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What would the passage be about?
What does “the science” refer to ?
Listening and scanning:
1. How many people are mentioned in the passage?
2.What are the relationships between them ?
Carl Linnaeus: a botanist…develop a system to classify the plants
Daniel Solander : student of …
Joseph Banks : friend of …
Captain Cook: the captain of …
1.Paragraph one of the text mainly tells us ___ .A . the importance of
botanyB . how to classify plant
species into groupsC . Linnaeus’contribution
to botanyD . Linnaeus’discoveries
about different species
2. Before Linnaeus botany was _____ .A . studied by doctors
B . unknown to anyoneC . fully developed
D . a branch of medicine3. How did people classify plants
before Linnaeus?
6. What were the goals of James Cook’s
first voyage around the world?
7. Why did Joseph Banks have to supply his own money to equip part of the expedition?
Quiz1.In the sixteenth century, botany was a
branch of_______.
A. biology B. physics
C. astronomy D. medicine
Post-reading
2.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Linnaeus’ contribution to science was quite small. B. All of Linnaeus’ idea were
completely new.C. Before Linnaeus there was no system to classify plants.D. Linnaeus’s system was simple and
clear.
3. Joseph chose a career in science because __________
A.he thought that was a good way of
making a living.B. he was interested in botany.C. his father died when he was 18
years oldD. he was very wealthy.
4.The members of the Royal Society aboard the Endeavour included_____ A. Joseph Banks and James GookB. Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks C.James Cook and Daniel SolanderD. Daniel Solander and Joseph Banks
5. Joseph Banks' interests lay in ____ A. astronomy and botany B. botany and medicine C. agriculture and botany D. geography and economy
Language points1. group (v.)
The children group round the piano. ( )
We can group animals into several types.( )
2. promote
My daughter’s just been promoted! ( )
The organization works to promote friendship between nations. ( )
集合归类
提升
促进
3. 向某人提供某物
supply sb. with sth. / supply sth. to sb.
provide sb. with sth. / provide sth. for sb.offer sb. sth. / offer sth. to sb.
他们向受灾地区的人们提供了食品援助。
They supplied the people in the flood-stricken area with food aids.
他成为一个卓越的学者,但却牺牲了健康。
4. 由某人负担费用
牺牲 , 以……作代价
at one’s expense
at the expense of
He became a outstanding scholar, but only at the expense of his health.
ConsolidationTranslate the following phrases into English:1. 详细地
2. 处于支配的地位,负责
3. 由……负责
4. 任命某人为……
5. 将……分类成
6. 计算……之间的距离
in detail
in charge ofin the
charge ofappoint sb. as
classify…into…
calculate the distance between…
7. 一代一代传下去
8. 建于……之上;以……为基础
9. 参与 ; 陷入 ……的活动
10. 根据 ; 视……而定;按照
11. 搜索;寻找
12. 建立友谊
pass on from one generation to the next
be based on
be involved inaccording tosearch for
develop friendship with somebody
Practice Practice
1. _________ had been made by
others to _______ plant species
into groups, but the breakthrough
___________ the work of Carl
Linnaeus.
1. _________ had been made by
others to _______ plant species
into groups, but the breakthrough
___________ the work of Carl
Linnaeus.
AttemptsAttempts
classifyclassify
came withcame with
2. In 1768, the Royal Navy _________
James Cook as the commander of
the Endeavor to take members of
________________ on an
___________ to Tahiti.
2. In 1768, the Royal Navy _________
James Cook as the commander of
the Endeavor to take members of
________________ on an
___________ to Tahiti.
appointedappointed
the Royal Societythe Royal Society
expeditionexpedition
3. He also _____________ new economic
species: plants that could be grown in
England or other parts of the world
to produce crops that could be sold.
3. He also _____________ new economic
species: plants that could be grown in
England or other parts of the world
to produce crops that could be sold.
looked out forlooked out for
4. Banks was the first to move crops
from one continent to another ______
____________, helping to develop local
economies with these new imports.
4. Banks was the first to move crops
from one continent to another ______
____________, helping to develop local
economies with these new imports.
large scalelarge scale
on aon a