Great scientists（Period 4 Reading and Writing）
s: because he didn’t want to be attacked by the christian church.he published it many years later.t: yes.at that time, anyone who wanted to challenge the theory of the christian church would be punished, even sometimes be sentenced to death.if you were copernicus, would you have hidden your theory so for many years?please give a reason.(two minutes later.)t: i’d like to know about your ideas.are you ready?any volunteers?s: if i were copernicus, i would have done the same, because at that time, people didn’t enjoy the freedom of speech.whoever challenged the christian church would be punished.while there is life, there is hope.there would be more chance for me to make my theory known to the public.t: it sounds reasonable.thank you.anyone else?s: if i were copernicus, i would have published my ideas as soon as i found them.since i found my ideas were right, i would make them known to more people, regardless of danger. as a scientist, i should be brave to challenge and devote myself to science.ss: ...t: you have done a very good job.i appreciate your good ideas and opinions.step 7 practisingt: since we have learned the whole passage, i’d like you to do some practice.(show the following on the screen.)1.say something about copernicus.copernicus____________________.2.make up a dialogue between copernicus and one of his friends.copernicus showed his ideas privately to his friend and his friend encouraged him to publish his ideas.t: first please say something about copernicus.give as much information as possible about him by making sentences beginning with copernicus.s1: copernicus is a poland astronomer.s2: copernicus found the earth is not the center of the solar system.s3: copernicus didn’t publish his theory until 1543.s4: copernicus made a great contribution to astronomy.ss: ...t: i’m deeply impressed by your sentences.you are excellent.from the passage we know copernicus showed his theory to his friends and his friends encouraged him to publish his theory.please make up a dialogue in pairs based on this situation.we will hold a competition to see which group acts the best.(after a few minutes, the teacher gets several pairs to act it out and decides which group is the best one.)step 8 writingt: just now we learned that copernicus didn’t publish his ideas as soon as he found his theory.we also talked about what you would have done if you were copernicus.now write a short letter asking copernicus to publish his ideas so everyone can read them.first you need to collect your ideas.there are some suggested information on page 7.then you need to arrange these ideas.there is a plan for it.