6．Scientists，on the other hand，Hawking writes，know that their job is never finished and that even the best theory can turn out to be wrong．

　　 霍金写到，从另一个方面说，科学家知道他们的工作是永无止境的，即使是最完美的理论，也可能是错误的。

　　 Turn out to be“结果是”“最后的情况是”+副／+形／+to do／+that．．

　　 例：The　 weatherman said it was going to rain this afternoon but it turned out to be very lovely．

　　 　天气预报说今天下午有雨，其实今天天气非常好。

The lecture turned out to be very dull．

讲座结果很无聊。

Everything turned out well．一切顺遂。

The rumor turned out (to be) true．那谣言后来证明是真的。

　　 It turned out (that) two travelers had been killed

　　 后来证实(查明)有两位旅客丧生。

　　 turn out　 vi.　 (为集会等)外出，去。

　　 turn out　 vt.．(可分开用) 关 (熄灭) (煤气，电灯油灯等)

　　 turn out　 vt.　 (可分开用 ) 生产 (产品)，出产

例：The factory can turn out l000cars a day．

　　 这家工厂一天能生产1000辆汽车。

5．In fact，things were going rather well for me and I had gotten engaged to a very nice girl，Jan Wilde．

　　 事实上，事情发展得还挺顺利。我和一位非常好的女孩简·怀尔得订婚了。

　　 get／be engaged to sb．“与某人订婚”

　　 例：Did you hear they have got engaged last month?

　　 你有没有听说他们上个月订婚的消息?

　　 Tom got engaged to Mary，whom he had met on the train．

　　 汤姆和玛丽订婚了，他们在火车上认识的。

　　 Be engaged in(on)+n．／doing sth．从事(工作)的，忙于……的

例：She was engaged in protecting wild birds．

她从事保护野生鸟类的工作。

Right now I’m engaged．

我现在正忙着。

be engaged (电话等)通话中的，占线中的，相当于美国英语的busy．

例：The line／number is engaged。线路被占用。

engagement n．订婚(to)

例：announce one's engagement to…宣布与…订婚

　　 break off one's engagement解除婚约，解约

　　 engagement ring订婚戒指(戴在左手无名指上)

4．Yet two years had gone by and I was not that much worse．

　　 但两年过去了，我的情况却没那么糟糕。

　　 Go by意思是“(时间)过去”。

　　 例：Time went by so quickly．We are already at the end of our summer holiday．

　　 时间过得真快，转眼我们已经要结束暑假了。

　 　Thirty years went by and her hair was beginning to turn gray．

　　 三十年过去了，她的头发开始变白了。

6. What is it that Hawking doesn’t like about his speech computer?

Step III language points

There didn't seem much point in working on my PhD-I didn't expec to survive that long·

取得博士学位对我来说没有什么意义，我没有期望活那么久。

PhD(Doctor of Philosophy ) 指“博士学位”

There is no point in doing sth．表示“做某事没有作用或没有意义”。

例：There is no point in arguing further．

　　 继续争执下去没有意义了。

　　 There is no point in protesting．It won’t help much．

　　 抗议没有什么用处，于事无补。

　　 that在此处为副词，意为“那么”，可以修饰形容词。this也有此用法。

　　 例：I didn't expect he was that rude．

　　 我没料到他会那么粗鲁。

　　 I have never been out this late before．

　　 我从未在外面呆到这么晚过。

　　 Please cut my hair about this much．

　　 请把我的头发剪掉这么长。

5. What are the basic steps of the scientific method?

4. According to Hawking, how do people misunderstand science?

3. What did Hawking explain in the book ?

2. What did Hawking write in 1988?

1. How would most people feel when they were told that they had incurable disease?

4. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.

Teaching Aids: 1.a computer　 2.a tape recorder　 3.the blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step I Lead-in and Pre-reading

T: Yesterday we learnt some quotes from some scientists. Now look at the picture on the screen. Do you know who the person is?

( Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicists of our time, A Brief History of Time )Today we are going to learn a passage about Stephen Hawking. It will tell us Hawking’s determination, thoughts and some theories. First let’s learn some new words and phrases. Then turn to P3. Look at the questions in Pre-reading quickly and then scan the text as quickly as possible and find the answers to them.

Answers:1 Because he wanted a job.

2 Hawking became famous in the early 1970s, when he and American Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes.

3 In 2002, Hawking visited China and spoke to university students in Hangzhou and Beijing.

Step II Reading

T: Well done. Now read the passage once as carefully as possible. Then answer some detailed questions on the screen. You may discuss them in pairs if necessary.

　What did Stephen Hawking do when he was told that he had an incurable disease?