Unit 11 Unit 11 Scientific Scientific achievementsachievements Period One Warming up Alexander Bell electricity Thomas Edison the First telephonethe Wright Brothers‘ the electric LampMadame Curie black holes in UniverseFranklin Theory of GravitySteven Hawking the First PlaneElbert Einstein RadiumIsaac Newton the Theory of Relativity Solar energy Which one do you think is the most important? Why ?• Electricity • Cars • Aeroplanes• Radio and television• The Internet• Cloning • The Theory of Gravity• Nuclear science• Solar energy Do these achievements have anything in common ? If so, what ?• They have a great effect on people’s life. • They change the lifestyle and make the human society move on and become more comfortable. • They are all important and useful for the development of mankind and society. Period two ReadingZhongguancun • Do you know what lenovo stands for? • Do you know where lenovo is located? Scanning1. Where is Zhongguancun? 2. What can you find in Zhongguancun? In Haidian District, northwestern Beijing, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, more than ten famous universities, and hi-tech companies. Read the article to find the main idea of each paragraphPara 1:Para 2:Para 3-6Para 7:Para 8: Brief introduction of ZhongguancunThe development of ZhongguancunZhongguancun is home to a growing number of oversea Chinese.Zhongguancun has had a positive effect on business. The spirit and creativity are more than money True or false 1. Zhongguancun is the new center for Chinese science and education2. Within the next ten years, more than a hundred scientific and hi-tech companies moved into Zhongguancun. 3. Xiang Yufang studied abroad because he felt comfortable abroad. 4. More than 8,000 ...
