1、外研版高一年级(必修4)Module 4Look at the pictures and guess who he is.Stephen HawkingA Brief History of TimeA Brief History of TimeRead the passage about Stephen Hawking and write the number of the paragraph.1.This paragraph explains why Hawking is famous._2.2.This paragraph talks about Hawkings personal lif
2、e._3.3.This paragraph talks about Hawkings scientific career._The third in the book.The second in the book.The first in the book.Read the passage and give each paragraph a title.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Hawkingsscientific career.Why Hawking is famous.Hawkingspersonal life.Read the passage an
3、d answer questions.1.Why is Hawking so famous?2.What kind of disease did Hawking suffer from?3.Whats the name of Hawkings book?Partly because of his scientific discoveries and partly because of his physical disability.He suffered from motor neurone disease.A Brief History of Time.Appreciate the beau
4、tiful sentences.Then remember them.1.It was discovered that he was a brilliant scientist.2.2.Moving in a wheelchair and speaking through a special computer,he has become the voice of science.3.3.Stephen Hawking has spent his career at Cambridge University,where he became Professor of Physics in 1977
5、.According to the notes,say somethingabout Stephen Hawking.One of the most famous scientists Because of because of Be born graduated In the 1960s Became the voice of scienceBecame Professor of Physics His book Read the notes about Albert Einstein.Talk about how to write a passage about Albert Einste
6、in using the notes.Begin like this:Albert Einstein was probably the most brilliant scientist of the twentieth century.Albert Einstein was probably the most brilliant scientist of the twentieth century.Born in Ulm,Germany 1879,he didnt speak until he was three,but then developed a strong interest in
7、Mathematics as a child.Model answer:He had the idea for his Theory of Relativity at the age of 16,although he didnt publish it until 1905,after he had studied Physics in Zurich,Switzerland.单词拼写:1.Im afraid your name e_ me.2.He was d_ with cancer.3.He is one of the v_ of this accident.4.As a scientis
8、t,he is very b_.scapesiagnosedictimsrilliant5.Give me a _(简洁的)introduction of this machine.6.The smoke rose _(笔直地).7.After the _(爆炸),many things disappeared.8.Do you know how to use _(箭)?briefstraightexplosionarrowsROCKETSRead the passage quickly and find the answers to the questions.1.How were rock
9、ets invented?By accident-when people threw bamboo tubes with gunpowder inside into the fire to make explosions and saw that some of them flew into the air.2.What are they used for today?They are used to send astronauts into space and in firework displays.Appreciate the following sentences and rememb
10、er them.1.Today rockets are very advanced machines which we can use to send astronauts into space.2.The Chinese discovered that the gas escaping from the tube could lift it into the air.3.The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.Wan Hu who i
11、nvented the flying chairGive a description of Wan Hus flying chair according to the picture.Using the words below.attached to two kites chair rocketsWhat do you think the future rockets will be?Write down your imagination and share with your classmates.课堂精练1.You should put the _ theory into practice
12、.A.advance B.advanced C.advancing D.advancedly2.2.I dont think the telephone was invented _.A.by chance B.by a chance C.by accidents D.by an accident3.Luckily,the little boy escaped _ in the fighting in the street.A.of being killed B.from being killed C.of killing D.from killing4.She _ the room by p
13、ainting it.A.transformed B.turned C.transported D.made5.Such _,you cant go away.A.is the case B.being the case B.C.the case D.in the case根据括号内所给的汉语提示完成下列句子,每空一词。1.He didnt break the window on purpose;in fact,he did it quite _ _(意外地).2.Ten passengers narrowly escaped _ _(受伤)by the bus crash.3.Though
14、his plan sounded wonderful,_ _(并非所有人)was in favor of it.by accident beinghurtnot everyone4.My computer broke down because a virus _ _ _(附着在)an e-mail.5.When I was on my way home,I was nearly knocked over by a car coming _ _ _(朝我的方向).6.The country has been _ _ _ (与交战)its neighbour for two years.was attached to in my directionat war with
