Unit 1 Great scientists Listening and writing 课件.pptVIP

Unit 1 Great scientists Listening and writing 课件 Listening Qian Xuesen, who has made great contributions to the development of China’s space industry, is one of the best-known scientists in China. His work has been very important for the development of China. Answer the questions 1.What did Qian Xuesen study first? 2.What experience did he get in America that was very useful for China? Qian Xuesen first studied to be an engineer. In America he began to work on space rockets so that he was able to develop a space program when he came back to China. 3.What was Qian Xuesens achievement when he returned to China from America? When Qian Xuesen returned to China he set up a Space Institute to begin training people in how to design and build rockets. 4. How has he been honored in China? In China he has been honored as “the father of the space program”. 5. How would Steve honor him? Steve Smith suggested putting Qian Xuesens picture on Mars when the first Chinese astronaut lands there. Reading ,writing and learning tips Copernicus Brief introduction We know the first scientist is 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 and other planets went around it. The chart on P.7 shows his theory. Birth: February 19, 1473 Death: May 24, 1543 Place of Birth: Toruń, Poland Career: 1491-1494 Studied mathematics at Kraków Academy 1496 Went to Italy to study astronomy and law at the University of Bologna Read the passage and find the experiences of Copernicus: 1497 Began observations of the Sun, Moon, and planets 1514 Wrote Commentariolus, an outline of his astronomical ideas, but did not circulate it widely 1543 Published De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial) Read through the passage, and tell whether the following statements are true or false. At Copernicus’ time, Chri