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Unit 3 Make it happen!
Writing
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. write a passage about the power of curiosity.
2. share your passage with the class.
Free Talk
What do you think is the power of curiosity? Or what can curiosity bring us?
new discoveries
courage
progress
innovation(创新)
more knowledge
fun experiences
...
Write a passage about the power of curiosity.
Step
①
Look at the opinions about curiosity below. Choose one to write about.
Curiosity can bring new discoveries.
Curiosity can make people brave.
Curiosity can drive people towards certain goals.
Step②
Think of other examples to prove the opinion and organise your idea with the thinking map.
My idea:
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Example(s):
Curiosity can bring new discoveries.
Newton was curious about why the apple fell. This curiosity led him to discover the law of universal gravitation.
Xu Xiake was curious about mountains and rivers. His curiosity made him travel and discover many geographical wonders. He wrote The Travels of Xu Xiake.
Curiosity can make people brave.
Neil Armstrong was curious about space. His bravery took him to the Moon, where he became the first human to walk on its surface.
Jane Goodall was curious about chimpanzees. Despite dangers, she lived among them and discovered how similar they are to humans.
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Curiosity can drive people towards certain goals.
Steve Jobs was curious about technology. His passion led him to create Apple and revolutionize personal computers and phones.
Thomas Edison was curious about electricity. His experiments helped him invent the light bulb after many failures.
Step③
Write your passage.
Curiosity: The Key to New Discoveries
1 Curiosity is like a magic key. It can open the door to new discoveries. It makes us ask questions and explore the unknown.
2 Newton’s curiosity about a falling apple led him to discover the law of universal gravitation. Xu Xiake, driven by his curiosity about China’s landscapes, traveled widely and recorded his findings in The Travels of Xu Xiake, enriching our knowledge of geography.
3 These stories show that curiosity helps us think differently and find new knowledge. It’s the driving force behind human progress in science, culture, and technology. We should keep our curiosity alive to learn more and make the world better.
Step④
Check. Did you:
use enough examples to support your idea?
use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
give your opinion about the power of curiosity?
Step⑤
Share your passage with the class.
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