Unit1 Make a difference（reading）.ppt

* * Unit 1 Making difference Period 3 丁　国　植 Reading: Something about Stephen Hawking? He was born in 1942, got his doctor’s degree in physics, and did research at Cambridge University in England. By the age of 21 he had already begun his notice that is was difficult to move around without falling over. Although he had problems with his brain, which was getting worse, he decided to continue with his research and his writing. He had to find ways that would make it possible for him to speak, read and write, even though he could later only move the fingers of one hand. In 1988 his book A brief History of Time became a best-seller. Though he has suffered a terrible disease, it can’t prevent him from being one of the greatest physicists in our time. Let’s know more about Hawking on page 3. We shall learn NO BOUNDARIES today. For reading: 1. Talk about the pictures. 2. Read quickly to answer the pre-reading questions 3. Read and do true or false questions: 1). Hawking can’t express himself in words without the help of the computer. 2). It is Hawking who discovered black holes on his own. 3). Hawking’s best-seller A brief History of Time explains difficult theory in a simple way. 4). In scientific field, the best theory can’t turn out to be wrong. 5). In scientific research the observation is very important. 6). All the theories can be tested by experiments. 7). Sometimes it is not a piece of cake to understand Hawking’s lecture. √ × √ × √ × √ Read again, fill in the form: Stephen Hawking In 2002 In 1988 In the early 1970s Events Time Became famous; new discoveries Best-seller; A Brief History of Time Visit China; speak to university students Basic steps of the scientific method third Second First Doing No. Carefully observe what you are interested in Build a theory about how things happen Test the theory in a practical way-use experiments or motheds Read again and discuss: 1). What does the title mean? 2). What do you think of the beginning of the text