1. 9B Unit 2 Great people Task

2. Neil Armstrong. Who is he? What does he do? Why is he famous? He is a famous astronaut. Because he was the first man to walk on the moon.

3. Yuan Longping. Who is he? Can you say something about him?

4. ● He is a rice scientist. What does he do? ● He saw people die of hunger, so he began research into hybrid rice. ● He happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many advantages over others.

5. 1.When was he born? 2. What did he do after graduating from college? He was born on 7 September, 1930. He worked as a teacher in an agriculture school. Read Part A on P32 and answer the following questions.

6. 3. Why did he begin research into hybrid rice? 4. What is he considered? Because he saw people die of hunger. He is considered the “Father of Hybrid Rice”.

7. I think Yuan Longping, a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is one of the greatest people that have ever lived. He was born on (1)________________. In 1953, he began working as a (2)_______ in an agriculture school after he graduated from college. In 1960, he saw people die of (3)_______, so he began research into hybrid rice. 7 September 1930 Finish Part B on P33. teacher hunger

8. In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many (4)___________ over others. After nearly ten years of hard work, he and his team finally developed a (5)________ of hybrid rice plant, which produced (6) ____________ per unit than other common kinds. In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into (7)________. At present, over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid rice. advantages new type 20% more rice the USA

9. Because of his achievements, (8)_____________ has been increased by 20%-30%, and in some places even more. He is considered the (9)______________________. Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of (10)_____________. He has solved (11) ____________________ for many people. That is why I admire him so much. rice production Read it together. “Father of Hybrid Rice” better rice plants the problem of hunger

10. Introduction Main body Conclusion Part One Introduce the person you want to write about. Part Two Write some detailed information about Yuan Longping’s life, such as date of birth, major events and so on. Part Three Explain why I admire Yuan Longping. the first paragraph the second paragraph the third paragraph Writing structure

11. Conclusion Introduction Introduce the person you want to write about. Main body Write some detailed information about his or her life. Explain why you admire him or her. Outline for writing about a famous person:

12. Group work: Look for the information about a famous person you admire.

13. Look for the information about a famous person you admire and write a passage about him/her. name, date of birth and place of birth family and studies date of death major events in his life famous for prizes or awards

14. A great person Name: Charles Robert Darwin Date of birth and place of birth:27th February 1809, Princeton, the UK Date of death: 19th April 1882 Family and studies: biology in Cambridge University Major events in his life: 1839 ： got married 1859 ： published origin of species Famous for: his devotion to biology Why I admire him: he had the courage to believe that there is no god

15. Write a passage about the famous person you admire according to the information you got in your group. name, date of birth and place of birth family and studies date of death major events in his life famous for prizes or awards

16. Introduction I think the greatest person that has ever lived is Martin Luther King. He was a very brave man and he changed many people’s lives. This is what I found out about him. Possible version Martin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 in Georgia in the USA. He was the middle child in a family of three children. When he was young, he did well in all his lessons. He became the leader of the black civil rights movement in the USA. In 1964, Dr King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest man ever to receive the award. Main body Dr King died on 4th April 1968. I admire Dr King because he inspired so many people and changed American society for better. Conclusion

17. Florence Nightingale is most r___________ as a pioneer in nursing. She was born on May 12, 1820 in a rich family. Her parents n______ her after the famous Italian city of Florence where she was b______. She had a happy life when she was a child and learned well in school. In 1850, Nightingale decided that she would train to be a n______. Her family didn’t a______ with her because in those days, nursing was mostly for women with no other way of m_______ a living. But she didn’t listen to her parents. She went to Germany to learn and train to be a nurse. emembered amed orn ursegree aking

18. When she went back to England, she worked in a h_________ with the help of a friend. She made the hospital the best in the country. When war broke out, she w______ with thirty-eight nurses to the hospitals near the front. There she found things were much w______ than she had thought. Florence used her own money to buy everything n________ for the hospitals. Her o______ pay was the smiles and thanks from the wounded soldiers. ospital ent orse eedednly

19. She didn’t stop w_______. She often worked for twenty-four hours without r_____. At night, she would often carry a lamp when she went around to make sure that all was well and no one was in need of help. She became f________ as “the lady with the lamp”. Florence Nightingale died on August 13, 1910. She is still remembered today because of the good things she d_________. orking est amous id

20. Thank you!