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(共18张PPT)
Unit 1
Science and scientists
Using language
Who is the father of China’s aerospace
Task 1: Skim passage 1 with the following questions.
1. Qian changed his major because of a shift in personal interest. ( )
2. Qian’s strong interest in art has a positive impact on a scientist’s development. ( )
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Task 2: Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Personal information of Qian Xuesen
*_____, Qian was born in Hangzhou.
*Qian ______ in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering.
*In 1932, Qian made the decision to ______ to aviation.
*In 1935, Qian went to the United States to pursue his ______studies.
*Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian became a _______ in American jet and rocket technology.
*As a ________ at the California Institute of Technology during the 1930s.
*In the 1940s, Qian and several other people ____the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
*In _____, Qian returned to China.
*Under his ________, China developed the Dongfeng missiles.
*_________, China successfully launched its first man-made satellite.
* On 31 October 2009, Qian ____________.
Task 2: Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
The father of China’s aerospace Personal information of Qian Xuesen *_______, Qian was born in Hangzhou.
*Qian _______________ in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering.
*In 1932, Qian made the decision to _____________ to aviation.
*In 1935, Qian went to the United States to pursue his ________studies.
* Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Qian became a _______ in American jet and rocket technology.
* As a ______________ at the California Institute of Technology during the 1930s.
graduate
In 1911
switch his major
attended schools
pioneer
graduate assistant
The father of China’s aerospace Personal information of Qian Xuesen *In the 1940s, Qian and several other people ________the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
*In _____, Qian returned to China.
*Under his ________, China developed the Dongfeng missiles.
*_________, China successfully launched its first man-made satellite.
* On 31 October 2009, Qian ____________.
founded
1955
leadership
In 1970
passed away
Task 3　Listen to the text and answer the question.
Why was Qian Xuesen called “the father of China’s aerospace”
Because much of the technology behind the Shenzhou rockets can be traced back to Qian’s research.
A world of pure thought
Task1: Read passage 2 and finish the exercises below.
1. Q&A: How was Hawking’s own theory proven correct
2. True or False:
① When Hawking was young, almost everyone believed that the universe began with a big bang. （ ）
② Because Hawking was determined, he was able to succeed even though he was ill.（ ）
Astronomers used their telescopes to prove his work on the big bang theory.
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brilliant
brave
strong-willed
gifted
determined
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1. Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesen as a man with “great scientific thought and scientific spirit” who was patriotic and served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion, Qian was an extremely well-respected man.
Long sentence analysis
译文：钱学森备受人们的尊敬,《钱学森的故事》一书的作者称他为一位具有“伟大科学思想和科学精神”的人,并且他热爱祖国,甘于奉献,成就斐然。
2. However, after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932, Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country.
译文：然而，在1932年淞沪会战爆发后，钱学森做出了把他的专业改为航空专业的决定，因为他意识到中国需要自己强大的空军来保护和保卫国家。
3. However, what might make him such an outstanding and creative scientist was probably his strong interest in other things, such as music and drawing.
译文：然而，他之所以能成为一名如此杰出、富有创造力的科学家，可能是因为他对音乐、绘画等其他事物的浓厚兴趣。
4. Since he came down with a disease which caused him to lose the use of most of his muscles, his world became one of abstract thought.
译文：他因患病致使大部分肌肉萎缩无力，他的世界变成了一个抽象思维的世界。
5. The first was the steady state theory, which holds that the universe has no beginning or end.
译文：第一个是稳恒态理论，认为宇宙无始无终。
6. He was willing to say what others were afraid to say, and to dream of what others were afraid to dream about.
译文：他敢说别人不敢说的话，做别人不敢做的梦。
Important phrases
1. have a great impact on... 对...有重大影响
2. describe... as... 认为...是.../称...为...
3. an extremely well-respected man 极其受尊敬的人
4. attend school 上学
5. break out 爆发；发生
6. switch...to... 改变...到...
7. the area of frontier science research 前沿科学研究领域
8. in charge of 主管，掌管
9. discourage sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
10. take on the challenge 接受挑战
11. be familiar with 对...熟悉
12. come down 生（病）；染上（病）
13. trace back to 追溯到...
14. in general 总的来说
15. point out 指出

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