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Unit 2
Inspiring People
1a-1d
励志人物
inspire v. 激励;鼓舞 同义词为 encourage
inspire sb with sth 用某事激励某人
inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事
拓展 ① inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的;激励的
②Inspiration n. 鼓舞人心的人(或事)
励志人物
Who inspires us?
The great people who devote themselves to changing and improving our hometown inspire us.
励志人物
讨论
欣赏
admire[及物动词]钦佩;赞赏
admire sb/sth 赞赏某人/某物
admire sb for (doing) sth 因(做)某事而钦佩某人
拓展
admirable[形容词]令人钦佩的;值得赞赏的
描述
探索
...的精神
Confucius
Mozi
Sima Qian
Isaac Newton
Marie Curie
Yuan Longping
Tu Youyou
Zhong Yang
Huang Wenxiu
Galileo Galilei
Qian Sanqiang
Florence Nightingale
有共同点
In this unit,we’ll learn about more inspiring people. They made great achievements in different fields. Let’s go!
More about them.
Sima Qian
Yuan Longping
He was a Western Han historian, writer and thinker, regarded as the Father of Chinese Historiography.
Sima Qian finished his great history book(Records of the Grand Historian) through hard times. He showed us that a person should live with purpose and never stop trying.
He was a Chinese agricultural scientist, known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice."
Yuan Longping grew Hybrid rice, saving millions from hunger. He spent his whole life doing one thing, but changed the world.
More about them.
Michael Faraday
Marie Curie
He was a British physicist and chemist, known as the "Father of Electricity."
Faraday discovered the link between electricity and magnetism, bringing power to the world. Born poor, he was never selfish and gave his whole life to science.
She was a physicist and chemist, one of the most famous female scientists in history, and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.
Marie Curie discovered radium, helping humans fight disease. She said, "Don't be afraid of the unknown; try to understand it." These words encouraged many people.
1a. Match the people with their professions. More than one option is possible.
historian_______ scientist_______ chemist_______ physicist______
Sima Qian Yuan Longping Michael Faraday Marie Curie
/ˈkemɪst/ 化学家;药剂师(英式英语)
/hɪˈstɔːriən/ 历史学家,史学工作者
/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ 物理学家
职业
选择;选项
/ˈmaɪkəl/ /ˈfærədeɪ/
迈克尔·法拉第
/məˈriː/ /ˈkjʊəri/
玛丽·居里
A
BCD
CD
CD
1b. Listen to the conversations. Match the speakers with the people they admire.
1. Yaming ______ 2. Peter ______ 3. Fu Xing’s father ______
4. Emma’s grandma______ 5. Ms Gao ______
Sima Qian Yuan Longping Michael Faraday Marie Curie
B
C
A
D
D
1b. Listen again and complete the notes.
Yuan Longping developed a new kind of rice and helped ___________ hunger
trained people to ___________on farming.
Michael Faraday did research in physics and chemistry even though he didn’t _______ a formal education
dropped out of school at an early age, but he found ____________ to study and became a great scientist
a kind of 一种
n.饥饿
adj.hungry 饥饿的
train (动词) 训练;培训
train sb to do sth训练/培训某人做某事
做研究
即使,尽管
正规教育
辍学
dropped out of 退出(某个组织)
1b. Listen again and complete the notes.
Sima
Qian was the _________ of the book Shiji (Records of the Historian)
played____________ in reviewing the Chinese calendar at that time
Marie Curie made many important discoveries in ________ and chemistry
won ________ Nobel Prizes
修订,复核,审查
农历
取得重大发现
发现 discovery
诺贝尔奖
获得,赢得
win won won
1c. Listen again and complete the notes.
Yuan Longping developed a new kind of rice and helped ___________ hunger
trained people to ___________on farming
Michael Faraday did research in physics and chemistry even though he didn’t _______ a formal education
dropped out of school at an early age, but he found ____________ to study and became a great scientist
Sima
Qian was the _______ of the book Shiji (Records of the Historian)
played____________ in reviewing the Chinese calendar at that time
Marie Curie made many important discoveries in ________ and chemistry
won ______ Nobel Prizes
reduce
do research
receive
every chance
writer
a big part
physics
two
Listening Scripts
Conversation 1
Ms Gao: Class, who do you admire the most? Yes, Yaming?
Yaming: I really admire Yuan Longping. It was great of him to develop a new kind of rice and help reduce hunger.
Ms Gao: That’s great! Yuan Longping also trained many people to do research on farming in China and other parts of the world. Who else inspires you? Yes, Peter?
Peter: I admire Michael Faraday very much. It was amazing that he did scientific research in physics and chemistry even though he didn’t receive a formal education.
Ms Gao: Yes, Michael Faraday dropped out of school at an early age, but he found every chance to study and became a great scientist. Thanks!
Listening Scripts
Conversation 2
Ms Gao: Who do your parents or grandparents admire? Do you know, Fu Xing?
Fu Xing: Yes, Ms Gao. My father loves history. He admires Sima Qian.
Ms Gao: Ah yes, the author of the book Shiji (Records of the Historian). He also played a big part in reviewing the Chinese calendar at that time.
Fu Xing: Oh, I didn’t know that. But I know he was the kind of person who never gave up.
Ms Gao: Right. It’s always important to keep going in life. What about you, Emma?
Emma: My grandma told me about Marie Curie, a great scientist. She made many important discoveries in physics and chemistry.
Ms Gao: Yes. I admire Madame Curie too! It was difficult for women to do that kind of work back in those days. And she won two Nobel Prizes!
Language points
It was great of him to develop a new kind of rice and help reduce hunger.
It is/was + 形容词 + of sb. to do sth. 形容人的品质,意为 “某人做某事真是……”
Yuan Longping also trained many people to do research on farming.
do research on sth. 固定搭配,意为 “做关于…… 的研究”
It was amazing that he did scientific research in physics and chemistry even though he didn’t receive a formal education.
even though 引导让步状语从句,意为 “虽然,尽管”,不能与 but 连用
Language points
Michael Faraday dropped out of school at an early age.
drop out of school 固定短语,意为 “辍学”
He also played a big part in reviewing the Chinese calendar at that time.
play a big part in… 意为 “在…… 方面发挥重要作用”
She made many important discoveries in physics and chemistry.
make discoveries in… 意为 “在…… 领域做出发现”
Language points
( )1. It was brave ____ Marie Curie to keep hard lab work for years.
A. for B. of C. to D. at
( )2. He still kept learning ____ he left school at an early age.
A. but B. if C. even though D. so
( )3. Yuan Longping ____ farming for over fifty years.
A. do research on B. does research on
C. has done research on D. did research on
( )4. We shouldn’t ____ our dreams easily.
A. give up B. give in C. give away D. give out
( )5. Sports ____ a big part ____ teenagers’ growth.
A. play; in B. plays; in C. play; on D. plays; on
B
C
C
A
A
Post-listening
1d. What do you think about the people mentioned above? Talk about who you admire and why.
Useful patterns:
I really admire__________. It was great of him to __________
It was amazing that he / she __________
He / She made many important discoveries in __________
I admire __________! It was difficult for __________ to do v
Homework
1.Read the Listening Scripts three times aloud.
2. Make 5 sentences with key phrases: admire, give up, play a big part in, do research on, drop out of school.
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