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Unit 3
To be a good learner
Reading2
A love of learning
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
学习理解:1. Review and deepen the understanding of key details
about Franklin’s life and learning;
迁移创新:3. Express our understanding of “lifelong learning” and
share our own opinions.
应用实践:2. Master and use the key words and expressions in different
contexts;
Review
It’s your turn:
try to retell the article.
Benjamin Franklin: A Lifelong Learner
Writer
Scientist
Inventor
Early life
Only ____ years of education
Scientific work
Taught himself by ____________
Founding Father
Studied _______
Countless _________
Share _________
Predicted the _________
4 titles:
two
reading a lot
storms
weather
inventions
for free
Discussion
What is “lifelong learning”?
What does the word “lifelong” mean?
What is “lifelong learning”?
life + long = throughout one's whole life
It means: Learning does not stop when you leave school.
It continues throughout your whole life.
Think: What kind of people are lifelong learners?
Stay curious about the world
Keep learning new things
Never stop improving themselves
Thinking
“The Franklin Show” — Role-Play Interview
One student plays the host, another plays Benjamin Franklin.
The host interviews “Franklin” based on the article.
Sample Questions for the Host:
Mr. Franklin, you only had two years of education. How did you become such a great scholar and inventor?
Were you afraid when you studied the storms?
Why didn’t you make money from your inventions?
What advice do you have for young people today?
Thinking
“Talent vs. Hard Work” — Mini-Debate
Topic / 辩题:
Which is more important for success, talent or hard work?
Pros / 正方:
Talent is more important.
Cons / 反方:
Hard work is more important.
Franklin was born with great intelligence.
Franklin’s success came from his persistent effort and self-study.
Language points
A writer, scientist, inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. He was also one of the most famous people in the 18th century.
作家、科学家、发明家、
美国开国元勋之一,
本杰明·富兰克林多才多艺。
他也是18世纪最著名的人物之一。
found vt. 创建;建立
(过去式:founded)
found也可作find的过去式
(find-found-found)
本句中,founding是found的动名词作形容词,意为“创建的;开国的”。常用于father, member, president前,描述在创建某个组织、国家、机构等过程中起到关键作用的人。
founding member 创始人、发起人
founding father 元勋、创建人
拓展:talented adj. 有天赋的
=gifted
be talented in 在......方面有天赋
=be gifted in
She __________________painting.
她在绘画方面有天赋。
talent n. 天资,才能;有才能的人
have a talent for 有......的天赋
=have a gift for
She ________________ music and can play several instruments.
她有音乐天赋,会演奏好几种乐器。
has a talent/gift for
is talented/gifted in
one of + the +形容词最高级+名词复数
“最......的......之一”
在句中作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
One of _________________secrets of success_____to keep trying.
成功最重要的秘诀之一就是一直努力。
the most important
is
century n. 世纪;百年
复数形式:centuries
the+序数词+century “第几世纪”
in the 21th century 在21世纪
From a young age, Franklin's great love of learning set him apart from many others. As one of 17 children in a big family, Franklin had only two years of education. After that, he started working in his brother's print shop.Franklin taught himself by reading. He often borrowed books from booksellers. And he stayed up very late in order to return them early the next day.
富兰克林从小就热爱学习,
这使他与众不同。
作为一个大家庭17个孩子中的一员,
富兰克林只接受了两年的教育。
之后,他开始在他哥哥的印刷厂工作。
富兰克林通过阅读自学。
他经常从书商那里借书,
为了第二天早点还书,常常熬夜到很晚。
set...apart 使…突出,使…与众不同
set sb. apart from 使某人与众不同
=make sb. different from
Her unique teaching method ______ ____________________other teachers.
她独特的教学方法使她与其他老师不同。
sets her apart from
拓展:set常用词组
set up 建立、设立、搭建;安排
set out 出发、动身;着手做某事
set about 着手、开始做某事(+doing)
set aside 留出(时间、金钱)
set off 出发;引发;使爆炸
set down 记下;写下
be set in 以......为背景
teach oneself 自学
= learn...by oneself
She _______________ English by reading books and watching movies.
她通过读书和看电影自学了英语。
taught herself
in order to 为了
后接动词原形,作目的状语,可位于句首或句中。否定:in order not to do sth.
It's important to work hard _____________ a better life.
为了过上更好的生活,努力工作很重要。
___________________ for the school, he got up early.
为了上学不迟到,他起得很早。
stay up 熬夜
stay up late 熬夜到很晚
Don't ______________, or you will feel tired the next day.
别熬夜太晚,否则你第二天会感到疲惫。
stay up too late
in order to have
In order not to be late
注意:in order to do sth 可以用动词不定式结构来替换,此时动词不定式短语作目的状语。
e.g. In order to/To improve my cooking skills, I ask my mother for help.
by doing sth. 通过做某事
He makes money ________________.
他通过卖花挣钱。
by selling flowers
return ① vt. 归还
return sth. to... 把某物还给……
I have to__________________the library.
我得把这本书还给图书馆。
② vi. 返回
return to + 地点名词 返回某地
She’ll return to school in two days.
return the book to
curious adj.好奇的 作表语或定语。
He is such a curious boy.
be curious about 对……感到好奇
She ________________ the gift box.
她对这个礼品盒感到好奇。
is curious about
拓展:in order that 以便
后接完整的从句(从句中常用情态动词如can, may等)。
e.g. He spoke loudly in order that everyone could hear.他大声说话以便每个人都能听到
so as to 为了
同后接动词原形构成目的状语,但它不能放在句首,否定形式为so as not to 。
e.g. He runs fast so as to catch the bus.
他跑得很快为了赶上公交车。
so that 以便
后接完整从句,从句中也常用情态动词She set out early so that she could arrive on time.她很早出发以便能准时到达
Curious about the world around him, Franklin once became interested in studying storms. He followed the storms and did many tests. Then he found out that storms moved from one place to another. His findings helped predict the weather.
富兰克林对周围的世界充满好奇,
他曾经对研究暴风雨产生了兴趣。
他追踪暴风雨并做了很多测试。
随后他发现暴风雨会从一个地方移动
到另一个地方。
他的发现有助于预测天气。
be interested in 对......感兴趣
She _______________ the secret.
她对这个秘密感兴趣。
is interested in
find out 发现;查明;弄清
多指通过调查、探索等找到信息,发现事情的真相、实情等。
They __________ the truth by reading the diary.
他们通过看日记发现了真相。
found out
What's more, Franklin had a great love for science, so his countless inventions came as no surprise. Even in his late 70s, he invented a type of special glasses to help him see better.
而且,富兰克林酷爱科学,
因此,他有数不清的发明
也不足为奇了。
甚至在年近八旬时,他发明了一种
特殊的眼镜来帮助自己看得更清楚。
动词不定式表目的
What’s more 而且;更重要的是
作插入语,对某一话题进行补充说明。表示递进,可放在句首或句中,其后要用逗号与句子其他部分隔开。
It was raining hard. What's more, there was something wrong with our car.
You should remember it, and what's more, you should understand it.
invent
(v. 发明)
+ -ion(表示物的名词后缀)
→invention n. 发明(物)
+ -or(表示人的名词后缀)
→inventor n. 发明家
come as no surprise 不足为奇
=be not surprising
此处surprise 为名词 “惊奇,惊讶”。
The fact that he won the game _______________________.
他赢得比赛并不令人惊讶。
It comes as no surprise that... ......不足为奇
It came as no surprise that he won the first place in the competition.
came as no surprise
拓展: in surprise 吃惊地
to one's surprise 使某人吃惊的是
He looked at me __________.
他吃惊地看着我。
______________, he passed the exam.
使我吃惊的是,他通过了考试。
in surprise
To my surprise
Franklin did not make money from any of his inventions but let people use them for free. His greatness goes further than that. As a lifelong learner, he saw learning as an exciting journey, full of wonder and success. This is his greatest gift to the world.
富兰克林没有从他的任何发明中获利,
而是让人们免费使用它们。
他的伟大不止于此。
作为一名终身学习者,
他将学习视为一段令人兴奋的旅程,
充满了奇迹与成功,
这是他留给世界最宝贵的礼物。
let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事
let 用作使役动词,其后应接不带 to 的动词不定式作宾语补足语。
否定: let sb. not do sth. (让某人不做某事)或 don't let sb. do sth. (不让某人做某事)
Our teacher lets us ________ in the street. 我们老师让我们不要在大街上玩。
not play
for free 免费
= free of charge/ without payment
You can get this book __________.
你可以免费得到这本书。
for free
further adv.
①表示空间/时间上的“更远地、再往前”
It's only a few steps further.
再走几步就到了。
②表示抽象程度上的“进一步”,这是考试最常考的用法
We need to discuss this plan further.
我们需要进一步讨论这个方案。
拓展:
farther 专指物理空间上的“更远”
Can you jump farther?
你能跳得更远吗?
物理距离用 farther,抽象含义用 further
Exercises
一、根据中文写出正确单词。
1. The country is always searching for new________(有才能的人).
2. You should ________(归还)the books to the library on time.
3. The ________(成功)of reaching the top of mountain made me happy.
4. The Greens were ________(好奇的)about their new neighbours.
5. The Great Wall was built over several__________(世纪).
6. The new________(印刷行业)technology came to the world.
7. When the next ________(暴风雨)comes, we’ll go up on the roof.
8. In 1876,Mr. Bell ________(发明) the world’s first telephone.
9. But what happened next, I couldn’t _______(预测).
10. The ________(书商)are celebrating their sales.
talents
return
success
curious
centuries
storm
print
invented
predict
booksellers
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. My scientist_________(find) was that people love to eat salty food.
2. The _________ has many useful _________.(invent)
3. To take care of her family, she made _________(count) sacrifices.
4. The boy can finish the dish by_________(he).
5. The Great Wall is a symbol of _________(great).
6. She wants to go ________(far) in her career and finally become a manager.
7. Pizza is one of the most famous________(Italy) foods.
inventions
inventor
finding
countless
himself
greatness
further
Italian
三、单项选择。
1. You should ______ the dictionary to the library on time.
A. invent B. print C. predict D. return
2. ______ buy a new house in the future, they start saving money.
A. so as to B. so that C. in order to D. in order that
3. I'm curious ______ what he will say at the meeting.
A. with B. about C. to D. for
4. Mozart had a great musical _______ from a very young age, and his father gave him a piano as a _______ on his fifth birthday.
A. gift; talent B. gifted; talented C. talent; gift D. talented; gifted
5.I want to go ______ to explore the mountains, but my father says we need to think ______ about the plan before we make a decision.
A. farther; further B. farther; farther
C. further; farther D. further; further
四、完成句子,每空一词。
1. 她对新家的每个角落都很好奇。
She______ _____ _____ _____ every corner of the new house.
2. 他有讲故事的天赋,总是能让我们开怀大笑。
He _____ _____ _____ _____ _____stories and always makes us laugh.
3. 这位经验丰富的运动员打破纪录不足为奇。
It _____ _____ _____ _____ that the experienced athlete broke the record.
4. 她独特的风格使她的发明有别于其他发明家的作品。
Her unique style_____ _____ _____ _____ _____other inventors’ works.
5. 为了实现他的梦想,他夜以继日地努力工作。
____ ____ ____ ____ his dream come true, he works hard day and night.
has a talent for telling
came as no surprise
is very curious about
set her inventions apart from
In order to make
Summary
1. __________________有......天赋
2. __________________使某人与众不同
3. __________________通过做某事自学
4. __________________为了做某事
5. __________________把某物归还给......
6. __________________对......感到好奇
7. __________________不足为奇
8. __________________免费
9. __________________熬夜到很晚
10. __________________________________最......的......之一
have a talent for
set sb. apart from
teach oneself by doing sth.
in order to do sth.
return sth. to ...
be curious about
come as no surprise
for free
stay up late
one of + the +形容词最高级+ 名词复数
Homework
Must do
Choose to do
1. Read the passage aloud at least three times. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
2. Memorize the key words and phrases. Be prepared for a dictation next class.
1. Find more famous quotes from Benjamin Franklin. Choose your favorite one, translate it into Chinese, and write your understanding in English (about 30 words).
2. Create a simple timeline of Franklin's life with key events and ages. Add pictures if you like.
Bye-bye!
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