高二英语Unit11课件 新课标 人教版.pptVIP

Unit 11 Scientific Achievements Lead in Do you know some scientists? Can you remember their names and their scientific achievements? Alexander Bell electricity Thomas Edison the First telephone the Wright Brothers’ the electric Lamp Madame Curie black holes in Universe Franklin Theory of Gravity Steven Hawking the First Plane Elbert Einstein Radium Isaac Newton the Theory of Relativity 1. Among the great scientific achievements that have changed the world, which one do you think is the most important? Why? I think electricity is the most important. The modern world cannot work without electricity. Electricity has changed our way of life. 2. Do these achievements have anything in common? If so, what? These great achievements have changed the world. And all these great achievements were made by westerners/ foreigners. Speaking Useful expressions If I got the money, I would…… My plan is to……. I hope that……. I want/wish/hope/intend/plan to…… I’d like to…… I’m thinking of…… Homework Surf on the internet or use the library to find more about scientific achievements. Warming up A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Bell had been interested in the education of deaf people. This interest lead him to invent the microphone and, in 1876, his electrical speech machine, which we now call a telephone. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven. By 1884, long distance connections were made between Boston and New York City. As Armstrong became the first person to touch the Moons surface, he spoke the unforgettable phrase, Thats one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind. The words “_____________” are famous because they are the _________ of The Constitution of the United States of America. 2. “Eureka” is a word from the ______ language and means _______________. 3. If you as