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选择性必修一 Unit 1
What makes great people?
Most great people are talented and hard-working. Many are perfectionists
who are unwilling to accept anything but the best.
Both talent and effort are important. If a person doesn't have some talent,
it is possible that even though he or she works hard, it will be difficult to
succeed.
What personal qualities do great people have?
generosity
consideration
selflessness
strong will
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Explore the meaning of greatness
1 Match the people with their achievements. Then listen to a conversation between Dr
Wang, his daughter Wang Lin, and his daughter’s friend Anna, and check your answers.
1 Elon Musk A founder of modern nursing
2 Bill Gates B founded high-tech and futuristic companies
3 Jack Ma (Ma Yun) C managed the SARS outbreak
4 Alexander Fleming D made great advancement in online shopping
5 Florence Nightingale E made home computing accessible
6 Zhong Nanshan F discovered penicillin
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2 Listen to the conversation again. Who does each speaker admire? Tick in the table
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3 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?
Because he doesn't believe that money alone is a true measure of success.
Because they have worked so hard to achieve their goals and have positive
contributions to society. She mentions Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
She admires people that do good things and inspire her,
because she mentions these two things when she talks about
how wonderful her father is.
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4 Work in groups. Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table
below.
Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, ...
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