内容正文:
Using Language
---Write about what makes a great scientist
Unit 1 Science and
Scientists
Warm Up
Albert Einstein
Changed our understanding of the universe
Yuan Longping
A Pioneer for All People
Lin Qiaozhi
Mother of ten thousand babies
Tu Youyou
Discovered the artemisinin
Qian Xuesen
Stephen Hawking
The Father of China’s Aerospace
Passage 1
The Father of China’s Aerospace
钱学森(1911-2009),享誉海内 外的杰出科学家,我国导弹、原子弹和人造卫星研究领域的开拓者,航天科学的奠基人。1991年国务院、中央军委授予他“国家杰出贡献科学家”荣誉称号和 “一级英雄模范奖章”,以表彰他对我国科技事业作出的杰出贡献。1999年中共中央、国务院、中央军委作出决定,授予钱学森“两弹一星功勋奖章”。
Fast reading
2. Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para 1 Personality
Para 2 His death and people’s appreciation of him
Para 3 General introduction
Para 4 Education
Para 5 Further education abroad and achievements
Para 6 Returning to motherland
Para 7 Achievements in Aerospace
1. What’s the text type?
Biography
Para 1 General introduction
Para 2 Education
Para 3 Further education abroad and achievements
Para 4 Returning to motherland
Para 5 Achievements in Aerospace
Para 6 Personality
Para 7 His death and people’s appreciation of him
his status
his life story and achievements
his quality
Read the passage and complete the timeline
1911
1932
1935
1930s-40s
1955
1970
2009
China launched the first man-made satellite,Dong Fang Hong I under Qian’s leadership.
switched his major to aviation.
went to America to persue his graduate studies
returned to China
died
born in Shanghai
1.
2.
3.
became a pioneer in USA jet and rocket technology
conduct important research into rocket propulsion
founded JPL
tip: pay attention to the verbs.
This passage is developed in order of ___________.
time
Careful reading
Para. 1
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 Xuesen