Unit 1 Great scientists Workbook-Reading Speaking and Writing 课件.pptVIP

In pairs discuss the life and work of any scientist that you know. Explain their achievements and recount stories that show interesting aspects of their character and their work. Talk about how they achieved their success. Speaking task Was it because of his / her talent, intelligence, hard work, persistence, confidence, curiosity, enthusiasm or luck? Prepare to give a talk on your chosen scientist to the class. The following questions may help you with your discussion. 1.Who is the scientist you admire most? 2. What nationality is this scientist? 3.What kind of family did he/she come from? 4.What kind of education did he/she receive? 5.What did he/she achieve in his/her scientific work? 6. Why did he/she achieve great success? Now write a report about your scientist, his/ her life, achievements and the key to his / her success. Before you begin to write, remember to put your information under three headings: Life Achievements Key to success. Writing Please plan your report according to these steps: Introduction to the scientist, including dates, where he / she lived and worked and which branch of science; Life of the scientist; Achievements of your chosen scientist; Key to his / her success; General summary of his/her importance in science and why you chose him/her. Unit 1 Great scientists Workbook-Reading Speaking and Writing 课件 Try your best to go over the whole points of each picture without lifting your pencil from the paper or going over any line twice. A A D D B B C C Topology--Euler path Euler What’s Euler’s puzzle? Konigsberg is an island and there is a river breaking here into two parts. “Seven Bridges of Konigsberg” and the famous “Euler path”. People wondered if they could walk around the city by crossing the seven bridges without going over any of them twice or going back on himself, but Euler found he couldn’t cross all the seven ones. This is Euler’s puzzle. The first stage in his research is to find the problem that he could cr