Book5)Unit1GreatScientists全解.ppt

(Book5)Unit1 Great Scientists Reading comprehension Do you know these people? What do you know about the scientific achievement? The Origin of Species was published in 1859. It explained how plants and animals had changed over time to fit in with a changing environment. His book showed that people had developed from apes. How about this one? 1.What is the name of the painting? 2.Who created it? 3.Dose he has any other famous paintings except for this one? 《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》 法国·巴黎卢浮宫博物馆的镇馆三宝之一：列奥纳多.达芬奇的《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》 《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》创作于1504年左右。画中的蒙娜丽莎成为美学的，哲学的象征性形象，早已成为达达主义和超现实主义画家模仿的对象。 蒙娜丽莎的微笑时隐时现，是与人体视觉系统有关，而不是因为画中人表情神秘莫测。视觉神经活动方面的权威，利文斯通说：“笑容忽隐忽现，是由于观看者改变了眼睛位置。” 人的笑容主要表现在眼角和嘴角上，达 ·芬奇却偏把这些部位画得若隐若现，没有明确的界线，因此才会有这令人捉摸不定的“神秘的微笑”，此微笑的含义是“世界十大未解之谜”之一。 后经使用x光照射，发现蒙娜丽莎嘴部涂画40层颜料，每一层都很薄。证实并不是用笔所画，而是作者把颜料涂在手上继而画在上面。而每一层颜料都要几个月才能风干，推算大约10年才画好蒙娜丽莎的微笑。 1993年，加拿大美术史家苏珊·吉鲁公布了一项令人震惊的研究成果。她说蒙娜丽莎那倾倒无数观赏者的口唇，是一个男子裸露的脊背。 Have you seen the film？ Do you know John Snow? John Snow is a well-known doctor in the 19th century in London and he defeated “King Cholera”. Do you know what kind of disease is cholera? It is a kind of terrible disease caused by drinking dirty water and it caused a lot of deaths in the old times and it was very difficult to defeat. Pre-reading 1.(Pair work) What five most important qualities do you think a scientist should have? Give reasons. 2.(Group work) Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in groups the stages in examining a new scientific idea. What order would you put them in? Draw a conclusion Think of a method Collect results Make up a question Find a problem Analyse the results find supporting evidence Repeat if necessary While - reading Language points for Warming up discover (v.) : invent (v.) : e.g. : Columbus discovered America in 1492. Who discovered radium? e.g. : Who invented the steam engine? Ex. The scientists ____________ new coal mines in Sh