Module 4 Great Scientists Cultural Corner-高中英语外研版必修四

CulturalCornerReadingrocketsFastreading:Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4AstoryoftherocketsTheuseoftoday’srocketsTheinventionoftherocketsThemilitaryuseofrocketsinChinaandEuropeCarefulreading:(readPara.1-Para.2)1.Whataretherocketsusedfortoday?2.Howwererocketsinvented?1.Whataretherocketsusedfortoday?Theyareusedtosendastronautsintospaceandusedinfireworkdisplaystocelebrategreatevents.Carefulreading:(readPara.1-Para.2)2.Howwererocketsinvented?Byaccident---whenpeoplethrewbambootubeswithgunpowderinsideintothefiretomakeexplosionsandsawthatsomeofthemflewintotheair.Whenandwhere?2,000yearsagoinChina.Carefulreading:(readPara.1-Para.2)1.HowwererocketsusedinbattlesintheSongDynasty?2.HowdidtheEuropeanuserockets?3.WhatdidWanHudo?Whatwastheresult?Carefulreading:(readPara.3-Para.4)1.HowwererocketsusedinbattlesintheSongDynasty?Thetubeswereattachedtoalongsticktokeeptherocketmovinginastraightdirection.Carefulreading:(readPara.3-Para.4)1.HowwererocketsusedinbattlesintheSongDynasty?2.HowdidtheEuropeanuserockets?3.WhatdidWanHudo?Whatwastheresult?Formilitaryuse.Itcouldtraveloverthesurfaceofwaterandhittheenemyship.Carefulreading:(readPara.3-Para.4)1.HowwererocketsusedinbattlesintheSongDynasty?2.HowdidtheEuropeanuserockets?3.WhatdidWanHudo?Whatwastheresult?Heattachedtwobigkitestothechair,and47rocketstothekites.Therewasahugeexplosion,andWanHuandhischairdisappeared.Carefulreading:(readPara.3-Para.4)ChooseTorF:1.Todayrocketsareonlyusedtosendastronautsintospace.2.RocketswereinventedbyChineseabout2,000yearsago.3.ItwasintheSongDynastythatrocketswerefirstusedinwars.4.ItisbelievedthatEuropeanslearnedhowtomakerocketsfromtheMongols.5.WanHusucceededinsendinghimselfintospacewiththehelpofrockets.FTTFFDiscussion:Whatdoyouthinkthefuturerocketswillbe?LanguagePoints1.Todayrocketsareveryadvancedmachineswhich…adj.高级的；先进的advancen./v.前进；进步；进展inadvance预先；事先我们总是提前交房租。Weoftenpaytherentinadvance.2.TheChinesediscoveredthatthegasescapingfromthetubecouldlifeitintotheair.escapev.逃避；避免；被忘掉haveanarrowescape九死一生；死里逃生escapefrom从……中逃脱escapedoingsth.逃避做某事；逃脱做某事makeone’sescape逃走1.两只猴子从动物园里逃了出来。Twomonkeysescapedfromthezoo.2.我记不起她的名字了。Hernameescapesme.3.Hewasfortunateenoughtohaveescaped_____________(kill)intheearthquake.beingkilled4.他从那场大火中死里逃生。Hehadanarrowescapefromthebigfire.3.Thetubeswereattachedtoalongstick…

Heattachedtwobigkitestothechair…attachv.把…固定；贴上；把……附（在..…上）；附属

attach…to…把……附在/固定在……上attach(great)importanceto重视；认为…有重要性（或意义、价值等）

1.他在所有的袋子上都贴上了标签。Heattachedlabelstoallthebags.2.这个医院附属于那所大学。Thehospitalisattachedtothatuniversity.3.我们应该重视中学生的心理健康。Weshouldattachgreatimportancetomiddleschoolstudents’mentalhealth.Reading&WritingMatchthewordsintheboxwiththedefinitions.1.aperson,animal,orthingthatsufferspain,deathorharm2.todiscoverthenatureofanillness3.abookthatsellsinverylargenumbers4.anillnessordisordercausedbyunnaturalgrowth5.thestudyoftheoriginandarrangementoftheuniverse6.thestateofbeingdisabledvictimdiagnosebest-sellerdisabilitycosmologydiseaseReadthethreeparagraphscarefullyandanswerquestions.1.WhyisHawkingsofamous?Partlybecauseofhisscientificdiscoveriesandpartlybecauseofhisphysicaldisability.2.WhatkindofdiseasedidHawkingsufferfrom?Hesufferedfrommotorneuronedisease.3.What’sthenameofHawking’sbook?ABriefHistoryofTime1.AlbertEinsteinleftGermanywhenHitlercametopower当权；执政powern.能力；权力；政权；能量v.提供动力take/seize/losepower掌握/夺取/失掉政权beinpower当权的；掌权的

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