Unit 3 The world of Science Developing ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版必修第三册

Unit 3 The World of Science Developing ideas Activity 1 Read the short introduction to Benjamin Franklin and share any other information you know about him. one of the Founding Fathers of the US helped draft the Declaration of Independence a successful statesman a leading American author, printer, publisher, successful diplomat, creative scientist and inventor George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) FRANKLIN’S KITE EXPERIMENT Prediction. Activity 2 1. What is the function of the question mark? To ask a question./ To raise readers’ curiosity. 2. What might be the genre of the passage? Why？ Argumentation. 3. Read through Learning to Learn and decide what the essay focuses on. How much is true about the experiment. /ɪk'splɪsɪt/ /ɪm'plɪsɪt/ Activity 2 Activity 3 Read the article and figure out its structure. introduction to the topic the experiment People’s attitude has changed over the years. conclusion amazed inspired question question Activity 4 Detailed reading. introduction to the topic shows imaginary/made up topic sentence reason for the experiment procedure of the experiment conclusion of the experiment FRANKLIN’S KITE EXPERIMENT Reason much interest in electricity Franklin was also interested. Material a kite string a metal key Aim to find out if lightening was really produced by electricity or something else Procedure attach a metal key to a piece of string tie the string to a kite raise the kite during a thunderstorm touch the key with a finger result Franklin got a shock. Conclusion Lightning is a form of electricity. establish: to find out facts that will prove sth. is true topic sentence topic sentence Can we regard something that isn’t entirely true as truth? Why or why not? The truth means the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. [ORIGIN: part of a statement sworn by witnesses in court] topic sentence established ideas establish: to find out facts that will prove that sth. is true Why does the writer mention the story of Newton’s apple? To give another example to prove accepted/established ideas may not be true. description used when you are admitting sth. is true Is it applicable only in science? Truth can only be obtained through observation and experiment. Seeing doesn’t always mean believing. Think critically！ What is the author’s attitude towards Franklin’s experiment, or even science? Why? Doubtful. Curious. Objective. Indifferent. Do you think it matters that Franklin’s experiment might not be true? Why? No. Because what really matters lies in his bravery/ courage/determination to do the experiment. Activity 5 Activity 6 Smart sentences 1. (Para. 2) He raised the kite with a piece of string tied to it. with +n./pron.+ doing done to do adj. (phrase) adv. prep. (phrase) with +O.+ O.C. active voice passive voice future action With the boy ______________（带路）, we soon got to the destination. The talks ended successfully with ____________________（达成协议）. I sincerely hope that Science can gain more popularity among us students with ______________（随着时间的推移）. It is rude to speak with ______________________（嘴里塞满食物）. With________________ （很多工作要做）, I can't go shopping with you. With____________________（东西买完了）, she left the supermarket. The little boy sat in front of the house with_____________（把鞋脱了）. With_________________（脸上挂着微笑）, she told me the good news. She fell asleep with ______________（所有的灯都开着）. The boy rushed in, with________________________（脸上全是汗水）. Ex. Fill in the blank. leading the way an agreement reached time going by =as time goes by the mouth full of food much work to do all the shopping done his shoes off a smile on her face all the lights on his face covered with sweat =sweet covering his face Activity 6 Smart sentences 2-1. Find three sentences in the passage with “more than one…”. (Para. 3) More than one generation of students has been amazed… (Para. 4) …, more than one scientist has questioned what really… (Para. 5) In fact, more than one account suggests that … 2-2. Summarize the usage of “more than one…”. More than one + n.(singular form) + is/has/was… Activity 7 开国元勋 起草《独立宣言》 短文、论说文 n. 直截了当的;隐含其中的 adj. 使某人初次接触某事物 新研究表明… 虚构而非事实 放风筝（v.变形） 把……系到……上 （v.变形） 把……附在……上 一道闪电击中了风筝。 电通过绳子传导到了钥匙上。 用手指 触电 不止一代人对……感到吃惊。 the Founding Father draft the Declaration of Independence essay explicit; implicit introduce sb. to sth. New research suggests that… be fiction instead of/rather than fact fly a kite (flew, flown) tie ... to sp. (tied, tied) attach ... to sp. A flash of lightning hit/struck the kite. Electricity was conducted through the string to the key. with one’s finger get an electric shock More than one generation has been amazed by / at… 寻求真相的科学方式 弄清事实；确定真相 为接下来的科学发现做贡献 …已经被证实。 死于触电 质疑公认/既定的观点 引力理论 多种描述+?v. 没有证据证明…… 打在……头上 科研探索精神 scientific approaches to looking for (the) truth establish (the) truth contribute to/towards later scientific discoveries It has been proved that… die from the electric shock question accepted/established ideas the theory of gravity more than one account + has There is no proof that … hit sb. on the head/hit one’s head the spirit of scientific exploration 21 $