新视野大学英语第一册第8单元sectionA U-08A.ppt

Birth of Bright Ideas;Birth of Bright Ideas;Lead-in;Lead-in;Lead-in;To be continued;Lead-in;Lead-in;Lead-in;Pre-reading Activities;Richard Wagner;; Henri Poincare (1854-1912), agreat French mathematics and theoretical science professor at the Sorbonne (University of Paris), had a highly original influence on the development of pure and applied mathematics. He also worked on functions that changed celestial mechanics, helped pioneer algebraic topology and co-discovered the special theory of relativity. ; Descartes (1596-1650), a  famous French philosopher,  mathematician and scientist, was  one of the most influential thinkers  in history. He is considered the founder of both modern philosophy and analytic geometry. During his life, established ideas were being challenged, so he tried to develop a way to reach the truth. He based his theory that the world is made up of mind and matter on a concept that came to him in a dream. ;Compound Dictation;Compound Dictation;Compound Dictation;Compound Dictation;Watch and Discuss;Back; Main Ideas  Structure;课文分析 ;New Words Expressions;New Words Expressions;New Words Expressions;New Words Expressions;New Words Expressions;New Words Expressions;Text Reading;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;词汇学习 ;Main Idea of the Text;Main Idea of Part I;[Paras. 4-6] Illustration: The author presents three examples: Wagner’s conscious mind knew nothing about the process of idea forming while Poincare’s conscious mind observed the process of idea forming in the unconscious, and Descartes’ dream enabled him to make an important discovery.;[Para. 7] Conclusion: In creative thoug