1. Lesson 4
Understanding

2. Words review
thinking
rank
worthy
religion
defence
ignore
assumption
urge
n. 思考，考虑
n. 职衔,社会阶层
adj. 值得的
n. 宗教
n. 保卫，保护
vt. 忽视，不顾
n. 假定，假设
vt. 力劝，强烈要求

3. inspire
shadow
conventional
kingdom
civilization
vital
beneficial
image
v. 启发，鼓舞
n. 阴影，影子
adj. 传统的，保守的
n. 王国
n. 文明
adj. 极其重要的
adj. 有用的，有益的
n. 比喻，景象，形象

4. Lead in 1
What do you know about the earth?

5. What do you know about the universe?

6. How do you get knowledge and know the world?
Look up information in the books
Search the Internet

7. “who questions much, shall learn much, and remember much.”
“问得多，学得多，记得多。”
—Francis Bacon
Read Paragraph1
Q1.How can we acquire knowledge and understanding according to F.B. ?
Q2.Is his methods a good way to gain knowledge?

8. asking questions observing thinking
Let`s get the knowledge of the universe together!
asking questions
observing
thinking

9. The ancient Greek philosopher
Background
Q3.Is it true? (Paragraph3)
Why did he think so?
The ancient Greek philosopher
Aristotle ( BC )put forward the theory that the earth must be the center of the universe.
The sun move around the earth.

10. The Polish astronomer
Copernicus put forward
the theory that the sun
was the center of the
universe in 1543.
In 1609 , the Italian
Astronomer Galileo
invented the telescope
and proved this theory.

11. Q4:But why did people put Galileo in prison at that time?
Galileo Galilei ( )
In the 17th century, people believe in religion.
G.G. invented the first telescope in the world to observe the universe
and proved that “the earth is not the center of the universe.”
Q4:But why did people put Galileo in prison at that time?

12. What is the center of the universe?
Today, the astronomers
have found the Galaxy and many other galaxies in the universe. Even the Galaxy was not the center of the universe.
What is the center of the universe?
The Milky way or the Galaxy
银河系

13. What can you learn from the process of searching for the truth?
Our understanding of the world around us is constantly growing and changing .In other words, we should learn more everyday and none of us can ever sit back and say, “we know it all.”

14. Skimming
for
general ideas

15. Find the main idea with each parts of the article.
How we acquire knowledge and understanding.
para1
In the past, people believe in religion and what the authority said
Para2,3
Para4,5
The right attitude towards knowledge and understanding.

16. Scanning
for
specific information

17. True or False
Nowadays, traditional analysis is not important any more because we can turn to the Internet for help.
2. Bacon suggested a way to gain
knowledge to serve the court better.
3. Great men were wrong at times like Aristotle and Galileo.
4. The writer believes that the Baconian Method of scientific thought is a good way to gain knowledge.
5. The writer described the people of the church during Galileo’s time as having “open” minds.

18. Post-reading activities

19. Translation
1. I'm not accustomed to getting up so early.
我不习惯这样早起床。
当有人与他意见不一致时他很容易生气。
3. 大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。
4. 你的进步会促进我们努力学习。
2. He tends to get very angry when people disagree with him.
3. Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
4. Your progress will urge us to work hard.

20. 5. 那位歌手因酒驾而被送进监狱。
The singer was _____ _____ _____ because of drunk-driving.
6. 所有人站着，围成一个圆圈，手拉着手，放声歌唱。
People all stand _____ _____ ______, join hands and sing loudly.
7. 把故事简化一点，让它更容易理解。
Simplify the story to make it ______ _____ ________.
put
into
prison in a
circle
easier to
understand