Unit 12 Innovation Lesson 3 Stephen Hawking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册

LESSON 3 STEPHEN HAWKING UNIT 12 INNOVATION 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES To read and talk about the life events of Stephen Hawking; To read for general understanding; To read for specific information to understand words in context; To understand and learn words and expressions in context; To compare personal opinions with the ideas of others; To introduce Stephen Hawking based on a diagram; To learn and practise using phrasal prepositions. 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 2 KEY POINTS AND DIFFICULT POINTS To answer the comprehension questions; To understand the life events of Stephen Hawking; To find more information about Stephen Hawking online; To struggle with complicated sentence structures; To understand the Black Holes Theory; To explain Stephen Hawking's saying in the passage; To think critically and express opinions freely; To compare personal opinions with the ideas of others. 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 3 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Pair Work Have you heard about Stephen Hawking? What did he discover or do? What was special about him? one of the world’s most famous scientists in theoretical physics to have a rare disease to lose speech to overcome the challenge of... his physical abilities decline to discover the secrets of the universe 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 5 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Look at the webpage about Stephen Hawking. Complete the information on the left. Then go back to Activity 1, and answer the questions in more detail. 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 6 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Look at the webpage about Stephen Hawking. Complete the information on the left. Then go back to Activity 1, and answer the questions in more detail. Birth ______________________ Education · St Albans School · The University of ________________ (1955-1962), studied ________________ · PhD, the University of Cambridge (1966) 8 January, 1942 Oxford physics 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 7 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Look at the webpage about Stephen Hawking. Complete the information on the left. Then go back to Activity 1, and answer the questions in more detail. Career · Institute of Astronomy, ________________ (1968-1973) · Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge (1979-2009) · Director of Research, Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, Cambridge (2009-2018) Cambridge 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 8 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Look at the webpage about Stephen Hawking. Complete the information on the left. Then go back to Activity 1, and answer the questions in more detail. Family Married to Jane Wilde (1965-1991, three children) and Elaine Mason (1995-2006) 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 9 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Match main ideas of each part. Part 1 (Para. 1) Part 2 (Para. 2) Part 3 (Paras. 3-6) The death of Hawking and what he was famous for The birth and education of Hawking Hawking’s attitude to life The achievements of Hawking Part 4 (Paras. 7-8) 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 10 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. The introduction of Stephen Hawking and his scientific achievements. B. The analysis of Stephen Hawking’s theory. C. The description of Stephen Hawking’s books. D. The introduction of Stephen Hawking’s disease. √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 11 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 2. Where is the passage taken from? A. book. B. The Internet. C. The newspaper. D. The TV news. √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 12 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 3. When was Stephen Hawking discovered to suffer from ALS? A. When he was born. B. When he was studying at the University of Oxford. C. When he was studying at the University of Cambridge. D. When he was working at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 13 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Stephen Hawking was famous for his theory of black holes. B. Stephen Hawking was the co-author of the book The Grand Design. C. The book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes was popular because it is easy to understand. D. The book A Briefer History of Time（2005）is easier than the book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 14 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 5. Which of the following can be used to describe Hawking? A. Optimistic and grateful. B. Unlucky and miserable. C. Generous and determined. D. Humorous and academic. √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 15 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 6. What is the writing style of this passage? A. Exposition. B. Argumentation. C. Narration. 7. What is Hawking most famous for? A. Himself. B. His theory in physics. C. His book—A Brief History of Time. √ √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 16 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 8. What is the writing order of the passage? A. Space. B. Time-flashback. C. Logic. 9. What big challenge did Hawking face? A. He is unable to walk. B. He can’t control himself. C. He is unable to speak. √ √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 17 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Answer the following questions. 10. Which order is RIGHT according to the passage? ① Going to the University of Oxford. ② Developing a number of new ideas about black holes. ③ Writing the book-A Briefer History of Time. ④ Having an operation. A. ①②③④ B. ①④②③ C. ①②④③ D. ②①④③ √ 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 18 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Write T (true) or F (false) in brackets. (　　) 1. For many people, the book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is hard to understand. (　　) 2. Hawking once considered himself an unlucky man after he got a disease. (　　) 3. Hawking was allowed to do research only rather than teach because of his young age. T F F 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 19 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Write T (true) or F (false) in brackets. (　　) 4. Hawking was famous for his excellent work in theoretical physics and research on ALS. (　　) 5. Hawking developed a number of new ideas about black holes when he was in poor physical condition. (　　) 6. Hawking suggested putting together all the existing ideas. F T F 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 20 READ AND EXPLORE Read the passage. Write T (true) or F (false) in brackets. (　　) 7. At the age of 17, Hawking went to Oxford University to study physics. (　　) 8. Hawking’s main job was teaching at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. (　　) 9. At the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, Hawking’s speech showed that he was humorous and romantic. (　　) 10. Hawking regarded himself an unlucky man. T F T F 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 21 Introduce Stephen Hawking based on the diagram. READ AND EXPLORE Stephen Hawking Birth Attitude towards life Education Study illness Books 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 22 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Stephen Hawking was born in 1942 in Oxford, UK. He liked maths and science best at school. And he was interested in how things work. When he was 21, Stephen got a serious illness. He couldn’t walk or speak. He had to sit in a wheelchair and speak through a computer. But he didn’t give up. Introduce Stephen Hawking based on the diagram. 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 23 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Stephen became a great scientist through his hard work. He enjoyed writing. One of his most famous books is A Brief History of Time.  Stephen Hawking was a bright star in the world of science. Sadly, this star went out this March. He died at his home at the age of 76.  Introduce Stephen Hawking based on the diagram. 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 24 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Pair work Read the webpage again. Complete the timeline about Stephen Hawking’s life and work. Then tell each other about him in pairs based on the timeline. 1942 1959 _____ 1985 was born was diagnosed with ALS 1963 went to University of Oxford to study physics had to have an operation/ lost his speech as a result 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 26 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Pair work Read the webpage again. Complete the timeline about Stephen Hawking’s life and work. Then tell each other about him in pairs based on the timeline. 1988 2005 2012 2018 died his book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes sold one copy for every 750 people on earth decided to write a simpler version, A briefer History of Time said to a TV audience of 900 million people at the opening ceremony of London 2012 Olympics: “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet… be curious.” 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 27 On 14 March, 2018, one of the world’s most 1. ______________ (influence) scientists, Stephen Hawking, died at his home. He was famous not only for his great achievements but for 2. ________________ (overcome) the challenges of ALS. When Hawking spent his first year at the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed 3. ________ ALS. He was only expected 4. _________ (live) for a few years. 5. _____________, he finished Fill in the blanks of the passage. READ AND EXPLORE influential overcoming with to live However 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 28 his studies and got a job at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge and 6. ______________ (continue) his work in theoretical physics and cosmology. While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after 7. ____ operation, he started to use a kind of speech-generating equipment specially 8. _____________ (develop) by his doctors to help him speak. But Stephen Hawking never ceased his Fill in the blanks of the passage. READ AND EXPLORE continued an developed 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 29 studies and continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky man. From his diagnosis at the age of 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was grateful to his family and appreciated the help from a large number of people and 9. _________________ (organization). Though he passed away in the year 2018, his 10. ________________ (persevere) in study and optimistic attitude to life will inspire us forever. Fill in the blanks of the passage. READ AND EXPLORE organizations perseverance 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 30 VOCABULARY 1. overcome overcome difficulties/ fear/ shyness 克服困难/ 恐惧/ 羞怯 overcome the enemy 战胜敌人 be overcome with sorrow 伤心欲绝 be overcome with joy 喜不自胜 练习：The night before the test I was ______________ by fear and despair. overcome 31 VOCABULARY 2. decline decline to 减少到…… decline by 减少了…… fall/ go into decline 开始衰落 on the decline 在下降 in decline 在衰退中 a rapid/sharp/gradual decline 迅速/ 急剧/ 逐渐下降 decline with thanks 婉言谢绝 ; 婉词谢绝 ; 直言拒绝 ; 谢绝 练习：We need to take corrective action to halt this country's ____________. decline 32 VOCABULARY 3. bonus annual bonus 年终分红 bonus system 奖金制度；分红制 bonus point 红利点；加分；消费积分；奖励积分 year-end bonus 年终奖金，年终额外补贴 bonus tax 奖金税 cash bonus 现金红利 bonus payment 额外津贴 练习：To qualify for the ____________, they must maintain a healthy weight. bonus 33 VOCABULARY 4. in spite of in spite of = despite 尽管、虽然(意思相同，但 despite 更正式，且后面不加 of) In spite of the fact that 尽管事实是……（后接从句） In spite of everything 尽管一切 regardless of 不顾；不加理会 练习：We proceeded with the work in spite ______ the coldness. of 34 PRACTICE 1. Even today, I would ___________________ (overcome) with sorrow whenever I think of the dog. 2. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into _________________ (decline). 3. That means weight can be hard for individuals to control, which makes the _________________ (bonus) unfair. 4. The arts of China have not declined _________spite of the Western influence. be overcome 　 decline bonus in 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 35 SUMMARY Talk about and learn the life events of Stephen Hawking; Read for general understanding; Read for specific information to understand words in context; Understand and learn words and expressions in context; Introduce Stephen Hawking based on a diagram; Explain Stephen Hawking's saying in the passage; Compare personal opinions with the ideas of others; Learn and practise using phrasal prepositions. 929c8801-c207-4f5b-b816-120bbece91a2.source.4.zh-Hans 36 Thank you 37 $$