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Unit 1
Science and Scientists
Reading for writing
Lead in
Are you familiar with the people in the picture below ?
Qian Xuesen
How much do you know about him?
How much do you know about Qian Xuesen?
“两弹一星”最初是指原子弹、导弹和人造卫星
The father of
China’s Aerospace
Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on China’s aerospace science than Qian Xuesen. Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesenas a man with "great scientific thought and scientific spirit" who was patriotic and served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion, Qian was an extremely well-respected man.
make a great impact on 对....有巨大影响
have a great influence on 对...有很大的影响
Para1
Evaluation of Qian Xuesen No other scientist has had a greater (1) on China’s aerospace science than Qian Xuesen.
impact
1,What are the qualities of Qian Xuesen?
... “Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesen as a man with “great scientific thought and scientific spirit” who was patriotic and served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion, Qian was an extremely well-respected man.”
Activity 1: General Introduction
sentence patterns:
Perhaps no other...than...
Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on China’s aerospace science than Qian Xuesen
仿写1:也许没有哪一位科学家比袁隆平对杂交水稻的影响更大了
Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on hybrid rice than Yuan Longping.
Born in Hangzhou in 1911, Qian attended schools in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering. However,after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932,Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country.
(2)defence n. 防御;保卫
break down 出故障;失败;垮掉;分解
break up 打碎;分裂;解体
Para2
Why did Qian change his major to Aviation?
His whole life In 1911 Qian Xuesen (2) .
In 1932 Qian made the decision
(3) .
Between
the 1930s
and 1940s Qian became