1. 1. Dictation of Unit4: 1)One third of the nation felt it. 2)The number of the people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000. 3)A great number of students like Zhou Xingchi. 4)Sand now filled the wells instead of water. 5)People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

2. 1.quality n. 品质，质量 2.get on well with sb. 与某人相处得很好 3.be willing to do sth. 愿意做某事 4.refuse vt. 拒绝 5.active adj. 积极的 6.lose heart 丧失勇气，丧失信心，丧失意志 7.be in trouble 处在困境中 8.the Bible 圣经 9.fight against ( 过去式 fought) 对 … 作战 10.invader n. 侵略者

3. 11.found vt. 建立 12.Republic n. 共和国，共和政体 13.principle n. 原则 14.nationalism 民族 15.people’s right 民权 16.people’s livelihood 民生 17.fight for 为 … 而战斗 18.peaceful adj. 和平的 19.prison n. 监狱 20.land on 抵达；着陆

4. 2. Warming up Page33: Look at those sentences. Please answer the questions in the form, and find out what kind of person you are.

5. 3. Individual answer (one by one): According to the questions and answers of Warming up form, what qualities do you think a great person should have?

6. 4. Summary As a great person, he or she should help others, get on well with others, be willing to do public service, be active in society activities and never lose heart when he or she is in great trouble and so on.

7. Look the following pictures, and think about who they are. Are they all important people? Are they all great people, either? 5. Discussion

9. Sun Yat-sen 孙中山 （ 1866-1925 ） China He founded （建立） the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism;people’s rights; people’s livelihood.

10. Norman Bethune （ 1890- 1939 ） Canada He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.

11. Neil Armstrong (1930- ) He landed on the moon in July 1969.

12. Nelson Mandela (1918- ) South Africa He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people.

13. Gandhi (1869-1948) India He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.

14. ___________________,second wife of the Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen. She became an influential Chinese political figure after her husband's death. In 1981 she was named honorary Chairman of the People's Republic. she busied herself with various welfare activities, ranging from heading the Women's Federation to a number of committees of (orphaned) children. Song Qingling (1893--1981) Song Qingling

15. Life is not easy for any of us. We must work, and above all we must believe in ourselves. We must believe that each one of us is able to do something well, and that, when we discover what this thing is, we must work hard at it until we succeed. ---Madame Curie Madame Curie is famous for her discovery of radium. Madame Curie (1867---1934)

16. She was born in the USA but grew up in Zhejiang Province after her parents moved to China in 1895. She first learnt Chinese and was later taught English. From 1910 to 1914 she studied in America and then returned to China. In 1931 she wrote her best –known novel, The Good Earth. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Pearl S.Buck (1892-1973 )

17. 6. Discussion Sample 1)I think William Tyndale is a great person, because…… 2)In my opinion, Gandi is…… ， because……

18. 7. Talking Page69 Look at the four pictures in your book And answer the following questions: 1)Who is your hero/heroine? 2)Why do you like him/her so much? 3)Did he/she do anything for others? 4)What are his/her best qualities?

19. 8. Speaking task: Page74 Words: intelligent 智慧的 determined 坚毅的 generous 慷慨的 kind unselfish 不自私的 hard-working brave 勇敢的 confident 自信的

20. Homework: 1.Preview the Reading text. (PP34,38) 2.Do exercises in Comprehending.