1、HomeBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingBefore Reading 1.Warm-up Exercises Journey on the Paper Brainstorming Clone2.Background Information Stephen Hawking Albert Einstein Frankenstein BR_Main第1页Journey on the Paper BR_warm_Journey on the Paper Now lets go on a journey through t
2、he most spectacular 100 years in the history of science and technology to have an overview of how our understanding of the world has grown from 1900 to today.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第2页1900:MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH-Medicine and HealthToday:BR_warm_Journey-MATTER
3、S-Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomePatients battle illness,while doctors can do little more than counsel(劝说)and comfort them and keep them clean.Doctors treat and often cure patients with a vast array(一大批)of medicines and medical technologies,but some diseases are still i
4、ncurable.第3页1900:MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE-Physics and Astronomy Today:BR_warm_Journey-MYSTERIESBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeThe Milky Way galaxy(星系)(including some unexplained nebular clouds(星云))is the known universe.Newtons laws explain the physical world.Matter is
5、composed of atoms.The Milky Way is just one galaxy among countless millions we have observed in the universe.There is no set of laws that explains all phenomena in the physical world,although there are many theories.Atoms are composed of many subatomic particles,all of which derive from(来自于)energy.第
6、4页1900:Today:BR_warm_Journey-RESEARCHRESEARCH INTO OURSELVES-Human BehaviorBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeMental illness can be treated with a range of therapies(治疗)and medications.We know a great deal about the chemistry and the parts of the brain that control our beha
7、vior and thoughts.There is no cure for the mentally ill,who are confined to insane asylums(精神病院).“Mind”and“body”arethought of as two separate things.第5页1900:The only way to view the Olympic Games in Paris is in person.News about the Games travels to America via(经过)telegraph and is printed in newspap
8、ers.Today:BR_warm_Journey-FCBFASTER,CLOSER,BETTER-TechnologyBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeMillions worldwide will watch the Beijing Olympics on television,transmitted instantaneously(瞬间地)by satellite.The news will spread as well by radio,newspaper,and the World Wide We
9、b.第6页1900:There is no good explanation for catastrophic events such as earthquakes.The Earth is thought to be a mere 50 million years old,and the evolution of species is hotly debated.ORIGINS-Earth and Life ScienceToday:BR_warm_Journey-ORIGINSBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading
10、HomeThe plates(板 块)that make up the Earths crust(地 壳)move over time,causing earthquakes and volcanoes.The Earth is known to be 4,500 million years old.The genetic code of DNA,which drives evolution,is better understood every day.第7页BrainstormingBR_warm-Brainstorming-Brainstorm some1.Brainstorm some
11、of the scientific and technological inventions.e-mailmobile phone clone nuclear weapons laptop(笔记本电脑)nanotechnology(纳米技术)genetic engineering Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第8页BrainstormingBR_warm_Brainstorming-Discussion 2.Discussion Do all these inventions always chang
12、e our lives for thebetter?Give examples to explain your opinion.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第9页BR_warm_Clone-new1.newsListen to the three pieces of news about clone.News 2 In April 1998News 1 In Feb.1997 News 3 In Feb.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter
13、 ReadingHome第10页BR_warm_Clone-new-1 In February 1997 a group of geneticists(遗传学家)led by Ian Wilmut at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh,Scotland,announced that they had cloned a sheep from the mammary gland tissue(乳腺组织)of a six-year-old ewe(母羊),the first time scientists have been able to clone an ad
14、ult mammal(哺乳动物).Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第11页BR_warm_Clone-new-2 Dolly,the first-ever mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell,with her first lamb,named Bonnie,is seen at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh,Scotland in this image on April 23,1998.Dolly,w
15、ho was naturally mated at the end of last year with a Welsh Mountain ram(公羊),gave birth to Bonnie on April 13,proving that despite her unusual origins,she is able to breed normally and produce healthy offspring.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第12页BR_warm_Clone-new-3 Doll
16、y,the sheep,the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell,has been put down after she was found to have a lung disease,the Roslin Institute in Scotlands capital Edinburgh s a i d o n F e b 1 7,.“She was suffering from an incurable disease,”said Dr Harry Griffin,after Roslin released
17、a statement saying the decision had been taken to put Dolly down after she contracted(感染)progressive lung disease.-Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第13页BR_warm_Clone-Discussion 2.Discussion What is your attitude towards clone?Clone is a member of a group of organisms or p
18、lants produced non-sexually from one ancestor.The suggested ethical and practical arguments both for and against cloning:For:Close1.Animals from endangered species could be 2.cloned to prevent extinction.2.Cloning would be a good source for organ and bone marrow(骨髓)transplants.3.Sterile(不育)couples w
19、ill be able to have offspring who will have either the mothers or fathers genetic pattern.1.Technology is not well developed.It has a low fertility rate(出生率).In cloning Dolly,277 eggs were used,30 started to divide,nine induced pregnancy,and only one survived to term(临产).2.Clones may be treated as s
20、econd-class citizens and the unknown psychosocial harm with impacts on the family and society.3.Loss of genetic variation.CloseAgainst:Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第14页BR_warm_Clone-Ads-11.Use attention-grabbing images and snappy(简练)yet informative language in your ad
21、s.2.You might find models of such images and language in other public service advertisements,such as 3.4.examples can be found at www.tobaccofreekids.org and www.badvertising.org.)ones that discourage people from smoking.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeDecide for yoursel
22、f which side of the issue to support and then plan a public service advertisement campaign for or against cloning.3.Ads Designing(A few good the 第15页BR_warm_Clone-Ads-2smokingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第16页BR_Background _Stephen Hawking-main Stephen Hawking 1.Brief
23、Introduction to Stephen Hawking 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking 3.Main Achievements of Stephen Hawking Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第17页BR_Background _Stephen Hawking-1.Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking(1942):British theoretical physicist and mathematician Before Readin
24、gGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome 1.Brief Introduction to Stephen Hawking第18页BR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-12.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-1942 Born in-1958 Entered and became especially interested in thermodynamics(热力学),relativity theory,and quantum mechanics(量子力学)
25、.-1962 Received a bachelors degree in physics and then enrolled as a research student in general relativity at the .University of CambridgeOxford,England.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeOxford University 第19页BR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking1-1 2.Chronology
26、 of Stephen Hawking Oxford UniversityBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第20页BR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-1-2 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking University of CambridgeBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第21页BR_Background _ 2.Chronolo
27、gy of Stephen Hawking-22.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-1966 Earned his Ph.D.degree at the University of Cambridge.Stayed at the University of Cambridge to do post-doctoral research.Diagnosed as having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)(肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化).“I am quite often asked:How do you feel about having
28、 ALS?The answer is,not a lot.I try to lead as normal a life as possible,and not think about my condition,or regret the things it prevents me from doing,which are not that many.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第22页BR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-32.Chronol
29、ogy of Stephen Hawking-1977 Became a professor of physics.-1979 Appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge,a post once held by Isaac Newton.This is a picture of Stephen,Isaac New-ton and Albert Einstein.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第23页BR_Background _ 2.
30、Chronology of Stephen Hawking-3.Main Achievementssingularity(A point in space-time at which the space-time curvature(曲率)becomes infinite.)(A region of space-time from which nothing,not even light,can escape.Nothing can escape because gravity is so strong.)black hole A Brief History of Time3.Main Ach
31、ievements(One of his books to make his work accessible to the public.)Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第24页BR_Background _ 2.Albert Einstein-QuizDo the quiz to see how much you know about Albert Einstein.In his effort to discover the governing laws of the universe,Einstei
32、n tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natural forces.What are they?_Albert EinsteinQuizA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission(裂变)and gravity.C.Electricity and the speed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagnetism.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHom
33、e第25页BR_Background _ 2.Albert Einstein-QuizAAA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission(裂变)and gravity.C.Electricity and the speed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagnetism.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeDo the quiz to see how much you know about Albert Einstein.
34、In his effort to discover the governing laws of the universe,Einstein tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natural forces.What are they?_Albert EinsteinQuiz第26页BR_Background _ 2.Albert Einstein-QuizBBA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission(裂变)and gravity.C.Electricity and the s
35、peed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagnetism.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeDo the quiz to see how much you know about Albert Einstein.In his effort to discover the governing laws of the universe,Einstein tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natu
36、ral forces.What are they?_Albert EinsteinQuiz第27页QuitBR_Background _ 2.Albert Einstein-QuizCCA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission(裂变)and gravity.C.Electricity and the speed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagnetism.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingDo the quiz to
37、see how much you know about Albert Einstein.In his effort to discover the governing laws of the universe,Einstein tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natural forces.What are they?_Albert EinsteinQuiz第28页QuitBR_Background _ 2.Albert Einstein-QuizDDA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.
38、B.Fission(裂变)and gravity.C.Electricity and the speed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagnetism.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingDo the quiz to see how much you know about Albert Einstein.In his effort to discover the governing laws of the universe,Einstein tried to find
39、a mathematical relationship between two natural forces.What are they?_Albert EinsteinQuiz第29页BR_Background _2.Albert Einstein-MonologueAlbert Einstein(18791955)I was born in Ulm,Germany in 1879.As you may know,1905 was a big year for me.Thats when I turned the world upside down,at least for scientis
40、ts,with several new ideas.I proposed that space and time had to be looked at in a whole new way-that Newtons view of space and time was inaccurate.These ideas became known as the special theory of relativity and introduced the equation E=mc2.Ten years later I presented the general theory of relativi
41、ty.The general theory showed that gravity is not a force,as Newton had thought.It is instead a curvature(曲率)of the space-time continuum.MonologueBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第30页BR_Background _Albert EinsteAlbert Einstein(18971955)1.Quiz about Einstein 2.Monologue of
42、Einstein 3.Do you know?Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第31页BR_Background-2.Albert Einstein-Do You Know?-1 1.Einstein could not find a job in physics upon graduating 2.from college,and became a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office.He worked on theoretical physic
43、s in his spare time.Do You Know?2.Einstein did not receive a Nobel Prize for his theory of relativity.3.Einstein immediately left Germany for the United States following Hitlers rise to power.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第32页BR_Background-3.Do You Know?-2 4.Einstein s
44、pent much of his later career searching for a unified field theory,but was unsuccessful.Do You Know?5.Einstein declined the presidency of the state of Israel when it was offered to him in 1952 by state leaders.6.The element einsteinium(锿),discovered in 1952,was named in honor of Albert Einstein.Befo
45、re ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第33页BR_Background-3.FrankensteinThis is a horror film about a doctor who builds a monster out of dead body parts and brings it to life using electricity,based on the novel by Mary FrankensteinShelley.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed Readin
46、gAfter ReadingHome第34页Global Reading1.Chart Completion2.Part Division of the TextFor Part I Questions and Answers For Part 2 Skimming For Part 3 True or FalseGR_Main3.Further Understanding Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第35页1.Chart CompletionGR_1.Chart CompletionTextsPa
47、ragraphlengthSentence lengthUnit 2 shorter simpleUnit 3 longer yes noshorterlonger no yes nolonger yesBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeSimple or compound sentences?Any passive voice?Any dialogue?Any 3rd-person narrator?Fill in the chart by comparing the first 10 lines of
48、both All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter and Public Attitudes toward Science to see the style differences between narration and exposition.第36页2.Part Division of the TextGR_2.Part Division of the Text13233626967 1 23The public needs education in science so as to make informed decisions on their own fate
49、.The ways to educate the public are detailed.Human civilization will survive if the public understands science well.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomePartsLinesMain Ideas第37页GR_3.Further Understanding part1-11.What is the attitude of some people towards the changes brought
50、 about by science and technology?3.Further Understanding For Part I Questions and Answers 2.What was life like before science and technology began to change our way of life?Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age.For the vast majority of t