Unit 3 Amazing people

amazing people

----Bill Gates started Microsoft, the biggest computer technology company in the world. ---Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work among the poor people of India in Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of all time. ---Zhang Heng invented the first tool in history for reporting earthquakes.

Mother Teresa Bill Gates BeethovenZhang Heng Group-work

1.Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize for…in She made great contributions for the peace of the world. 3.She is a Christian, and was loved and worshipped in India. 4.She was given the highest honour as Gandi by the government of India 1.Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize for…in She made great contributions for the peace of the world. 3.She is a Christian, and was loved and worshipped in India. 4.She was given the highest honour as Gandi by the government of India

1.Bill Gates started Microsoft, the biggest… Bill Gates 2.He is a chairman and chief architect of Microsoft Corporation. 3. He employs more than 55,000 people in 85 countries and regions. 4.He is the richest man in the world

1.Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of all time. Beethoven 2.During his life he created many beautiful and famous works. 3.He became totally deaf at the age of He successfully finished the ninth and tenth symphony at last.

1.Zhang Heng invented the first tool in history for reporting earthquakes. seismograph [5saizmE^rB: f] 2.Zhang Heng was a famous scientist in the East Han Dynasty in the Chinese history.

1. ‘… Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever. Dates and periods are of interest only to the students of music history …’ 2. ‘ The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven … And St. Peter said, “ Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here. ” ’ 3. ‘ One thing I love about this (decade) is this is a period when the reality is driving the expectation. ’ ______________ _______________ Bill Gates BeethovenBeethoven Mother Teresa Beethoven Mother Teresa Bill Gates

Pair--work: 1. Do you have your own hero/heroine? Who is your hero/heroine? [5herEuin]n. 女英雄 What is he/ she? Why do you admire her/ him? What made him /her famous? 2. Act out your dialogues.

感动中国 年度人物

牛玉儒 梁万俊 刘翔 明正彬 任长霞 袁隆平 Some of the people who moved China last year!

Question: What are the common characteristics these people share? [7kAriktE5ristik]n. 特征 hard-working unselfish confident determined 坚定的 creative 富有创造性的 imaginative 富有想象力的 …

Group--work: Choose 2 students who move you in our class. Give me your reasons. 感动 14 班学期人物

Open-Task Design ：设计 how to be a successful person? Group-work

Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it. I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, Still more effort. A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited passion. [5pAFEn] 热情 无论什么事, 只要对它有无限的热情你就能取得成功. 胜利不会向我走来, 我必须走向胜利. 可以说成功要靠三件事才能赢得 : 努力, 努力再努力.

Listening: p A programme about JK Rowling

JK Rowing… 1. was born ________,and taught _______at home and abroad before she started writing books. 2. first thought about writing the Harry Potter books when she was traveling on a ______. 3.started to write Harry Potter books in ____and worked on the first book for ______years. England English train five 1990

JK Rowing: 4. could only write the book when her baby was ______. 5. had the book published in ____ because several publishers turn it down before one took ______ in it. 6.lives with her husband and ________ children in Scotland. two interest 1998 asleep

Her family and books: 1. Her husband is a _____. 2. She has one boy called Davidand one girl vcalled Jessica. Jessica is ____ than David. 3. There will be ____ books in total doctor older seven

part C 1.Harry potter 2.family 3. husband 4. children 5. Scotland 6. English 7. asleep 8.five 9. seven

Homework: After class, please find more information about some other famous people and share it with your classmates.

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