必修五-Unit1-Using-language)精华.ppt

Copernicus He was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect information. He believed the sun is the center of the universe and the earth as well as other planets goes around it. 1.What’s Copernicus’ fear? 2.How did Copernicus prove his theory? 3.What is his theory? Questions: 1.What’s Copernicus’ fear? He feared that the powerful Christian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea. 2.How did Copernicus prove his theory? He had thought long and hard about these problems and tried to find an answer. He had observations of the stars and used all his mathematical knowledge to explain them. 3.What is his theory? The sun is the centre of the solar system with the planets going round it and only the moon still going round the earth. At Copernicus’ time, Christian Church was in charge of many western countries. T Read through the passage, and tell whether the following statements are true or false. 3. Copernicus didn’t show his new theory to his friends until he completed it. 4. His friends were not interested in his ideas. T F 2. Copernicus noticed that observed from the earth, some planets appears in front of or behind the earth. F 5. Since he was not afraid of being attacked by the Church, Copernicus published his book as soon as he finished working on it. 6. Newton, Einstein, and Hawking are all scientists who made contribution to the study of the universe. F T After reading Read the text carefully again, then choose the best answer. 1. If the earth was the center of the solar system, we wouldn’t explain _________ A. God had made the world. B. All the stars moved around the earth. C. Christian Church was powerful . D. Some of the planets appear brighter at times and less bright at others. D 细节理解 Para 2 2. Why didn’t Copernicus publish his theory the moment he completed it? Because_______ A. The powerful Christian Church had punished him. B. He believed God had made the world. C. He wanted to avo