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Unit 2 Great people
Comic Strip & Welcome to the unit
Are they great people
Discussion
Who do you think is the greatest person
Great people made great contributions
(贡献) to society and have changed the way we live.
Thomas Edison
He is an __________.
He invented over 1,000 things. He is known as the king of inventions.
inventor
Christopher Columbus
He is __________.
He is an __________.
Italian
explorer
Nelson Mandela
He is _______________.
He is the first _________ of South Africa.
fighter (斗士)
South African
president
Qian Xuesen
He is a Chinese _________.
He is the pioneer of China’s Space technology programme.
scientist
William Shakespeare
He is a great writer of English Literature.
Peter Tchaikovsky
He is a composer of classical music.
He is a __________.
composer
Help the students write the correct word under each picture.
inventor
explorer
writer
president
scientist
composer
d
f
a
c
b
e
Name Nationality Job What he did
Columbus
Shakespeare
Qian Xuesen
Edison
Mandela
Tchaikovsky
Complete the form
Italian
explorer
one of the first Europeans to discover America
English
writer
a great writer of English literature
Chinese
scientist
the pioneer of China’s space technology programme
American
inventor
created over 1,000 inventions
South African
president
a fighter for the rights of black Africans all his life
Russian
composer
a composer of classical music
Make up a new dialogue with partner like the model.
Pair work
A: Who do you think is the greatest person
B: I admire … the most.
A: What is …
B: He/she is a/an ______.
A: Why do you admire …
B: Because ____________.
1. Who does Eddie think is the greatest person in the world
Paul Yum.
2. Does Hobo know who Paul Yum is
No, he doesn’t.
3. Who is Paul Yum
He is the person who invented Eddie’s favourite food.
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Listen and answer
Fill in the blanks
Fill in the blanks according to the dialogue.
Eddie and Hobo are talking about who the _________ person is ____ ______ . Eddie thinks Paul Yum is ______ than anyone else in the world. Hobo is puzzled because he has never _______ _____ this man before. Eddie says he is an ________. He _______ his favourite food. It turned out that one of Paul Yum’s _________ is Eddie’s favourite food!
greatest
in history
greater
heard of
inventor
invented
inventions
Discussion
What makes great people
A great person should
*be determined (坚决的), hard-working, unselfish (无私的) and generous to follow his ideas and never lose heart when he is in trouble.
*be willing to do public service work without pay, be active in social activities, get on well with others and be generous in giving help.
*make great contributions (贡献) to mankind.
Useful phrases and expressions
1. the greatest person in history 在历史上最伟大的人
2. hear of/about 听说
3. all one’s life 一生
Exercises
1. Chinese people ___________ (invent) paper which is widely used all over the world.
2. ______ (Italy) pizza is very popular among young people.
3. The bottom of the sea ________________ (explore) since last year.
4. Eddie thinks Paul Yum is an inventor whose ____________ (invent) is his favourite food.
5. Nelson Mandela is a South African ___________ (fight) for the rights of black Africans all his life.
6. Columbus is an Italian explorer that is one of the first __________ (Europe) to discover America.
invented
Italian
has been explored
invention
fighter
Europeans
Thank you!