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21st Century Rocket scientist dies 北京文汇中学 李树红 For Junior 3 Pre-reading Do you know who “Father of space technology” or ”King of rockets” in China is? Do you know more about this person? While reading Complete the form according to the timeline of Qian Xuesen’s life. Time Happened 1911 1935 He was born. Studied in the US Moved to Caltech 1936 Became a professor at MIT 1955 1956 1947 the Chinese government set up a space industry committee Died the US agreed to set him free 2009 Answer the questions How long did Qian study at MIT? 2. Where did he receive his doctor’s degree? He studied there one year. He received his doctor’s degree at Caltech 3. Where did he work after World War II? 4. Why did the US government put him under house arrest ? 5. What did the Chinese government do in 1956? He served in the US military Because they thought he knew too much about US military matters The Chinese government set up a space industry committee Language focus . be famous for\ be known as . prevent sb. doing sth. stop sb. from doing sth keep sb from doing sth protect sb from doing sth .would …rather than .play an important role 1. be famous for和be known as的区别 be famous for.“指因某物而闻名 ” He was famous for his sense of humor 我以我的篮球技术而出名 be known as .“是指因某身份而闻名” She was known to be a very kind woman 我曾经被认为是个科学家。 2. prevent sb. doing sth.\stop sb. from doing sth\keep sb from doing sth\protect sb from doing sth的区别 prevent sb. doing sth.\stop sb. from doing sth\ keep sb from doing sth阻止……做……或阻止某事的发生 protect...from 是表示保护……不受伤害 .We must prevent the water from becoming polluted. What stopped him from coming here. The heavy rain kept us from arriving on time. .You should wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun. 3. “would rather...than...” “宁愿……而不愿……” Shed rather die than lose the children I would rather starve than you go hungry. 4. play an important role /part in 在……中扮演重要角色 Computers play an