Unit 1 Science and scientists Using language 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 1 Science and scientists Using language Are you familiar with the people in the picture below ? How much do you know about them？ Lead in Pre-reading Look at the pictures& the title to guess what the content of the text is THE FATHER OF CHINA’S AEROSPACE A WORLD OF PURE THOUGHT The text is mainly about the brief introduction of Qian Xuesen and Stephen Hawking. Who is the father of China’s aerospace? Task 1: Skim passage 1 with the following questions. 1. Qian changed his major because of a shift in personal interest. ( ) 2. Qian’s strong interest in art has a positive impact on a scientist’s development. ( ) F T Task 2: Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Personal information of Qian Xuesen *_____, Qian was born in Hangzhou. *Qian ______ in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering. *In 1932, Qian made the decision to ______ to aviation. *In 1935, Qian went to the United States to pursue his ______studies. *Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian became a _______ in American jet and rocket technology. *As a ________ at the California Institute of Technology during the 1930s. *In the 1940s, Qian and several other people ____the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. *In _____, Qian returned to China. *Under his ________, China developed the Dongfeng missiles. *_________, China successfully launched its first man-made satellite. * On 31 October 2009, Qian ____________. Task 2: Read the passage and fill in the blanks. The father of China’s aerospace Personal information of Qian Xuesen *_______, Qian was born in Hangzhou. *Qian _______________ in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering. *In 1932, Qian made the decision to _____________ to aviation. *In 1935, Qian went to the United States to pursue his ________studies. * Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian becam