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9下 Unit 2 Great people
Reading 1
Italian, one of the first Europeans to discover America
Christopher Columbus
Revision
William Shakespeare
English, a great writer of English literature
Qian Xuesen
Chinese, the pioneer of China’s space technology programme
Thomas Edison
American, created over 1000 inventions
Nelson Mandela
South African,
a fighter for the rights of black Africans all his life
What kind of people are great?
People with contributions to the world
People who changed the world
Who is he?
What did he do?
Neil Armstrong
the first man to walk on the Moon
an astronaut
n.宇航员
Neil Armstrong
the Apollo11
a spacecraft
n.宇宙飞船;航天器
a footprint
One small step for a man,
one giant leap for mankind!
n.一步
n.跳跃
n.人类
on the moon’s surface
n.表面
这是个人的一小步,却是人类的一大步
pilot’s licence
a piece of paper that shows you are allowed to do sth.
the navy
海军
v.服役
He served the navy.
a pilot
aircraft
n.飞机,航空器
Gemini 8
双子座8号
Gemini 8
双子座8号
join two spacecraft together
begin spinning out of control
v.旋转
Pacific Ocean
太平洋
What did he mean by his famous words"one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind"?
这是个人的一小步,却是人类的一大步
Scan the text and find out the meaning of the words about the first man on the moon(B1).
1. A licence is _______.
a. some money
b. a type of power
c. a piece of paper that shows you are allowed
to do something
2. An astronaut _____.
a. draws maps
b. travels to space
c. travels to different countries
c
b
3. Something that is spinning is ______.
a. turning round and round
b. going very slowly
c. making a lot of noise
4. A leap is _________.
a. a new place
b. a long or high jump
c. a walk
a
b
5. A surface is _________.
a. the inside of something
b. the bottom of something
c. the outside or top part of something
6. A citizen is a person who __________.
a. lives in a country and enjoys rights there
b. is kind and helpful
c. does something important
a
c
Neil Armstr