Period2Speaking&ListeningWhichbranchofscienceisthemostimportantandusefultosociety?Ithinkthat_____isthemostimportantandusefulsciencebecause_________.scienceBiologyMathsChemistryPhysicsComputerscience**Ithinkbiologyisthemostimportantandusefulsciencebecauseitisessentialtoprotectingtheecologicalbalanceandenvironment.Peoplecan’tlivewithoutlivingthings.Furthermore,biologygoeshandinhandwithourlife.Iftherewerenoscienceofbiology,therewouldnotbemedicine.Inaword,biologyisthemostimportantanduseful.Biology**Well,maybe,butIthinkthatchemistryisthemostimportantanduseful,becausechemistryisthekeytotheprogressofthehumanbeing.Besides,itischemicalreactionthatproducesmanynewthings.Chemistry**Itishardtosay.Therearemanyphysicalproducts.Andphysicsiswidelyusedinmanyfields,suchasmedicine,industryandagriculture.Withoutphysics,wecouldnevergoandexploreouterspace.SoIthinkphysicsisthemostimportantandusefulscience.Physics**That’strue.Butmathsisthebasicscience.Youcan’tlearnphysicsorchemistrywellwithoutagoodknowledgeofmaths.Mathsisatoolinscienceandengineering.Therefore,mathsisthemostimportantandusefulscience.What’syouridea?Maths**Well,thereisnodoubtthatmathsisanimportantandusefulscience.Inmyopinion,themostimportantandusefulscienceshouldbecomputerscienceinourmoderninformationsociety.Thecomputerisnowanindispensabletoolinmanyfields.Itcansettleallkindsofproblemsatahighspeedandcanhelppeopleworkeasily.SoIthinkcomputerscienceisthemostimportantandusefulscience.ComputerscienceGreatmindNo1:________________________1.Thisgreatmindwasonfirefor_______________a.rocketb.agriculturec.gravityd.radioactivitye.outerspace2.Thescientist’snameissimilartotheEnglishworldcurious,meaning____________.a.somethingnotoldb.somethingnotshortc.beinginterestedinsomethingMadameCuried.cGreatmindNo2:_____________________.1.Thisgreatmindwasonfirefor________a.rocketb.agriculturec.gravityd.radioactivitye.outerspace2.Thescientist’snameissimilartotheEnglishworldfor__________.a.somethingnotoldb.somethingnotshortc.beinginterestedinsomethingSirIsaacNewtoncaGreatmindNo3:_____________1.Whatisthismanknownfor?____________________________2.Hewantstobecalledthe____________.3.Whatdothesethreegreatmindshaveincommon?YuanLongpingForhisworkwithrice/inagriculture.farmer3.Whatdothesethreegreatmindshaveincommon?Eg.Theyareallpassionateaboutwhattheydo.Theyareonfireforsomething.Theyhaveallmadeimportantcontributionstoscienceandsociety.Thiswomanisoneofthe________________ofalltimes._____hernametellsyouthatshelikesscience.Agoodscientistshouldwanttofindoutanswersandaskmanyquestions.____________,theyshouldbe______.Thiswomanwas_______curious.Togetherwithherhusband,shetrytolearnthe______ofradioactivity.Thecouplewere_______theNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903.Eightyearslater,shereceivedthesecondNobelPrize.Thistimefor________.greatestscientistsEvenInotherwordscuriouscertainlysecretawardedChemistry__________thatthisEnglishgentlemanwassittinginthisgardenoneday_____suddenlyhewashitbyafallingapple.Thestoryis_______nottrue.Butthismandid_______thathegotoneofhis___________ideaswhilewatchingapplesfallfromatree.Hisnamemakesyouthinkthathewasnotinterestedinoldthings.Hediscovered___________gravity,andhe________asystemofhowobjectsmove.Hislawfor______arestillusedinphysicstoday,_________inschoolsanduniversities.Itissaidwhenprobablymentionbest-knowntheforceofdrewupmotionatleastFoodiswhat____thisgreatmind______.Rice,___________.Thisgreatmindhasspentmostofhislifelookingforwaystohelpfarmersgrowmorericesothatallofuswillhaveenoughfoodtoeat.Heisknownasthefatherofmodernrice,butbecauseofhislong________withallthefarmersinChina,he___________beknownas“thefarmer”.setsonfiretobeexactfriendshipwouldrather1.Previewthereadingmaterial.a.answerthethreequestionsinpre-readingb.finishexercise1&2inpost-reading2.finishexercise1ofvocabularyonpage82afterpreviewthereadingmaterial.
