大学英语课件Reading Book1 Unit3 Huang Jiyan.ppt

Unit 3 Text A Public Attitudes towards Science Warm-up Questions Brain-storming 1. Some of the scientific and technological inventions. Warm-up Questions 2. Discussion: Do all these inventions always change our lives for the better? Give examples to explain your opinion. Background Information Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist 1942---Born in Oxford, England 1958 --- entered Oxford University 1962 --- received a bachelor’s degree in physics, enrolled at the University of Cambridge 1963 --- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was diagnosed ALS 肌萎缩性侧索硬化症、卢伽雷氏症 1966 --- earned his Ph. D. degree 1977 --- became a professor of physics 1979 --- appointed the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge “... although there was a cloud hanging over my future, I found to my surprise that I was enjoying life in the present more than I had before. I began to make progress with my research... ” --- Stephen Hawking Background Information “I am quite often _______ : How do you __________ having ALS. The answer is, not ____ . I try to live as ___________ as possible, and not think about ___________ , or ______ the things it prevents me from ______ , which are not that ______ .” --- Stephen Hawking 2. Main Achievements A. singularity 奇点 B. black hole C. A Brief History of Time Albert Einstein 1897 --- 1955 Do the following QUIZ: In his efforts to discover the governing laws of the universe, Einstein tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natural forces. What are they? A. Electromagnetism 电磁 and gravity. B. Fission 裂变 and gravity. C. Electricity and the speed of light. D. Nuclear energy and electromagnetism. Listen to the following: Do You Know? Einstein could not find ______ in physics upon graduating from college, and became a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. He worked on the theoretical physics _______________. Einstein did not receive a ______ Prize for his theory of relativity. Einstein immediately lef