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Unit 4 Green world. Wang Qin. Charles Darwin (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species. Gregor Mendel, (1822-1884) The "Father of Genetics". Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) voyager-naturalist President of the Royal Society of London. Captain James Cook(1728—1779).
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Unit 4Green world Wang Qin
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) On the Origin of Species
Gregor Mendel, (1822-1884) The "Father of Genetics"
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) voyager-naturalist President of the Royal Society of London
Read the text, underline the expressions and choose the best answers
a branch of medicine make an attempt to do classify…into base…on at (the) first sight develop a lifelong friendship with born into a life of privilege have an appetite for knowledge appoint…as according to on an expedition/journey/trip to pay for look out for on a large scale make discoveries of from behind his desk be involved in experiment with/on accumulate a great deal of knowledge
enjoy all the freedom to do scientific expedition lead sb to do separate …from…by relate to be related to conduct/do experiments attraction to/interest in the influence of…upon/on pass on from one generation to the next give birth to form the belief that evidence for adapt to
Read the first passage again and answer the following questions 1.When did botany become a special science?2. How was plant species classified before the work of Carl Linnaeus? 3. What did Joseph Banks do on the three-year voyage?4. What was the relationship among the three persons? 5.Why did Joseph Banks have to supply his own money to equip part of the expedition? How much did he pay?
1.When did botany become a special science?2. How was plant species classified before the work of Carl Linnaeus? After the eighteenth century. Some scientists classified plants into herbs and trees, or according to the shape of the fruit, or whether they had flowers or not.
3. What did Joseph Banks do on the three-year voyage?4. What was the relationship among the three persons? (Daniel Solander,Linnaeus&Joseph Banks) On their three-year voyage, Joseph Banks did not only study and describe new plants he found, he also looked out for new economic species and became the first to movecrops from one continent to another on a large scale. Daniel Solander was the student of Linnaeus and a lifelong friend of Joseph Banks.
5.Why did Joseph Banks have to supply his own money to equip part of the expedition?How much did he pay? Because botany was a new field of science, the government would not pay for it. He paid about 10,000 pounds.
Read the second passage again and answer the following questions 1.what did Darwin discover about bird species in Galapagos? 2. What did Mendel observe in his experiments with peas? 3. Looking at wild plant species in Sweden,what did Turesson discover? 4.What were Darwin’s discoveries based on?
1.what did Darwin discover about bird species in Galapagos? 2. What did Mendel observe in his experiments with peas? Darwin discovered that differences in habitat could lead to different species. Mendel discovered that environment had no influence on the appearance of species.
3. Looking at wild plant species in Sweden,what did Turesson discover? 4.What were Darwin’s discoveries based on? Turesson discovered that the environmental conditions in the habitat influenced the appearance of species. Darwin’s discoveries were based on observation.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words: 1.Darwin’s observations on that voyage ____him __write his famous book___ the Origin of Species. 2.Darwin soon realized that the wildlife of the Galapagos Isles was very________ and________ special attention. 3.There were even differences between the species of the different islands; yet all showed a clear relationship with those of_________, though__________ from that continent____ about 600 miles. led on to curious deserved America separated by
4. The birds with broad beaks would eat hard seeds,________ the birds with smaller beaks would eat soft seeds or insects. 5.Although his experiments were designed to support the ideas_______ the influence of environment upon plants,Gregor Mendel found that many characteristics were passed on from one__________ to the next, without influence by the environment. while concerning generation
6.He showed that differences between plants of one _________ _______ as a result of the environmental conditions in their habitats. species occurred
Translate some sentences with words and phrases from the text. 1.He made no attempt to take a medical degree. We failed in our attempt to climb the mountain. 2.Children in school are classified into grades. Eggs are classified according to size. People who work in libraries spend a lot of time classifying books. 3.We can group animals into several types. Group together in two.
4.The young army officer was promoted captain. The company are promoting this new type of toothbrush on television. He works to promote the friendship between the two countries. 5.He carries identification with him at all times when he is out.
7.They fight against privilege in order to create a fair society. 8.He was appointed minister to a foreign country. 9.The reforming work has been carried out in all provinces on a large scale. 10. Did he calculate the cost? I calculated that we would arrive at 6:00 pm.
11.He has an appetite for classical music. The enemy had no appetite for the fight. 12. Don’t involve me in your quarrel. They are deeply involved in debt. The case involved several officials. 13. The abandoned house was torn down.
