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Unit 4
Great people
Heroes of our country
Learning Objectives
Towards the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Read and understand biographical texts about six distinguished Chinese heroes, extracting key information such as their professions, major contributions, and life dates.
Gain knowledge of the significant contributions of Yu Min, Huang Xuhua, Tu Youyou, Li Baoguo, Nan Rendong, and Fan Jinshi to China's scientific, technological, and cultural development.
Discuss the qualities that make someone a "hero" and express personal opinions about the importance of these figures in modern China.
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
nuclear weapons telescope agriculture scientist invention
Pre-reading
nuclear weapons
telescope
agriculture
scientist
invention
A.a tool used to look at distant objects in space.
B. a person who studies or works in science.
C.the science or practice of farming, growing crops, and raising animals.
D. something that has been made or designed for the first time.
E. very powerful weapons that use energy from splitting atoms
核武器
望远镜
农业;农学
科学家
发明;发明物
While-reading
Write down the heroes with their fields
Yu Min, nuclear physicist, born August 1926 and died January 2019
nuclear physics
While-reading
Write down the heroes with their fields.
Huang Xuhua, nuclear scientist, born March 1926 and died February
nuclear submarine
While-reading
Write down the heroes with their fields
Tu Youyou, pharmacologist, born December 1930
medicine
While-reading
Write down the heroes with their fields
Li Baoguo, agriculturist, born 1958, died 2016
agriculture
While-reading
Write down the heroes with their fields
Nan Rendong, scientist, born February 1945, died September 2017
astronomy
While-reading
Write down the heroes with their fields
Fan Jinshi, archaeologist, born July 1938
archaeology
While-reading
Complete the core contributions.
Yu Min: _______________ research
Huang Xuhua: _______________ development
Tu Youyou: Discovery of _______________
Li Baoguo: Mountainous _______________ technology
Nan Rendong: _______________ telescope project
Fan Jinshi: Protection of _______________ cultural relics
hydrogen bomb
nuclear submarine
artemisinin
agricultural
FAST
Dunhuang
While-reading
Read the passage and write true (T)or false (F).
1. Yu Min was awarded for his work on the atomic bomb.
2,Huang Xuhua was on board China's first nuclear submarine for its test dive.
3. Li Baoguo worked to improve agriculture in plain regions.
4. Nan Rendong's work helps us search for extraterrestrial life.
5.Fan Jinshi's work is focused on the protection of ancient formations in Dunhuang.
(F – hydrogen bomb)
(T)
(F – mountainous regions)
(T)
(T)
While-reading
Scanning: Complete the hero profile.
Name Field Key Achievement
Yu Min
Huang Xuhua
Tu Youyou
Nuclear physics
Won the top science award for hydrogen bomb research
Nuclear submarine
First chief engineer on China's earliest nuclear submarine
Medicine
Discovered artemisinin, won the Nobel Prize
While-reading
Scanning: Complete the hero profile.
Name Field Key Achievement
Li Baoguo
Nan Rendong
Fan Jinshi
Agriculture
Developed crop growing techniques for mountainous regions
Astronomy
Founded the FAST telescope project
Archaeology
Established a chronological catalog of the Mogao Caves
While-reading
Information Spotting Cards
Nan Rendong Tu Youyou Huang Xuhua Li Baoguo Yu Min Fan Jinshi
Founder of the FAST telescope project, born in 1945
First Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize, born in 1930
Chief engineer of China's first nuclear submarine, born in 1926
Agriculturist who improved mountainous farming, born in 1958
Nuclear physicist for hydrogen bomb research, born in 1926
Archaeologist protecting Dunhuang relics, born in 1938
Post-reading
Group Discussion: What makes a hero?
Discuss in groups:
1.What qualities do these heroes share?
2.What makes a person a hero in your eyes?
Rules:
Discuss in English.
Write down key words.
One student shares your ideas with the class.
Useful Words (for reference)
devotion, perseverance, patriotism, hard-working, brave, selfless, responsible, creative, modest, determined, kind, helpful
Post-reading
Group Discussion: What makes a hero?
Sample Sentences for Sharing
In our group, heroes are ________.
We think they have ________.
A true hero is someone who ________.
These heroes show ________ and ________.
A hero is a person who has devotion, perseverance, patriotism and always tries to help the country and the people.
Post-reading
📚 My Hero Speech (1 minute):
Choose one hero from the lesson OR a hero in your heart.Prepare a short English speech.
🧩 Requirements :
Your speech must include:
Name of the hero
Field / Job
Achievements
Your personal feeling
And use at least one key sentence from this lesson.
Show time
Checklist Stars
Language(语言正确)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Creation(有创意)
Excellent Great Good
Their spirits shine bright, they guide our light.
1.Yu played a crucial role in the design of China’s nuclear weapons.
于敏在我国核武器的设计中发挥了关键作用。
play a/an + 形容词 + role/part in... 意为“在……中扮演……角色/发挥……作用”。
例句:
Volunteers played an important role in the success of the sports meeting.
志愿者们在运动会的成功举办中发挥了重要作用。
Reading plays a key role in improving our vocabulary.
阅读在提升词汇量方面起着关键作用。
2.She made important contributions to scientific and technological innovations in traditional Chinese medicine and human health. 她在中医药科技创新和人类健康领域做出了重要贡献。
make contributions to (doing) sth. 意为“为……做出贡献”。contribution 是可数名词,常用复数形式; to 是介词,后面接名词、代词或v.-ing词。
例句:
We want to make contributions to building our hometown.
我们想为建设家乡做贡献。。
His research made a great contribution to the development of the new medicine.
他的研究为这种新药的研发做出了巨大贡献。
3.Li was an agriculturist who devoted himself to the research and application of agricultural technologies.李保国是一位农业学家,他毕生致力于农业技术的研究与应用。
devote oneself to (doing) sth. 是固定搭配,意为“致力于/献身于(做)某事”。注意 to 是介词,后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(doing)。
例句:
The scientist devoted himself to finding a cure for the disease.
这位科学家毕生致力于寻找这种疾病的治愈方法。
4.An asteroid has been named after him, with approval from the International Astronomical Union.
经国际天文学联合会批准,一颗小行星以他的名字命名。
be named after 意为“以……命名”,表示被动。其主动形式为 name...after... ,意为“用……的名字给……命名”。
The school was named after a famous educator.
这所学校是以一位著名教育家的名字命名的。
They named their baby after his grandfather.
他们用孩子祖父的名字给他取名。
一、汉译英
1. 科学家 ______________
2. 农业学家 ______________
3. 考古学家 ______________
4. 物理学家 ______________
5. 致力于 ______________
6. 做出贡献 ______________
7. 发挥关键作用 ______________
8. 以……命名 ______________
9. 创造纪录 ______________
10. 核武器 ______________
scientist
agriculturist
archaeologist
physicist
devote oneself to / be devoted to
make contributions to / contribute to
play a crucial/important role in
be named after
set a record
nuclear weapon
二、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 袁隆平一生都致力于水稻的研究。
Yuan Longping ______ himself ______ the research on rice all his life.
2.朋友在我的成长中至关重要。
Friends a crucial my growth.
3. 这所学校是以一位伟大的教育家命名的。
This school ______ ______ ______ a great educator.
4. 这位运动员在奥运会上创造了新纪录。
The athlete ______ a new ______ in the Olympic Games.
5. 每个人都应该为保护环境做出贡献。
Everyone should ______ ______ ______ protecting the environment.
devoted
to
play
role in
was named after
set
record
make contributions to
Basic homework
Practical homework
Work in a small group. Use 3 key phrases from the lesson (e.g., devote oneself to , play a crucial role in , make contributions to ) to describe the deeds of a hero you admire, speaking aloud.
Extended homework
Do a "Hero Interview" role-play with a partner. One person acts as a reporter, and the other acts as a hero from the lesson (e.g., Yu Min, Tu Youyou). Ask and answer questions about their contributions and impact.
Choose a national hero you are interested in, create a 1-minute English presentation PPT introducing their main achievements and inspiration to you, and present it in the next class.
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