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1、“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”Thomas Alva Edison“天才就是百分之九十九的汗水加上百分之一的灵感.”“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”Albert Einstein“想象力比知识更重要.”“Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.”Maria Curie“生活中没有什么可怕的东西,只需要理解的东西.” You cannot

2、teach a man anything you can only help him find it within himself. -Galileo Galileo你不可能把一切都交给一个人你你不可能把一切都交给一个人你,只能帮助他从内心只能帮助他从内心去发现去发现(和了解和了解)事物事物.It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious. 分析明显存在的事物需要非分析明显存在的事物需要非凡的头脑凡的头脑-Alfred North WhiteheadMatch the scientists with their

3、 contributions:Maria Curie The Theory of RelativityEdison RadiumGalileo Galilei Principle of MathematicsAlfred Whitehead TelescopeEinstein Light bulbQuestions:What makes a scientist successful?Confidence,imagination ,intelligence.Curious,careful,hard-working,creative.Language points:1.genius:(U)天才；（

4、天才；（C）有天才的人）有天才的人have a genius for 2.per :per day ;per week ;per pound3.mind:( 脑子脑子 )；心思（；心思（C）4.undertake:着手做，承担着手做，承担undertake to do sth.undertake that(保证保证 )5.branch:分支，树枝，分流分支，树枝，分流6.There is no doubt that前面有否定词时，其后用前面有否定词时，其后用that 引起同位语从引起同位语从句；前面无否定词是，后面用句；前面无否定词是，后面用whether 引导引导从句。从句。e.g Ther

5、e was no doubt that he had been misunderstood. There is some doubt whether he is guilty.There is no doubt about /of sthHe doubt if she is honest.7.debate:n.v .debate sth with sb.Exercises:1.It _great efforts to succeed in this cause.A.takes B.costs C.charges D.pays2.Much of the work is _before sunse

6、tA.finished B.to finish it C.being finished D.to be finished3.There is little doubt _our team will beat yours.A.which B.whether C.if D.thatGreat mind No. 1:_1. This great mind was on fire for _. rockets agriculture gravity radioactivity outer space2. The scientists name is similar to the English wor

7、d curious, meaning_. something not old something not short being interested in somethingMadame Curieradioactivitybeing interested in somethingGreat mind No. 2:_1. This great mind was on fire for _. rockets agriculture gravity radioactivity outer space2. The scientists name is similar to the English

8、word for_. something not old something not short being interested in somethingSir Isaac Newtongravitysomething not oldGreat mind No. 3:_1. What is this man known for?_2. He wants to be called the _.why?3. What do these three great minds have in common?Yuan LongpingHe is known for his work with rice

9、in agriculture.farmerThey are all passionate about what they do.They are on fire for something.They have all made important contributions to science and society.Listening text :One:This woman is one of the greatest scientists of all times. Even her name tells you that she likes science : a good scie

10、ntist should want to find out answers and ask many questions- in other words they should be curious. This woman was certainly curious. Together with her husband, she tried to learn the secrets of radioactivity. The couple were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 . Eight years later, she rece

11、ived a second Nobel Prize , this time for chemistry. Two:It is said that this English gentleman was sitting in his garden one day when suddenly he was hit by a falling apple . The story is probably not true , but this man did mention that he got one of his best-known ideas while watching apples fall

12、 from a tree. His name makes you think that he was not too interested in old things. He discovered the force of gravity, and he drew up a system of how objects move. His laws for motion are still used in physics today, at least in schools and universities.Three:Food is what sets this great mind on f

13、ire. Rice , to be exact. This great mind has spent most of his life looking for ways to help farmers grow more rice so that all of us will have enough food to eat. He is known as the father of modern rice, but because of his long friendship with all the farmers in China , he would rather be known as “ the farmer ”.Great mind No. 4:_You_ What are you interested