Unit2 Great People Task 教学课件

课件34张PPT。Unit 2 Great peopleTaskObjectives To learn to write about a famous person you admire
To learn the new words and useful expressionshybrid
title
agriculture
hunger
happen to
advantage
present
contribution
increase
production
developmentadj. 杂交的
n. 标题；职位名称
n. 农业
n. 饥饿
碰巧
n. 优势，有利条件
现在，目前
n. 贡献
vt. 增加
n. 生产；产量
n. 发展Yuan Longping.Who is he?Can you say something about him?He is a rice scientist.Amy wants to write about Yuan Longping, a rice scientist. Read the passage about Yuan Longping and answer the questions.When was he born?
2. What did he do after graduating from college?He was born on 7 September, 1930.He worked as a teacher in an agriculture school.3. Why did he begin research into hybrid rice?
4. What is he considered?Because he saw people die of hunger.He is considered the “Father of Hybrid Rice”.In 1953, he worked as a teacher in _________________ after graduating from college.
In 1960, he saw people die of ______, so began research into hybrid rice.
In 1964, he ____________ find a natural hybrid rice plant that had _________________ over others.
In 1975, he developed __________ of hybrid rice plant, which produced ______ more rice per unit than ________________
In 1979 , this new type of hybrid rice ________________ into ___________other common kinds20%
Yuan Longping ——__________________
NameMajor eventsFather of Hybrid Ricehungeran agriculture schoolhappen to do 碰巧做某事被引入happened tomany advantagesa new typewas introduced the USAadvantage(s) 优势，优点cn.
disadvantage(s) 劣势，缺点每单位
Yuan Longping ——__________________
NameMajor eventsFather of Hybrid Ricerice productionincrease by 20%
增产 20%all his lifethe problem of hungerAmy is writing her article. Help her complete it. Use the information in Part A on page 32 to help you.I think Yuan Longping, a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is one of the greatest people that have ever lived.He was born on (1) ________________. In 1953, he began working as a (2) ________ in an agriculture school after he graduated from college. In 1960, he saw people die of (3) _______, so he began research into hybrid rice. In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many (4) ____________ over others. After nearly 7 September 1930teacherhungeradvantagesten years of hard work, he and his team finally developed a (5) _________ of hybrid rice plant, which produced (6) _______________ per unit than other common kinds. In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into (7) __________. At present, over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America
have grown hybrid rice. Because of hisnew type20% more ricethe USAachievements, (8) ______________ has been increased by 20%—30%, and in some places even more. He is considered the “ ____________________” .
Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of (10) ________________. He has solved (11) _____________________ for many people. That is why I admire him so much.better rice plantsthe problem of hungerrice productionFather of Hybrid RiceIntroduction Main body Conclusion Part One Introduce the person you want to write about. Part Two Write some detailed information about Yuan Longping’s life, such as date of birth, major events and so on. Part Three Explain why I admire Yuan Longping.the first paragraph the second paragraphthe third paragraphWriting structureConclusion Introduction Introduce the person you want to write about. Main body Write some detailed information about his or her life.（name, date of birth date of death，major events prizes or awards）Explain why you admire him or her.Outline for writing about a famous person:Now prepare your own article. Look for information using the Internet, books or magazines. Remember to make some notes before writing your article.Look for the information about a famous person you admire and write a passage about him/her.name, date of birth and place of birth
family and studies
date of death
major events in his life
famous for
prizes or awardsFather of Hybrid Rice
杂交水稻之父
happen to find
碰巧发现
die of hunger
死于饥饿
develop a new type of hybrid rice
培育一种新型的杂交水稻植物
be introduced into the USA
被引入美国
work as a teacher in an agriculture school
在一所农校当老师increase rice production by 20%
水稻产量已经增收20%
solve the problem of hunger
解决饥饿问题
graduate from college
大学毕业
research into hybrid rice
研究杂交水稻
make a contribution to sth. / doing sth. 为……作出贡献
A great personName: Charles Robert Darwin
Date of birth and place of birth: 27th February 1809, Princeton, the UK
Date of death: 19th April 1882
Family and studies: biology in Cambridge University
Major events in his life:
1839：got married
1859：published origin of species
Famous for: his devotion to biology
Why I admire him: he had the courage to believe that there is no godWrite a passage about the famous person you admire according to the information you got in your group.name, date of birth and place of birth
family and studies
date of death
major events in his life
famous for
prizes or awardsIntroduction I think the greatest person that has ever lived is Martin Luther King. He was a very brave man and he changed many people’s lives. This is what I found out about him.Possible versionMartin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 in Georgia in the USA. He was the middle child in a family of three children. When he was young, he did well in all his lessons. He became the leader of the black civil rights movement in the USA. In 1964, Dr King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest man ever to receive the award.Main body Dr King died on 4th April 1968. I admire Dr King because he inspired so many people and changed American society for better.
Conclusion Florence Nightingale is most r___________ as a pioneer in nursing. She was born on May 12, 1820 in a rich family. Her parents n______ her after the famous Italian city of Florence where she was b______. She had a happy life when she was a child and learned well in school. In 1850, Nightingale decided that she would train to be a n______. Her family didn’t a______ with her because in those days, nursing was mostly for women with no other way of m_______ a living. But she didn’t listen to her parents. She went to Germany to learn and train to be a nurse. emembered amed orn ursegreeaking When she went back to England, she worked in a h______ with the help of a friend. She made the hospital the best in the country. When war broke out, she w_____ with thirty-eight nurses to the hospitals near the front. There she found things were much w_____ than she had thought. Florence used her own money to buy everything n_______ for the hospitals. Her o____ pay was the smiles and thanks from the wounded soldiers. ospitalent orse eedednly She didn’t stop w_______. She often worked for twenty-four hours without r_____. At night, she would often carry a lamp when she went around to make sure that all was well and no one was in need of help. She became f________ as “the lady with the lamp”. Florence Nightingale died on August 13, 1910. She is still remembered today because of the good things she d_________.orkingestamous id Martin Luther King
马丁·路德·金
（1929--1968）1.马丁·路德·金（Martin Luther King）1929年1月5日，出生于美国的乔治亚州（ Georgia ）
2. 他是家中三个孩子的中间一个
3. 年轻的时候功课很棒
4. 后来，成为美国黑人民权的领袖
(the black civil rights movement )
5. 1964年，获得诺贝尔和平奖
6. 1968年，被杀害了，年仅39岁
作者观点……
I think Martin Luther King was one of the greatest person that has ever lived .
...Martin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 in Georgia in the USA. He was the middle child in a family of three children. When he was young, he did well in all his lessons. He became the leader of the black civil rights movement in the USA. In 1964, Dr King was presented the Nobel Peace Prize. Introduction I think the greatest person that has ever lived is Martin Luther King. Possible versionMain body Dr King died on 4th April 1968. I admire Dr King because He was a very brave man and he changed many people’s lives.
Conclusion Homework1. Complete the written task.
2. Finish the exercises on
the workbook.Thank you!1. … happen to find a natural hybrid rice plant what had many advantages over others
happen to do sth. 碰巧做某事
e.g. 我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。
She happened to be out when we
called.2. Contribution: his achievements have increased rice production by 20%—30%...
contribution n. 贡献
make a contribution to sth. / doing
sth. 为……作出贡献
e.g. 每个人都应当为保护环境做贡献。
Everyone should make a
contribution to protecting the
environment. increase vt. 增加
increase by … 增加了……
increase to … 增加到……
e.g. 这个镇的人口增长了5%。
The population of this town has
increase by 5%. 　　
人口已经增长到了180万。
The population has increased to 1.8
million.