北师大版高中英语必修5 Unit15 Lesson4 教学课件-1st period

1、( Period One )ObjectivesBy the end of this period, you will be able to: understand key information of this article and learn how to acquire knowledge. use linking words and reference words to help understand the texts;Knowledge is power. Can you think up the ways to get and understand knowledge? Lea

2、d inLead in Reading books Asking somebody for help Learning form teachers or friends Asking questions ways to get and understand knowledgeShe has acquired a good knowledge of English.Words(vt.) to get sth. by ones own efforts, ability or behavior 获得，得到获得，得到He ignored all the “No Smoking” signs and l

3、it up a cigarette.We can not ignore their advice.Wordsignore: (vt.) pay no attention to sth. 忽视，不顾He urges his sisters study. She urged my going to see him immediately.Wordsurge: (vt.) to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth. 力劝，强烈要求The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm.The actor

4、s enthusiasm inspired the kids.Wordsinspire: (v.) to give sb. the desire or confidence to do sth. well 鼓舞，鼓励Reading is of vital importance in language learning.The police play a vital role in our society.Wordsvital: (adj.) absolutely necessary or important 极其重要的I hope to go to college next year, alw

5、ays assuming that I pass my exams.His actions were based on a false assumption.Wordsassume (vt.): to think that sth. is true but without having proof of itassumption (n.)Revision acquire ignore urge inspire vital assume assumptionvt. 获得，得到vt. 忽视，不顾vt. 力劝，强烈要求v. 鼓舞，鼓励adj. 及其重要的vt. 假定，假设n. 假定，假设WordsR

6、ead the first paragraph and answer:What does the writer suggest we do to understand things?Reading booksAsking somebody for helpLearning form teachers or friendsAsking questionsFast ReadingTask 1Fast ReadingRead the whole article quickly and match the main idea with the four paragraphs.Task 2the wri

7、ters suggestions of understanding things.people believed in what someone important and respected saidpeople believed in religion in ancient timepeople thanked the great man who study in a scientific wayPara. 1Para. 3 , 4Para. 5Para. 2Careful ReadingTask 3TimesThingsNow It seems obvious how we _knowl

8、edge and understanding. To start with, you _question. Then, you _ the world around you and _ the facts. After that, you _ possible answers and _ each to find the right ones. Today, modern scientists and thinkers are still solving the worlds problems with this type of _.acquireneedobservestudyconside

9、rtestanalysissince, next, at first, so, but, afterwards, whenRead the article and complete the table.Careful ReadingTask 3TimesThingsIn the 17th century,however, people believed more in _ than in facts. The church and many people tended to _ the facts and were _ to challenge what they had always com

10、fortably believed.religionignoreunwillingsince, so, but, whenRead the article and complete the table.Careful ReadingTask 3TimesThingsMeanwhile,people feel that if someone important and _ says that something is right, then it must be so.respectedRead the article and complete the table.Careful-reading

11、Task 3TimesThingsToday,we need to thank the great men of the past since they knew that knowledge and understanding are things to _; more _ to a man, and more _ to mankind.fight forvitalbeneficialfight for: 为而战斗竞争be beneficial to 有益于他们为祖国而战斗。They fought for their country.Read the article and complete

12、 the table.Careful ReadingRead and answer the following three questions.Task 41. Does the writer believe that the Beconian Method of scientific thought is a good way to gain knowledge?2. What images does the writer use to explain how men like Bacon and Galileo helped educate people?3. Why did Aristo

13、tle assume that the sun moved around the Earth?(n.) the impression that things give to the publicCareful ReadingRead and answer the following three questions.Task 41. Does the writer believe that the Beconian Method of scientific thought is a good way to gain knowledge?Yes. The writer says that scie

14、ntists and thinkers are still using this method today.Read and answer the following three questions.Task 42. What images does the writer use to explain how men like Bacon and Galileo helped educate people?The writer uses images of shadows, kingdoms war and money. In the last paragraph she says, “ste

15、p out from the shadow of conventional thought and into the kingdom of knowledge” and “knowledge and understanding are things to fight for; more vital to a man than all the money in the world.”Careful ReadingRead and answer the following three questions.Task 43. Why did Aristotle assume that the sun

16、moved around the Earth?He assumed the sun moved around the Earth because it felt like the Earth was standing still while the sun moved through the sky.Careful ReadingPost-reading1. At that time, people believed more in religion than in facts and people like Galileo Galilei, who proved scientific ide

17、as such as “the earth is not the centre of the universe” were often punished by the church with no one coming to their defence. (Para. 2)2. So much of our knowledge and understanding of the world today is due to people like Bacon and Galilei, who were brave enough to step out from the shadows of the conventional thought in order to find the kingdom of knowledge that today civilization is built upon.Work in pairs to analyze the following two sentences: Task 5Post-reading1. Do you think people like Bacon and Galilei would have thought it was a good idea to open libraries and set up unive