Patterns But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people...

So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.

He got interested in two theories explaining how cholera killed people.

He determined to find out why.

It seemed the water was to blame. Aids

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Procedures

1. Warming up

⑴Warming up by defining

Good morning, class. I am glad to see you on this special day, the day when you become a senior two student. I am happy to be your teacher of English.

Today we are going to read about a certain scientist. But first let's define the word "scientist". What is a scientist?

Scientist

A scientist is a person who works in science, trying to understand how the universe or other things work.

　　Scientists can work in different areas of science. Here are some examples: Those that study physics are physicists. Those that study chemistry are chemists. Those that study biology are biologists. ⑵Warming up by asking and answering questions about science

To begin with, work in groups of four and find out as many scientists as possible and their contributions. They can be both Chinese and foreign scientists, living or dead.

Scientists Contributions Madame Curie radium/ radioactivity Sir Isaac Newton the Theory of Gravity Albert Einstein the secrets of the atom and of the universe

the Theory of Relativity Thomas Einstein electric light bulb Charles Darwin the Theory of Evolution

The Origin of Species Stephen Hawking black holes

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