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Listening & Speaking Guide
Selective Compulsory Book 3 Unit 1 Great People (Period 3)
Learning Objectives
1. Catch key information about great people and their achievements from the listening.
2. Use expressions for giving opinions and reasons when talking about what makes a great person.
3. Introduce a great person you admire and explain why, with at least two reasons and an example.
Key Points & Difficulties
Key Points:
Learn key words for great people and their achievements: found, contribute, devote, sacrifice, manage, discover, etc.
Catch what each speaker admires and why in the listening.
Use opinion-giving patterns: I think…, In my opinion…, The reason is…, because…
Difficulties:
Tell apart what different speakers think about the same person.
Organize a short talk: who → what they did → why great person → your reason.
Part I Lead-in: A Poem About Heroes
Read the poem together. It is the English version of Mao Zedong’s famous poem "Qinyuanchun — Snow".
"Our motherland so rich in beauty has made countless heroes vie to pay her their duty.
But alas! Qin Huang and Han Wu in culture not well bred,
And Tang Zong and Song Zu in letters not wide read.
And Genghis Khan, proud son of Heaven for a day, knew only shooting eagles by bending his bows.
They have all passed away;
Brilliant heroes are those whom we will see today!"
Discuss with a partner:
1. Who wrote this poem?
2. The last line says "Brilliant heroes are those whom we will see today." Who are these "heroes today"? Think of two or three names.
3. What does a great person need to be like? Quick brainstorm: write three adjectives.
Part II While-listening
Activity 1 Pre-listening: Match the people and their achievements
Before you listen, match each person with what they did. Check your answers while listening.
(1) Elon Musk A. founder of modern nursing
(2) Bill Gates B. founded high-tech and space companies
(3) Jack Ma (Ma Yun) C. managed the SARS outbreak
(4) Alexander Fleming D. made online shopping easy for people
(5) Florence Nightingale E. made home computing possible for millions
(6) Zhong Nanshan F. discovered penicillin
Activity 2 Listen and fill in the blanks
Listen to the conversation and fill in what you hear.
(1) Elon Musk: He is the guy who founded a private space company. He’s made ________ dollars. He is trying to help the ________ of humankind.
(2) Bill Gates & Jack Ma: They are really ________, too. They have made ________ contributions to society. Bill Gates gave us home ________ and Jack Ma makes it easy to ________.
(3) Zhong Nanshan: He is our ________ hero, who managed the SARS outbreak.
Activity 3 Listen again: Who does each speaker admire?
Tick (√) the correct boxes.
Person
Dr Wang
Wang Lin
Anna Smith
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
Jack Ma
Zhong Nanshan
Florence Nightingale
Alexander Fleming
Dr Wang
Activity 4 Listen again and answer
(1) Why does Dr Wang say "money isn’t everything"?
(2) What is the real reason Anna admires famous people? Give one example she mentions.
(3) What kind of people does Wang Lin admire? How do you know?
Part III Language Focus
While you listened, the speakers used these patterns. Pick them out and write them down.
Giving opinions:
I think … / In my opinion … / I believe …
From my point of view … / It seems to me that …
Giving reasons:
The reason is … / That’s because … / This is why …
…_______________________________________________
Describing great people:
hard-working, devoted, selfless, determined, courageous, generous, creative, responsible
…_______________________________________________
Part IV Speaking: Talk About a Great Person
Step 1 Discussion (pair work): What makes a great person?
Use the questions below to guide your talk:
Is a great person famous? Rich? Strong? Or something else?
Do great people have to change the world, or can they do small but important things?
Who is the greatest person you know? Why?
Step 2 Prepare a 1-minute talk about a great person you admire.
Use this frame:
Who is the person? (name, what they did)
What did they achieve? (one or two examples)
Why do you admire them? (give at least two reasons)
Use at least two patterns from Part III.
Step 3 Share with your partner. Listen and take notes:
Who did your partner talk about?
What reasons did your partner give?
Did your partner use opinion-giving patterns? Tick: yes / no
Answer Key
(Check after you have finished all the tasks.)
Part I Lead-in
1. Mao Zedong.
2. Open answer. (Possible names: Zhong Nanshan, Yuan Longping, Tu Youyou, etc.)
3. Open answer. (Possible adjectives: hard-working, devoted, selfless, brave, kind, etc.)
Part II While-listening
Activity 1
(1) — B (2) — E (3) — D (4) — F (5) — A (6) — C
Activity 2
(1) millions of; future
(2) smart; positive; computing; shop online
(3) personal
Activity 3
Elon Musk — Anna Smith
Bill Gates — Wang Lin and Anna Smith
Jack Ma — Wang Lin
Zhong Nanshan — Dr Wang
Florence Nightingale — Dr Wang
Alexander Fleming — Dr Wang
Dr Wang — Wang Lin
Activity 4
(1) Because some great people like Alexander Fleming, Florence Nightingale and Zhong Nanshan did not make millions of dollars, but their work in health care has saved countless lives.
(2) The real reason is that these people worked very hard to achieve their goals and made great contributions to society. She gives the example of Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
(3) Wang Lin admires people who do good things to inspire others. We know this because she talks about Jack Ma and her father.
Part III Language Focus
Students add their own examples. Useful patterns: I think… because…; The reason is…; It seems to me that…; What I admire most is…
Useful adjectives: devoted, selfless, determined, courageous, generous, creative, responsible, inspiring.
Part IV Speaking
Open answer. A sample talk:
The person I admire most is Zhong Nanshan. He is a great doctor. In 2003, he helped stop SARS. In 2020, he went to Wuhan when COVID-19 broke out. I think he is very brave. The reason is that he was not afraid and tried to save people. He is my hero.
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