2020高考英語復習Warming Up, Pre-reading and Reading
step 4 mind map of the passage
paragraph 1: introduction of john snow and cholera
paragraph 2: two theory
paragraph 3-5: study of the breakout in 1854
paragraph 3: think of a method: test two theory
collect the result: mark the death
analyze the result: reason for death and no death
paragraph 4: analyze the result: find the resource of the water
paragraph 5: repeat if necessary: find more evidence.
draw a conclusion: cholera was spread by germ
polluted water carried cholera
paragraph 6: prevention of cholera
step 5 retell the passage
provide ss with a summary with some blanks. let them retell the passage as well as pay attention to some important words.
read the passage again and fill in the blanks:
john snow was a well-known ____ in london in the ___ century. he wanted to find the ______ of cholera in order to ______ it. in 1854 when a cholera ____ out, he began to gather information. he _____ on a map where all the dead people had lived and he found that many people who had drunk the dirty water from the ______ died. so he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. he suggested that the _____ of all water supply be _______ and new methods of ________ with polluted water be found. finally, “king cholera” was defeated.
step 6 homework
read the whole passage and retell.
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