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Unit 3 Make it happen
Developing ideas（2）
英语外研版八年级上册
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习，学生能够：
1.准确认读、理解并运用本节课重点词汇及句式描述探索者故
事、表达自身观点。
2.准确获取文本主旨（好奇心的力量）和细节信息（如各人
物好奇的事物、行为及成果），并复述文本主要内容。
3.了解富兰克林、万户、张衡等不同文化背景下探索者的故事，
理解好奇心是推动人类进步的重要品质，感受这些探索者勇
于尝试、不惧失败的精神。
重点
重点
Look and match
1. It can protect buildings from lightning.
2. It can detect earthquakes.
3. It can take people to fly by sitting on a chair with firecrackers.
Match the sentences with the pictures.
Look and answer
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Use the words and expressions to help you.
curious
discover
do research
brave
pioneer
scientist
new discoveries
1. Who invented these things
2. How would you describe these inventors
1. Who invented these things
2. How would you describe these inventors
They were curious, brave pioneers and scientists who made new discoveries.
Wan Hu invented a “flying chair”.
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod. Zhang Heng invented the first earthquake detector.
Read the passage quickly and check your answers.
1
2
3
Read and answer
Look and answer
What’s the passage about
It’s about the power of curiosity. That is, how curiosity helps scientists and inventors create.
Look at the title and answer the question.
Read and underline
What is the power of curiosity Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Read and answer
1. What type of writing is the passage
Argumentative writing(议论文).
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
2. What is the writer’s central argument
The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity.
3. How does the writer prove his or her opinion
By using quotes and giving examples.
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Read Para. 1 and answer the question.
Why does the author use Einstein’s quote at the beginning of the article
To introduce the theme that curiosity drives great inventions.
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity.
Read and answer
Read and complete
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Read Paras. 2~4 and complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
Curiosity can bring new discoveries. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. He did lots of research to try to understand it. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod. This invention protects buildings from lightning.
What were they curious about
Benjamin Franklin
He was curious about the 1 ______ of electricity.
He did a lot of 2 ________. He once flew a kite during a(n) 3 _______. He invented the lightning rod.
nature
storm
research
Curiosity can also make people brave. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space exploration. He was so curious about space that he invented a “flying chair”! He lost his life while testing this invention. Despite the failure, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas. People learnt from his example, and created safer ways to explore space.
Read and complete
Read Paras. 2~4 and complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
What were they curious about
Wan Hu
He was a curious 4 _____________ of space exploration. He invented a “flying chair”, and he tested the invention by himself. But unluckily he 5 ________________.
pioneer
lost his life
Read and complete
Read Paras. 2~4 and complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and inventor, was curious about the world: how did everything in the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth. Finally, he drew China’s first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
scientist and inventor
the sky and the earth
star map
What were they curious about
Zhang Heng
As a(n) 6 ____________________, he was curious about the world. He spent years studying 7 __________
_________. He drew China’s first 8 _________ and invented the first earthquake detector.
scientist and inventor
the sky and
the earth
star map
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Read Para. 5 and answer the question.
What does Jacques Cousteau’s quote at the end of the article mean
As Jacques Cousteau said, “What is a scientist after all It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.” Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.
Read and answer
It means curiosity is the key to exploring nature and the world.
Listen and repeat
Listen and read this passage.
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These words help us understand the importance of curiosity.
Albert Einstein: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Jacques Cousteau: “What is a scientist after all It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.”
Discuss in groups
What words of famous people does the writer use in the passage
What are the effects of the quotes
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It can open the door to a new world.
Discuss in groups
What door can the key of curiosity open
What other examples can you use to describe curiosity
Leonardo da Vinci: His endless curiosity about anatomy, flight, and engineering inspired countless sketches and inventions.
Retell
Retell the passage with the help of the notes you have completed.
Introduction
Body
Curiosity can bring ______________.
Benjamin Franklin→the lightning rod
Curiosity can also make people _______.
Wan Hu→the “____________”
But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain ______.
Zhang Heng→the _________________
_________ is the key. It opens one door to discover a new world.
Jacques Cousteau’s quote
The power of curiosity
The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without _________.
Einstein’s quote
curiosity
flying chair
earthquake detector
Curiosity
new discoveries
brave
goals
Conclusion
Think and share
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1 Do you think inventors could work without curiosity Why or why not
No, I don’t think inventors could work without curiosity.
Reason: According to the passage, curiosity is the driving force behind great inventions. For example, Benjamin Franklin’s curiosity about electricity led to the invention of the lightning rod.
2 What are you most curious about
I’m most curious about space and planets. I want to understand more about them.
Learning to think for question 1
You can consider these questions: What famous inventors do you know What role does curiosity play in creating their inventions
Language points
1. Despite the failure, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.
尽管失败了，但他的好奇心为后来的探险者提供了灵感。
despite prep. 尽管，虽然
[常见用法]
表示转折关系，后面接名词、代词或动名词结构。
（1）接名词或代词
Despite the rain, we went hiking. 尽管下雨，我们还是去远足了。
（2）接动名词（动词 -ing 形式）
Despite feeling tired, he kept working. 尽管感到疲惫，他仍继续工作。
Language points
2. But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals.
但好奇心不仅仅是冒险。它还能驱使人们朝着特定的目标前进。
risk n. 冒险举动；风险
[常用短语]
（1）be at risk有危险
Your health will be at risk if you keep staying up late.
如果你继续熬夜，你的健康会有危险。
（2）take a risk / take risks冒险
Don’t take risks when crossing the road.过马路时别冒险。
drive v. 促使（某人做某事），常用短语：drive sb. to do sth.促使某人做某事。
What drove you to make such a difficult decision
是什么促使你做出如此艰难的决定？
2. But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals.
但好奇心不仅仅是冒险。它还能驱使人们朝着特定的目标前进。
Language points
[拓展]
（1）drive作动词，还可表示“驾驶；驱赶；迫使”。
The farmer drove the cattle into the field. 农民把牛赶到田里。
The noise is driving me crazy. 这噪音快把我逼疯了。
（2）drive还可作名词，意为“驱车出行；干劲”。
We went for a drive in the countryside last weekend.
上周末我们去乡村开车兜风了。
He has a lot of drive and determination.
他充满干劲和决心。
Language points
根据汉语及首字母提示拼写单词
1. We moved into a cabin with e_________ (电) but no running water.
2. Tom was nervous before taking his driving t________ (测试).
3. If you don’t study, you run the r________ (冒险举动) of failing the exam.
4. There is something in the k_______ (钥匙孔). I can’t unlock the door.
Practice
lectricity
est
isk
eyhole
Homework
1. Suppose Franklin gave up the experiment for fear of electric shock, or Wan Hu gave up the test flight for fear of danger. What are the effects then Write a short passage named “What If They Gave Up ”.
2. Look up and accumulate stories of modern scientists doing research out of curiosity.
Bye-bye!

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