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Unit 2
Inspiring People
Section B ( 3a ~ 3d + Project )
What makes people admirable ?
Think and Talk
Who do you admire the most ?
I admire Zhan Tianyou a lot.
Why do you admire him ?
Because he built China’s first independent railways.
Think and Talk
Who do you admire the most ?
I admire Yuan Longping a lot.
Why do you admire him ?
Because he spent his whole life developing a new kind of rice to reduce hunger.
Think and Talk
Who do you admire the most ?
I admire Tu Youyou the most.
Why do you admire her ?
Because I find her an inspiring person because of her efforts to discover a new medicine.
Think and Talk
Who do you admire the most ?
I admire Sima Qian a lot.
Why do you admire him ?
Because he wrote the great book called shiji, and played a big part in Chinese history.
Think and Talk
Who do you admire the most ?
I admire Zhong Yang a lot.
Why do you admire him ?
Because he spent his whole life researching plants and seeds, and collected many important seeds for China’s seed banks.
Think and Talk
Who do you admire the most ?
I admire Confucius a lot.
Why do you admire him ?
Because he was a great thinker and educator. His words are still read in school around the world.
Think and Talk
Do you know the ancient person ?
During which historical period did he live ?
What did he do ?
Yes, he is Mozi.
He lived during the Warring States Period.
He was a great thinker .
3a Read the text fast and answer questions.
Where did we read the text ?
A. On the Internet B. Newspaper
C. Magazine D. Storybook
What type of the text is it ?
A. News B. Story C. Diary D. Post
Who does the writer admire ?
The writer admires Mozi.
3a Read Para.1 and answer questions.
Who is the most inspiring person in Chinese
history according to the writer ?
Besides being a great thinker, what were
some of Mozi’s other skills ?
The writer thinks the most inspiring person is Mozi.
To me, one of the most inspiring people in Chinese history is Mozi (about 468-376 BCE). It is said that Mozi was a soldier, good at woodwork, and was the inventor of the kite. But in fact, above all, he was a great thinker.
He was a soldier, the inventor of the kite, and good at woodwork .
3a Read Para.2 and answer questions.
During which historical period did he live ?
What happened back then ?
What did Mozi do to stop that ?
Mozi lived during the Warring States Period. Back then, many kingdoms were fighting against each other. In these wars, the common people were always hurt. To Mozi, this had to stop, so he spent his lifetime trying to bring peace.
He lived during the Warring States Period.
Many kingdoms were fighting against each other .
He spent his lifetime trying to bring peace.
3a Read Para.3 and answer questions.
What is his idea ?
What should people do according to his idea ?
What should states do according to his idea ?
His idea is love.
His idea of love was one reason that Mozi wanted peace. It was important to him that everyone should show the same kindness and care to everyone else, whether they were family, friends, or strangers. He also believed states should avoid attacking one another.
People should show the same kindness and care to each other.
He also believed states should avoid attacking one another.
3a Read Para.4 and answer questions.
What does the writer think of Mozi ?
What does the writer think people should do
according to Mozi’s idea ?
Though Mozi lived more than 2,000 years ago, his ideas live on. I think he is still a great inspiration to many people. Now, more than ever, people around the world need to hear the message of peace and love, and work together to build a community of a shared future for mankind.
The writer thinks he is still a great inspiration to many people.
People around the world need to hear the message of peace and love, and work together to build a community of a shared future for mankind .
3b Complete the chart using the information from the post. .
Mozi
a great thinker
Lived in China during the _________________ Period
Life
Believed _____________________________________
and ________________________________________
Belief
his ideas ____________________________________
People need to _______________________________
Inspiration
Warring States
everyone should show the same kindness and care to everyone else
states should avoid attacking one another
live on
hear the message of peace and love, and work together to build a community of a shared future for mankind
3c Research a person in this unit or any other person that you find inspiring.
Wang Yaping
a great woman astronaut
She was born in Shandong. She wanted to fly from an early age. She studied hard and became a military pilot at the age of 19.
Life
Dreams are like the stars in the universe. They seem out of reach, but as long as you work hard, you will be able to touch them.
Belief
She was China’s firs twoman to walk in space .
She was also the first woman to teach a live class
from space.
Achievements
3d Use your notes to write a post about the person you find inspiring.
To me, one of the most inspiring people in history is Wang Yaping. She is a well-known astronaut. she was born in Shangdong and wanted to fly from an early age.
She studied super hard and became a military pilot at the age of 19. In 2009, China started choosing its second group of astronauts. She decided to go for it. After three years of tough training, she became an astronaut in 2012. She always says: “ Dreams are like the stars in the universe. They seem out of reach, but as long as you work hard, you will be able to touch them.” So she finally made her dream come true.
She became China’s first woman astronaut to walk in space, and she was also the first woman to teach a live class from space.
4a Brainstorm inspiring people you know of. Here are some examples.
He Zehui
A brilliant physicist known as China's Madame Curie
Dedicated her life to science and teaching young researchers
Mao Yisheng
A famous engineer known as
"the father of modern bridges in China"
Shared his knowledge by teaching at
universities and writing books
Galileo
An Italian physicist and astronomer
Discovered that the earth moves around the sun
Huang Wenxiu
A young village leader who worked to
fight poverty in the countryside
Believed that serving the people was the
most important thing
dedicate ... to sth / doing sth.
4a Then do some research on each one and write down a simple introduction.
Yuan Longping
developed a new kind of rice and helped reduce hunger
trained people to do research on farming
Sima Qian
was the writer of the book Shiji
played a big part in Chinese history
Marie Curie
made many important discoveries
in physics and chemistry
won two Nobel Prizes
Michael Faraday
did research in physics and chemistry even though he didn't receive a formal education
dropped out of school at an early age, but he found every chance to study and became a great scientist
4b Discuss what these inspiring people have in common.
List the qualities you all agree on.
hard - working
brave
great achievements
responsible
creative
wise
never give up
4c Work in your groups to choose a person you admire and make a poster.
Step 1: Share the person
Who is the person ?
What did they do ?
Why are they inspiring ?
Step 2 : Make the poster
photo, name
nationality work
major achievements
4d Present your poster to the class. Put it on the wall of inspiration in
your classroom or school hallway. .
Share the poster
I admire .... the most.
He / She was born in ....
He / She is a great ...
He / She spent his / her whole life ...
Unit 2
Thank You !
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