(共19张PPT)
Unit 1 People of achievement
Using Language
Period 1
Listening and Speaking
Explore the meaning of greatness
Lead-in
We know Tu Youyou was awarded Nobel Prize in 2015 because of her discovery of artemisinin, a crucial new treatment for malaria.
Tu Youyou
She made great achievements in medicine.
Pre-Listening
Jack Ma
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
Do you know them
Pre-Listening
添加标题
Zhong Nanshan
Florence Nightingale
Alexander Fleming
Do you know them
Pre-Listening
What are their achievements
While-Listening
1 Elon Musk
2 Bill Gates
3 Jack Ma (Ma Yun)
4 Alexander Fleming
5 Florence Nightingale
6 Zhong Nanshan
1. Match the people with their achievements.
A founder of modern nursing
B founded high tech and futuristic companies
C managed the SARS and COVID-19 outbreak
D made great advancement in online shopping
E made home computing accessible
F discovered penicillin
2. Listen to the conversation and check your answers.
While-Listening
Listen to the conversation again. Who does each speaker admire Tick in the table below.
Dr Wang Wang Lin Anna Smith
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
Jack Ma
Zhong Nanshan
Florence Nightingale
Alexander Fleming
Dr Wang
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While-Listening
Listen for reasons
When people give their opinions or decisions on a matter, they often give reasons for them. Sometimes, the reason is introduced by words such as because or due to. At other times, the reason is given right after the opinion or decision, and the link can be inferred.
While-Listening
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. Why does Dr Wang say “money isn’t everything”
2. What is the real reason Anna admires the famous people, and what examples does she give
3. What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires Why
While-Listening
1. Why does Dr Wang say “money isn’t everything”
Because some people like Alexander Fleming, Florence Nightingale and Zhong Nanshan don’t make millions of money, but their contributions to healthcare have saved countless lives.
While-Listening
2. What is the real reason Anna admires the famous people, and what examples does she give
The real reason is that those people have worked so hard to achieve their goals and have made countless contributions to the society.
She gives the examples of Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
While-Listening
3. What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires Why
She admires those who do good things that inspire her and her life.
Because she lists the examples of Jack Ma and her father.
Post-Listening
Work in groups. Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table below.
Shi Chuanxiang, Lin Qiaozhi
Tu Youyou, Newton, Einstein
Marco Polo, Columbus, Xu Xiake
Li Guibai, Liu Peitong
Mao Zedong, Mahatma Gandi, Nelson Mandela
Thomas Edison, Bi Sheng
Discussion
Discuss what makes these people great. Try to use the following language fillers to give yourself time to think.
Giving time to think
(Er/Oh/Um), let me see/think ... Right./Sure.
Well, er, ... Really
Anyway, ... Well, I guess, ...
Just a moment. You see/know, ...
Hang on a second. So, ...
May I think about that for a moment I’ve nearly got it, er, ...
How can/shall/should I put this/it Well, it’s on the tip of my tongue.
Discussion
Examples:
Jack: Bill, what makes these people great
Bill: Um, may I think about that for a moment
Jack: Jim, what’s your opinion about it
Jim: I think it’s the persistence that makes them great, just like the father of India, er, ... It’s on the tip of my tongue, but ...
Bill: Mohatma Gandi.
Jim: Right.
Bill: Besides, I guess it’s also their wisdom that keeps them free from the dangers.
Jack: You are right.
Post-Listening---Report
3. Use your discussion to draw conclusion about the meaning of greatness. The following expressions may help you. Then report it to the class.
The greatest person I know of is..., who...
has achieved financial success
To be great, a person should ...
has invented new products
To me, greatness means ...
has made great discoveries
Why do you think that
serves as a good role model
That’s true, but ...
brings happiness to other people
I want to be like_____ because he/she ...
makes great contributions to society
Report
Hello, everyone! The greatest person I know of is Dr Zhong Nanshan, who managed the SARS outbreak in China in 2003. Now it’s he who prevented the COVID-19 from quick spread all over the country once again. To me, greatness means sacrifice and devotion. Dr Zhong Nanshan took risks entering the isolated area to cure the patients, summarizing the infected and recovered cases and sharing his successful experience with other home and abroad doctors. He serves as a good role model and makes great contributions to society. That’s all. Thank you!
Thank you!