Cultural Corner Rockets.pptVIP

Reading Writing–1. Brainstorm (3ms) Do you know who is him? . Culture corner -3. Structure (5ms) Find out the topic sentences of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 美国杂志介绍的万户 　　据《文明》杂志介绍，美国火箭学家赫伯特·S·基姆（Herbert·S·Zim）在1945年出版的《火箭和喷气发动机》（Rockets and Jets）一书中提到，“约当14世纪之末，有一位中国的官吏叫万户，他在一把座椅的背后，装上47枚当时可能买到的最大火箭。他把自己捆绑在椅子的前边，两只手各拿一个大风筝。然后叫他的仆人同时点燃47枚大火箭，其目的是想借火箭向前推进的力量，加上风筝上升的力量飞向前方。” 　　基姆在书中并没有提到“万户飞天”一事的来源。国内清华大学教授刘仙洲首先将其翻译为中文，后来“万户飞天”的故事以各种形式被广泛引用。在前苏联、德国、英国等国的火箭专家的一些著作中，也提到了这件事。在20世纪70年代的一次国际天文联合会上，月球上一座环形山被命名为“万户”，以纪念“第一个试图利用火箭作飞行的人”。 * Stephen Hawking When where was he born? Why was he famous? When did he discover /invent? Reading Writing–2. Vocabulary(3ms) Match the words in the box with the definitions. a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as a result of a crime, an accident, etc. to discover the cause of an illness or a problem a book that sells in very large numbers an illness the study of the origin and development of the universe the act of creating the state of being disabled victim diagnose best-seller disease cosmology creation disability Reading Writing–3. Numbering(5ms) Read the passage about Stephen Hawking and number the paragraphs in the correct order. Answers: 2-------3------1 Reading Writing–4. Numbering(5ms) Write the number of the paragraphs. This paragraph explains why Hawking is famous. This paragraph talks about Hawking’s personal life. This paragraph talks about Hawking’s scientific career. Paragraph 1( the third in the book) Paragraph 2( the first in the book) Paragraph 3( the second in the book) Reading Writing–5. Discussion (4ms) Discuss with your group members . Do you know how to write a biography of a famous person? Para. 1: the general evaluation of the person Para. 2: his or her childhood, education, earlier life Para. 3: his or her research, or important positioning a certain field. Reading Writing–6. Writing (15ms) Write three short paragraph about Albert Einstein using