学英语精读4第三单元why do we believe that the earth is round.pptVIP

9. 几个小小的回合 / 交锋 10. 预报（月）食 11. 有充分理由（做）…… 12. 接受关于……的论断 13. 检验……结论 14. 不这样又有什么办法呢？ 15. 知识的范围 16. 不愿…… 17. 无力的论据 18. 轻信的时代 19. 靠不住的理由 minor exchanges foretell eclipses be justified in doing sth. accept one’s say-so about test the pronouncements How can it be otherwise? range of knowledge would not bother to do sth weak arguments a credulous age precarious reasons * In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw advances the idea that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages. After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financial burden of raising five children by herself. One of the best ways to prove or refute a point is to cite examples from your own experience. * Henry’s statement that Betty always exaggerates his faults may well lead to a quarrel. I trusted her so much that I would have swallowed any story she told me. When the family gathered to discuss matters of finance, Father started off by saying that it was absolutely necessary to set aside some money each month, for in an emergency we could fall back on our saving. * Unit3 Why do we believe that the earth is round? * Teaching Procedure 1. Warm-up Question 2. Information related to the text The Flat Earth Theory VS the Round Earth Theory 3. Detailed Reading * Warm-up Questions When someone told you he believed that the earth is flat rather than round, what would you say? Do you think the earth is round or flat? Why? 3. Should we believe in everything experts tell us? What do you think of experts’ idea when public events happen? Give some specific examples. * The Flat Earth Theory and the Round Earth Theory In the sixth century B.C. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras （毕达哥拉斯）believed that the earth was a sphere which he considered the most perfect of shapes. He reasoned that because the moon and the sun are spherical, the earth is too. * in the fourth century B.C. Aristotle（亚里士多德 ） came to the same conclusion because the earth’s