北师大版（2019)必修第一册Unit 1Life Choices Viewing workshop课件（21张PPT）

Unit 1 Life Choices
Viewing Workshop
Amelia Earhart
Warming-up
What is a Pioneer?
☆ a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
Synonyms
settler · colonist · colonizer
☆ a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity
Synonyms
developer · innovator · groundbreaker·
pathfinder…
Warming-up
A pioneer is someone who sees potential, an innovator who is willing to try new things. A pioneer pushes boundaries to advance a cause or idea or break a record. These men and women have experienced success in their field, sometimes by overcoming great challenges.
What is a Pioneer?
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Do you know any pioneers of flight?
Jerrie Mock, (Geraldine Lois Fredritz), American aviator (born Nov. 22, 1925, Newark, Ohio—died Sept. 30, 2014, Quincy, Fla.), was an unassuming housewife who in 1964 became the first woman to fly solo around the world, a feat never achieved by the more celebrated aviator Amelia Earhart.
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Do you know any pioneers of flight?
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
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What traits do those pioneers of flight share?
1 Boldness/Courage: Jimmy Doolittle dared to fly blind with
only instruments.
2 Vision: Charles and Anne Lindbergh envisioned new routes
for commercial aviation.
3 Dedication/Persistence: Despite systematic discrimination,
Cornelius Coffey learned to fly, taught other African
Americans to fly, and promoted African American pilots.
4 Creativity: Robert Goddard experimented with the world’s
first liquid-fueled rockets.
5 Passion: The Douglas World Cruiser pilots flew around the
world to show that America could.

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Word bank
1 adventurous [?d‘vent?(?)r?s] adj. 有冒险 精神的
adventure n.
2 rifle ['ra?f(?)l] n. 步枪；来复枪
3 historian [h?'st??ri?n] n. 历史学家
4 tomboy ['t?m.b??] n. 假小子
5 merry-go-around 最早的旋转木马
6 the Royal Flying Core皇家飞行核心
The Royal Corps 皇家军团
7 estranged [?‘stre?nd?d] a. （夫妻）分居的
8 reunite [.ri?ju?'na?t] v. （使）重逢；（使）再结合
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9 pivotal ['p?v?t(?)l] a. 关键性的
10 work one’s butt off很努力地；拼命工作
11 work several odd jobs 干几份零工
12 aviator ['e?vi.e?t?(r)] n. pilot飞行员；飞机驾驶员
aviation [.e?vi'e??(?)n] n. 航空；飞行
13 a leather jacket一件皮夹克
14 biplane ['ba?.ple?n] n. （早期的）双翼飞机
15 celebrity [s?'lebr?ti] n. 名人；名流
16 prank [pr??k] n. 恶作剧；玩笑
17 promptly [?pr?mptli] adv. 迅速地；及时地
18 finance [fa?'n?ns] v. 提供资金 n. 金融；财务；资金
19 fly solo ['s??l??]单独飞行；单飞
20 issue a flying licence /license 颁发飞行许可证
Predict
What can we predict from the video about Amelia Earhart [??mi:lj?] [???hɑ:t]?
education (high school, college)
background of her birth and name
job (nurse aid)
experiences before becoming a pilot
achievements
View and Learn
Watch the video, and check your predictions. Meanwhile, tick (?) the events and activities that you think had an influence on Amelia Earhart’s decision to become a pilot. Give reason.
□ a climbed trees, collected bugs, hunted rats and explored the
neighborhood
□ b saw her first plane at the Iowa State Fair
□ c graduated from high school in Chicago
□ d attended an air show with her dad in Long
Beach
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□ e visited her sister in Toronto and admired wounded
soldiers
□ f worked as a nurse aid and watched the Royal Corps
practicing
□ g worked several hard jobs to pay for flying lessons
□ h purchased a bright yellow biplane
□ i flew her plane to 14,000 feet
□ j was issued a flying license on May 15, 1923
□ k answered a phone call to fly across the Atlantic
Ocean in April 1928
View and Learn
□ a climbed trees, collected bugs, hunted rats and
explored the neighborhood
□ b saw her first plane at the Iowa State Fair
□ c graduated from high school in Chicago
□ d attended an air show with her dad in Long
Beach
?
had nothing to do with her decision
not impressed at all in 1908
Dec 20, 1920, she took a ten-minute plane ride that forever changed her life. She knew she had to fly.
View and Learn
□ e visited her sister in Toronto and admired wounded
soldiers
□ f worked as a nurse aid and watched the Royal Corps
practicing
□ g worked several hard jobs to pay for flying lessons
□ h purchased a bright yellow biplane
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While working there, she got to know many of the wounded pilots and grew to admire them.
She spent much of her free time watching the Royal
Corps practicing at a nearby air field.
She determined to become a pilot.
Her passion for flying a plane.
View and Learn
□ i flew her plane to 14,000 feet
□ j was issued a flying license on May 15, 1923
□ k answered a phone call to fly across the Atlantic
Ocean in April 1928

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The world altitude record for female pilot, her passion helped her achieve such success.
Her dream of becoming a pilot came true.
She was already a pilot. This statement had nothing to do with her decision to become a pilot.
View and Learn
This is a story about _______________.
American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in history.
Watch the video again and write down the time in front of the events in Ex. 2, P. 20. If the event wasn’t mentioned in Ex. 2, then note down the event after the time.
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Time
Events
July 24, 1897
1908
1915
1917
Dec. 28, 1920
summer, 1921
Oct. 1922
May 15, 1923
June 1928
August 1928
1930
Born in Ashes, Kansas.
Saw her first plane at the Iowa State Fair.
Graduated from high school in Chicago.
Visited her sister in Toronto and admired wounded soldiers.
Attended an air show with her dad in Long Beach.
Purchased a bright yellow biplane.
Broke women’s altitude record when she rose to 14,000 feet.
Was issued a flying license (16th women).
Became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
Became the first woman to fly solo across the North American continent and back.
Became the first president of the women aviation organization The Ninety-Nines.
View and Learn
· May 1932 – First woman and second person to fly solo across
the Atlantic;
· August 1932 – First woman to fly transcontinental solo
nonstop; set women’s nonstop transcontinental speed record,
flying 2,447.8 miles in 19hrs 5min;
· January 1935 – First person to fly the 2,408-mile distance
across the Pacific between Honolulu and Oakland;
· June 1937 – Began flight around the world and disappeared…
Understand her quote
Amelia Earhart
[??mi:lj?] [e? ha:t]
By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground, I knew I had to fly.
I think her quote means that _________
she was taking an airplane for the first time and at the time she knew that she wanted to be a pilot (aviator['e?vi.e?t?(r)]). Taking a 10-minute plane ride made her determined to be a pilot.
Discuss in pairs
1 Introduce Amelia Earhart to a newspaper column
“Women Pioneers”.
2 What have you learnt about Amelia Earhart’s life
choices and her pioneering spirit?
3 Is it worthwhile/necessary for us to risk our lives to
do something that we like? State your reasons.
Assignment
Surf online and find more information about Amelia Earhart, summarize her traits with supporting evidence and then share your summary in groups.
Goodbye!