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HowMuchIsTrue?LookandsayWhoishe?1.HeisoneoftheFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStates.2.HehelpeddrafttheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheUSConstitution.3.HeisasuccessfulstatesmanandaleadingAmericanauthor,printerandpublisher,diplomat,scientistandinventorHeisBenjaminFranklin.Whatelsedoyouknowabouthim?Hisexperimentwithlightening2.Lookatthetitleandpredictthecontentofthepassage.Maybethepassagetalksaboutwhatistrueandwhatisfalseabouthisexperiment.1.Whyisthereaquestionmarkinthetitle?Toshowthatthepassageistopresentsomeideasaboutthequestion.3.Guessthegenreofthepassage.Itmaybeanargumentationoranessay.Readforthestructureandgenrepara.2-3para.1__________tothetopicThestoryoftheexperimentandthe______ofit.para.4-5People’s______aboutsuchstories.para.6Theauthor’s______onthetopic.Introductionimpactviewsconclusiongenre?Thisisanessay.IntroductionmainbodyconclusionReadfordetailsPara.2ThestoryofFranklin’sexperimentAimMaterialsProcedureResultConclusionTofindout__________________________________akite,astring,ametalkey1.___astring__akiteand______ametalkey__thestring;2.___thekiteduring________;3._____thekeywith_________.Aflashoflightninghitsthekiteandelectricityisconductedthroughthestringtothekey.Hegetsanelectricshock.Thelightningisaformofelectricity.whetherlightningisaformofelectricityTietoattachtoFlyastormTouchthefingerMakeasummary:howcanyouwriteanexperimentreport?7ReadfordetailsPara.3ImpactoftheexperimentOnschoolsOnschoolchildrenOnordinarypeopleTheytaughtthestoryofit.Theyareamazedbyhisspiritandapproachtolookingforthetruth.Wearetaughtthatscientificexperimentsareimportant.conclusion:Franklinseta______towardsthesociety.modelReadfordetailsScientistsbelievethat_____________________________________istruebut_______________________________________________maybefalse.thedetailaboutthestringandthekeythatFranklintouchedthekeyWhydotheyquestionit?Becausehewoulddefinitelydiefromtheelectricityifhedidso.ReadfordetailsFindoutscientists’doubtsonNewton’sstory.Infact,morethanoneaccountsuggeststhatwhileNewtonwascertainlyinspiredbyafallingapple,thereisnoproofthatithithimonthehead.ButscientistsallagreethatifFranklinhadactuallytouchedthekey,hewouldcertainlyhavediedfromtheelectricshock.Why

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doubtsonthestories?Toshowthatsomeacceptedideascanbequestionedbasedonreliableevidence.Thatis,don’ttakeanythingasyouaretold.Thinkitoverlogicallyandwhenitcomestoscience,proofsupportedbyexperimentsandresearchisneeded.ReadfordetailsReadpara.6andfindouttheanswer.Whenfacedwithacceptedideasinscience,whatshouldwedo?(para.6)Factsshouldbeprovedbyexperimentsandresearch.Whydopeoplespreadthefictionsofthescientistinsteadofthetruthitself?ThinkandshareThroughthefictions,whatspiritofascientistcanyoufeel?persistenceexploringquestioningstickingtothetruthcuriosityThinkandshare1.What’syourunderstandingofthelastsentence“…andweshouldnotalwaysbelieveeverythingwereadorhear–evenifitisagreatstory.”2.DoyoubelieveFranklin’sstorymightbetrue?Why?keyphrasepara.4However,neitherthestorynorthedetailsoftheexperimentareentirelytrue.neither…nor…表示“既不…也不…”，連接兩個(gè)并列成分。1.Itisneithersweetnorsour.2.NeithermyparentsnorIamgoingtoBeijing.3.Shelikeneitherapplesnorbananas.keyphraseneither…nor…表示“既不…也不…”，連接兩個(gè)并列成分。練習(xí)：1.Ilikethisdress,______________________.我喜歡這條裙子，它的顏色既不太亮也不太暗。2.Neitherthestudentsnortheteacher______________________.學(xué)生和老師都不知道這件事。3.Shewillchoose______________________.她既不會(huì)選擇漢堡也不會(huì)選擇披薩。forit’sneithertoobrightnortoodark.knowsthisneitherhamburgersnorpizzaskeyphrase看下這個(gè)句子和平常的句子有什么不同？Neitherdoeshelikecoffeenordoesheliketea.這是一個(gè)部分倒裝句。填空練習(xí)：Neither_________________________nordoesshewanttostayathome.她既不想去聚會(huì)也不想呆在家里。他既沒(méi)有做作業(yè)也沒(méi)有做家務(wù)。doesshewanttogotothepartysmartexpressionsanexperimentwithlightninginsteadofflyakitetieAtoBbeattachedtosth.aflashoflightningtouchthekeywithhisfingerelectricshock一個(gè)閃電實(shí)驗(yàn)而不是放風(fēng)箏把A綁到B上附著于…；粘在…上一道閃電用手指觸碰鑰匙電擊smartexpressions9.morethanone10.scientificapproachto11.alongwith12.scientificexperiment13.contributeto/towards14.neither…nor…15.takeplace不止一個(gè)…的科學(xué)手段和…一起科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)有助于…；貢獻(xiàn)于…既不…也不…發(fā)生smartexpressions16.diefrom17.acceptedideas18.comeupwith…19.spiritofscientificexploration20.evenif死于…已經(jīng)接受的想法提出科學(xué)探索精神即使Canyousaytheircareers?physicistmathematicianchemistastronomergeographerbiologistCanyous