内容正文:
In this class, you will:
◎ learn some words referring to experts in
different fields.
◎ understand a podcast about some great minds.
◎ complete profiles with key facts.
◎ discuss who you admire and why.
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A person who studies and thinks deeply about the meaning of life, truth, and what is right or wrong. 哲学家
A scientist who studies how the physical world works, including light, heat, sound, and energy. 物理学家
A scientist who studies living things, such as animals, plants, and how they grow. 生物学家
A scientist who studies what things are made of and how different substances (物质) react with each other. 化学家
A person who writes plays for the theater, movies, or television.
剧作家
Match the words with the correct images.
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A person who studies and thinks deeply about the meaning of life, truth, and what is right or wrong. 哲学家
A scientist who studies how the physical world works, including light, heat, sound, and energy. 物理学家
A scientist who studies living things, such as animals, plants, and how they grow. 生物学家
A scientist who studies what things are made of and how different substances (物质) react with each other. 化学家
A person who writes plays for the theater, movies, or television. 剧作家
Have you heard of any famous people in these fields?
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What is this podcast about?
P8
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Listen to a podcast and answer the question below.
Possible answer:
It's about five great historical people from different fields and their achievements.
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Confucius
William Shakespeare
Charles Darwin
Marie Curie
Thomas Edison
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Tick (✓) the great people mentioned in the podcast.
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Confucius
(551–479 BCE) • Chinese (1) __________ and philosopher
• He spent a lot of his life (2) _______________________________________.
He is remembered for (3) ________________________.
William Shakespeare
(1564–1616) • (4) __________ dramatist and poet
• He wrote around (5) __________ plays and ___________ poems.
• Hamlet is one of (6) ________________________.
Charles Darwin
(1809–1882) • (7) __________ biologist and (8) __________
• He was the (9) __________ of the theory of evolution (进化论).
• He published The Origin of Species. The theory was (10) _______________
in the 19th century.
Marie Curie
(1867–1934) • (11) ___________ physicist and chemist
• She discovered radioactivity and two new chemical elements. She (12)
___________________ in Physics in 1903, and then in Chemistry in 1911.
Albert Einstein
(1879–1955) • German-born physicist
• His theories explain the way (13) ___________________.
teacher
travelling and meeting many different people
his wise sayings
English
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his most famous plays
the universe works
English
founder
widely accepted
naturalist
Polish-born
won the Nobel Prize
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Useful expressions:
· I admire [Name] the most.
· He / She was very [Qualities].
He / She [discovered / wrote /
invented] … to change the world.
· From him / her, I learned that we
should [never give up / work hard /
keep thinking].
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1. Can you name some experts in different fields?
2. Can you understand the podcast about great
minds?
3. Can you fill in the profile table with key facts?
4. Can you discuss with your classmates about
the person you admire most and explain your
reasons?
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1. Choose another great mind (not mentioned in class).
Step 1: Complete a profile for him/her (including
Nationality, Field, and Achievements).
Step 2: Write a short introduction (50–60 words).
2. Preview the Grammar part on pages 9-10.
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