【阅读专栏】北师大版高中英语选择性必修第四册Unit 12 Lesson 1 Scientific Breakthroughs

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Task 1 Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary

Read the text and complete the tasks.

Word box: scientific, orbit, donate, split, launch

1. The scientists made a series of ____________ discoveries in this field.

2. The country plans to ____________ a new satellite next year.

3. The satellite will ____________ our planet for five years.

4. The old man decided to ____________ his body for medical research after his death.

5. The atom can be ____________ into smaller particles.

1. What helped scientists observe tiny objects and make more scientific discoveries?

2. What is one big benefit of satellite technology in our daily life?

Task 2 Word Practice & Critical Thinking

Task 2 Word Practice & Critical Thinking

1. microscope  2. correspond

5. particle

a. send a spacecraft into space

b. instrument for seeing very small things

c. at once, immediate

d. exchange letters or messages

e. a very small piece of matter

What scientific breakthrough do you think has changed our life most? Why?