1、Lesson 4UnderstandingWords reviewn.思考，考虑n.职衔adj.值得的n.宗教n.保卫，保护vt.忽视，不顾n.假定，假设vt.力劝，强烈要求thinkingrankworthyreligiondefenceignoreassumptionurgev.启发，鼓舞n.阴影，影子adj.传统的，保守的n.王国n.文明adj.极其重要的adj.有用的，有益的n.比喻，景象，形象inspireshadowconventionalkingdomcivilizationvitalbeneficialimageWhat do you know about the earth?
2、Lead in 1What do you know about the universe?How do you get knowledge and know the world?readingthinkingobservingasking questions“who questions much,shall learn much,and remember much.”“问得多，学得多，记得多。”Francis Bacon(1561-1626)“Knowledgeispower.”Q1.How can we get/acquire knowledge and understanding acco
3、rding to F.B.?Galileo Galilei(1564-1642)In the 17th century,people believe in religion.G.G.invented the first telescope in the world to observe the universeand proved that“the earth is not the center of the universe.”Q2:But why did people put Galileo in prison at that time?“All truths are easy to un
4、derstandOnce they are discovered;the point is to discover them.”“只要真理被发现，它就很容易被认可，问题是首先得发现真理。”Which of the following help you to understand things?1.being relaxed and happy2.having time to think about what you are learning3.being interested in the topic4.discussing topics with friends5.asking questi
5、onsLead in 2The ancient Greek philosopherAristotle put forward the theory that the earth must be the center of the universe.Background The Polish astronomer Copernicus put forward the theory that the sun was the center of the universe in 1543.In 1609,the ItalianAstronomer Galileoinvented the telesco
6、peand proved this theory.The Milky way or the GalaxyToday,the astronomershave found the Galaxy and many other galaxies in the universe.Even the Galaxy was not the center of the universe.What can you learn from the process of searching for the truth?Our understanding of the world around us is constan
7、tly growing and changing.In other words,we should learn more everyday and none of us can ever sit back and say,“we know it all.”Skimming for general ideasFind the main idea with each parts of the article.how to acquire knowledge and understanding.people believed more in religion than in facts at tha
8、t time.we cant sit back and say “we know it all.”Para.1Para.23Para.45_Scanningfor specific informationPara.1How we _knowledge and understanding now.At first we _ questions,then to _ answers,we _ the world and _ the facts.After that we _ the possible answers and _each to find the right ones Para.23In
9、 the 17th centurypeople _in religion _ in facts and people like Galileo Galilei who _ scientific ideas were often_ prison by the church.Para.45At the same time People feel that if someone important and _ says that something is right,then it must be _.Today we need to_ the great man of the past.So mu
10、ch of our knowledge and understanding of the world today is _ _ people like Bacon and Galilei,because they knew that knowledge and understanding are things to _.acquireobservestudyconsiderfindtestneedproveddue tobelieve morethankthanrespectedsopunishedfight forI Fill in the blanks according to the p
11、assage.II True or False1.Nowadays,traditional analysis is not important any more because we can turn to the Internet for help.2.2.Bacon suggested a way to gain 3.knowledge to serve the court better.3.Great men were wrong at times like Aristotle and Galileo.4.The writer believes that the BaconianMeth
12、od of scientific thought is a good way to gain knowledge.5.The writer described the people of the church during Galileos time as having“open”minds.1.What image does the writer use to 2.explain how men like Bacon and Galileo 3.helped educate people?2.Why did Aristotle assume that the sun moved around
13、 the Earth?3.Do you think people like Bacon and Galileo would have thought it was a good idea to open libraries and set up universities?Why?1.An image of putting forward their scientific ideas.2.Because it felt like the earth was standing still.3.No.Because at that time people believed more in relig
14、ion than in facts.AnswersIII Answer the following questions.This also shows how people didnt want to _ their own understanding or educate themselves.People feel that if someone important and respected says that something is right,then it must be so.But _ Aristotle was a great man who inspired many g
15、reat scientists,he was wrong _._ our understanding of the world around us is constantly growing and changing._,we learn more every day and none of us can ever _ and say“We know it all.”search foreven thoughat timesThereforeIn other wordssit backIV Complete the passage and try to retell.Careful readi
16、ng重难点句式分析1.However,in the 17th century when Francis Bacon suggested that this type of thinking was the way to gain knowledge,he was going against the views of the day.然而，在17世纪，当弗兰西斯.培根表示这种思考方式是获取知识的途径时，他背离了当时的观念。e.g.His expression suggested that he was very tired.他的表情暗示出他很累。She went against her moth
17、ers wishes.她违背了母亲的意愿。时间状语从句暗示，表明,其后的宾语从句用陈述语气违背，与不符2.At that time,people believed more in religion than in facts and people like Galileo Galilei,who proved scientific ideas such as“the earth is not the centre of the universe”,were often punished by the church with no one coming to their defence.那时，人
18、们相信宗教多于相信事实，像伽利略.伽利莱那样证明了诸如“地球不是宇宙的中心”等科学观点的人常常被教会惩罚，却没有人为他们辩解。并列句共同修饰with 复合结构,作伴随状语eg.The enemy came into a desperate situation with the boy leading the way.3.We need to thank the great men of the past for the wisdom to know that we dont know it all and probably never will,for that would mean a wo
19、rld without questions.宾语从句for 引导的原因状语从句比because引导的原因状语从句语气要弱得多。eg.He could not have seen me,for I was not there.他不可能见过我，因为我不在那里。我们要感谢历史上的伟人们，他们让我们懂得我们不是什么都懂，很可能将来也不会什么都懂，因为如果我们什么都懂，那将意味着世界上没有问题。不定式短语作定语for引导的原因状语从句4.So much of our knowledge and understanding of the world today is due to people like
20、Bacon and Galilei,who were brave enough to step out from the shadows of conventional thought in order tofind the kingdom of knowledge that todays civilization is built upon.我们今天对世界拥有这么多的知识和理解，都要归功于培根和伽利略这样的人，为了发现开创现代文明的知识王国，他们勇敢地从传统思想的阴影中走出来。共同修饰people目的状语that引导的定语从句，修饰the kingdom of knowledge Post-
21、reading activities Group WorkWork in pairs.Discuss what changes you would like to see in Chinas education system.Then report back to the class.注：另附word文档，点此链接 Translation1.我不习惯这样早起床。2.当有人与他意见不一致时他很容易生气。3.3.大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。4.4.你的进步会促进我们努力学习。1.Im not accustomed to getting up so early.2.He tends to get
22、 very angry when people disagree with him.3.Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.4.Your progress will urge us to work hard.5.那位歌手因酒驾而被送进监狱。The singer was _ _ _ because of drunk-driving.6.所有人站着，围成一个圆圈，手拉着手，放声歌唱。People all stand _ _ _,join hands and sing loudly.7.把故事简化一点，让它更容易理解。Simplify the story to make it _ _ _.putintoprisoninacircleeasiertounderstandbe accustomed toput forward approve ofKeep the words in mind:习惯于提出赞成某校英文报开辟了一个专栏：Experience。本期话题是如何解决学习中遇到的困难。请你以“My Approach to Difficulties in Learning”为话题，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈自己的一些做法。(词数100词左右）2011全国安徽卷
