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讲师:魏彦勋
Science and Scientists---Reading and Thinking
Understand the questioning mind
Lead in
A Questioning Mind
A questioning mind
A critical mind
Reading
Task 1: Skim Reading
_____ analyze the results _____ ask a question
_____ draw a conclusion _____ collect data
_____ find a problem _____ find supporting evidence
_____ think of a method
P1
In general, doctors in those days had two contradictory theories to explain how cholera spread. One theory was that bad air caused the disease. Another was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water. Snow subscribed to the second theory. It was correct, but he still needed proof. Consequently, when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854, Snow began to investigate. He discovered that in two particular streets the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why.
_____ analyze the results _____ ask a question
_____ draw a conclusion _____ coll