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Reading and Thinking
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
In this lesson, you will
summarize the stages of scientific research;
get information about how John Snow defeated cholera;
talk about John’s contribution and his influence.
Learning objectives
group game贯穿
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
Who ?
How ?
What ?
The text is mainly about how John Snow defeated king cholera.
Pre-reading
Paragraph(s) Main idea
1
2-3
4
5
What? Who?
How?
The truth
Results and significance
Read the passage quickly and choose the correct key words to summarize each paragraph.
John Snow
King Cholera
Result:
One of _______________________ in the world
Severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and even _____
the most feared diseases
death
British
A famous _______ (who even attended to when she gave birth)
doctor
Queen Victoria
To destroy cholera once and for all.
Reading-Para.1
ID(What):
Symptoms:
ID(Who):
Nationality:
Desire:
Millions of people died from it.
defeat
How (paras.2&3)
1. What caused cholera?
Cholera was caused by _______.
Cholera was caused by ________________________________ .
bad air
an infection from the germs in food or water
Reading-Para.2
Find a problem
2. Which theory is correct?
Theory one:
caused by ________
Theory two:
caused by _______
✔
bad air
germs
John Snow subscribed to the ________ theory.
second
Reading-Para.2
Ask a question
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What did John Snow do?
Reading-Para.3
Think of a method
water pump
beer pub
Many deaths happened here.
No deaths happened here.
Snow suspected that the water pump was to blame.
Collect data & Analyse the results
Reading-Para.3
Where did many people die? & Where did no people die?
What results did Snow get? & What did Snow suspect?
The cause of a mother and her daughter’s death. (pump water)
conclusion
The pump water carried cholera germs.
solution
Removed the handle of the pump.
Reading-Para.3
What’s the evidence
for Snow’s suspecting?
What’s the conclusion?
Find supporting evidence & Draw a conclusion
Stages of Scientific Research
______ analyse the results ______ ask a question
______ draw a conclusion ______ collect data
______ find a problem ______ find supporting evidence
______ think of a method
Paras.2-3
How did John Snow defeat King Cholera?
The cause of cholera The water from the River Thames had been polluted by waste.
John Snow’s contribution and achievement •Water companies began to .
•The threat of cholera around the world
•He helped people know how to .
• Snow scientists study diseases.
Paras.4-5
Read and fill in the blank.
sell clean water
saw a substantial
decrease.
prevent cholera
transformed the way
the father of modern epidemiology
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
—Albert Einstein & Leopold Infeld
Thinking: What inspiration can we get from John Snow ?
提出新的问题,发现新的可能,从新的角度审视已存在的问题,这些需要创造性的想象力,并标志着科学的真正进步。
—阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦&利奥波德·英费尔德
How to prevent cholera
Post-reading
15
In order to keep away from diseases,
what should we do in our daily life?
Further thinking
avoid gathering
wash our hands
do sports
eat clean food
Homework:
Why was it John Snow, not other doctors, who defeated king cholera?
(Write about your opinion by using the information from the passage.)
Thank you!
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