(共24张PPT)
Unit 2 Great people
Integrated skills & study skills
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How much do you know about them
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Thomas Edison
an inventor
invented over 1,000 inventions
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Christopher Columbus
an Italian explorer
one of the first Europeans to discover America
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Qian Xuesen
a scientist
the pioneer of China’s space technology
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Kobe Bryant
the late (已故的) NBA superstar
“Mamba Mentality (曼巴精神) is you're going, you're competing, you're not worried about the end result. It's all about focusing on (关注) the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most.”
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Li Wenliang
died of NCP (新冠肺炎)
a whistleblower (吹哨人)
warned us of the danger of the virus
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Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
scientist
n. 科学家
laboratory= lab
n. 实验室
New words and expressions.
mathematics n. （=maths） 数学
scientist n. 科学家
radium n. 镭
laboratory n. （=lab）实验室
professor n. 教授
discovery n. 发现；发现物
unknown adj. 未知的；不出名的
widely adv. 广泛地，普遍地
Integrated skills
born in the city of Warsaw, Poland
moved to Paris, France when she was 24
studied Mathematics and Physics at a university
married a French scientist called Pierre Curie in 1895
discovered radium in their laboratory in 1898
won the Nobel Prize twice during her lifetime
died at the age of 67
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
= maths
= Ra
born in the city of Warsaw, Poland
moved to Paris, France when she was 24
studied Mathematics and Physics at a university
married a French scientist called Pierre Curie in 1895
discovered radium in their laboratory in 1898
won the Nobel Prize twice during her lifetime
died at the age of 67
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Date of birth: 7 November (1)__________
Place of birth: (2)_________, Poland
1867
Warsaw
born in the city of Warsaw, Poland
moved to Paris, France when she was 24
studied Mathematics and Physics at a university
married a French scientist called Pierre Curie in 1895
discovered radium in their laboratory in 1898
won the Nobel Prize twice during her lifetime
died at the age of 67
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Moved to : (8) __________, France in 1891
At university: studied (9) ___________ and (10) _______
Paris
Mathematics
Physics
born in the city of Warsaw, Poland
moved to Paris, France when she was 24
studied Mathematics and Physics at a university
married a French scientist called Pierre Curie in 1895
discovered radium in their laboratory in 1898
won the Nobel Prize twice during her lifetime
died at the age of 67
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Married to: Pierre Curie, a (11) _________ scientist,
in 1895 Famous for: the discovery of (12) ________
French
radium
Name: Marie Curie
Date of birth: 7 November (1)__________
Place of birth: (2)_________, Poland
Family: she was (3) ____________ of five children
Parents: father was a (4) ___________ professor;
mother was a (5) ___________ teacher
High school: finished at the age of (6) _________
Work: worked as a (7) _________
Moved to: (8) _________, France in 1891
1867
Warsaw
Paris
the youngest
science
music
16
teacher
Read and check the answers
At university: studied (9) ___________ and (10) _________
Married to: Pierre Curie, a (11) _________ scientist, in 1895
Famous for: the discovery of (12) __________
Won the Nobel Prize for: (13) ___________ in 1903
Husband’s death: Pierre Curie died in a (14) ____________ in (15) __________
Won the Nobel Prize for: (16) ___________ in 1911
Date of death: (17) __________ 1934, aged (18) _______
Mathematics
Physics
French
radium
Physics
traffic accident
1906
Chemistry
4 July
67
Read and complete the passage
A3
I think Marie Curie is one of the greatest scientists in history! She was from (1) ________. When she was 24, she went to (2) _______ to study (3) ___________ and (4) _______ at a university. There she met Pierre Curie, a (5) ________ scientist. They got married in (6) _______. The couple won the (7) ___________ in 1903 for the discovery of (8) ________. That was not the end of the story. In (9) _______, Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize, but sadly, Pierre was not there to share the joy with her — he died in a traffic accident in (10) ______.
Poland
France
Mathematics
Physics
French
1895
Nobel Prize
radium
1911
1906
Speak up: Why do you admire her
B
M:Who do you think is the greatest person in history
S: Neil Armstrong! I admire him the most.
M: Oh, he was the first man to walk on the Moon.
S: Yes. It was brave of him to go to a place that was unknown to humans at that time. What about you Do you admire anybody
M:Yes. I admire Marie Curie.
S: Why do you admire her
M:Because she won the Nobel Prize twice. She also pushed for the use of X-ray machines, which are now widely used in hospitals.
Think and complete the passage
Simon thinks ________________ is the greatest person in history because he was the first man to walk on the Moon and it was ______ of him to go to a place that was ___________________ at that time. Millie admires ____________ most because she won _______________ twice and she also ____________ the use of X-ray machines, which are now _______________ in hospitals.
Neil Armstrong
brave
unknown to humans
Marie Curie
the Nobel Prize
pushed for
widely used
Make up a new dialogue
A: Who do you think is the greatest person in history
B: ... I admire him / her the most.
A: Why do you admire him / her
B: Because …
hard-working
brave
creative
persistent (坚持不懈的)
devoted
practical
responsible (负责的)
upright (正直的)
talented
fearless
passionate (有激情的)
curious
relentless (不屈不挠的)
Study skills
Formal and informal language
When we speak or write, we can use formal and informal language. We use formal language with our teachers or unfamiliar people. However, when we speak or write to our friends, we use informal language.
formal language
our teachers,
unfamiliar people
our friends
informal language
Formal Informal
Greetings Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms…, Ladies and gentleman Hi, Hello …
Endings Faithfully yours, Yours faithfully Lots of love,
Yours,
…
Formal Informal
Idioms (习语，土话） have a big mouth (喋喋不休）
Abbreviations （缩写词） esp. Dec. Sat.
…
Contractions （缩写式） we’ll, isn’t,
I’d rather…
GOOD JOB
