Unit1GreatScientistsWhatdoyouknowaboutgreatscientists?TrythequizonP1andfindoutwhoknowsthemost.Warmingup1.Whichscientistdiscoveredthatobjectsinwaterareliftedupbyaforcethathelpsthemfloat?Archimedes(287-212BC)anancientGreekmathematician&physicist2.Whowroteabookexplaininghowanimalsandplantsdevelopedastheenvironmentchanged?CharlesDarwin(1808-1882)BritishauthorofTheOriginofSpecies3.Whoinventedthefirststeamengine?ThomasNewcomen(1663-1729)British,improvedthefirststeampumpandturneditintoasteamenginefortakingwateroutofminesin1712.4.Whousedpeastoshowhowphysicalcharacteristicsarepassedfromparentstotheirchildren?GregorMendel(1822-1884)Czech(捷克人)5.Whodiscoveredradium?MarieCurie(1867-1934)(PolishandFrench,wontwoNobelPrizes)6.Whoinventedthewayofgivingelectricitytoeverybodyinlargecities?ThomasEdison(1847-1931)anAmericaninventorThomasEdisonTheInventionsofThomasEdisonPhonograph留声机LightbulbMotionPictures7.Whowasthepainterthatstudieddeadbodiestoimprovehispaintingofpeople?LastSupperMonaLisaLeonardodaVinci(1452-1519)Italianartist8.Whoinventedalamptokeepminerssafeunderground?SirHumphryDavy(1778-1829)BritishMiniatureMiner'sSafetyLamp9.Whoinventedtheearliestinstrumenttotellpeoplewhereearthquakeshappened?ZhangHeng(78-139)Chinese,inventedseismograph10.Whoputforwardatheoryaboutblackholes?StephenHawking(1942--)aBritishastronomerDoyouknowwhatdidthismapwasusedforin1854?FindingoutthecauseofCholera.1.AtCopernicus’time,ChristianChurchwasinchargeofmanywesterncountries.T判断对错2.Copernicusnoticedthatobservedfromtheearth,someplanetsappearsinfrontoforbehindtheearth.F3.Hisfriendswerenotinterestedinhisideas.F5.SincehewasnotafraidofbeingattackedbytheChurch,Copernicuspublishedhisbookassoonashefinishedworkingonit.6.Newton,Einstein,andHawkingareallscientistswhomadecontributiontothestudyoftheuniverse.FTPre-reading1.Whatfivemostimportantqualitiesdoyouthinkascientistshouldhave?Givereasons.carefulcleverstrictpatientcreativestrong-willedhonestseriousintelligenthumorousambitiousgenerous2.DoyouknowJohnSnow?2.DoyouknowJohnSnow?3.Doyouknowwhatkindofdiseaseischol3.Doyouknowwhatkindofdiseaseischolera?era?JohnSnowisawell-knowndoctorinthe19thcenturyinLondonandhedefeated“KingCholera”.Itisakindofterriblediseasecausedbydrinkingdirtywateranditcausedalotofdeathsintheoldtimesanditwasverydifficulttodefeat.Let’sgettoknowhowDr.JohnSnowdefeated“KLet’sgettoknowhowDr.JohnSnowdefeated“KingCholera”in1854inLondoninthisreadingingCholera”in1854inLondoninthisreadingpapassagessage::JohnSnowDefeats“KingCholera”JohnSnowDefeats“KingCholera”Doyouknowwhatdidthismapwasusedforin1854?FindingoutthecauseofCholera.•Whodefeats“KingCholera“?•Whathappenedin1854?•Howmanypeoplediedin10days?•WhyistherenodeathatNo.20and21BroadStreetaswellasatNo.8and9CambridgeStreet?JohnSnowCholeraoutbreakhitLondon.500ThesefamilieshadnotdrunkthewaterfromtheBroadStreetpump.1.SkimandScan2.Readandanswer1Whycouldn’tthecholerabeundercontrolatfirst?2WhichtheorydidJohnSnowbelievein?3JohnSnowfinallyprovedthetheoryhebelievedby________.A.gatheringinformationwiththehelpofamapB.lookingintothesourceofthewaterforBroadStreetandCambridgeStreetC.Separatingthosewhosufferedcholerafromthosewhodidn’tD.BothAandB4Topreventthecholerafromspreadingagain,whatdidJohnSnowdo?1Whycouldn’tthecholerabeundercontrolatfirst?2WhichtheorydidJohnSnowbelievein?Neitheritscause,notitscurewasun...
