Unit 7 The secret life of science.pptVIP

. Bridging the information gap Science quiz Science quiz Science quiz Text organization Text organization Question-answer pattern The definition of badness Badness: Badness is much better represented as being on a spectrum rather than sth. which is there or not there. Reasons for bad things happening in threes Reasons for bad things happening in threes Match the examples with the type of events Judging statements Map reading misfortunes 1. The chance of picking a destination which is close to the edge of the map is a lot higher than you might expect. 2. People always forget about the number of times the road doesn’t land awkwardly and remember the time it does. 3. Thirty per cent of the map page is duplicated elsewhere as a result of our selective memory. 4. Map reading misfortunes are a typical example of selective memory. Judging statements 1. The relative frequency of red and green lights on a journey is another example of selevtive memory. 2. Traffic light is simplified as being like tossing a coin, with a 50 per cent chance of being red. 3. Red lights come up not as often when the driver is not in a hurry. 4. Red lights are instantly forgotten while green lights stick in the mind. Finding expressions about bad luck Pair work: Read Paras 4-10 and fill in the chart. Critical thinking 1. Is bad luck an acceptable explanation for when things go wrong? Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Difficult sentence 1 Difficult sentence 2 The longer the first bad event sticks in the front of your mind, the more opportunities you will have to experience two more bad events. Para 8 Difficult sentence 3 If you encounter six traffic lights on a journey, then you are no more likely to escape a red light than you are to toss six consecutive heads, the chance of which is 1 in 64. Para 16, the last sentence Words to note neutral adj. adj. neither positive nor negative 中立的，中性的 Translate the following sentences. 1. The security of all of southeast Asia will be endangered if Laos loses its neu