英语北师大版选修7 Unit20 lesson 3 scientific breakthroughs.ppt

warm up : The designer of ENIAC, the first commercial computer made in the United States Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Edwin Hubble Reading practicefor general idea Reading Strategy (1): First read the text to get the general idea. Go through the whole text, don’t worry about some new word , you don’t need to understand every word exactly. Just work out the subject and the main idea. The purpose of this article is ____. the introduction of the Wright Brothers the introduction of the process of scientific breakthrough introduction of the major scientific discoveries in the 20th century the contributions scientists made to the world Match the pioneers with the deeds They were specialist in the area of bicycle-repair,but they were interested in aircraft. They made great contributions to the development of aircraft. He is aware of recent developments, but he has been working on his own. He showed in his “theory of relativity” that not even time, mass or length is constant. He proved that the universe is actually expanding, and that further away galaxies are, the faster they move. He was a son of a Scottish shepherd . HEe discovered penicillin. Although his discovery is important, he remained modest. During the 2nd world war, the US Navy turned to them to produce a machine. They didn’t finish until after the war, in February 1946. Reading for specific information Reading Strategy (2) Read the questions /statements and identify important words. Find the relevant part of the text and identify the important words Decide if the important words in the question/statement express the same meaning Base your decision only on the information in the text. Use the strategies to help you Exs 4: Are these statements true or false according to the text or is there no information? Work in groups to use the strategies to work out the problems. 1.Orville Wright made the first and longest flight on