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Section A
3a-3c
Unit 2
Inspiring People
Learning Aims
语言能力
文化意识
思维品质
学习能力
学生能整体理解对话主题与内容,识别并掌握文本中描述人物品格、成就的核心词汇及短语,理解其表意功能与语境用法;能运用It is + adj. + of/for sb. + to do sth.句型描述人物品质,并能围绕"敬佩的人及其原因"进行口头问答与简短表达。
学生能运用听力预测、对话角色扮演、小组合作讨论等策略积极参与课堂活动,形成自主描述敬佩人物的学习习惯,并在交流中深化对榜样精神的理解与认同。
通过信息提取、归纳整理和评价表达等活动,培养学生提取关键信息、比较分析不同人物品质、有逻辑地阐述敬佩理由的能力,发展批判性思维与创新思维。
通过了解I.M. Pei、Wang Yaping等中外名人及身边普通人的榜样故事,引导学生理解不同领域中"令人敬佩的品质"的内涵,增强文化自信与国际视野,同时深化对"平凡中见伟大"的认同。
Who is the person you admire the most? Why?
Inspiring People
What do you know about the two persons?
I.M.Pei
Wang Yaping
He learned design in top US schools. He mixed Western modern style with Chinese beauty.
He got the Pritzker Prize(普利兹克奖), the top award for architects. His great works include the Louvre Glass Pyramid(卢浮宫玻璃金字塔) and Suzhou Museum. He showed great creativity and care for culture, setting an example for young designers everywhere. His buildings use simple shapes and natural light, loved by people all over the world.
I.M.Pei
I.M. Pei
He is a Chinese-American architect, designer and artist, born in 1917 in Guangzhou and died in 2019.
Name: Wang Yaping
Chinese Name: 王亚平
Name: I.M. Pei
Chinese Name: 贝聿铭
Major Architectural Works (代表作):
卢浮宫金字塔(巴黎,1989)
香港中银大厦(香港,1989)
美国国家美术馆东馆(华盛顿,1978)
苏州博物馆(苏州,2006)
肯尼迪总统图书馆(波士顿,1979)
香山饭店(北京,1982)
Wang Yaping is a great Chinese taikonaut(航天员). She was born in Shandong Province. She used to be a pilot(飞行员). She is China’s first woman to walk in space and the first woman to teach a live class from space.
She flew to space twice. She gave the first space class for students in 2013. Later, she worked in Tiangong space station(天宫空间站) and finished China’s first spacewalk(太空出舱) by a woman.
She trains hard and never gives up. She sets a good example for teenagers to love space and our country.
Listen to the conversation and circle three admired people.
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum
is also one of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
3a
Yaming: __________
Chen Jie: ___________
Adam: __________
I. M. Pei
Wang Yaping
his father
Who is the person they admire the most?
Underline key facts about I.M. Pei, Wang Yaping and Adam’s father from the text.
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum
is also one of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
Listen to the conversation of 3a and choose the right answers.
1. What was designed by I.M. Pei?
A. The glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum. B. The Suzhou Museum.
C. The Hangzhou Museum.
2. Who is China’s first woman to walk in space?
A. Wang Yaping. B. Liu Yang. C. Wang Haoze.
3. What kind of person is Adam’s father?
A. Creative. B. Nice. C. Hard-working.
1. Who is Yaming’s favorite person?
2. What did I.M. Pei design at the Louvre Museum?
3. Why does Chen Jie admire Wang Yaping?
4. Who does Adam look up to the most?
5. How does Adam’s father support him?
I.M. Pei.
The glass pyramid.
Because Wang Yaping is full of courage and wisdom, and she was China’s first woman to walk in space and the first woman to teach a live class from space.
His father.
He supports and encourages Adam’s exchange study abroad.
训练学生阅读对话提取细节信息的能力
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum is also one of
his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China's first woman to walk in space. She is full of
courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from
space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It's my father. It's really very
nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
3a
Read the conversation and complete the chart.
3a
Read the conversation and complete the chart.
_________ the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum and the _________________
created _________________ between the East and the West
China’s first woman to _____________ and to ________________ from space
full of ___________________
supports and _________________________
______
Adam’s
father
Inspiring People
3a
Read the conversation and complete the chart.
________ the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum and the ________________
__________________________ between the East and the West
China’s first woman to ____________ and to ________________________
full of _____________
________
supported and ________________________________________________
designed
Suzhou Museum
created a beautiful balance
walk in space
teach a live class from space
courage and
wisdom
encouraged Adam’s exchange study here
Adam’s
Listen to the conversation. Pay attention to the questions the speakers used. Then role-play the conversation.
3b
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum
is also one of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
Work in groups. Discuss who you admire and why. Use the words and expressions to help you.
creative brave amazing inspiring
full of courage full of wisdom great curiosity dream big never give up
adj. 勇敢的;无畏的 v. 勇敢面对;经受(困难)
give up 放弃后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
Work in groups. Discuss who you admire and why. Use the words and expressions to help you.
3c
creative brave amazing inspiring full of courage full of wisdom great curiosity dream big never give up …
The person I admire most is ______.
I look up to him/her because he/she is very ______.
He / She is full of ______.
It was very creative of him to design it.
It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
His / Her story inspires me to ______.
"It is + adj. + of sb. to do sth."
My favourite person is ...
It is ... of ... to ...
He/She created...
Work in groups. Discuss who you admire and why. Use the words and expressions to help you.
3c
Sample 1
A: Who is the person you admire the most?
B: I admire Wang Yaping the most. She is a great astronaut.
A: Why do you admire her?
B: She is very brave and full of courage. She was the first Chinese woman to walk in space, and she also taught a live class from space. Her story is really inspiring.
A: That's amazing! What do you learn from her?
B: She never gives up when facing difficulties. She also has great curiosity about the unknown. I want to dream big like her.
A: Me too! She is a true role model.
A: Who inspires you the most in life?
B: My biggest inspiration is Yuan Longping. He was a scientist who worked hard to solve the food problem.
A: What qualities make him your role model?
B: He was hard-working and full of wisdom. He had a pioneering spirit and kept trying new ways to grow rice. He dreamed big and never gave up, even when his experiments failed.
A: Wow, that's really determined of him! What do you think of his influence?
B: He made great contributions to China and the world. He set a good example for young people. His story teaches me to strive for excellence and keep learning.
A: I agree. He is both remarkable and inspiring.
Sample 2
Language points
Point 1
balance n.平衡,均衡,余额,天平;v.(使)保持平衡,权衡
on balance 总的来说;权衡之后 balance sth. with sth. 使…… 与…… 相平衡
He created a beautiful balance between the ...
(1) n.平衡
a balance between A and B A 与B 之间的平衡
eg: You should try to keep a balance between work and
relaxation.你应该尽量保持工作与休闲的平衡。
keep/lose one’s balance 保持/失去平衡
eg: She nearly lost her balance as the bus suddenly moved forward.
公交车突然向前移动,她差点失去平衡。
易混辨析:balance vs steady
balance 侧重物体受力均衡、不倾倒,也可指事物配比均衡;
steady 侧重状态平稳、不晃动、稳定,多形容动作、情绪、状态。
易混辨析:balance vs compare
balance 强调对等调和、兼顾两方;compare 侧重对比、比较两者异同。
【拓展】
balanced adj.平衡的;均衡的 unbalanced adj.失衡的;不稳定的
Point 2
courage n.勇气,胆量,胆识
have the courage to do sth. 有勇气做某事 lose courage 失去勇气;胆怯
take courage 鼓起勇气 pluck up courage 鼓足勇气
with courage 勇敢地
She is full of courage and wisdom.
take/lose courage 鼓起/丧失勇气
eg: I took the courage to travel by myself. 我鼓起勇气独自旅行。
courage to do sth 做某事的勇气
eg: We all admire his courage to try new things.
我们都钦佩他勇于尝试新事物的勇气。
【拓展】
courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ adj.勇敢的;有胆量的 discouraged adj.气馁的;灰心的
易混辨析:courage vs bravery
courage 侧重内心的精神勇气,多指直面恐惧、压力、困境的意志力,偏抽象;bravery 侧重行动上的英勇、果敢,多指面对危险时挺身而出的行为。
易混辨析:courage vs confidence
courage 是不惧困难、敢于挑战的胆量;confidence 是对自身能力的自信、信心。
Point 3
look up to sb. 钦佩;仰慕;敬仰(某人)
look up to sb. 仰慕某人 look up to sb. for sth. 因某事而敬佩某人be looked up to 受人敬仰
易混辨析:look up to sb. 与 admire sb.(二者含义相近,都表示钦佩)
look up to 更侧重把对方视作榜样、心生崇敬,带有“仰视、效仿”的意味,口语、书面均可;
admire 单纯指欣赏、钦佩,使用范围更广。
易混辨析:look up to sb. 与 respect sb.
look up to 侧重仰慕、崇拜,情感更加强烈;
respect 侧重尊重,是对他人人格、身份、观点的礼貌对待,不一定带有崇拜感。
Who do you look up to?
brave adj. 勇敢的,无畏的;v. 勇敢面对,冒着(危险、困境)
be brave to do sth. 勇敢做某事 brave the storm/rain/wind 冒着风雨前行
as brave as a lion 勇猛如狮(习语) brave out 硬着头皮坚持下去
bravely adv.勇敢地 bravery n.勇敢;勇气(不可数)
易混辨析:brave 与 courageous
brave 为日常用词,侧重行动上不惧危险、迎难而上;
courageous 语气更强,属于正式用语,多指因信念、道义而表现出的果敢与大义。
易混辨析:brave 与 bold
brave 强调直面危险不害怕,褒义为主;
bold 可指大胆果敢,也可指鲁莽冒失,语义有两面性。
Point 4
Point 5
She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space.
辨析:live、living、lively与alive
live
living
lively
alive
作形容词时,读作/laɪv/,意为“现场直播的”
意为“活着的”,强调健在
意为“活泼的;生气勃勃的”
意为“活着;有生气的”,侧重生与死之间的界限
They like watching the live matches.
他们喜欢观看现场直播的比赛。
He’s one of the greatest living composers.
他是仍然健在的最伟大的作曲家之一。
He is a lively and clever boy.
他是一个活泼聪明的男孩。
Nobody knows if he is alive or dead.
没人知道他是活着还是死了。
Exercises
单项选择
一、单项选择。
( )1. It is very clever ______ the boy to work out the difficult math problem.
A. for B. of C. to D. with
( )2. The teacher’s ______ speech made all the students full of hope for the future.
A. inspire B. inspired C. inspiring D. inspiration
C
B
( )3. The book is full of ________ stories. You will love it.
A.interest B.interested C.interesting D.interestingly
( )4. — Dad, can I fill the box ________ my model planes?
—I’m afraid you can’t. It’s full ________ my books.
A.of; with B.with; of C.of; of C.with; with
C
B
二、用所给词的正确的形式填空。
1. I.M. Pei designed the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum. He is
very _______ (create).
2. We all admire those people who are full of ________ (wise).
3. My biggest _________ (inspire) is not a famous person.
4. It is nice of him to ________ (support) and ________ (encourage)
my exchange study.
creative
wisdom
inspiration
support
encourage
5. It is easy for us ________________ (communicate) with others by WeChat now.
6. It is ___ ___ (possible) for a fish to live out of water for a long time.
7. It is ______ (amaze) that Wang Yaping could give a live class from space successfully.
8. His words were so ____ (inspire) that all of us decided to work harder.
9. Reading more books can help us gain more ________ (wise).
to communicate
impossible
amazing
inspiring
wisdom
三、翻译句子。
真正的智慧是在工作与生活之间找到平衡。
True wisdom is to __________ a good __________ between work and life.
2.面对困难时,我们需要足够的勇气去克服它们。
When facing difficulties, we need ________ ________ to get over them.
3.这位老师用生动的课堂激励了无数学生。
This teacher has become a great __________ to thousands of students with his lively classes.
balance
find
enough courage
inspiration
4.我们都钦佩那些为国家做出巨大贡献的英雄。
We all ______ ______ ______ the heroes who have made great contributions to our country.
5.多亏了父母的支持与鼓励,我才实现了自己的梦想。
Thanks to my parents' __________ and ________________, I finally achieved my dream.
6.她也是第一个进行太空直播授课的女性。
She was also the first woman __________ __________ a live class from space.
support
encouragement
to teach
look up to
7.贝聿铭设计了卢浮宫的玻璃金字塔,这真是太有创意了。
It was very __________ __________ him to design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum.
8.王亚平是中国第一位在太空行走的女性。
Wang Yaping is China's first woman to ________ ________ space.
9.对他来说,在这么短的时间内完成这项艰巨的任务是很难的。
It is very difficult __________ him __________ finish the hard task in such a short time.
for
creative of
walk in
to
本课句型
Summary
我都 学会了!
Key words
Expression
pyramid, balance, courage, wisdom, inspiration, brave
look up to sb
Who is the person you admire the most?
My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
It was very creative of him to design it.
Sentences
Basic (必做)
Memorize the new words and phrases.
Improving(选做)
2. Talk about the person you admire and give reasons with your friend.
Extend (选做)
3. Write a short passage (about 50 words) about the person you admire most. Use at least one language point we learned.
Homework
Thank you !
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