北师大版选择性必修二Unit 5 EDUCATION Section Ⅳ Lesson 3

Section ⅣLesson 3

1．Discussion—Match the pictures with the proper introductions and then discuss their contributions.

A．Galileo Galilei B．Stephen Hawking C．Sir Isaac Newton

①__C__ He is considered as one of the greatest scientists in history for his discovery of universal gravitation and the three laws of motion.

②__B__ He is a British scientist.He worked in astronomy and put forward a theory about black holes.

③__A__ He is an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer.He advocated the sun is the centre of the universe.

2．Prediction—Look at the title and the three pictures on Page 36～37，and then predict what the text is mainly about.

It__is__mainly__about__how__we__acquire__knowledge__and__understanding.

1．First reading—Read the text and answer the following questions.

(1)Why were people like Galileo Galilei often punished by the church?

Because__at__that__time__many__people__tended__to__believe__more__in__the__ church__than__in__facts,__and__people__like__Galileo_Galilei_proved__the_Earth __was__not__the__centre__of__the__universe,__which__went__against__church’s_ _idea__about__universe.

(2)Why can none of us ever sit back and say, “We know it all.” ?

Because__our__understanding__of__the__world__around__us__is__constantly__gro wing__and__changing.

2．Second reading—Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the passage.

(1)What’s the very first step of Francis Bacon’s type of thinking?

A．Raising questions.

B．Observing the world.

C．Thinking over the possible answers.

D．Testing for a right answer.

(2)What do we know from the passage?

A．Both Bacon and Galilei were punished for their scientific ideas.

B．At that time, people believed more in religion than in facts.

C．Before Galilei, Aristotle’s theory had influenced people for 1，000 years. D．The church was against the great philosopher Aristotle for his theory of the universe.

(3)What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Francis Bacon was going against the views of his day.

B．Galileo Galilei was great to prove the Earth is not the centre of the universe. C．The Earth is not the centre of the universe and it doesn’t move round the sun in a perfect circle, either.

D．People should question more because great men, even Aristotle and Galilei, might make mistakes.

(4)What is the correct order to acquire knowledge and understanding according to the article?

A．questions, observe and study, consider and test, find the right answers B．acquire the knowledge, understanding, find the right answers, consider and test C．observe, study, consider, find the right answers

D．questions, find the right answers, observe, test

(5)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People tend to believe everything that the person they respect says.