Unit1 Great Scientists Warming up and Listenning 课件 - 高中英语人教版必修五

Whatmakesourlifeeasyandconvenient?

Whoplaysanimportantroleinscience?Doyouknowaboutgreatscientists?Howmanyofthemcanyouname?GreatScientistsWhatotherscientistsdoyouknow?Dothequizandseewhoknowsthemost.WarmingupQ

Answers..9.10.ArchimedesCharlesDarwinThomasNewcomenGregorMendelMarieCurieThomasEdisonLeonardodaVinciSirHumphryDavyZhangHengStephenHawkingArchimedes(287—212BC)Archimedes:AncientGreek.Hewasamathematician.Hefoundthatifyouputanobjectintowaterthewaterpushestheobjectup.Itrisesandpartlyfloats.Givemeaplacetostandon,andIcanmovetheearth.ArchimedesCharlieDarwin(1808-1882)Britainnaturalist.TheOriginofSpecieswaspublishedin1859.Itexplainedhowplantsandanimalshadchangedovertimetofitinwithachangingenvironment.Hisbookshowedthatpeoplehaddevelopedfromapes.British,improvedthefirststeampumpandturneditintoasteamenginefortakingwateroutofminesin1712.(1663-1729)ThomasNewcomenGregorMendel(1822—1884)

GregorMendel.Thefatherofgenetic.Hegrewpeaplantsanddevelopedideasoninherited

characteristics.Between1856—1863hegrew28,000peaplants.Heexaminedsevenkindsofseedandplantcharacteristicsanddevelopedsomelawsofinheritance遗传.MarieCurie

(1867-1934)wasborninPoland,movedtoParisandstudiedchemistryandphysicsthere.ShemarriedPierreCurieandtogethertheystudiedradioactivematerialsanddiscovered

radium.In1911shereceivedtheNobelPrizeinChemistry.Herdeathin1934wasalmostcertainlyduetoradiationinherwork.ThomasEdison(18471931)Hewasalreadyaninventorofotherelectricaldevices(phonograph,electriclightbulb)whenin1882hedesignedasystemforprovidingNewYorkwithelectricityfromacentralpowerstation.Thiswasatremendousachievement,whichhadpreviouslybeenthoughtimpossible.LeonardodaVinci(14521519)

HewasafamousItalianartistwhoseskillforshowinghumanskintonesmadehispaintingsseemtocomealive.Heusedtostudydeadpeopleinordertomakehispaintingsasaccurateaspossible.Oneofhisfamouspaintingsincludesthe“TheLastSupper”.SirHumphryDavy

(1778—1829)British.Hedidresearchintodifferentgasesanddiscoveredthemedicalvalueofnitrousoxide(laughinggas)asananaesthetic.(麻醉药)In1815hedevelopedasafetylampforminers.ZhangHeng,Chinese(78139)Heinventedthefirstseismographtoindicateinthedirectionofanearthquake.Itwasintheshapeofacylinderwitheightdragonheadsroundthetop,eachwithaballinitsmouth.Aroundthebottomwereeightfrogsdirectlyunderadragon’shead.Whenanearthquakeoccurred,aballfelloutofthedragon’smouth,makinganoise.StephenHawking,British(1942)Hehasworkedinastronomyandstudiedblackholesinspace.Hehasshownthatblackholesdonotonlyabsorbeverythingaroundthembut,fromtimetotime,throwoutmatteraswell.Thismaymarkthebeginningofnewgalaxies.Thisisanadvanceontheoldtheorywhichsaidthatblackholes“eat”everythingtheycomeacross.drawaconclusionTheyall...Brainstormingmadeagreatcontributionmadegreatachievementssucceededintheirscientificcareerovercomemanydifficultiesasascientist,whatqualitiesshouldtheyequipthemselveswith?Adj:……….

Thankstothosescientists,notonlydoweliveacomfortablelifenow,butalsowecanlearnmoreaboutourselvesandoursurroundings.Inaddition,wemayuncoversomeunknownfieldswiththehelpofthosegreatminds.Workbook:listeningRobertBriggsisveryinterestedinbiologyandespeciallyinthestudyofplants.TodayheistellinghisfriendsZhangWeisomeexcitingnews.1.Beforewelistentothetapediscusswithyourpartnerhowyouwouldfindoutthenameofaflower.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdescribeswhatthislisteningpassageabout?Thisisaboutamanwhowantstonameaflower.Thi