1、Unit 1 Great ScientistsCONTENTSLeading inFast readingCareful readingFurther thinking Leading in“Give me a place to stand on,and I can move the earth.”-Archimedes(阿基米德)Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.-Thomas Alva EdisonNothing in life is to be feared.It is only
2、to be understood.-Marie CurieJohn Snown John Snow Defeats“King Cholera”Can you raise as many questions as possible about the reading text according to the title?Brainstorm1.Whats the main idea?2.Whos/Whats John Snow?3.Who/What is Cholera?4.Where and when did it happen?5.Why is it called King Cholera
3、?6.How did John Snow defeat King Cholera?Fast Reading SkimmingSkim the text and match n Para.1n Para.2n Para.3n Para.4n Para.5n Para.6n Para.7Solve the problem Find a problem Think of a method Analyze the results Make a question Collect results Find supporting evidence&Draw a conclusionn Scan the te
4、xt and answer the following questions.1 What was John Snow?2 What was to blame for the disease?3 Why did he tell people to remove the handle from the pump?Fast Reading ScanningCareful Reading1.What is Cholera?2.Why is it called“King Cholera”?Para.1 Find a problemNeither its cause nor its cure was un
5、derstood.So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.powerful /severe/hard to defeatCholera was the deadly disease of its day.What kind of person do you think John Snow is?kind warm-hearted caring brave to face challengesBut he became inspired when he thought about he
6、lping ordinary people exposed to cholera.John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem.What kind of person do you think John Snow is?kind warm-hearted caring brave to face challengesBut he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera.John Snow want
7、ed to face the challengeand solve this problem.The second suggested that people absorbed his disease into their bodies with their meals.(use a phrase to replace it)Para.2 Make a questiontook in1 What did he do to prove what he thought was right?He began his _and gathered _.2 In two particular street
8、s,the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days.(use one word to replace the underlined word)seriousPara.3 Think of a methodenquiryinformation1 A _gave him a valuable clue about the cause of the disease.2Which had no deaths according to the map?A.27Cambridge Street B.
9、24 Broad Street C.2 Cambridge Street D.14 Broad Street 3What does PH on the map refer to?A church B street C pub D pumpPara.4 Collect resultsmap8 and 9 Cambridge Street had no deaths.These people worked in the pub at 7 Cambridge Street.1 What did he do after studying the map?2 What happened after th
10、e handle was removed?The disease slowed down.Para.5 Analyze the resultsHe looked into the source of the water.A cleaned B examined C found 1 Whats the supporting evidence?2 What carried the virus?Para.6 Find supporting evidence&Draw a conclusion Two other deaths that were linked to the Broad Street
11、outbreak.Polluted water.With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with certaintythat polluted water carried the virus.This sentence shows that John Snow is_.A determined B curious C cautious D patient Para.7 Solve the problemThe water companies were instructed not to expose people to p
12、olluted water any more.A.My job as a journalist is to expose theB.truth.B.Dont expose babies to strong sunlight.C.We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.John Snow Defeats“King Cholera”1.Whats the main idea?2.Whos John Snow?3.Who/What is Cholera?4.Where and when did it happ
13、en?5.Why is it called King Cholera?6.How did John Snow defeat King Cholera?Solve the problemFind a problemMake a questionThink of a methodCollect resultsAnalyze the resultsPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Find supporting evidence&Draw a conclusionPara 7ComprehendingThis text is mainly developed _
14、.A.by contrastB.by spaceC.by processComprehendingWhats the purpose of the passage?A.to discuss B.to informC.to instruct D.to describen Try to think of the great people we have learnt about in our textbooks.Further ThinkingWhat good qualities do they have?What can we learn from them?Discussioncharacteristicscautiouspatientstrictpositiveoptimisticbravedetermineddevotedhard workingyouHomework1 Please retell the story.2 Collect some information about MERS(中东呼吸综合征).(You can visit http:/
