初中英语 沪教牛津版 9A U1 Wise men in history Reading 课件

1、Unit 1Oxford English9AU1 Wise men in history 深圳市龙岗区百合外国语学校黄涛Period 1: Reading Lead-inWhat is Lo doing? What does Lo say? Whom may you think of? globeGive me a place to stand on and I shall move the world.给我一个支点，我就能撬动整个地球!Archimedes Theory of leverageWhat do you know about Archimedes? 1. Where was Ar

2、chimedes born? a. Greece b. Egypt2. What was Archimedes? a. A scientist b. A painter3. Archimedes died in 212BC. How long ago was that? a. About 1800 years ago. b. About 2200 years ago.4. What is Archimedes famous for? a. law of universal gravitation b. Archimedes PrincipleBefore Christ公元前Reading: A

3、rchimedes and the golden crownPre-readingLook at the pictures and the title of the story and answer the following questions.What is Archimedes doing in the first picture?Why is Archimedes so excited?What is in the right pot in the second picture?He is having a bath.The golden crown.Because he though

4、t of a good idea. SkimmingPut them in correct order2345678Detail readingNumber the paragraphs first.Read Paragraph 1&2 and finish the True & False questionsKing Hiero asked Archimedes to make him a golden crown. When the king first received the golden crown, he wasnt very happy with it. The king sen

5、t the golden crown to Archimedes because he wasnt sure whether the crown was completely made of gold. FFTa crown makerwasdoubt1. What did Archimedes think when he received the crown from King Hiero? 2. What happened when Archimedes got into the bath?3. Why was Archimedes so excited?He thought it was

6、 difficult to solve the problem. Some water ran out of the bath/ran over.Because he thought that he could solve the kings problem.Read Paragraph 3 to 5 and answer: run overHow did Archimedes find out the truth?First, he _ the crown.Then, he asked for some gold of_. Next, he put two pots into two _ a

7、nd _ both pots with water. He put the gold into _, and _ ran into the bowl. Then he put the _ into the other pot. This time, _ ran into the bowl. weighed the same weight bowlsfilled one pot crown even more water some waterRead Paragraph 6 to 8 and answer: Archimedes Principle:A crown made completely

8、 of gold should displace _water as gold of the same weight.the same lessmoreAThe weight loss in water is equal to that of the water displaced story timeplacecharactercauseprocessresultOne day in Ancient timesancient GreeceKing Hiero; Archimedes; crown makerSummaryelement元素SummarycauseKing Hiero aske

9、d a crown maker _. At first, he was _with it. Later, he began to doubt that _He sent the crown to _and asked him to _. to make him a golden crown very happyit was a real golden crownArchimedesfind out the truthstory timeplacecharactercauseprocessresultOne day in Ancient timesancient GreeceKing Hiero

10、; Archimedes; crown makerKing Hiero asked a crown maker to make a golden crown for himSummaryArchimedes got the idea to solve the kings problem when he got into the bath and then he went to the palace to show him.The crown maker was sent to prison.Think and discuss1. What do you think of the crown m

11、aker? Why?2. What do you think of the king? Why?He is dishonest and irresponsible for his work because he made a fake crown. He doesnt trust people easily. Because he was quite doubtful about the crown. 3. What do you think of Archimedes? Why? He is fond of studying and good at observing(观察) knowled

12、ge in life. Because he thought of the idea when having a bath. What can you learn from the story?We can discover science in the daily life.We should learn to observe(观察) the knowledge in life.Reflection希腊做皇冠的人对某事满意怀疑找出真相用。装满。溢出代替，排水称重把某人投入监狱VocabularyGreece2. crown maker3. be happy with4. doubt5. fi

13、nd out the truth6. fillwith7. run over8. displace9. weigh10. send sb. to prisonHere are some sentences from the story on page 3. Do you know the meanings of the words in italics? Circle the correct answers.1. Later, however, he began to doubt that a feel sure b not feel sureThis problem seems difficult to solve. a write down b find the correct answer as he filled his bath with water. a made full b emptiedNext, he put two pots into two big bowls a deep round dishes b flat dishes5. A crown ma