牛津译林版英语九年级下册Unit 2 Great people Reading I课件（32张PPT）

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Unit 2
Great people
Reading I
Complete the following sentences: 1. Who do you think is the _________ person in history 2. I’ve never _________ Paul Yum. 3. Thomas Edison was an American ________ who _______________ more than 1,000 ___________.
Revision
heard of
inventor created /invented
inventions
greatest
4. Christopher Columbus was an ________ explorer, one of the first Europeans to _________ America. 5. William Shakespeare was a great writer of English ___________. 6. Qian Xueson was the _________ of China’s space technology programme.
Italian
discover
literature
pioneer
7. Nelson Mandela was a _______ for the rights of black Africans all his life. 8. Peter Tchaikovsky was a __________ of ________ music.
fighter
composer
classical
1. Who is he or she
2. What does he or she do
Guess
Jay
Elvis Presley
singer
Beckham
Pele
Football player
Zheng He
Columbus
explorer
Bruce Lee
film star
Liu Yang
Neil Armstrong
astronaut
Who is the first man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong.
Question
Neil Armstrong
spacecraft
the launching of spacecraft
Simon has read the article about Neil Armstrong, but he does not know some of the words. Help him find out the meanings of the words. Circle the correct letters.
1. A licence is ______.
a. some money b. a type of power
c. a piece of paper that shows you are
allowed to do something
2. An astronaut ________.
a. draws maps b. travels to space
c. travels to different countries
3. Something that is spinning is ______.
a. turning round and round quickly
b. going very fast
c. making a lot of noise
4. A leap is ______.
a. a new place
b. a long or high jump
c. a walk
5. A surface is _______.
a. the inside of something
b. the bottom of something
c. the outside or top part of something
6. A citizen is a person who ______.
a. lives in a country and enjoys rights
there
b. is kind and helpful
c. does something important
Simon is working out a timeline for Neil Armstrong. Help him complete it.
Neil Armstrong
1930: born in (1) ________, the USA
1936: took his (2) ____________
1946: received his student (3) ___________
1949: joined (4) _______________
1955: became (5) ______________
1962: became (6) ______________
Ohio
first flight
pilot’s licence
the navy
a test pilot
astronaut
1966: went into (7) ______ with David
Scott
1969: became the first man to walk on (8)
____________
space
the Moon
Simon is telling Millie about Neil Armstrong. Check if Simon remembers everything correctly. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
The Gemini 8 flight was a great success.
________
2. Gemini 8 landed in the western Pacific Ocean. ________
T
F
3. Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the Moon together. _________
4. The astronauts took some Moon plants back to the Earth. _________
5. Neil Armstrong received the Medal of Citizen. _________
F
F
F
Millie is asking Simon some questions about Neil Armstrong. Help Simon answer her questions. Use the information on pages 22 and 23 to help you.
When did Armstrong become interested in flying
2. How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut
3. What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space
4. What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon
5. How long did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the Moon
6. What did Armstrong mean by his famous words “one small stop for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind
1. When did Armstrong become interested in flying
2. How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut
When he took his first flight at the age of six.
32 years old.
3. What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space
4. What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon
He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 11.
5. How long did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the Moon
6. What did Armstrong mean by his famous words “one small stop for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind
For about two and a half hours.
He meant that humans had made great progress in space research.
Name: Neil Armstrong
Date of birth: 5th August 1930
Place of birth: Ohio, the USA
Major events:
at 6: took his first flight
at 16: received his student
pilot’s licence
young
Sum up
1949: joined the navy
1955: became a test pilot
1962: was chosen to become an astronaut
1966: went into space
20th July 1969: walked on the moon
Awards: Medal of Freedom
The life of Neil Armstrong
Read the text again and fill in the blanks with the right words.
Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. He took his first _____ at six and received his pilot’s ______ at 16. In 1949, Neil ______ the navy and served as a _____. He was _______ to be an astronaut in 1962. Four years later, he ________ to join two spacecrafts together in space.
flight
licence
joined
pilot
chosen
managed
Then the big day came. On 20th July 1969, he _______ Apollo 11 on the Moon together with Aldrin. Neil said the famous words ‘one small step for man, one ______ leap for ________’ on the Moon. They became ______ after they returned with many Moon _______. Neil was __________ the Medal of Freedom, the _______ award that a US ______ can receive because of his excellent ________.
landed
giant
mankind
heroes
rocks
presented
highest
citizen
service
Remember the new words in this lesson.
2. Find out the difficult sentences in the article and discuss them with your partners.
Homework