1. Unit 1 Integrating skills Making a difference

2. Francis Bacon

3. Reading  What’s the characteristic of Galileo Galilei?  Why could Stephen Hawking make contributions to science work?  What can be described as the ability to use knowledgedifference?  What can we learn from great scientists? Curious creative Want to know more creativity creative, imaginative, hare-working, curious, careful, confident …

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5. a. what if: What if it rains while we are a long way from shelter? What if the rumour is true? b. Let’s look at your new car. Let’s _________________ your car. c. be satisfied with sth./to do sth. d. Find out the Inf. in the text and tell how the Inf. is used. 万一 … 怎麽办 take a look at

6. It is not necessary to be a great scientist to make a difference in this world. make a difference to make some difference to make no difference to make all the difference 对 …… 有些关系 有很大差别（不同）；有很大关系 对 …… 没有关系 关系重大，大不相同

7. By asking why, how and what if, curious minds find new ideas and solutions. curious mind 是 those people with curious minds 的意思。 介词 by 强调 “ 方式，方法，办法 ” ，介词 with 强 调 “ 工具，手段 ” 。 我们用耳朵来听。她用耳朵听的方法来学习弹 钢琴。 We hear _______ our ears. She learns to play the piano _____ ear. with by

8. If knowledge is power, as Sir Francis Bacon famously wrote in 1597, then perhaps creativity can be described as the ability to use that power. a.as: 如果像，正如。 Do not make the same mistake as I did. b.as: 当 / 由于 As I was coming here, I met Tom. As he was not feeling well, we all told him to stay at home. c. describe : ( 与 as 连用 ) 把 …… 说成是 汤姆有时被说成是骗子，因为他总是撒谎。 Tom is sometimes __ _________ a liar, as he is always kidding. (consider…as, treat…as, regard…as) described as

9. We must also believe in what we do even when others don’t. Believe believe in believe (feel sure of the truth of sth. ; that sb.is telling the truth ; be of the opinion that) 相信（某事的真实性， 人的诚实）认为（可与宾语从句连用）。 believe in (feel sure of the existence of) 相信 …… 存在 他信仰共产主义。 He __________ communism. believe sb. 是 “ 相信某人说的话是真的 ” 即某一次具体的判断 believe in sb. 指较长时间觉得某人可靠，值得信任。 I believe him.(= I believe want he says is true.) I believe in him.(= I believe that he is a good and honest man.) believes in

10. Everyone has his or her special skills and interests, and only by discovering what we do best can we hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference. 陈述句以 only 开始时，后面接状语，应当用部分 倒装： 如：当他讲出那个单词后，他才意识到犯了个大错 误。 Only after he had spoken out the word ___________ realize he had made a big mistake. Inversion: Look at your book Page 171 did he

11. Writing: Write a paragraph to describe the students’ favourite scientist. After writing, ask the students to use the following checklist to revise what they have written. 1.Does the paragraph have a topic sentence? 2.Do the supporting sentences focus on the main idea? 3.Have you used enough examples? 4.Check your grammar and spelling?