Unit 1 Science and Scientists Reading and Thinking阅读课 高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册.pptxVIP

UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS Section A Reading and Thinking; By the end of this period, you will be able to… 1. find out the stages of scientific research in this passage; 2. learn about John Snow’s research process and analyze John Snow’s characters； 3. express your idea on the given topic through creative thinking; 4. analyze the structure of Problem-Solution pattern. ;Name some famous scientists you know and tell something about them. ;Which scientist discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float? Archimedes (阿基米德) ;Who wrote a book explaining how animals and plants developed as the environment changed? Charles Darwin. ;Who invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities? Thomas Edison ;Who put forward a theory about black holes? Stephen Hawking;;;;;·John Snow ·John Snow（1813-1858） was an English physician who was born in York, trained in Newcastle, and then set up a practice in London. ·He first came to the attention of Queen Victoria because he was an early proponent(拥护者) of the use of anaesthesia (/??n?s?θi?zi?/麻醉)and make ground-breaking contributions to that field.;Discuss the following stages of scientific research in groups. What order would you put them in? 　　　　 analyse the results 　　　　 ask a question 　　　　 draw a conclusion ___________collect data 　　　　 find a problem 　　　　 find supporting evidence 　　　　 think of a method ;Order;Read the whole text quickly and match the main ideas.;Cholera;Theory one: air;A map of Broad Street-”Cholera Map”;Read Para 2-3, and complete the chart below. ;What caused the outbreak of cholera in London in 1854? What contributions did John Snow make? ;1 What was the most important tool Snow used to defeat cholera? What common medical tools，e.g.，a microscope，didn’t he use? Why? He used maps and statistics to analyse where the deaths occurred. He didn’t use a microscope，for example. He didn’t test the water，nor did he draw blood or examine pa