Unit 1 Vocabulary and pre-reading 课件 2025-2026学年沪教牛津版英语九年级上册

九年级上册—牛津沪教版 Unit 1 Wise men in history Vocabulary & Pre-reading Activity 1: learn about “wise”. What kind of persons can be considered (认为) “wise”? 2. Do you know any wise men in ancient China? make right decisions (决定) Confucius /k n'fju s/ 孔子 Laozi 老子 Mencius /men s/ 孟子 solve (v.解决) problems give others good advice have experience and knowledge Zhu Geliang 诸葛亮 Zu Chongzhi 祖冲之 have good judgement (n.判断) Why? Stories about wisdom Zhu Geliang 诸葛亮 The story of 100,000 arrows The Trojan War ancient Greece Where? solve (v.解决) problems with good judgement and knowledge Wise Men in ancient Greece Aristotle / r st t l/ 亚里士多德 Socrates / s kr ti z/ 苏格拉底 Plato / ple t / 柏拉图 King Solomon / s l m n/ 所罗门王 阿基米德 4 970 BC - 931 BC a king of Israel United Kingdom 以色列联合王国 is famous for his wise judgement built the famous Solomon temple (犹太教圣殿) King Solomon King Solomon / s l m n/ 所罗门王 before century 公元前 5 One day, two women came to King Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the boy was their son. No one knew which woman was telling the truth. King Solomon ordered a soldier to cut the boy in half, and divide the boy between the two women. The first woman said, Go ahead. That seems fair." However, the second woman was filled with fear. "No!" she shouted. "Don't kill him! Let the other woman have him.” King Solomon stopped the soldier. Give the boy to the second woman, he said. "I’m certain that she's his real mother. The woman took the baby boy home happily. Everyone was amazed at how King Solomon solved this problem. Activity 2: Read a story about wisdom. Find out the meaning and part of speech (词性) of the underlined words on your textbook and write them down beside the words. One day, two women came to King Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the boy was their son. No one knew which woman was telling the truth. King Solomon ordered a soldier to cut the boy in half, and divide the boy between the two women. The first woman said, Go ahead. That seems fair." However, the second woman was filled with fear. "No!" she shouted. "Don't kill him! Let the other woman have him.” King Solomon stopped the soldier. Give the boy to the second woman, he said. "I’m certain that she's his real mother. The woman took the baby boy home happily. Everyone was amazed at how King Solomon solved this problem. Activity 2: Read a story about wisdom. Do you think King Solomon is wise? Why? make right decisions solve (v.解决) problems have good judgement (n.判断) Activity 3: Read another story about wisdom. pot n. 罐 bowl n. 碗 ? /kra n/ n. 王冠 metal / metl/ n. 金属 run over 溢出 / ld n/ adj. 金色的 The crown displaced some water. /d s ple s/ v. 取代 1. Read and underline the following words: pot, doubt, real, truth, seem, solve, fill, bowl, displace, less, metal, certain, prison 2. Do you think Archimedes is wise? Why? 阿基米德 Archimedes was born in 287 BC and died in 212 BC. He was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and inventor. He was born in a rich family. His father was an mathematician. When he was 20 years old, he was sent to Egypt to study by his father. One of his achievements is an explanation of the principle of the lever (杠杆). Archimedes once said “give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth”. I think Archimedes is a wise man jobs / titles birth & death achievements life experiences ideas / sayings Activity 4 : Learn more about Archimedes. Activity 5: summarize the useful expressions. Expressions birth & death jobs / titles life experiences achievements famous sayings Tips: simple past tense time order He / she was born in /on.... and died in / on... He / she was an scientist / thinker / inventor... He / she was born in a ...family. When he / she was young, ... At the age of..., he / she .... One of his / her achievements is... He / she developed/promoted(提倡) ... Archimedes once said “give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth”. Who is he? A wise man in history … Activity 6: complete and expand the graphic organizer. … birth and death jobs/titles Who is he? A wise man in history What did he do? achievements ideas/ sayings name life experiences Why is he wise? stories about their wisdom Activity 6: complete and expand the graphic organizer. lived in the 6th century BC ancient Chinese thinker always travelled around to promote (提倡) his thinking Daodejing (popular and still widely read today) “A jourmey of a thousand li begins with a single step.” your opinion Laozi 千里之行,始于足下。 Activity 8: Try to introduce a wise man in ancient China. 14 Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. He was a famous a _ Chinese t _. He always travelled around to p _ his thinking It is believed that he wrote the Daodejing. This book is p _ in both the East and the West, and it is still widely read today. Many people have found inspiration (n.启发) in this book. There are many famous sayings in the Daodejing. One of them is, “A journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.” In my opinion, Laozi is a w _ man with great w_ because he has rich k _. Introduction about Laozi Laozi For level B students Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. He was a famous ancient Chinese thinker . He always travelled around to promote his thinking It is believed that he wrote the Daodejing. This book is popular in both the East and the West, and it is still widely read today. Many people have found inspiration (n.启发) in this book. There are many famous sayings in the Daodejing. One of them is, “A journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.” In my opinion, Laozi is a wise man with great wisdom because he has rich knowledge. Introduction about Laozi / nsp re n/ Laozi birth & death jobs / titles achievements ideas / sayings your opinion Practice Practice run over metal crown bowl displace pot golden agreement wisdom confirmation 金色的 王冠 罐 碗 金属 溢出 取代 证实 智慧 同意 Please read aloud these new words and match the Chinese meaning. Practice Please read aloud these names. Confucius /k n'fju s/ 孔子 Aristotle / r st t l/ 亚里士多德 Socrates / s kr ti z/ 苏格拉底 Plato / ple t / 柏拉图 Mencius /men s/ 孟子 Archimedes / k mi di z/ 阿基米德 Please read aloud these names of some wise men. Pay attention to their pronounciation. Try to read them correctly and fluently. 各位同学,请按下暂停键,请用40秒的时间完成这个练习。 OK,time's up. Let's read them together. Some of these names are not easy to read. We'd better practise more. Summary Try to tell stories about Chinese wise men in English to the world. jobs / titles birth & death achievements stories about his wisdom famous sayings learn some new words, like pot, crown, golden,etc. learn about some wise men in history introduce a wise man: life experiences Homework Must-do 1. Review all the new words we have learned today. 2. Finish the exercises on the textbook(P4). Optional: Look up information and try to write about another wise man in history. Thank you! $