高中英語(yǔ) Unit 1 Great scientists Reading and Writing 新人教版必修5

1、Reading & Writing,Nicolaus Copernicus,He was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect information. He believed the sun is the center of the universe and the earth and other planets went around it,Nine Planets In the Solar System,Showing Copernicus theory,A diagram show

2、ing the solar system with the earth at its centre,A diagram showing the solar system with the sun at its centre,skimming,Before Copernicus theory,Careful reading,Read the text carefully, then answer these questions,What did Copernicus believed is the centre of the solar system,2) What did the Christ

3、ian Church believe was the centre of the earth,The sun,The earth,Which one is right,3) When did Copernicus complete his theory? (Para 3,Between 1510 and 1514 he worked on it, gradually improving his theory until he felt it was complete,4 ) After how many years did he publish his new theory? ( 5) why

4、 did he publish it so late,After 29years he published it as he lay dying,His theory was against Gods idea, and the powerful Christian Church would have punished him if he put forward such an idea,Debate,Yes/No,As a scientist, one should be brave. But Copernicus was afraid of being attacked by the Ch

5、ristian Church. So he had hidden his theory for so many years. What do you think of this,Agree: 1.He was cautious. if he had published his ideas, he would have been killed just as Bruno who was burned to death because his theory was against the Christian Church. 2.Every time when a new idea appears,

6、 there are always rejections. Its normal. Scientists should have patience to spread their truth. 3.It made no sense for him to publish his theory in a hurry.He was just cautious not coward. He should protect himself first,Disagree: 1.Copernicus was very coward. He should speak out his discovery and

7、let the world know the truth earlier. 2.Science can never advance unless people have the courage of their beliefs. 3.As a scientist, you must have the courage to publish your findings. No matter how people oppose them, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong,Write a short letter asking Coper

8、nicus to publish his ideas so everyone can read them,Write a short letter asking Copernicus (not) to publish his ideas so everyone can read them,Practice,One possible version: Dear Nicolaus Copernicus,I am a student studying astronomy and I would very much like to read your new theory about the sola

9、r system. I hope you will publish it for several reasons,I understand the problems with the present theory. The way the planets move is not what you would expect if the earth was the center of the universe. It is also odd that the brightness of some stars seems to change. So I agree with you that we

10、 need a new theory,Yours sincerely, Lin Qi,I know your observations have been very carefully carried out over many years. Now you must have the courage to publish them. Science can never advance unless people have the courage of their beliefs. I know you worry about what will happen if you publish y

11、our new theory. No matter how people oppose it, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong,So I hope you will feel you can publish your new theory,One possible version: Dear Nicolaus Copernicus,I am a student studying astronomy and I would very much like to read your new theory about the solar

12、system. I hope you will publish it for several reasons,I understand the problems with the present theory. The way the planets move is not what you would expect if the earth was the center of the universe. It is also odd that the brightness of some stars seems to change. So I agree with you that we n

13、eed a new theory,Beginning: Tell Copernicus who you are and why you want him to publish his ideas,Paragraph 1: Reason 1 and evidence,Yours sincerely, Lin Qi,I know your observations have been very carefully carried out over many years. Now you must have the courage to publish them. Science can never

14、 advance unless people have the courage of their beliefs. I know you worry about what will happen if you publish your new theory. No matter how people oppose it, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong,So I hope you will feel you can publish your new theory,Paragraph 2: Reason 1 and evidence

15、,Summing up: Ask him to think again about publishing his ideas,Homework,1.Finish your letter after class. 2. Revise the words and language points in this unit. 3. Finish “Summing up,1)表示對(duì)過(guò)去的某種情況進(jìn)行猜測(cè), 或本來(lái)要做某事卻因某種原因未做成,通常用來(lái)說(shuō)明某一情況，但不象should或ought to 那樣含有責(zé)備之意。如,Yet he could not tell anyone about his the

16、ory as the powerful Christian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea,After the exam, he thought he _ harder and should not have spend a lot of time playing computer games,neednt have + 過(guò)去分詞，表示做了不必做的事，相當(dāng)于，譯為“其實(shí)沒(méi)必要 ” should have + 過(guò)去分詞，表示應(yīng)該做某事但實(shí)際上未做，譯為“本應(yīng)該 ” should not have +

17、過(guò)去分詞，表示本不應(yīng) 該做某事但實(shí)際上做了，譯為“本不應(yīng)該,2) 相關(guān)知識(shí)總結(jié),A should work B should have worked C could work D could have worked,lead to 導(dǎo)致，通向,1.All roads lead to Rome,2.The discovery of new evidence led to _. A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught,條條大道通羅馬,C,Onl

18、y if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky .,The movements of the other planets in the sky make sense only if you put the sun there,eg. 1）Only if your identity has been checked, _. A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in C. will you allow in D. will you be a

19、llowed in,D,Only + 副詞 /介詞短語(yǔ)/狀語(yǔ)從句” 位于句首, 主句要部分倒裝，即把助動(dòng)詞、be動(dòng)詞和情態(tài)動(dòng)詞提前放在主句主語(yǔ)的前面,2）Only then did I realize the importance of knowledge. 3）Only in this way can we work out the maths problem,make sense,她感到害怕. 直到那時(shí)她感到害怕。 She was frightened. Be動(dòng)詞 Only then _. ( frighten) Be動(dòng)詞提前放在主語(yǔ)的前面。 你能用這種方法提高你的英語(yǔ)。 只有通過(guò)這種方式

20、你才能提高你的英語(yǔ)。 You can improve your in this way.情態(tài)動(dòng)詞 Only in this way _ your English. 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞提前放在主語(yǔ)的前面。 他已經(jīng)理解父母了。直到他要做爸爸之前他理解父母了 He had understood his parents. 助動(dòng)詞 Only before he became a father _ his parents.助動(dòng)詞提前放在主語(yǔ)的前面,was she frightened,can you improve,had he understood,make sense 有意義，有道理，說(shuō)得通 1）What yo

21、u say makes no sense. 2) It would make sense to leave early. 3) Can you make sense of this poem,你說(shuō)的話沒(méi)有道理,還是早點(diǎn)走好。 （是明智的，合理的,你看得懂這首詩(shī)嗎？（理解或弄懂,work on 從事,She is working on a new novel.(= She is writing a new novel.,enthusiastic: having or demonstrating enthusiasm adj. 熱心的，滿腔熱情的,enthusiastic support 熱情的支

22、持,be enthusiastic about 對(duì)某事充滿熱情,寫(xiě)作專項(xiàng)探究之勸說(shuō)信 勸說(shuō)信以書(shū)信的形式勸說(shuō)收信人接受或放棄某一種想法、觀點(diǎn)、提議或行動(dòng)，有時(shí)還提出自己的建議并讓對(duì)方采取進(jìn)一步的行動(dòng) 【常用句型 】 Im writing to persuade you to. 我寫(xiě)信是要?jiǎng)衲恪?I am writing to express my views concerning 我寫(xiě)信來(lái)是要表達(dá)我關(guān)于。的想法 If I were you, I would. 如果我是你， 我會(huì)。 It seems to me that you could 我認(rèn)為你可以。 First of all, I thi

23、nk it would be better if . 首先，我想如果你能。會(huì)更好 I think it would be more beneficial if you could 我想如果你能。會(huì)更有利。 I believe you will take my advice into consideration. 我相信你會(huì)考慮我的建議的,I hope you will find these suggestions/ proposals practical/useful/ helpful. 我希望你覺(jué)得這些建議/提議有用/有幫助。 I will be more happy to see impr

24、ovements in this aspect. 如果這方面有所改善我會(huì)非常開(kāi)心的。 I will be ready for further discussing this matter into details. 我很愿意就此事進(jìn)行更詳盡的討論,寫(xiě)作模板】 Dear _, Im writing to persuade you to _. First of all, I think it would be better if _. Secondly, _. Last but not least, _. I do hope you can take my suggestion into consideration and make a final decision. Look forward to your reply. Yours, _,學(xué)校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和老師因?yàn)閾?dān)心同學(xué)們?yōu)g覽不健康網(wǎng)站，關(guān)閉了教室里的電腦網(wǎng)絡(luò)瀏覽功能，學(xué)生都很難過(guò)。假如你是李華，給校長(zhǎng)寫(xiě)一封信，勸說(shuō)校長(zhǎng)同意開(kāi)通電教室里的網(wǎng)絡(luò)。 注意： 1 信中要包括下表中的所有內(nèi)容； 2 詞數(shù)：120左右； 信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù),Dear headmaster, Im writing to persuade you to let us surf the Internet