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Section B 1a-2c
Unit 2 Inspiring People
She knew that she had left childhood behind.她知道童年已一去不复返了。
I think I might have left my wallet behind.我想我可能忘带钱包了。
Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge collection of seeds. (教材P16 1b)
leave behind 留下;遗留
为“动词+副词”型短语。
词义拓展
Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge collection of seeds. (教材P16 1b)
collection /kəˈlekʃn/ n. 收集物;收藏品
The painting comes from his private collection.这幅画来自他的私人收藏。
She has a collection of porcelain vases.她收藏了一些瓷花瓶。
a collection of 一批(收藏品)
词形拓展
语境串记
The famous collector has collected many things in the past fifty years. His collections are priceless. 这位著名的收藏家在过去的五十年里收集了很多东西。他的收藏品价值连城。
His love for his job and research lives on in his students. (教材P16 1b)
live on 继续存在;继续活着
She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.她十年前就去世了,但她却留在了人们的记忆中。
词义拓展
(1)以……为食
Sheep live mainly on grass. 羊主要以食草为生。
(2)靠(……钱)生活
A family can’t live on just 200 yuan a month. 一个家庭仅靠每月 200元根本没法生活。
UNIT 2 INSPIRING PEOPLE
What are these?
Seeds
Seeds are very important for life.
UNIT 2 INSPIRING PEOPLE
Do you know him? What does he do?
climber?
visitor?
teacher?
seed scientist?
Pre-reading
UNIT 2 INSPIRING PEOPLE
What do you think a seed scientist does?
A seed scientist is a kind of plant-related scientist.
They mainly work with seeds. They study how seeds grow, what makes seeds strong, and how to get better seeds for crops.
1a
While-reading
UNIT 2 INSPIRING PEOPLE
Listen to the text. Who was the seed scientist?
Skimming
Scanning
Name
Year of Birth
Year of Death
Job
Zhong Yang
A professor, biologist and seed scientist.
1964
2017
1b
While-Reading
1c
Read again and match each paragraph with its topic.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
A. Training local students to do important work
B. Introduction to Zhong Yang and seed banks
C. What he left behind
D. Becoming interested in seeds
E. Starting to work and collect seeds in Xizang
1d
While-Reading
Fill in the blanks with the information from the text. Then put the events into the timeline and tell the story of Zhong Yang in your own words.
A. Zhong Yang was born.
B. He ________________ at the age of 15.
C. He began ________________ to train local students.
D. He died in ________________.
E. He studied ________________ and later ________________.
F. He travelled around Xizang to ________________.
G. ZhongYang ___________________ plants.
entered university
a programme
a car accident
radio engineering
became
interested in plants
collect seeds
While-Reading
1d
Fill in the blanks with the information from the text. Then put the events into the timeline and tell the story of Zhong Yang in your own words.
A
B
E
F
C
D
While-Reading
1e
Explain the meanings of these sentences in your own words. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1. It was very difficult for him to brave
the cold weather and great heights.
2. His love for his job and research lives
on in his students.
Using context
Using the sentence
context may help you
guess and learn the
meanings of difficult
words and phrases.
While-Reading
1. It was very difficult for him to brave the cold weather and great heights.
2. His love for his job and research lives on in his students.
1e
Explain the meanings of these sentences in your own words. Pay attention to the underlined words.
It was really hard for him to face and deal with the cold weather and high altitudes in Xizang.
His passion for his work and scientific research continues to exist through his students who carry on his work.
Language focus
1f
Discuss the questions.
1. Why did Zhong Yang want more people to do seedcollection and research?
From the article, we know that seed banks need many different kinds of seeds to protect important plants from disappearing forever. The work of seed collection and research is very hard, and it involves a huge amount of work. Also, he knew that important scientific work could be done better with more people involved. He wanted to train local students to become scientists so that the research could continue, and more seeds and plant information could be collected for China and the world.
Language focus
1f
Discuss the questions.
2. What made Zhong Yang admirable? What can we learn from him?
What made him admirable:
He dedicated his whole life to researching plants and seeds, collecting many important seeds for China’s seed banks to protect plant diversity.
He overcame great difficulties (cold weather, high altitudes, illness) to collect seeds in Xizang, showing strong perseverance and dedication.
He trained local students to continue the work, passing on his spirit and knowledge, which means his legacy lives on beyond his own life.
Language focus
1f
Discuss the questions.
What we can learn from him:
We should have a strong love and curiosity for our chosen field, and stick to our goals even when facing hardships.
We should be willing to make contributions to society and the world, not just for personal gain.
We should value passing on knowledge and spirit to younger generations, so that good work can continue for a long time.
...
Exercises
2a
Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Then write down more words ending with -ist,-er, and -ian.
1. When my sister grows up, she wants to become a science / scientist
because she likes to find out how the universe works.
2. The history / historian wrote a book about the successful development of socialism in China.
3. My favourite school subject is chemistry / chemist. I love mixing things together and learning why they change.
Exercises
2a
Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Then write down more words ending with -ist,-er, and -ian.
4. Some biology / biologist students at the university are studying how life on earth began.
5. Teng Fei likes physics / physicist very much, and he wants to be a scientific researcher / research in the future.
Exercises
2a
Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Then write down more words ending with -ist,-er, and -ian.
-ist
artist
pianist
dentist
journalist
...
-er
teacher
writer
singer
dancer
driver
farmer
engineer
...
-ian
musician
politician
librarian
technician
...
Language focus
辨析:find out, find 与 look for
1. find out:查明;弄清,侧重通过调查、研究等查明、弄清事情
2. find:找到,强调寻找的结果
3. look for:寻找,强调寻找的动作
Exercises
2b
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.
spread wise elder calendar radio
1. I heard about the latest discoveries about black holes on the
________.
2. Curiosity and________lead us to explore the secrets of the universe.
3. I would love to have lunch with you next week. Let me check my
________to see if I am free.
4. You'd better wear a mask when you go out. The disease is
________ , and the number of patients is going up.
5. Marie Curie's ________ daughter, Irène, was also very interested in
science and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
radio
wisdom
calendar
spreading
elder
Exercises
2c
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Try to introduce Amelia Earhart in your own words.
look up to pioneer courage pilot come true encourage
Amelia Earhart was always a brave child, full of_________. Her parents supported and _________ her to be herself. After taking her first flight in a plane, she knew that she wanted to become a _________ more than anything else in the world. Later, she worked hard to pay for her own flying lessons. In 1922, she flew higher than any woman had done before. Earhart is best
courage
encouraged
pilot
Exercises
known for being a flight_________as the first woman to fly on
her own across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.She became famous
around the world. Many people_________ Earhart and find her an inspiring person because of her efforts to work hard and her ability to make her dreams _________.
2c
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Try to introduce Amelia Earhart in your own words.
look up to pioneer courage pilot come true encourage
pioneer
look up to
come true
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