Unit 4 Great people （课件）-2026-2027学年冀教版英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“中国伟人”主题，聚焦伟人成就、品质及“great”的内涵，通过句型学习（I think... is great because...等）、讨论“伟人”定义、看图猜测对话主题等导入活动，搭建从基础语言到主题探究的学习支架，衔接后续听力理解与表达任务。 其亮点在于融合多模态语言实践与思维训练，通过听力填空（如填写袁隆平、钱学森等伟人成就表格）、思维导图绘制（梳理伟人成就与共同品质）、对话创作等活动，提升语言能力和思维品质。结合中国伟人案例渗透文化意识，培养家国情怀，作业分层设计（必做写作与选做海报）兼顾基础与拓展，助力教师高效开展主题式教学，促进学生综合素养提升。

Unit 4 Great people 第2课时 Lesson 2 A universe of thought 1 Activity 1: Look, talk and predict Look at a photo of Albert Einstein and answer the question. Who is he? 2 Activity 1: Look, talk and predict Talk about the questions in Part 1 with your partner. Then look at the title “A universe of thought” to predict from which aspects the passage in Part 2 will introduce Einstein. 3 Activity 2: Read and answer Read the passage in Part 2 quickly and match the heading to its part. B A C 4 Activity 2: Read and answer Skim the passage quickly. Finish the heading matching in Part 2 and then choose the correct answers for the genre and main idea of the passage. √ √ 5 Activity 3: Read and fill Read the passage in Part 2 carefully and fill in the chart in Part 3. In what order does the passage describe Einstein? Yes, time order. pioneer 1879 Germany Nobel Prize 1933 Germany the USA 1955 6 Activity 3: Read and fill Complete the passage with the correct forms of the given phrases in Part 4. is famous for went on give up passed away 7 Activity 4: Discuss and share Discuss the following questions in groups and share your ideas. • Why is this passage titled “A universe of thought”? • What inspiration do you get from Einstein’s famous sayings? • Which quality of Einstein impresses you most? Why? 8 Activity 5: Draw and share Work in pairs to draw a mind map of the passage in Part 2. List Einstein’s life experiences, major achievements, and his good qualities. 9 Activity 5: Draw and share Share your mind maps in groups. Each group will choose one pair to present. When you share, please show Einstein’s life and achievements. Listen carefully to others and ask questions if you want. After sharing, we’ll summarize together. 10 Activity 6: Pair work Work in pairs to talk about your favourite scientists according to Part 5. Now, please use the questions in Part 5 as a guide to introduce your favourite scientist to your partner, and apply the target sentence patterns we learned today. 11 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Choose one of Einstein’s qualities ( e.g. questioning, persistence, creativity), draw a simple poster with an English slogan about it, and write 2 short sentences to match the slogan. (Optional) 3. Talk with your family about what you learned about Einstein today, and write down 2 key points of your conversation in English. (Optional) Homework 12 Thank you! 13 $Unit 4 Great people 第1课时 Lesson 1 Great people in China 1 Activity 1: Look and introduce Sentence patterns: 2 Activity 2: Discuss, look and guess Discuss the following two questions. • What kind of people do you think can be considered great? • What does the word “great” mean to you? 3 Activity 2: Discuss, look and guess Look at the title and the picture of this lesson, and then guess what the conversation in Part 2 is about and which great Chinese people will be mentioned. 4 Activity 3: Listen and write Listen to the conversation in Part 2 and write T (true) or F (false). T T 5 Activity 4: Listen and fill Listen to the conversation in Part 2 again and fill in the table in Part 3. Name Achievements Yuan Longping developed hybrid rice and helped ______________ millions of people in the world Qian Xuesen spared no effort to ___________ China’s rocketry programs and space industry ____________ was a great mathematician who extended Pi (π) Qi Jiguang led his _________ to attack Japanese pirates during the Ming Dynasty Zheng He sailed from China to many places in the world in ____________ voyages feed develop Zu Chongzhi army 7 6 Activity 5: Listen and answer Listen to the passage and answer the questions in Part 4. • How can great people inspire us? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Are all great people famous? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • How can you become a great person? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Great people inspire us with their intelligence, creativity and courage. They make great contributions to society. From their stories, we can learn to keep trying, face difficulties bravely and work hard for our dreams. Their good qualities set good examples for us. No, they aren’t. Some great people are well‑known, while many others do great things quietly and never become famous. They still make important contributions. To become a great person, we should develop good qualities. We need to study hard, be creative and brave. We should try our best to make contributions to people around us, even in small ways. 7 Activity 6: Draw and share Work in pairs to draw a mind map of the conversation. List great people’s achievements and qualities they have in common. The branches include: Who (the person), What (achievements), Why (why great), How (how they inspire us). 8 Activity 6: Draw and share Share your mind maps in groups and explain how you understand “greatness”. Each group will choose one pair to present your mind maps. When you share, please not only show the great people’s achievements and their common qualities but also explain what greatness means to you based on what you’ve learned from the conversation. Remember to listen carefully to other groups’ ideas and ask questions if you have any. After all groups share, we’ll summarize the key points together. 9 Activity 7: Make a conversation Work in groups to create a conversation about the great people of China, using the questions in Part 5 to help yourselves. 10 Activity 7: Make a conversation Present the conversation you created in turn. It’s time to share your work with the whole class! After each group finishes, we will have a short Q&A section. The rest of class can ask questions or offer feedback. This way, we can all learn from each other’s ideas and get improved. 11 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Write a short passage about a great person you admire in China, including his/her main achievements and the qualities you can learn from him/her. (Required) 3. Make a poster to introduce a great person in China, share his/her inspiring stories, and call on classmates to learn from him/her. (Optional) Homework 12 Thank you! 13 $Unit 4 Great people 第5课时 Lesson 5 Heroes in my heart 1 Activity 1: Think and talk Answer the questions. • Who is the hero in your heart? • Is it a famous person like a scientist or a movie star? • Is it someone close to you, like a parent or a teacher? 2 Activity 1: Think and talk Share the heroes in your hearts. • Who is your hero in your heart? • Why do you think he/she is a hero? • What qualities do you think a hero should have? Perfect! So, heroes can be famous people, and also ordinary people. Today we will learn “Heroes in my heart”. Let’s go! 3 Activity 2: Skim and match Skim the passage in Part 1. (1)Answer the following questions. • Does this passage only talk about famous heroes from history? Why or why not? • How many heroes are mentioned in the passage? Who are they? No, it doesn’t. Besides the famous historical hero Lei Feng, it also talks about ordinary heroes in daily life, including Lin Hao, cleaners and Wang Mei’s mother. Four. They are Lei Feng, Lin Hao, cleaners and Wang Mei’s mother. 4 Activity 2: Skim and match Skim the passage in Part 1. (2)Match each paragraph with its main hero character. Paragraph 1 A. a brave young boy Paragraph 2 B. a helpful soldier Paragraph 3 C. a common mother Paragraph 4 D. city cleaners 5 Activity 3: Read, fill and answer Read the passage in Part 1 carefully and fill in the table about the four heroes. He works hard and is always ready to help others. He stayed calm and saved his classmates in the earthquake. They work hard to keep the city clean and beautiful. She can do many things well and loves her family. 6 Activity 3: Read, fill and answer Read the passage again and answer the questions. • What can we learn from Lei Feng’s words in his diary? • How did Lin Hao show his bravery in the earthquake? • Why does Song Hua call cleaners “the heroes of the city”? • What makes Wang Mei think her mother is a superhero? We should be hard‑working and always ready to help others. He kept calm and saved his classmates in the earthquake. Because they work hard to keep the city clean and beautiful. Because her mother can do lots of things well and loves her family. 7 Activity 4: Read and complete Read the passage again and complete Wang Mei’s passage in Part 2. Lin Hao youngest climbed returned cleaners grateful roles broken 8 Activity 5: Create and share Work in pairs to think about your own hero. Share his/her story and why you admire him/her. 9 Activity 5: Create and share Complete one page of a “Hero Book” independently to introduce your personal hero (a family member, a friend, a famous person, or a someone who works in your community). Be sure to include their story and the reasons why you admire them. 10 Activity 5: Create and share Bind all pages into a class book and hold a Hero Book Exhibition. Then present it in front of the class. 11 Activity 6: Discuss, create and present Discuss “How can we be heroes in our daily lives?” in groups to make an “Everyday Hero Checklist”. Listing 5~10 small actions: helping classmates, protecting the environment, respecting parents, etc. Then present your checklist to the class. 12 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Choose one action from the “Everyday Hero Checklist” and do it this week. (Required) 3. Improve your “Hero Book” page. Add more details to your “Hero Book” page from class. (Optional) Homework 13 Thank you! 14 $Unit 4 Great people 第6课时 Understanding cultures: To China, with love 1 Activity 1: Look, answer and predict Look at the title of this lesson and two pictures of Bethune in Part 1. Answer the following questions. From the pictures and title, where is this “love” from? Look at the second picture. What kind of “love” is this “love”? Now, with the title “To China, with love”, what do you think this passage is about? 2 Activity 2: Skim and match Skim the passage in Part 1 and answer the questions. • Who is the passage about? • Where was he from? • Why did he come to China? It’s about Norman Bethune. He was from Canada. Because he knew many people were dying in the war. 3 Activity 2: Skim and match Read the passage quickly and match each part with its main ideas. Part 1: Paras. 1~2 A. Bethune’s contributions in China Part 2: Paras. 3~4 B. Bethune’s life and achievements background Part 3: Para. 5 C. Memory of Bethune 4 Activity 3: Read, write and underline Read the passage carefully, write T (true) or F (false) in Part 1 and underline the sentences that support your answers. F T T T 5 Activity 4: Read and fill Read the passage again and complete the table about Dr. Bethune’s life. Canada graduated TB inventor medical instruments 6 Activity 4: Read and fill Read the passage again and complete the table about Dr. Bethune’s life. China dying hospitals first aid a school a hospital 7 Activity 4: Read and fill Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with correct words in Part 2. Canada doctor spirit wealth modern 8 Activity 4: Read and fill Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with correct words in Part 2. Now that we’ve completed the fill-in-the-blank task, let’s take a step back and reflect on what we’ve learned from Dr. Bethune’s story. His story teaches us that true heroism is about selflessness and care for all people. This spirit is timeless and belongs to everyone. Let’s carry this spirit with us and be kind, helpful people in our own lives. 9 Activity 5: Design a “Hero Card” Work in groups. Design a “Hero Card” for Norman Bethune. Your card can include Bethune’s basic information, main deeds, and your group’s comments on him. Then show your card to the class. 10 Activity 6: Think and write Think about someone around you who helps others selflessly, just like Norman Bethune. It could be: a family member, a teacher, a classmate, or a volunteer in your community. Write 3~5 short sentences about this person and what he/she did. 11 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Finish the tasks about searching for and sharing stories of heroes like Dr. Bethune, and sort out the collected story materials. (Required) 3. Carefully revise the short passages introducing the heroes around you written in class, and check for grammar mistakes and vocabulary usage. (Required) 4. Tell your family members or friends in English about the knowledge and stories about Dr. Bethune learned in class. (Optional) Homework 12 Thank you! 13 $Unit 4 Great people 第3课时 Lesson 3 Touching the world 1 Activity 1: Watch and say Watch a short video about Helen Keller and answer the following questions. What do you know about Helen Keller? What difficulties do you think she faced? 2 Activity 2: Read, find and underline Read the news in Part 2 quickly and find its main idea. The passage mainly introduces Helen Keller’s life. Though blind and deaf, she achieved a lot with her teacher’s help and set a great example for the world. 3 Activity 2: Read, find and underline Read through the news quickly again and try to underline the key time points about Helen Keller’s life. 4 Activity 3: Read and answer Read the news in Part 2 carefully and answer the following questions about Helen Keller’s experiences. Where was Helen Keller born? What happened to Helen when she was 19 months old? How did Anne Sullivan try to teach Helen language? What skills did she learn besides language? How did Anne Sullivan help Helen when she studied at university? What achievements did Helen make after finishing university? When did Helen die? She was born in the United States. She fell ill with a high fever and became blind and deaf. She spelled words on Helen’s hand with her fingers. She learned to read, write and even speak. She listened to professors’ words and spelled them on Helen’s hand. She visited many countries, helped deaf or blind people and wrote many books, articles and essays. She died at the age of 88. 5 Activity 4: Read and complete Read the news in Part 2 again, and analyze Helen Keller’s problems, solutions and feelings. Then complete the table. None / bright and happy She was blind and deaf; she became difficult and wild. Anne Sullivan came to teach her difficult and wild She couldn’t read or speak normally. She learned with special books. proud and hard‑working 6 Activity 5: Underline, analyze and retell Underline the sentences of Part 3 with before, after, as in the news. 7 Activity 5: Underline, analyze and retell Please observe and analyze the usage of before, after, as. 8 Activity 5: Underline, analyze and retell Try to make a summary with your teacher. We use before, after and as to introduce adverbial clauses of time. They show us the time relationship between two actions. 9 Activity 5: Underline, analyze and retell Retell Helen Keller’s story using before, after, as and the table below. 10 Activity 5: Underline, analyze and retell Complete the sentences in Part 3 in your own words. they walked along the road. I finished reading a storybook Tom did his homework 11 Activity 5: Underline, analyze and retell Think and finish the exercises in Part 4. B A D C 12 Activity 6: Think, discuss and express Discuss and think about Helen Keller’s qualities, and answer the following questions. What do you think of her? How can we help the disabled in our daily life? 13 Activity 7: Interview Work in a group of four and have an activity: Hero Interview ( Student 1 is the reporter, Student 2 is Helen Keller, and the other two students do the brainstorming. ). These questions and expressions can help you. Reporter: Good morning, Miss Keller. I’m a reporter. It’s my great honour to have this interview with you. Today, we’d like to ask you some questions. What was your life like before you got sick? How did you feel after losing hearing and sight? Why did you choose to help the disabled after you became successful? What is the most important quality a person should have? ... 14 Activity 7: Interview Invite students to present the interview in front of the class and evaluate the performance based on the evaluation form below. 15 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Write 3 sentences using before, after, as to describe your day. (Required) 3. Introduce Helen Keller’s life in English to others. (Optional) Homework 16 Thank you! 17 $Unit 4 Great people 第4课时 Lesson 4 China’s most famous “farmer” 1 Activity 1: Free talk Look at some pictures of Yuan Longping working in the field and talk about the questions in Part 1 and then share your opinions. Do you know about Yuan Longping? Why is he admired by many people? Talk with your partner. 2 Activity 2: Look and predict Look at the title and the picture of this passage, and then predict what the passage may be about. 3 Activity 3: Read, underline and answer Read the passage in Part 2 quickly to get the general idea, and then judge whether the sentences in Part 2 are T (true) or F (false). General idea: This passage mainly tells the life story and great achievements of Yuan Longping, the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, including his dream, research on hybrid rice, his spirit, hobbies and his death. F T T 4 Activity 3: Read, underline and answer Underline the key time points in the passage and then finish Part 3 and form a clear timeline. A D F C E B 5 Activity 3: Read, underline and answer Read the passage carefully, find out the detailed information, and answer the following questions and finish the task. • What was Yuan Longping’s dream when he was young? • Why is Yuan Longping called “Father of Hybrid Rice”? • What did Yuan Longping compare doing research to? He dreamed of growing a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut. The plant was tall enough to allow farmers to rest in its shade. Because he succeeded in developing hybrid rice. This new product helped farmers produce much more rice and made China a leader in rice production. He compared doing research to high jumping. 6 Activity 3: Read, underline and answer Read the passage carefully, find out the detailed information, and answer the following questions and finish the task. • What influences did hybrid rice bring to farmers, China and the world? • List two hobbies of Yuan Longping mentioned in the passage. For farmers: It helped them produce much more rice. For China: It made China a leader in rice production. For the world: Hybrid‑rice technology was introduced to many countries, and he made a great contribution to global food production. Play the violin and swim. 7 Activity 4: Read and complete Read the paragraph about Yuan Longping in Part 4, and then complete it with proper words. Father of Hybrid Rice developing produce goals violin 8 Activity 5: Read, complete and think Read the passage in Part 2 and extract the spiritual qualities from Yuan Longping’s deeds. Then complete the table. Date Events Qualities In 1930 Yuan Longping was born in China. / In the 1960s He came up with an idea for hybrid rice and spent much time researching and developing new varieties. In 1973 He succeeded in developing hybrid rice. In 1980 The technology was introduced to many countries. In 2020 He kept setting higher goals for super hybrid rice. In 2021 He died in Changsha at the age of 91. / hard‑working/creative/patient determined/persistent selfless/great‑minded ambitious/never‑stopping/hard‑working 9 Activity 5: Read, complete and think Think deeply and discuss the following questions with your partner and then share your ideas. • What deed of Yuan Longping touched you most? • What can we learn from Yuan Longping? • How can we carry forward his spirit in daily life? 10 Activity 6: Group work Work in groups. Discuss and write a passage about Tu Youyou according to the timeline in Part 5. Please pay attention to her experiences, achievements and qualities. You can also express your feelings. 11 Activity 7: Present, evaluate and summarize Show your works and then the class will vote for the best group together based on the evaluation form. 12 Activity 7: Present, evaluate and summarize Show your works and then the class will vote for the best group together based on the evaluation form. Today we’ve learned about Yuan Longping—China’s most famous “farmer”. What qualities moved you most? His hard work, his perseverance, or his love for life? He once said that doing research is like high jumping. When we face difficulties, we should keep jumping, keep our love for life, and never give up. Besides, we should save food and do our best to make small contributions to society! 13 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Write a passage about “The Person I Admire” and introduce him or her to your partner. (Required) 3. Design a character card about Yuan Longping. It should include: core identity, major achievements, quotes, and spiritual qualities. (Optional) Homework 14 Thank you! 15 $