Unit4 Green world

The Birth of a Science

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?

4. How did Karl Lilinaeus classify the plants?

5. What did Daniel Solander do?

Information about Joseph Banks:

Born :

1761:

1766

1768

1771

after that

1778-1820

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

Homework:

Read the passage again and try to say something about the birth of botany.