一、 课前预习：
Ⅰ. Match the names in Column A with the inventions or discoveries in column B.
1. Qian Xuesen a. father of integral calculus（积分学）
2. Marie Curie b. Theory of Relativity
3. Archimedes c. father of China’s aerospace
4. Albert Einstein d. Radium and Polonium
Ⅱ. Translate the following into Chinese:
1. biochemistry 2. biology
3. botany 4. genetics
5. zoology 6. chemistry
7. chemist 8. physicist
二、新课流程
1). Question: What great scientists do you know? ( free speaking )
Make students say something about those four great scientists--- Qian Xuesen, Marie Curie, Archimedes, Albert Einstein.
Name Nationality Major Invention/Discovery Time of the discovery
Qian Xuesen
Marie Curie
Archimedes
Albert Einstein
2). Make students learn some words of different fields in science.
Subjects Chinese meaning The person who research the subjects
Biochemistry Biochemist
Biology Biologist
Botany Botanist
Chemistry Chemist
Genetics Geneticist
Physics Physicist
Zoology Zoologist
3). Find out the words with their definitions.
1. the study of animals _______________
2. the study of plants _______________
3. the study of all living things _______________
4. the study of physical objects and natural forces _______________
5. the study of chemical processes in living things _______________
6. the study of the structure of substance and how they react with each other __________
7. the study of inherited characteristics in living things _______________
4). Language point:
invent, discover, find 与find out 的区别：
invent -“发明”以前不曾有的事物
discover-“发现”客观存在而不为人知的事物
find-“找到，发现”，强调结果
find out-“发现，查明，弄清楚”，强调过程
联想： (发明n. ) 发明者(n. )
(发现n.) 发现者(n.)
found (vt.)-
Ex. ①As we know, it was Thomas Edison who the electric light and Columbus that America.
②My pen is missing. And I can’t it anywhere.
③Have you why he was late today?
④It’s known to all that the PRC in 1949.
课后反思：