全新版大学英语第一册教师用课件Unit3PublicAttitudesTowardScience.ppt

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1、全新版大学英语第一册教师用全新版大学英语第一册教师用课件课件Unit3PublicAttitudesTowardScienceJourneyonthePaper BR_warm_JourneyonthePaper Now lets go on a journey through the 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.B

2、efore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome1900:The only way to view the Olympic Games in Paris is in person.News about the Games travels to America via（通过）telegraph and is printed in newspapers.Today:BR_warm_Journey-FCBFASTER,CLOSER,BETTER-TechnologyBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDeta

3、iled ReadingAfter ReadingHomeMillions worldwide will watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics on television,transmitted instantaneously(瞬间地)by satellite.The news will spread as well by radio,newspaper,and the World Wide Web.1900:There is no good explanation for catastrophic events such as earthquakes.The Ear

4、th is thought to be a mere 50 million years old,and the evolution of species is hotly debated.ORIGINS-EarthandLifeScienceToday:BR_warm_Journey-ORIGINSBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeThe plates(板 块)that make up the Earths crust(地 壳)move over time,causing earthquakes and v

5、olcanoes.The Earth is known to be 4,500 million years old.The genetic code of DNA,which drives evolution,is better understood every day.BrainstormingBR_warm-Brainstorming-Brainstorm some1.Brainstorm some of the scientific and technological inventions.e-mailmobile phone clone nuclear weapons laptop(笔

6、记本电脑)nanotechnology(纳米技术)genetic engineering Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBrainstormingBR_warm_Brainstorming-Discussion 2.Discussion Do all these inventions always change our lives for thebetter?Give examples to explain your opinion.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetaile

7、d ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_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.2003Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_warm_Clone-new-1 In February 1997 a group of geneticists(遗传学家)led by Ian Wilmut at

8、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 adult mammal(哺乳动物).Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_warm_Clone-new-2 Doll

9、y,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,who was naturally mated at the end of last year with a Welsh Mountain ram（公羊）,gave birth to Bonnie on April

10、 13,proving that despite her unusual origins,she is able to breed normally and produce healthy offspring.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_warm_Clone-new-3 Dolly,the sheep,the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell,has been put down after she was foun

11、d to have a lung disease,the Roslin Institute in Scotlands capital Edinburgh said on Feb 17,2003.“She was suffering from an incurable disease,”said Dr Harry Griffin,after Roslin released a statement saying the decision had been taken to put Dolly down after she contracted（感染）progressive lung disease

12、.-Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_warm_Clone-Discussion 2.Discussion What is your attitude towards clone?Clone is a member of a group of organisms or plants produced non-sexually from one ancestor.The suggested ethical and practical arguments both for and against clon

13、ing：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（不育的）couples will be able to have offspring who will have either the mothers or fathers genetic pattern.1.Technology is not well d

14、eveloped.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 second-class citizens and the unknown psychosocial harm with impacts on the family and society.3.Loss of genetic vari

15、ation.CloseAgainst:Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_warm_Clone-Ads-11.Use attention-grabbing images and snappy（简洁）yet informative language in your ads.2.You might find models of such images and language in other public service advertisements,such as3.4.examples can be

16、found at www.tobaccofreekids.org and www.badvertising.org.)ones that discourage people from smoking.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeDecide for yourself which side of the issue to support and then plan a public service advertisement campaign for or against cloning.3.Ads D

17、esigning(A few goodtheBR_warm_Clone-Ads-2smokingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _Stephen Hawking-main StephenHawking 1.Brief Introduction to Stephen Hawking 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking 3.Main Achievements of Stephen Hawking Before ReadingGlobal ReadingD

18、etailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _Stephen Hawking-1.Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking(1942):British theoretical physicist and mathematician Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome 1.Brief Introduction to Stephen HawkingBR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-

19、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）.-1962 Received a bachelors degree in physics and then enrolled as a research student in general relativity at the .University of CambridgeO

20、xford,England.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeOxford University BR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking1-1 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking OxfordUniversityBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking

21、-1-2 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking UniversityofCambridgeBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _ 2.Chronology 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

22、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 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,whi

23、ch are not that many.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _ 2.Chronology of Stephen Hawking-32.Chronology 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

24、is a picture of Stephen,Isaac New-ton and Albert Einstein.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _ 2.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 f

25、rom which nothing,not even light,can escape.Nothing can escape because gravity is so strong.)black hole A Brief History of Time3.Main Achievements(One of his books to make his work accessible to the public.)Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _ 2.AlbertEinstein

26、-QuizDo 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 natural forces.What are they?_AlbertEinsteinQuizA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission（裂变）and gravity.C.El

27、ectricity and the speed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagnetism.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background _ 2.AlbertEinstein-QuizAAA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission（裂变）and gravity.C.Electricity and the speed of light.D.Nuclear energy and electromagn

28、etism.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 natural forces.What are they?_AlbertEinsteinQuizBR

29、_Background _ 2.AlbertEinstein-QuizBBA.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.In his e

30、ffort to discover the governing laws of the universe,Einstein tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natural forces.What are they?_AlbertEinsteinQuizQuitBR_Background _ 2.AlbertEinstein-QuizCCA.Electromagnetism and gravitation.B.Fission（裂变）and gravity.C.Electricity and the speed of li

31、ght.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 a mathematical relationship between two natural forces.Wha

32、t are they?_AlbertEinsteinQuizQuitBR_Background _ 2.AlbertEinstein-QuizDDA.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 see how much you kno

33、w 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?_AlbertEinsteinQuizBR_Background _2.AlbertEinstein-MonologueAlbert Einstein(18791955)I was born in Ulm,Germany in 1879.As y

34、ou may know,1905 was a big year for me.Thats when I turned the world upside down,at least for scientists,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 r

35、elativity and introduced the equation E=mc2.Ten years later I presented the general theory of relativity.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 Rea

36、dingHomeBR_Background _Albert EinsteAlbertEinstein(18971955)1.Quiz about Einstein 2.Monologue of Einstein 3.Do you know?Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background-2.AlbertEinstein-DoYouKnow?-1 1.Einstein could not find a job in physics upon graduating 2.from college,a

37、nd became a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office.He worked on theoretical physics in his spare time.DoYouKnow?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

38、 ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_Background-3.DoYouKnow?-2 4.Einstein spent much of his later career searching for a unified field theory,but was unsuccessful.DoYouKnow?5.Einstein declined the presidency of the state of Israel when it was offered to him in 1952 by state leaders.6.The elem

39、ent einsteinium（锿）,discovered in 1952,was named in honor of Albert Einstein.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeBR_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 n

40、ovel by Mary FrankensteinShelley.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeGlobalReading1.ChartCompletion2.PartDivisionoftheTextFor Part I Questions and Answers For Part 2 Skimming For Part 3 True or FalseGR_Main3.FurtherUnderstandingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAft

41、er ReadingHome1.ChartCompletionGR_1.ChartCompletionTextsParagraphlengthSentence 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 narr

42、ator?Fill in the chart by comparing the first 10 lines of both All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter and Public Attitudes toward Science to see the style differences between narration and exposition.2.PartDivisionoftheTextGR_2.PartDivisionoftheText13233626967 1 23The public needs education in science so a

43、s to make informed decisions on their own fate.The ways to educate the public are detailed.Human civilization will survive if the public understands science well.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomePartsLinesMainIdeasGR_3.FurtherUnderstanding part1-11.What is the attitude of

44、 some people towards the changes brought about by science and technology?3.FurtherUnderstanding 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

45、 simpler age.For the vast majority of the population,life was nasty,brutish,and short.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeGR_3.FurtherUnderstanding part1-23.What would happen if all government money for research were cut off?3.FurtherUnderstanding For Part I Questions and An

46、swers 4.Is it possible to prevent science and technology from further development?Why or why not?The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology if all government money for research were cut off.No.The only way to prevent further developments would be a global state that supp

47、ressed anything new,and human initiative and inventiveness are such that even this would not succeed.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeGR_3.FurtherUnderstanding For Part 2 Skimming Skim part 2 to find out a mini-exposition.Topic sentence:How to educate the public in scienc

48、e?3.FurtherUnderstandingFor Part 2 Skimming Supporting point 1:science education in schoolsSupporting point 2:Supporting point 3:making use of popular media such as newspapers,magazines and above all TVBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Readingreplacing equations with words and diagra

49、msHome 1.Our civilization is more advanced than other alien civilizations according to the joke.GR_3.Further_For Part 3 True or False3.FurtherUnderstandingFor Part 3 True or FalseT()2.We have not been contacted by an alien civilization because of the insufficient development of the science and techn

50、ology.3.The author has had sufficient evidence to prove that the joke is wrong.FBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHomeF()()GR_3.Further_For Part 3 True or FalseBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome 1.Our civilization is more advanced than other alien ci