Unit 3 The world of science Period 3 Developing ideas 课件-2020-2021学年下学期高一英语同步精品课堂(外研版新教材必修第三册)

外研版英语 必修第三册 Unit 3 The world of science Period 3 Developing ideas 1 Before reading Learn about Benjamin Franklin One of the Founding Fathers of the US author scientist printer inventor publisher diplomat Franklin's Experiment: How Much Is True? Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What did Franklin’s experiment aim to prove? 2. What does the new study say about the story of Franklin’s experiment? 3. Why does the author mention the story about the apple falling on Newton’s head in the text? Check the answers His experiment aimed to test if lightning was really produced by electricity or something else. 1. What did Franklin’s experiment aim to prove? Check the answers New research suggests that the story may be fiction instead of fact. 2. What does the new study say about the story of Franklin’s experiment? Check the answers He gives another example to demonstrate the argument of the passage that the stories behind inventions may not be true. 3