初中英语：Reading-《The-story-of-Zu-Chongzhi》课件.pptx

The story of Zu Chongzhi雅great minds in Chinese history 1.|LEAD-IN|2.|PRE-READING|3.|WHILE-READING|4.|POST-READING|CONTENTS 序 What did the boy write on the blackboard? Watch the video雅 Who work out “pi”？A Chinese mathematicianZu Chongzhi astronomermathematicianmeasureThe blue line is___________The clock is _______The black line is__________circumferencediameteraccuratefoldcuriosity What is the article about？What do you know about Zu Chongzhi？Zu ChongzhiZu Chongzhi is the first person to find out pi Read the first four sentences雅PART ONEZu Chongzhi(429-500AD) was a Chinese mathematician,astronomer and mechanic.He was born in a well-educated family.As an excellent engineer ,Zu Chongzhis grandfather taught him science.From an early age,Zu Chongzhi showed great intelligence and curiosity,with special interests in mathematics and astronomy. About Zu Chongzhicareeryear of birthyear of deathchildhoodmathematicianastronomermechaniccontributions500429birthplacea well-educated family,Chinashowed great intelligence and curiosity，with interest in math and astronomyfirst teachergrandfather taught him sciencework out “pi”Zu ChongzhiRead the first four sentences and complete the mindmap Today we know pi is endless， but what is the most accurate value of pi in ancient time？ PART TWORead sentence 5 to sentence 7Today we know Zu Chongzhi because he was the first person to find out that pi falls between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927,and his result remained the most accurate value in the world for more than 900 years.Zu Chongzhi also worked out the close value of pi th be 355/113,which he called “close ratio”.This ratio was so hard to get that a Japanese mathematician named it “Zus ratio”.雅 Learn to raise questions Raise some questions about Zu Chongzhis achievements Answer the questions and get points for your teamGROUP WORK WhatWho 。Why 。Where 2345W1H1WhenHow56 Raise some questions for your classmates? Who is the first person to find out the pi?Why ... Where...What is “close ratio”?How...