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science
scientists
inventions/
discoveries
stories behind
......
inventions
Name the following great inventions:
The Four Great Inventions in ancient China
Gunpowder
Printing
Papermaking
the Compass
China’s New Four Great Inventions
High-speed rail 高铁
Bike sharing 共享单车
Online shopping 网购
Mobile payment 移动支付
3D printing
Artificial Intelligence
(人工智能)
Virtual Reality (虚拟现实)
Space science and technology (空间技术)
What is this invention?
Watch & answer
Read the other 3 inventions from famous novels and choose those that have become a reality.
Harry Potter &
the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry threw the cloak around his shoulders… Harry looked down at his feet, but they were gone.
invisibility cloak
Read & answer P 33
Has it become a reality?
What is this invention?
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Presently I am going to press (v. 按) the lever, and off the machine will go. It will vanish, pass into future time, and disappear.
The Time Machine
现在我要按一下操纵杆,机器就会开动,它会消失,进入未来的时间,然后消失。
《时间机器》
Has it become a reality?
A faint blue light shot across it, darkening to purple, and presently she could see the image of her son, who lived on the other side of the earth, and he could see her.
The Machine Stops
它泛出一道微弱的蓝色的光,那光线暗成紫色。此刻她能看到她儿子的样子,他住在地球的另一边,他也能看到她。
《机器休止》
Has it become a reality?
video calls 视频通话
Instead of being printed, the Earth chronicle(the ~ 新闻报...) is every morning spoken to subscribers, who, in interesting conversations with reporters, statesmen, and scientists, learn the news of the day.
In the Year 2889 (1889)
《地球纪事》不是印出来的,而会在每天早上与订阅者进行语言上的交流。在与记者、政治家和科学家们饶有风趣的交谈中,订阅者们可以了解当天的新闻。 《未世风云2889》
live chat rooms
实时聊天室
subscribe /səbˈskraɪb/ v. 订阅
subscriber订阅者
subscription account订阅账号
Has it become a reality?
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The third and fourth inventions have become a reality. People nowadays can have video chats with each other via mobile phones and computers connected to the Internet.
And many newspapers have offered their readers free digital editions. Furthermore, live chat rooms make it possible for people to communicate with reporters, statesmen and scientists.
The inventions in the year 3000
1 Changeable to keep us feeling comfortable at any time.
2 that make us small enough to explore tiny things.
3 that can fly or go underwater.
4 Special applied to our brains to any foreign language.
5 The that can easily cure diseases like AIDS and cancer so we will live much longer.
…
Watch & complete
The inventions in the year 3000
The inventions mentioned in the video
1 Changeable __ to keep us feeling comfortable at any time.
2 that make us small enough to explore tiny things.
3 that can fly or go underwater.
4 Special applied to our brains to any foreign language.
5 The that can easily cure diseases like AIDS and cancer so we will live much longer.
…
clothes
Pills
Cars
technology
translate
medicine
Of all the inventions in the video, which do you think is most useful and will become a reality? Why?
Fill & talk
In order to make these become a reality, what can we do?
Look at the careers and think about what they have in common.
Careers in Science P39
careers in science
physicist
mathemtician
chemist
astronomer
geographer
biologist
What do you know about these careers?
physicist mathematician
1. What do these people do in their work?
A physicist is a person who does research connected with physics or who studies physics.
A mathematician is a person who is trained in the study of numbers and calculations.
geographer biologist
chemist astronomer
A chemist is a person who does research connected with chemistry or who studies chemistry.
An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
A geographer is a person who studies geography or is an expert in it.
A biologist is a person who studies or works in the field of biology.
2. What famous scientists can you name in these fields?
physicist
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
mathematician
chemist
astronomer
geographer
biologist
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss
Zu Chongzhi
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
Edmond Halley
Alfred Lothar Wegener
Gregor Johann Mendel
Complete the introductions about different scientists with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the language that describes their careers.
Guo Shoujing (1231-1316) was a famous Chinese ___________ of the Yuan Dynasty. He invented twelve new instruments to study stars and planets. He also developed a calendar which is as accurate as the Gregorian calendar.
A mountain on the Moon and a minor planet
are named after him.
astronomer
British ________ Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is best known for his work On the origin of Species, in which he explains changes in species due to natural selection. His ideas deeply influence our understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
biologist
Li Daoyuan (ca 466-527) was a famous writer and ___________ of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He did field research across China and studied more than a thousand rivers and streams, along with the landscape, history and culture of the surrounding areas.
geographer
Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a world –famous ________ and was first awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for her extraordinary work on radioactivity. She was also regarded as a brilliant _________, and was again awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium.
chemist
physicist
Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) was one of the world’s leading _______________. His work on Chen’s Theorem made an important advance towards proving Goldbach’s Conjecture, the greatest unsolved problem in number theory.
mathematicians
Think about other careers in science and discuss what interests you most.
eg. I’m interested in the work of a(n)… because…
Discuss :What qualities are essential if you want to seek for a career in science?
strong willl
great patience
perseverance
Confidence…l
Key points:
Harry threw the invisible cloak around his shoulders… Harry looked down at his feet, but they were gone.
I am going to press (v. 按) the lever操纵杆,控制杆, and off the machine will go. It will vanish, pass into future time, and disappear.
A faint微弱的blue light shot across it, darkening to purple紫色, and presently she could see the image of her son, who lived on the other side of the earth, and he could see her.
Instead of being printed打印, the Earth chronicle is every morning spoken to subscribers, who, in interesting conversations with reporters, statesmen, and scientists, learn the news of the day.
隐形斗篷
n.肩膀
v.按
v.消失
adj.微弱的
v.射出
v.使变暗
n.影像
v.打印
n.订阅者
n.政治家
Check students’ memory:
fantasy novels
invisible cloak
shoulder
presently
press
vanish
faint/feɪnt/
video calls
shoot--_____--_______
darken
image
print
darken
image
print
statesmen
subscribe
subscription account
fantasy
reality
把...应用于...
take a pill
microscope
治愈严重的疾病
Useful expressions:
fantasy novels奇幻小说
invisible cloak隐形斗篷
shoulder肩膀
presently目前
press v.按
vanish v.消失
faint/feɪnt/微弱的
video calls 视频通话
shoot--shot--shot放射
darken v.使变暗
image n.影像
print打印
statesmen n.政治家
Subscribe 订阅
subscriber订阅者
subscription account订阅账号
fantasy幻想
reality事实
apply ... to...把...应用于...
take a pill 吃一颗药
microscope 显微镜
tiny things 微小的东西
cure serious disease治愈严重的疾病
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