Unit1ScienceandScientistsUsingLanguage(2)Inthisclass,youwillsummarizethescientificspiritfromQianXuesen’sandStephenHawking’sstories;writeaboutwhatmakesagreatscientist.LearningobjectivesWhatmakesagreatscientist?Howcanyouanswerthequestion?whatwhyWhatmakesagreatscientist?Activity1:ReadQianXuesen’sstoryandfindouthispersonalityandqualitiesasascientist.Whatmakesagreatscientist?Readthetextanddecideifthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.Qianchangedhismajorbecauseofashiftinpersonalinterest.Qian’sstronginterestinarthasapositiveimpactonascientist’sdevelopment.Whatmakesagreatscientist?Qianchangedhismajorbecauseofashiftinpersonalinterest.
…,QianmadethedecisiontoswitchhismajortoaviationbecauseherealisedthatChinaneededitsownpowerfulairforcetoprotectanddefendthecountry.theneedofhiscountry.Fpatriotic(havingagreatloveofhiscountry)…Whatmakesagreatscientist?Qian’sstronginterestinarthasapositiveimpactonascientist’sdevelopment.…However,…Hisdeepappreciationforartoftengavehiminspirationinhisscientificresearch.TawiderangeofinterestsWhatmakesagreatscientist?ReadthetextagainandfindoutwhyQianwascalled“thefatherofChina’saerospace”?…BecausemuchofthetechnologybehindtheShenzhourocketscan(also)betracedbacktoQian’sresearch,Qianearnedthenameof“thefatherofChina’saerospace”.specialized(专业的)…Whatmakesagreatscientist?patriotic:switchedmajorhavingawiderangeofinterests:gavehiminspirationinhisscientificresearchspecialized:laidthefoundationofChina’saerospacescienceWhatmakesagreatscientist?ReadthetextagainandfindoutmorequalitiesofQianXuesen.knowledgeable:becameapioneer;conductedimportantresearch;co-foundedJPLdetermined:returnedtoChina;tookonthechallengeindevelopingChina’sspacescienceWhatmakesagreatscientist?Activity2:ReadStephenHawking’sstoryandfindouthispersonalityandqualitiesasascientist.Whatmakesagreatscientist?Readthetextanddecideifthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.WhenHawkingwasyoung,almosteveryonebelievedthattheuniversebeganwithabigbang.BecauseHawkingwasdetermined,hewasabletosucceedeventhoughhewasill.Whatmakesagreatscientist?WhenHawkingwasyoung,almosteveryonebelievedthattheuniversebeganwithabigbang.…Ingeneral,thereweretwomaintheoriesontheoriginoftheuniverse.Thefirstwasthesteadystatetheory,…Theotherwasthebigbangtheory,…ThebiggestchampionofthesteadystateconceptwasFredHoyle,…FWhatmakesagreatscientist?WhenHawkingwasyoung,almosteveryonebelievedthattheuniversebeganwithabigbang.theretwomaintheoriesontheoriginoftheuniverse.ACambridgeprofessorsupportedthesteadystateconcept.HowwasHawking’sowntheoryprovencorrect?…Hawking’sownworkonthebigbangtheorywassoonprovenbyastronomerswithtelescopes.…gifted…brave…Whatmakesagreatscientist?BecauseHawkingwasdetermined,hewasabletosucceedeventhoughhewasill.…Furthermore,hewasquitedetermined.Thishadhelpedhimasascientist,andhadhelpedhimevenmoreinhisfightagainsthisdisease.…Tdetermined…Whatmakesagreatscientist?ReadthetextagainandfindoutmorequalitiesofStephenHawking.brave:challengedtheprofessordetermined:succeededinscientificresearch;foughtagainsthisdiseasegifted/brilliant:foundouttheprofessor’smistakeWhatmakesagreatscientist?personalityandqualitiesofascientistStephenHawking:bravedeterminedbrilliantgiftedQianXuesen:patrioticspecializedknowledgeabledeterminedWhatmakesagreatscientist?whathowideas:qualities+examplesstructure:language:Draftyouressay:Whatmakesagreatscientist?Activity3:Studythestructure.Readbothtextsagainandfindoutthefunctionofeachparagraph.QianXuesenPara.1:introductionPara.2-5:hispersonalhistoryandaccomplishmentsPara.6:hispersonalityPara.7:hisdeathandpeople’sappreciationofhimWhatmakesagreatscientist?StephenHawkingPara.1:introductionPara.2:hisclaimtofamePara.3:characteristicsthatmadehimgreatActivity3:Studythestructure.Readbothtextsagainandfindoutthefunctionofeachparagraph.Whatmakesagreatscientist?ScientificSpiritPara.1:introductionPara.2:quality1+stories/examplesPara.3:quality2+stories/examples…Closingpara.:significanceofthescientificspirit&theinspirationyougetfromthem.Whatmakesagreatscientist?Activity4:Studythelanguage(descriptivewords/phrases).Readbothtextsagainandfindwordsthatdescribethescientists.Whatmakesagreatscientist?QianXuesenpara.1,lines4-7:amanwith“greatscientificthoughtandscientificspirit”whowaspatrioticandservedhishomelandwitheffort,achievement,anddevotionpara.3,line3:apioneerpara.4,line11:didnotletthatdiscouragehimpara.4,line13:determinedWhatmakesagreatscientist?QianXuesenpara.6,lines3-4:anoutstandingandcreativescientistpara.6,line6:deepappreciationforartWhatmakesagreatscientist?StephenHawkingpara.3:brilliant,bravesometimescarelessinwhathesaidordidwillingtosaywhatotherswereafraidtosaytodreamofwhatotherswereafraidtodreamaboutquitedeterminedwillingtoadmithisfaultsWhatmakesagreatscientist?Activity5:Studythelanguage(linkingwords/phrases).Readbothtextsagainandunderlinethelinkingwordsandphrases.Whatmakesagreatscientist?QianXuesenpara.4:Atthattime,Chinawaspoorand…;Nevertheless,Qiandidnotletthatdiscouragehim…;para.5:BecausemuchofthetechnologybehindtheShenzhourocketscan…;para.6:However,whatmighthavemadehimsuchanoutstandingandcreativescientist…;Whatmakesagreatscientist?StephenHawkingpara.2:Ingeneral,thereweretwomaintheories…;para.3:Besidesbeingbrilliant,hewasbrave…;Furthermore,hewasquitedetermined…;Aboveall,Hawkingwaswillingtoadmithisfaults.Theyservetolinkelementsinthepassagesandbringgreatercohesion(连贯)andlogicalflow(流畅)tothem.Whatmakesagreatscientist?para.1:introductionpara.2:quality1storypara.3:quality2story…storyscientificspiritSampleWritingPara.1:introductionWhenweconsiderthegreatmindsofmanycenturiesandaskthequestionofwhatmakessomeoneagreatscientist,therearemanyaspectsweshouldevaluate.SampleWritingPara.1:introductionLookingatthelivesofQianXuesenandStephenHawking,somecommoncharacteristicssurface:theyareknowledgeable,gifted,self-sacrificingforgreatergoodofthecountryorhumanity,braveanddetermined.Inshort,theyhavetheperseverancetochasedownsolutionstobigproblemsandnotletdiscouragementsetinduringtheirdiscoveryprocess.SampleWritingPara.2:quality1+storyWecanseethisinQianXuesen’slife,pioneeringtoanothercountrytoworkwithandinspirelike-mindedpeopleinhisfieldandtocooperateontheirwork.WecanseeitinhisenthusiasmtoreturntoChinaandleadtheaerospaceprogrammethroughitsbirthingstages.SampleWritingPara.3:quality2+storyWesawthedeterminationanddevotiontotruthonthepartofStephenHawkingfromhisyoungestdaysthroughthedecadehefoughtforhisbodywhilehismindprogressedtoagenius.SampleWritingPara.4:significance&inspirationThescientificspiritisto,aboveallelse,bewillingandabletograspaproblemoraquestionandnotletgoofituntilknowledge,creativepower,andteameffortshavebroughtaclearanswer.SampleWritingPara.4:significance&inspirationThenthissamemindmustbelieveinitsfindingsenoughtobravelypresentthem,proveandperfectthemforthebettermentofthequalityandprogressoflifeallovertheworld.SummaryInthisclass,wehavesummarizedthescientificspiritbyreadingaboutQianXuesen’sandStephenHawking’sstories;learnedthestructureoftheessayonwhatmakesagreatscientist;analysedtheuseoflinkingwordsinanessay.HomeworkFinishupyouressay;Reviseyourdraftusingthechecklistonthetextbook(p.9,activity5).
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