Unit Three Understanding Science.ppt

Unit Three Understanding Science Text A --- Public Attitudes toward Science Text B --- How to make sense out of science Objectives Students are supposed to be able to: 1. grasp the content: understanding the main idea (to ensure the survival of human civilization, measures should be taken to help the public understand science) and grasp the form: recognizing the structure of the text (introducing a topic, developing the topic with supporting details, supplying a conclusion); 2. appreciate the style differences between narrative writing and expository writing exhibited in text A of unit 2 and unit 3; 3. assimilate the key language points and grammatical constituents in the text; 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit.  Contents Text A Public Attitudes toward Science Check Words and Expressions Structure Text B How to Make Sense Out of Science Comprehension check Words And Phrases Quiz check 1. Some prefer the technologically less developed past and consider it a more innocent and less sophisticated age. （T） 2. The author is satisfied with the present government in financial support for scientific research. (F) 3. The author does not think that it is likely that there will be a global state to suppress new advances in science and technology. (T) 4. Human initiative and inventiveness are insuppressible, though the speed of scientific progress might be slowed down. (T) 5. In a democratic society, the public should have a basic understanding of science in order to make wise decisions on their own fate. (T) 6. The public is in two minds means: the public expects science and technology to bring benefits to society but distrusts it as well. (T) 7. The author thought that books and magazines are the basis to educate the public in science. ( F) 8. We have not been contacted by an alien civilization because of insufficient development of science an