hawking and match the main idea with each paragraph. How many parts His claim to fame Introduction Characteristics that made him great Para1 Para2 Para3 Part1 Part2 Part3 Reading 1. What personality and qualities helped Stephen Hawking with his work and made him one of the greatest thinkers Para2. Hawking’s own work on the big bang...was soon proven by astronomers with telescopes. A star was born. Para3. Hawking was willing to say what others were afraid to say and to dream of what others w ... ...
