The theme of this part is about writing about what makes a great scientist. Students are supposed to read the biographies of scientists Qian Xuesen and Hawking, and on the basis of discourse analysis, sort out and refine the quality and scientific spirit of scientists, pay attention to and learn the role and function of conjunctions, and finally complete a short essay to explain the scientific spirit.

1. Enable the Ss to get to know the good qualities great scientists share.

2. Enable the Ss to understand the passage well.

3. Let the Ss learn some writing skills by scanning and skimming.

4.To learn from the great scientists and develop the noble spirits .

1.Guide Ss to learn the role and function of conjunctions such as “however; nevertheless; above all ; besides and so on”

2.Teach Ss to complete a short essay to explain the scientific spirit.

Step1: Introduce the topic by raising a question:

Before reading , the teacher first can raise a question “What makes great scientists?” Students are inspired to speak up more words to describe the good spirits of a great scientist and then the teacher can draw a general conclusion about the answer to the question.

Great scientists are creative, responsible, enthusiasitic, strong-minded, passionate; energetic, determined, devoted, committed, undefeatable, perseverant….

They are those who made a great contribution/made great achievements/succeeded in their scientific career/overcome many difficulties.

Step2: Pre-reading

Look at the picture, the title and, guess what the content of the text is. Then ask students to skim it quickly to see if they are right.

keys: The text is mainly about the brief introduction of Qian Xuesen and Stephen Hawking.

Step 3: Read and answer:

Answer the questions below using the information from the texts.

1. Why was Qian called "the father of China's aerospace"?

2. How was Hawking's own theory proven correct?

keys:

1.Because much of the technology behind the Shenzhou rockets can also be traced back to Qian’s research. Qian earned the name of called "the father of China's aerospace”.

2.Hawking’s own work on the big bank theory was proven by astronomers with telescopes.

Step 4: Study the language and structure.

1. Underline the linking words and phrases in the passages, and describe their function.

2. What is the function of each paragraph in the passages?

3. Find Words that describe the personalities of the scientists. How do the stories about scientists help illustrate these personalities?

keys：

however; at that time; nevertheless; because; in general; besides;furthermore; above all

function: these serve to link elements in the passage and bring greater cohesion and logical flow to it.

Qian Xuesen:

para1: introduction

para2—5 His personal history and accomplishments

para6: his personality

para7: his death and people’s appreciation of him

Stephen Hawking:

para 1: introduction

para2: His claim to fame

Para 3: characteristics that made him great.

Qi Xuesen: a man with great scientific thought and scientific spirit” who was patriotic and served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion; a pioneer; didn’t let that discourage him; determined; an outstanding and creative scientist; deep appreciation fro art.

Stephen Hawking:

brilliant; brave; sometimes careless in what he said or did; willing to say what others were afraid to say; dream what others were afraid to dream about; quite determined; willin gto admit his failure.

In the case of Qian, we see his determination illustrated by his struggles, and how he overcame challenges; his story also shows he was patriotic and devoted to his career.

In the case of Hawking, we also see his determination in the case of difficulty through the stories told about him.

Step 5: Writing strategy

How to write an article about the seicentific spirits?

introduction about a famous scientist:

基本内容：

• 1. age, sex, birth-place, background (概况)

• 2. appearance, character (外表、性格)

• 3. education (教育背景)

• 4. big events in his or her life (in order of time) (经历、生平)

• 5. evaluation (评价)

高级句型

1. 介绍概况：同位语结构、分词结构，使文章简洁。如：

(1)Abraham Lincoln, the son of a poor family (一个贫苦家庭的儿子), was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. [同位语]

(2)Sun Showier, a world champion in diving (一位跳水的世界冠军), is a boy of 14 from Guangdong. [同位语]

(3)Born in Maryland, USA in 1985(他1985年出生于美国马里兰州), Michael Phelps is a famous swimmer.[分语短语]

(4)In 2006, having broken the world record and got the gold medal (在他打破世界纪录并获得金牌之后), he became the idol of the youth.

[分词短语]

(5)Lei Feng set an good example to us (给我们树立了一个良好的榜样), so all the people show great respect to him (很敬重他).

2.描写外貌：巧用with短语。如：

My history teacher is a beautiful woman, with long hair and big eyes (她长着两只大眼睛，留着长发).

生平事迹：尽量用复合句、并列句、非谓语动词短语和倒装等高级语句。如：

(1)In his life, he got many honours, one of which is the 2005 CCTV Moving China Award (其中包括获得“2005感动中国年度人物”的称号). [定语从句]

Practice

根据以下信息用英语写一篇短文介绍袁隆平教授。

基本信息

1.1937年9月7日出生于重庆的一个贫困的家庭。自幼刻苦学习,酷爱农业科学；

2.自从1953 年大学毕业以后,他已经研究水稻近半个世纪,一直在为世界农业默默耕耘。

主要成绩

3由于他的研究,我国水稻产量快速增长, 为很多国家解决了粮食不足的问题;

4.他被誉为“杂交水稻之父” “Father of Hybrid Rice”;

5.虽然他很出名, 但是他过着简朴的生活，不计名利;

keys:

Born in a poor family in Chongqing on September 7, 1937, Yuan Longping studied hard, showing great interest in agriculture. As a matter of fact, since his graduation from university in 1953, Yuan has done research on rice for over half a century, devoting all his time and energy to the study of agriculture. Because of his research, China’s rice production is increasing rapidly, solving the problem of the lack of food for many countries. As a result, he is honored as “Father of Hybrid Rice”and was rewarded with many prizes for his great contributions to the world. Though he is famous, he lives a simple life and cares little about money and fame.