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Unit2
Inspiring
People
Section A 3a-3c
Lead in.
Chen Jie
Adam
Yaming
They are talking about the people they admire.
Review: Who does ... admire the most? And why?
It was_______ of Yuan Longping to develop a new kind of rice and help _____________ .
It was ________ that Faraday did research in physics and chemistry even though he didn't ______________________.
It was ___________ of Sima Qian to never give up and finish the great work Shiji.
It was _________ of Marie Curie to do scientific research at a time when it was difficult for women to do that kind of work.
Yaming
Peter
Fuxing's father
Emma‘s grandma
great
reduce hunger
amazing
receive a formal education
strong-willed
brave
Skimming
Who does each of them admire?
Name Inspiring People Profession
Yaming
Chen Jie
Adam
I.M. Pei
engineer
astronaut
Wang Yaping
his father
Don’t know
How much do you know about I. M. Pei.?
How much do you know about Wang Yaping?
3a
What achievements have they made?
_________ the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum and the ________________
________________________ between the East
and the West
designed
Suzhou Museum
created a beautiful balance
China’s first woman to ____________ and to _______________ from space
full of _____________________________
walk in space
teach a live class
courage and wisdom
encourages Adam’s exchange study
Inspiring people
Careful-reading
How to describe people’s qualities?
① It is +adj. + of sb. to do sth.
② be full of +adj.
③ Sb. is a person of + n.
④ Sb. is someone who always…
He is a person of great creativity.
She is someone who is always courageous and wise.
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum is also one
of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and
the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of
courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from
space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really
very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
3b
Listen to the conversation. Pay attention to the questions the speakers used.
Role-play
Think further
1. Can inspiring people only be famous people?
2. What good qualities can we learn from them?
admirable
3c
Work in groups. Discuss who you admire and why. Use the words and expressions to help you.
4 students a group
Content:
Write your short speech. Tell who you admire and explain why.
creative brave amazing inspiring full of courage
full of wisdom great curiosity dream big never give up …
My role model story
The person I admire the most is ________.
He/She is a/an ________.
He/She once ________.
It was ________ of him/her to ________.
I want to learn from him/her and try my best to ________ in the future.
That’s my role‑model story.
create, design, balance, full, wise, inspire, encourage, live, look, exchange
There are many great role‑models in our life. Almost every teenager has someone they 1. _________ up to. These people can give us power when we meet difficulties in our daily life. Among all these heroes, I.M. Pei stands out. As a world‑famous architect, he is quite 2._________. People around the world admire his special ideas in building design. Years ago, he took part in an international 3. _________ programme and learned foreign building skills. Suzhou Museum is also one of his fantastic 4._________. He spent years thinking about different artistic styles. In all his works, he has created a perfect 5. _________ between Eastern and Western cultures. Many visitors are deeply impressed by his great works.
Wang Yaping is another person who touches our hearts deeply. As a female astronaut, she is 6. _________ of courage. She has gone through plenty of hard training before going into space. She broke many records in space. Behind her achievements lies great 7._________ . She became the first woman to give a 8._________ class from space. Her wonderful experience has 9. _________ thousands of young people across the country.
For me, my biggest inspiration is not a famous celebrity. It is my father. He always supports and 10. _________ me during my further study abroad.
look
creative
exchange
designs
balance
full
wisdom
live
inspired
encourages
Summary
1. Ask the person you admire
① Who is the person you admire the most?
② Who inspires you?
③ Who do you look up to?
2. State the person you admire
My favourite person is ... / My biggest inspiration is ...
3. Introduce one’s achievements
He designed ... / She is China’s first woman to ...
4. Talk about people’s qualities
It is (very/really) + adj. + of sb + to do sth.
She is full of ...
1. It was very creative of him to design it.
他能设计出它,真是极具创造力。
2. It’s really very nice of him to support and
encourage my exchange study here.
他支持并鼓励我在这里交换学习,实在太好了。
Read and translate the sentences into Chinese.
Tip:it为形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式.
Can you give some similar sentences?
It + be + 品质形容词 + of sb + to do...
kind, nice, good, clever, wise, brave, creative, careful, polite, honest, generous, hard‑working, helpful, thoughtful, patient, silly, foolish, careless, rude
Role models guide our way. Learn from them, and become a better you.
榜样指引前路,向榜样学习,成就更好的自己。
Retell
Three students share their admired people in this conversation. First, Yaming’s favorite person is I.M. Pei, a famous architect. He ________ the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum and the Suzhou Museum. What’s more, his works create _________________ between Eastern and Western culture. Yaming reads lots of materials about him and hopes to be _________ just like I.M. Pei. Next, Chen Jie _______ Wang Yaping very much. She is China’s ___________ to walk in space. Besides, she was the first woman to ____________________. She is full of __________________, so she _________ Chen Jie a lot. Finally, Adam’s biggest _________ is his father, not any famous person. It’s very nice of his father to ___________________ his exchange study abroad.
All three people are inspiring in different ways.
designed
a wonderful balance
creative
admires
first woman
give a live space lesson
courage and wisdom
inspires
inspiration
support and encourage
第三课时
1. 在太空行走
2. 充满,装满(2)
3. 充满勇气的/智慧的
4. 直播课,现场授课
5. 钦佩/仰慕某人(2)
6. 交换学习
7. 大胆梦想
8. 强烈的好奇心
9. 设计玻璃金字塔
10. 他的杰出设计之一
walk in space
be full of / be filled with
be full of courage / wisdom
teach a live class
look up to sb / admire sb
exchange study
dream big
great curiosity
design the glass pyramid
one of his amazing designs
1. 他真的很好,支持和鼓励我在这里的交换学习。
It's really _____________________________________________ here.
2. 他非常有创意,设计了它。
It _____________________________________________ it.
3. 他在东西方之间创造了一种美妙的平衡。
He ____________________________________ the West.
4. 她也是第一位在太空进行直播授课的女性。
She_______________________________ from space.
5. 对我鼓舞最大的人不是一位名人,而是我的爸爸。
My _______________________________________. It's my father.
6. 他创造了很多漂亮的博物馆,我想成为一个像他一样有创造力的人。
He ______ many beautiful museums. _____________________________.
nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study
was very creative of him to design
created a beautiful balance between the East and
was also the first woman to teach a live class
I want to be a creative person like him
biggest inspiration is not a famous person
created
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum is also one of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
最钦佩
玻璃金字塔
卢浮宫博物馆
他令人惊叹的设计之一
创造美妙的平衡
东西方之间
非常了解…
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
太空行走
充满勇气与智慧
上直播课
仰慕;钦佩
最大的精神鼓舞;最敬佩的人
交换学习
Language Points
1. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.他在东西方之间创造了一种美妙的平衡。
劳动能创造财富。
Labour can create wealth.
她想创作一幅好看的画。
She wants to create a nice picture.
(1)create 〔及物动词〕创造;创作
后常接名词或代词作宾语。
拓展: creative〔形容词〕有创造力的
他是一个有创造力的学生。
He is a creative student.
Language Points
1. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.他在东西方之间创造了一种美妙的平衡。
这个男孩让跷跷板保持平衡。
The boy keeps the see‑saw in balance.
我身体失去平衡,摔了一跤。
I lost my balance and fell.
(2) balance
①〔名词〕平衡
keep…in balance 使……保持平衡
keep/lose one’s balance 保持/失去平衡
in balance 保持平衡 out of balance 失去平衡
Language Points
1. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.他在东西方之间创造了一种美妙的平衡。
你单腿能站多久?
How long can you balance on one leg?
他能把书顶在头上保持平衡。
He can balance a book on his head.
(2) balance ②〔动词〕保持平衡
balance on sth 在某物上保持平衡
balance sth on sth 把某物放在某物上保持平衡
拓展: balanced〔形容词〕保持平衡的
a balanced diet 均衡的饮食
保持均衡的饮食很重要。
It’s important to keep a balanced diet.
Language Points
2. Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space.
当然是王亚平,中国首位在太空中行走的女性。
杨利伟是中国第一位进入太空的航天员。
Yang Liwei is China’s first astronaut to travel in space.
你知道第一个发现美洲大陆的人是谁吗?
Do you know who was the first person to discover America?
one’s/the first + 名词 + to do sth 第一个做某事的人/物
one’s相当于名词所有格或形容词性物主代词,其中动词不定式短语 to do sth 作后置定语,修饰前面的名词。
Language Points
3. She is full of courage and wisdom. 她充满勇气和智慧。
她的眼里充满了爱。
Her eyes are full of love.
房间里挤满了学生。
The room is full of students.
=The room is filled with students.
1)be full of 充满……;装满……
相当于 be filled with。
Language Points
3. She is full of courage and wisdom. 她充满勇气和智慧。
凯特非常害羞,她没有勇气在公众面前唱歌。
Kate is so shy that she doesn’t have courage to sing in public.
她从老师的话中鼓起勇气。
She has courage from her teacher’s words.
2)courage〔不可数名词〕勇气;勇敢
have/lose courage to do sth 有/失去勇气做某事
have/take courage (from sth) (因某事而)鼓起勇气
Language Points
3. She is full of courage and wisdom. 她充满勇气和智慧。
经验是智慧之母。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
妈妈,咱们去超市吧。
—Mum, let’s go to the supermarket.
等一下,先列个购物清单是明智的。
—Wait a moment. It’s wise to make a shopping list first.
(3)wisdom〔不可数名词〕智慧;学问
由“wise + 后缀‑dom”构成。类似的词还有:
bore—boredom(无聊),free—freedom(自由),king—kingdom(王国)。
拓展: wise〔形容词〕(wiser,wisest)充满智慧的;明智的
a wise man 智者
Language Points
4. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. 她也是第一位在太空进行直播授课的女性。
那是一个直播电视节目。
It’s a live TV show.
这场足球赛将现场直播报道。
This football match will be covered live.
他居住在中国十年了。
He has lived in China for 10 years.
live ① /laɪv/〔形容词〕现场直播的 a live broadcast 现场直播
② /laɪv/〔副词〕在现场直播,在实况直播
③ /lɪv/〔动词〕居住,生活 live in/at 住在
Language Points
5. Who do you look up to? 你钦佩谁?
许多学生仰慕他们的老师。
Many students look up to their teachers.
=Many students admire their teachers.
look up to sb 钦佩;仰慕
相当于 admire sb。
拓展: look 的相关短语:
look for 寻找
look after 照顾;照看
look up(在词典、电脑里)查阅
look down on/upon sb 瞧不起/轻视某人
look forward to (doing) sth 期待(做)某事
Language Points
6. brave 勇敢的;无畏的
你这么做真勇敢。
It was brave of you to do so.
他是个勇敢的男孩。
He is a brave boy.
我们应该勇敢面对困难。
We should brave difficulties.
brave
①〔形容词〕(braver,bravest)勇敢的;无畏的
副词形式为 bravely,意为“勇敢地”。
②〔及物动词〕勇敢面对;经受(困难)
Language Points
7. dream big 大胆梦想
我们需要考虑干一番大事。
We need to think big.
big〔副词〕大大;给人印象深地
多用于口语,用来修饰动词,常放在动词后面。
talk big 说大话;吹牛
think big 胸怀大志;有远大抱负
根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词
We need to find a b______ between study and rest to keep healthy.
Through hard work and her w______, Han Mei always finishes top in the exams.
Sue always has great c______ to face difficulties and that’s why we all admire her.
The Great ________ (金字塔) of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Chinese works of art give me lots of _________ (灵感). I hope to be an artist like Xu Beihong someday.
alance
isdom
ourage
Pyramid
inspiration
根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 王亚平是第一位在太空授课的女航天员。
Wang Yaping is the first woman astronaut to ________________ in space.
2.许多年轻科学家因为玛丽·居里在物理学和化学领域的诸多发现而敬仰她。
Many young scientists _____________ Marie Curie because of her discoveries in physics and chemistry.
3. 我喜欢我奶奶的院子。它开满了美丽的花。
I like my grandma’s yard. It ___________ beautiful flowers.
4. 面对困难,我们决定继续战斗,而不是放弃。
Facing difficulties, we’ve decided to keep fighting instead of __________.
5. 没有努力工作是不可能取得好成绩的。
_______________________ good grades without hard work.
teach a lesson
look up to
is full of
giving up
It’s impossible to get
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