book2unit11大学英语课文解读和课后答案.pptVIP

UNIT 11 Famous People ;Unit 11 Famous People ;;;;;;;;;;;;;Edwin Powel Hubble was a tall, _______, athletic man. During his lifetime, his research was _______ on nebulae, which are misty patches of light in the sky. In 1924, he announced the discovery of a star in a nebula. He ________ that his star was much further away than anyone had thought and that therefore the nebula was not inside our galaxy, but a galaxy of stars just like the Milky Way, only much further away. His discovery ________ the world to realize that the universe was much bigger than had been previously _________. Hubble wanted to ________ the galaxies according to their ________, distance, shape and brightness patterns, and in his ______________ he made another great discovery; the galaxies were moving away from each other at a _________ constant to the distance between them. This is known as Hubble’s law._______ ________________________________________________________________. This supported the Big Bang theory of how the universe came into being. Hubble died in 1953. _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________, the Hubble Space Telescope.;;;;;;;Questions or discussion 1. Can you name some famous people you know about? 2. Who impress you most? Why? 3. Do you know anything about Alan Greenspan? 4. How come his name is on everyone’s lips in the USA? Additional question for discussion 1. Generally speaking, what do people who become famous have in common? 2. Do you want to be famous? Why or why not?;;Movie Time;;;;Speaking Tasks - Dialogue 1;;;;;