陕西省武乡县第一中学 2012 高二英语高效课堂学案一:Unit1 Great scientist (新人教版必修 5)一.课前预习1. 阅读下列陈述,找出和右栏相对应的人物1.a scientist who discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float2. He wrote a book explaining how animals and plants developed as the environment changed.3.the man who invented the first steam engine4.He used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed from parents to their children.5.She discovered radium.6.He invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities.7.a painter who studied dead bodies to improve his painting of people8.He invented a lamp to keep miners safe underground.9.He invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened.10.He put forward a theory about black holes.a. Thomas Newcomenb. Gregor Mendelc. Archimedesd. Charles Darwine. Leonardo da Vincif. Thomas Edisong. Sir Humphry Davyh. Marie Curiei. Stephen Hawkingj. Zhang Heng2. Discuss in groups: If we want to set out a new scientific idea, we should do it in scientific research. Please arrange the following stages in a right order.( ) Draw a conclusion ( ) Think of a method( ) Collect results ( ) Make a question( ) Find a problem ( ) Analyze the results( ) Find supporting evidence二.Reading1. First reading:根据课前预习 2 找出课文的相关部分2. Second reading: read and find the main idea of each paragraph.A. John Snow believed in the second theory and decided to test it in the outbreak.B. John Snow was a famous doctor who wanted to defeat cholera.C. Two other deaths made him further believe his findingD. There were two theories about how cholera killed people.E. John Snow found that the water was polluted and warned people...