(共37张PPT)
Module 3
Module 3
Heroes
Unit 1
His work helped feed millions of people a year, so he was a true hero.
To be able to understand a conversation about heroes and identify specific information;
To learn some key words and expressions;
To learn something about Yuan Longping;
To describe your hero and give reasons.
Because he worked the land, people call him: “father of hybrid rice”.
Overcoming great difficulties, he produced the first hybrid rice in 1974.
Today about 60% of China's rice consumption comes from Yuan's hybrid strains.
He had helped to feed other countries as well.
Yuan Longping
victory n. 成功; 胜利
win a victory 获得胜利
abroad
adv. 在国外; 到国外
e.g. He is travelling abroad.
Amazing!
amazing adj. 极好的；惊人的
He received the Medal of the Republic in 2019.
medal n. 奖牌
He attended college and received his degree in 1953.
attend v. 上学；出席；参加
degree n. 课程；学位
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and say why he is famous.
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. Who are the speakers
a) A student and a teacher.
b) A person on the radio and a guest.
c) Two students.
2. Where are the speakers
a) At a radio station. b) At home. c) In a classroom.
3. What are they talking about
a) A famous person. b) A friend. c) A teacher.
You can use the questions in Activity 2 to help you understand listening passages. If you can decide who the speakers are, where they are and who or what they are talking about, you may understand the main ideas better.
Listen and answer the following questions.
1. What award did Yuan Longping receive
2. What were Yuan Long ping’s two dreams
He received the Medal of the Republic in 2019.
His first dream was to develop better rice plants. His second dream was to develop rice that can be grown all over the world.
3. What did he do to realise his dreams
4. What kinds of rice did he develop
5. What influence has he had on the world
He developed new kinds of rice plants, including one that produces 30% more rice than normal. He also created rice that can grow in poor soils.
His rice is now grown in over 60 countries. His work helped feed millions of people a year. And he gave the world victory over hunger.
He attended college and received his degree in 1953. Then he started work and did a lot of experiments. He never gave up. Finally he developed new kinds of rice plants.
Yuan Longping is Daming’s hero. When Yuan was a young man, he saw that many Chinese people (1)________ from hunger, so he dreamed of developing better rice plants. After college in 1953, he started working on his dream. He had a very strong (2) ________ and once said, “Every time I fall down, I’ll get up and try again”.
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
abroad develop suffer victory will
suffered
will
Finally, he (3)________ new rice plants. He then worked for a greater dream: rice grown worldwide. To realise this dream, he travelled (4)________ and gave advice about growing rice. His efforts have helped feed millions of people a year. He gave the world (5)________ over hunger. He was a true hero.
developed
abroad
victory
abroad develop suffer victory will
Whatever happened, he never gave up!
无论发生什么，他都不放弃。
Amazing!
太不可思议啦！
Find the expressions in the conversation and work out the meaning.
Complete the sentences so that they are true for Yuan Longping.
1. Yuan Longping was one of the world’s _______________.
2. As a young man, he saw the many Chinese people ____________ huger, so he __________ developing better rice plants.
3. He ________ college and ________ his degree in 1953.
greatest scientist
suffered from
dreamed of
attended
received
4. Yuan had a strong ________. Whatever happened, he never _________. He once said, “Every time I fall down, I’ll ________ and _________.”
5. He travelled ________ and __________ about growing rice.
6. His work helped _______ millions of people a year, so he was a _________.
7. He gave the world _______ over _______.
will
gave up
get up
try again
abroad
gave advice
feed
true hero
victory
hunger
Role play the conversation.
1. He was one of the world’s greatest scientists..
2. He attended collage and received his degree in 1953.
3. Whatever happened, he never gave up.
4. He once said, “Every time I fall down, I’ll get up and try again.”
Listen and mark the pauses.
Now listen again and repeat.
1. He was / one of the world’s / greatest scientists..
2. He attended collage / and received his degree / in 1953.
3. Whatever happened, / he never gave up.
4. He once said, / “Every time I fall down, / I’ll get up and try again.”
In my opinion, he is a great person. He worked very hard and was very successful. He made a great contribution to our country and the world. He is a true hero. Yuan Longping gave the world victory over hunger.
What do you think of Yuan Longping
A: Who’s your hero
B: It’s Zhang Guimei!
A: Why
B: Because she’s a great teacher. She helped over 2,000 students leave the mountains to study at college.
Talk about your heroes.
Why
Who’s your hero
It’s Yuan Longping.
Because he saved millions of people from hunger by developing the hybrid rice strains.
Who’s your hero
It’s Liu Yang.
Why
Because she is the first female astronaut in China.
Why
Who’s your hero
It’s Zhong Nanshan.
Because he has saved a lot of people’s lives.
Now talk about each other’s heroes with the whole class.
My friend Mingming likes Zhang Guimei best. Zhang Guimei is his hero because she’s a great teacher and helped many students go to college.
Who’s your hero
A：
It’s …
B:
Why
A：
Because…
B:
What qualities do heroes have
Qualities
of heroes
generous
strong
brave
hard-working
confident
helpful
kind
independent
warm-hearted
honest
give up
suffer from
once again
have a strong will
放弃
遭受；忍受
再一次
有坚强的意志
他是我的英雄，因为他是世界上伟大的科学家之一。
He is my hero because he was one of the world’s greatest scientists.
每次我摔倒了，我都会站起来，再次尝试。
Every time I fall down, I’ll get up and try again.
Ⅰ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化，每词限用一次。
abroad, amaze, attend, simple, include, victory, medal
1. It's quite _______ that he can eat so much food.
2. I would love to go _______ for my holiday this year, perhaps to
the south of France.
3. Look at the sign . It's the symbol of “_______” or “peace”.
amazing
abroad
victory
abroad, amaze, attend, simple, include, victory, medal
4. Our hotel is _______ wonderful and I know we are going to
have a great time.
5. Nowadays, there are many kinds of moon cakes, ________ fruit,
chocolate and even ice cream moon cakes.
6. Every country does its best to get more _______ in the Olympic
Games.
7. Polly moved to Guangzhou with her mother at the age of 15 and
________ Guangzhou No. 7 Middle School for a short time.
simply
including
medals
attended
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
1. 火车又一次晚点了。
_______________ the train was late.
2. 虽然这份工作很辛苦，但我从未想过放弃。
Though the job was hard, I never thought of _______________.
3. 黄山是中国最著名的山之一。
Mount Huangshan is ______________________________ in
China.
Once again
giving up
one of the most famous mountains
4. Eric做了各种各样的事情来让他的弟弟停止哭泣。
Eric did all kinds of things to make his brother
_______________.
5. 无论你做什么，放慢速度，慢慢来。
__________________, slow down and take your time.
stop crying
Whatever you do /
No matter what you do
I can
understand a conversation about heroes and identify specific information.
learn some key words and expressions.
learn something about Yuan Longping.
describe my hero and give reasons.
Introduce Yuan Longping in 70 words.
Remember the new words and expressions.
