1、Great scientists,科学家是一个泛称，指在自然科学领域里的专家，以及使用科学方法做研究的人。科学家主要有：物理学家，化学家，生物学家，天文学家， 植物学家，心里学家，地震学家，以及昆虫学家等。,Introduction,Qian Xuesen,“father of Chinas aerospace” （太空）and “king of rockets”,钱学森，中国现代物理学家、世界著名火箭专家。浙江杭州市人，1911年12月11日生于上海。1934年在美国麻省理工学院和加利福尼亚理工学院学习。1938年获博士学位后留校任教并从事火箭研究。钱学森为中国火箭和导弹技术的发展提出了极为
2、重要的实施方案。1956年4月起，他长期担任火箭导弹和航天器研制的技术领导职务，对中国火箭导弹和航天事业和发展作出了重大贡献。,居里夫人 (Marie Curie),physicist discovered Polonium钵（Po) and Radium铀(1898) (Nobel Prize:1911),居里夫人 1867年11月7日，法国著名科学家居里夫人生于波兰华沙。居里夫人1891年到巴黎学习，先后获得物理学和数学学士学位；1895年她和皮埃尔?居里结婚，开始共同研究放射性现象；1898年，居里夫妇宣布发现钋和镭两种放射性元素；1906年皮埃尔?居里逝世后，居里夫人继续研究放射性，并
3、于 1911年再次获得诺贝尔奖。1934年7月4日居里夫人逝世。1878年的11月7日，继居里夫人之后的第二位伟大的女科学家莉泽迈特在维也纳诞生。莉泽迈特在柏林大学与哈恩一起发现了放射性元素“镤”，并研究了镤和镭元素的放射性分裂。之后她又对哈恩等所发现的中子轰击铀的核裂变现象进行了理论解释和数学计算，她的这一成果大大促进了原子核物理学的发展。,阿基米德 (Archimedes, 287212BC),Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I will move the world.,“father of integral ca
4、lculus”（微积分）,阿基米德古代世界最伟大的科学家阿基米德约于公元前287年生于南意大利西西里岛的叙拉古。他的主要数学贡献是求 面积和体积的工作。,爱因斯坦 (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955),The Secret of Success:成功法则A=X+Y+Z X stands for hard work, Y for good methods, and Z means stop talking and get down to work.,(Mathematical) physicist: Theory of Relativity相对论(1916) (NobelPr
5、ize:1921),阿尔伯特爱因斯坦 爱因斯坦（Albert Einstein，1879-1955），举世闻名的德裔美国科学家，现代物理学的开创者和奠基人。 。他的量子理论对天体物理学、特别是理论天体物理学都有很大的影响。理论天体物理学的第一个成熟的方面恒星大气理论，就是在量子理论和辐射理论的基础上建立起来的。爱因斯坦的狭义相对论成功地揭示了能量与质量之间的关系，解决了长期存在的恒星能源来源的难题。 爱因斯坦对天文学最大的贡献莫过于他的宇宙学理论。他创立了相对论宇宙学，建立了静态有限无边的自洽的动力学宇宙模型，并引进了宇宙学原理、弯曲空间等新概念，大大推动了现代天文学的发展,1. the st
6、udy of animals 2. the study of plants 3. the study of all living things,zoology,botany,biology,biochemistry biology botany chemistry genetics physics zoology,4. the study of physical objects andnatural forces 5. the study of chemical processesin living things 6. the study of the structure of substan
7、ces and how they react with each other 7. the study of inherited characteristics in livingthings,chemistry,physics,biochemistry,genetics,Speaking Four great inventions:compass Qin Dynasty 沈括；曾公亮gunpowder Qin Dynasty 马钧paper Donghan Dynasty 蔡伦 105ADprinting Sui Dynasty 毕升 868AD,Work in pairs. Write s
8、ome facts about a famous scientist.,Example: Newtown was born in England in the 17th century. He discovered the laws of gravity.,scientist :physicist 物理学chemist 化学家 mathematician数学家 batanist 植物学家 zoologist 动物学家 geneticist 遗传学家 biologist 生物学家 agriculturalist 农学家,biologist biological,botanist botanica
9、l,zoologist zoological,geneticist genetic,爱迪生,藿金,伽利略,亚里士多德,浮力,牛顿 (Newton , 1642-1727),English scientist The law of gravity The laws of motion,If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.,The Student Who Asked Questions,The Student Who Asked Questions,Name: _ National
10、ity: _ Major: _ Inventions /discovers: _ When did they invent/discover: _,Yuan Longping,Chinese,Agriculture,Hybrid rice,In 1970,What do you know about him?,Read the passage again and decide whether the statements are True of False.,1. China produces more rice than any other country. 2. Yuan Longping
11、 asked a lot of questions at school. 3. He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice. 4. The government helped him in his research. 5. The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers. 6. The new rice is now grown n other countries, such as Pakistan.,Task1:Do True (T) or false (F):,
12、China is the second largest rice producer. Yuan was born in China but was brought up in a foreign country. He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice. His research cost him much time and energy and was supported by the government. His rice was exported to other countries.,F,F,T,T,T,China,and,words
13、 and definitions.,1.plant people grow for food _ 2. a very important discovery _ 3.to produce new plants or animals _ 4. to give help _ 5.to give food to _ 6.to make information known, for example, in a report or a book _ 7. someone who makes things or grow food _ 8.a type of plant or animal _ 9.the
14、 science of farming _,crop,breakthrough,breed,support,feed,publish,producer,species,agriculture,As a boy,As a teacher,As a college student,In 1966,In 1970,he was given the nickname.,he studied agriculture .,he began experiments in crop breeding.,the result of his experiment was published.,a naturall
15、y sterile male rice plant was discovered.,Careful Reading,What did he do? (complete the sentences),2-4,Fill in the blanks with proper words in the text:,Yuan Longping , born and _ in China, was interested in plants when young. Because he liked asking questions, he was given the _ “the student who as
16、ks questions”. He studied _ in college and later he began _ in crop _.,brought up,nickname,agriculture,experiments,breeding,In order to get a _ yield of rice, he experimented with different types of rice. In 1970 a _ sterile male rice plant was _. As a result of Yuan Longpings discoveries Chinese ri
17、ce production rose _47.5 percent in the 1990s.,higher,naturally,discovered,by,And 50 thousand square kilometers of fields were _ to growing vegetables and other _. Also Yuan Longpings rice was _to other countries. He is a leading _ in the rice-growing world and has helped China to be the largest ric
18、e _.,converted,cash crops,exported,figure,producer,Lets learn some beautiful sentences!,1. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname, “ the student who asks questions”. = When he was a boy, Yuan Longping studied in many schools and was nicknamed “the student who asks questi
19、ons”.,2. He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.= He believed that having more rice and producing it more quickly was the most important thing to feed people.,the key to feeding people类似用法的名词还有: answer, solution, journey, trip, tour, visit, way
20、, entrance, flight等。,- How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers? - The key _ the problem is to meet the demand _ by the customers. A. to solving;making B. to solving; made C. to solve;making D. to solve;made,B,3. He thought there was only one way to do this by cros
21、sing different species of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.,1. figure 【语境展示】 1) Where did you get these figures?你从哪儿得到的这些数字？ 2) Cao Cao was a famous historical figure in the Han Dynasty.曹操是汉代著名的历史人物。 3) Although she
22、is in her fifties, she still has a perfect figure.,Language points,尽管她已经五十几岁了，她仍然拥有完美的身材。 4) The figure on Page 15 shows the changing of the rainfall in this area.第15页的图表展示了该地区降雨量的变化。 5) The central figure in the painting is the headmaster of our school. 画中间的那个人是我们学校的校长。,6) Im still figuring my expe
23、nses of this month.我还在计算我这个月的开支。 7)We figured (that) youd want to rest after your journey.我们估计旅行后你要休息。,2. First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice. 首先袁隆平对不同种类的水稻进行实验。 n. perform/ carry out/ make/ do an experiment 进行试验by experiment 通过试验,3. Then he began his search for a special t
24、ype of rice plant.,in search of in ones/the search for,寻找,The police with dogs are _ the woods _ the murderer. A. searching; for B. in search; for C. searching; to D. in search; of,4. convert,vt. “使转化, 使转换, 使改变信仰等” be converted to doing:被改做某事 类似用法的单词有： devote, addict, apply, accommodate 1). 很多男学生对玩电
25、脑游戏上瘾。Many boy students _ to playing computer games.,are addicted,5. quantity,a mass of masses of,既可修饰可数名词又可以修饰不可数名词的词:,注意: A large quantity of money has been spent.Quantities of money have been spent.A quantity of books have been read.,vi. (1) (气体、液体等) 漏出、渗出、泄漏 Theres gas escaping somewhere. Can yo
26、u smell it? 有什么地方漏煤气了, 你闻到了吗？ Make a hole to let the water escape. 弄个洞让水流出。,6. escape,(2) 逃亡、逃脱、逃避, 作“逃避，避免, 免除”解时为及物动词, 后常跟名词、代词或动名词。escape being punished.,escape from the burning house.,vt. (3) 被遗忘, 未被注意 His name escaped me for the moment. 我一时想不起他的名字来了。 n. “逃亡，逃避” The Sao Paulo building was built
27、without fire escapes. 圣保罗大楼建造时, 没有建上安全楼梯。 a narrow escape 死里逃生, 九死一生,1. bring up 培养; 养育(常用于被动语态)She brought up five children. 她养育了五个孩子。He was brought up to respect authority. 他从小就受到尊敬师长的教育。,Expressions, 提出(问题)Why did you have to bring up subject of money?你为什么非要提钱这个话题？I shall bring up this question a
28、t the meeting.,2. earn ones livingmake ones living谋生He earned his living by teaching. 他靠教书为生。 3. be known for 因为而著名be known as 作为而闻名be known to 为所熟知,Hangzhou is known _ the West Lake. As is known _ us all, China is becoming stronger and stronger. Luxun is well known _ a fighter as well as a writer.,
29、for,to,as,Exercises,1. Go s_ along this road and turn left at the traffic lights. 2. A b_ is a popular product, especially a book, which many people buy.,traight,est-seller,根据所给单词的首字母或汉语注释, 写出单词的正确形式。,3. He realized that his acting c_ was over. 4. At school her n_ was Carrots because of her red hair
30、. 5. The giant panda is an endangered s_. There are fewer than a thousand living in the wild.,ickanme,pecies,areer,6. Prices of _ (主要的) foods such as wheat and vegetables have also been increasing. 7. Scientists have made a major _ (突破) in the treatment of cancer.,staple,breakthrough,8. He was one of the great sports _ (人物) of this century. 9. What did you do to celebrate the _ (千年)? 10. What you say is _ (部分地) true.,figures,millennium,partly,
