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Unit 1
Period 5
Assessing Your Progress
新 课 导 入
Review
Say the meaning of these words or phrases as quickly as possible!
contradictory
once and for all
in charge of
substantial
severe
abstract
brilliant
come down
shadow
blame
infection
gifted
pure
1.通过相关练习,复习巩固表语从句以及本单元重点单词
和短语的用法;
2.能学会“打破常规”,设计一个不寻常的发明;
3. 通过观看视频了解科学探索的重要性。
学习目标
课 堂 学 习
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words below.
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brilliant solid microscope finding contradictory gift astronomer theory
The scientist's main task is to discover how things work in the universe. But few scientists have placed themselves under the __________. So even though the ______ scientific method, which mainly includes hypotheses, data collection, and statistical analysis, is written down, the method by which scientists come to ____ conclusions is hard to identify. Two of the essential qualities a scientist needs to have seem to be curiosity and creativity. People who are curious usually have a mixture of seemingly ___________ desires:
microscope
brilliant
solid
contradictory
They are looking for originality and yet they also want everything in its proper place. To settle the conflict between statistics and ______, scientists often have to be creative, and think outside the box-approach the problem from different directions. They must have a vivid imagination and a strong intuition in order for new _______ to be made. It echoes something the __________ Carl Sagan once said. He believes that every child "starts out as a scientist" and every child is ______ with the "sense of wonder and awe".
theory
findings
astronomer
gifted
adj. 生动的;鲜明的
come to solid conclusions 得出确凿的结论
be gifted with 有天赋
think outside the box 跳出框框思考
have a mixture of 混合
have a vivid imagination 有丰富的想象力
have a strong intuition 有很强的直觉
sense of wonder and awe 好奇敬畏之感
Fill in each blank with a word or expression that introduces a predicative clause.
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Sci