book5 Unit 1 Extensive reading[课件].pptVIP

We all know something about 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 go around it. The chart on P.7 shows his theory. 3. Copernicus didn’t show his new theory to his friends until he completed it. 4. His friends were not interested in his ideas. 用适当的介词填空。 1. The quarrel led __ the fighting between the two villagers. 2. He is always positive _____ trying new ideas. 3. His father is very strict ____ him and strict __ his studies too. 4. We should base our theory __ fact. 5. The photo calls up the memory of his childhood __ times. 6. According to my point __ view, we should stick to our plan. * Copernicus Pre-reading At Copernicus’ time, Christian Church was in charge of many western countries. T Read through the passage, and tell whether the following statements are true or false. T F 2. Copernicus noticed that observed from the earth, some planets appears in front of or behind the earth. F 5. Since he was not afraid of being attacked by the Church, Copernicus published his book as soon as he finished working on it. 6. Newton, Einstein, and Hawking are all scientists who made contribution to the study of the universe. F T Language points: 1.make sense 讲得通；有道理；很有意义 make sense of sth. 懂；了解……的含义 他说的有道理。 What he says makes sense. 你能明白这首诗的含义吗？ Can you make sense of this poem？ 2. enthusiastic: be interested in She’s very ____________ __________ singing. We explain our plan, and he is very ___________. enthusiastic about/over enthusiastic 3. cautious: careful to avoid risk be cautious about sth. cautiously The guard warned me to be cautious about strangers. The bank is very cautious about lending money. My father is a very cautious driver. 银行在贷款方面十分慎重。 警卫告戒我要当心陌生人。 我的爸爸是一位非常谨慎的司机。 请选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。 Tom dreamed of joining the army when he was very young. He was very _______ an