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A man who is called the greatest scientist in the 20 th century. Albert Einstein

A woman who was the first woman scientist to receive the Nobel Prize. Madame / Marie Curie

A man who made more than 1,000 inventions in his life and invented electric bulbs. Thomas Alva Edison

A man who invented lightning rod. Benjamin Franklin

A man who discovered the force of gravity. Newton

A famous biologist who is known for his theory of evolution. Charles Darwin

A Chinese who made the earliest seismograph. Zhang Heng

A Chinese who is called the father of modern rice. Yuan Longping

Let’s read some famous quotes and think about: 1.What do they mean? Can you explain them in your own words? 2.Do you agree with them? Why or why not?

Imagination is more important than knowledge. —Albert Einstein If you want to succeed,it’s more important for you to have imagination than knowledge.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety- nine percent perspiration. —Thomas Alva Edison If we make great efforts to do something, we’ll succeed. No matter how clever he is, a person will fail if he doesn’t try his best.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. —Marie Curie There is nothing to be feared in the world,while there are only things to be understood.

It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious. —Alfred North Whitehead To explore or study the obvious things is not so easy. It needs a very unusual mind, that is to say,original ideas and opinions.

You cannot teach a man anything;you can only help him find it within himself. —Galileo Galilei You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover something by himself or help him teach himself.

What makes a scientist successful? What do they have in common? Make a list of good qualities they have.

★ on fire 着火，燃烧着的 The house was on fire. 热衷于，充满热情的 These students are on fire for what they are learning in the computer class.

ProsCons 1.Biology 2.Maths 3.Physics 4.Computer science Biologist State your point of view: I think that biology is the most important and useful science,because… Reasons:1. …… 2. …… 3. ……