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课件网) Period 3 Using Language Ⅰ Unit 1 People of Achievement Learning aims 1. To learn for opinions and reasons through a natural conversation in English about people of achievement. 2. To explore the meaning of greatness. Leading-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. WuW Zhong Nanshan Florence Nightingale Alexander Fleming Do you know them Wu Mengchao What are their achievements Task 1: Match the people with their achievements. Listening and Speaking 1 Alexander Fleming 2 Florence Nightingale 3 Wu Mengchao 4 Zhong Nanshan 5 Tu Youyou A contributed to a new treatment for malaria B discovered penicillin C founded madern nursing D performed operations well into his 90s E managed the SARS outbreak Task 2: Listen to the conversation again. Who does each speaker admire Tick in the table below. Dr Wang Wang Le Anna Smith Alexander Fleming Zhong Nanshan Florence Nightingale Wu Mengchao Tu Youyou Dr Wang √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Task 3: Listen again and answer the questions. Dr Wang advises that when you are young, it is very important to find out what really interests you. Also, never lose interest in it when it seems a bit too hard for you. I agree with him because great people challenge themselves to solve difficult problems. It helps them reach their goals and achieve great things. 1. Why does Anna meet Wang Le at her home 2. What did Dr Wang decide to become a doctor 3. What kind of person do you think Wang Le admires Why Because they're doing a career-planning project together. Because he has always wanted to do great things and help people. She really admires people like Tu Youyou because her research led to the discovery of atemisinin. 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. 4. What advice did Dr Wang give Do you agree with him Give your reasons. Listening text 1. Work in groups. Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table below. Post-listening Ordinary people Scientists Environmentalists Explorers Inventors Politicians Shi Chunxiang, Lin Qiaozhi, ... Li Guibai, Liu Peitong, ... Thomas Edison, Bi Sheng, ... Tu Youyou, Newton, Einstein, ... Marco Polo, Columbus, Xu Xiake, ... Mao Zedong, Mahatma Gandhi, Mandela, ... 2. 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/sha ... ...
