Unit 1 Nothing venturednothing gained Listening 课件.pptVIP

Old theory New theory How long did it take? Where did people come from? Six days God made them. Millions of years Developed from monkeys Ex. 4 Answer these questions. 1 What made Charles Darwin change his mind and explain his new theory? After twenty years Charles Darwin changed his mind and explained his new theory because another biologist also had the same idea. The two of them worked together. 2 What was the public reaction to his book The Origin of Species? The public reaction to the new theory was very fierce. (Everybody was forced to take sides in the debate between the biologists and the Christian Church. Even the Prime Minister of the day, Benjamin Disraeli, was asked his opinion. He said Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.) 4 How did he handle the criticism? He particularly upset all the followers of the Christian church who believed that the Bible came directly from God and therefore every word must be true. He handled the criticism with tact and patience. 3 Who did he upset? Why did he upset them? The year is 1860. Fred Jones (F J) is interviewing Charles Darwin (CD) for a newspaper. WHERE DID HUMANS COME FROM? Listening text FJ: Hello, Mr Darwin, Im your interviewer, Fred Jones. Today Im very glad youve come from London to talk to me. Now, Mr Darwin, I hear you have a new theory. What is it? CD: My theory of evolution states that all animals originally came from other earlier species. It took millions of years. In the old idea, the Bible assumed that God made all creatures and plants in six days. FJ: I see. What about human beings? CD: Well. I think people come from monkeys. FJ: That mustve upset Christians, I suppose. CD: Indeed, it upset all the Christians who believe that God made animals including people in six days. FJ: Why did you change your mind in 1858 an