copernicus-revolutionary-theory.ppt

1、Copernicus Revolutionary Theory,Nicolaus Copernicus (14731543),Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Poland in 1473. He was best known in his own time as a doctor and religious cleric. At that time, the ideas about science and mathematics were strictly controlled by the Christian Church. People believed t

2、hat the Earth was the centre of the sky and the sun and planets went around it. Copernicus though he finished his sun-centred theory in 1514, didnt publish it until he was dying in 1543. Even so, his theory was not accepted until more than 100 years after his death in the 1640s.,1. Read the title “

3、Copernicuss revolutionary Theory” and predict what the passage about is.,2. Read the passage quickly to check whether your guess is right or not and find out the main idea.,What? When? Who? Why? How? How many? How long?,Fast reading 1. What did Copernicus think was the center of the solar system? 2.

4、When did Copernicus publish his theory?,Reading Copernicus Revolutionary Theory,Read the passage and there are answers to the questions, please design the question for them.,1.His mathematical calculations led to the conclusion: that the earth was not the center of the solar system. 2. Because the p

5、owerful Christian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea. 3. 4 years. 4. He published his theory as he lay dying in 1543.,The questions are: What conclusion did Copernicus mathematical calculations lead to? Why couldnt he tell anyone about the theory? How many years did Cope

6、rnicus work on the problem to complete his theory? When did Copernicus publish his theory? Do you think its right for Copernicus to publish his theory that late?,Read carefully and try to draw the two theories of the universe.,The Earth was at the center of the solar system, and the Sun and planets

7、revolved around it.,The Sun is at the center of the solar system, and the Earth and the other planets orbit around it.,This passage is written as a_ a report , we can see formal language with few adjectives, its factual and structured according to experimental method a decription because of the vivi

8、d use of words ,it is emotional to decribe atmosphere. a creative writing , vivid use of language and more informal style,emotional to decribe feelings,B,1. Nicolaus Copernicus was frightened and his mind was confused.,2. all his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion,The flood led to

9、great loss of property. Hard work leads to his success. All roads lead to Rome.,导致，造成,通向，通往,3. Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense.,Only + 状语位于句首，主句倒装,Only when he came home could we go shopping. Only then did they realize what they did was wron

10、g.,只有当他来时我们才能去购物。,只有那时他们才意识到他们所作的东西是错的。,4. He placed a fixed sun at the center of the solar system with the planets going round it,With the child leading the way, we had no difficulty in finding him. With the hand tied, he could not do it himself. With the window open, he felt a little cold. With the book in hand, the teacher came in. With a lot of homework to do, I can not go shopping with you.,5. His friends were