Unit2 Great people Welcome to the unit

Edison inventor invented the light bulb

Bruce Lee made kung fu popular in the west

nun Mother Teresa spent all her life caring for the poor

explorer [iks'plɔ:rə] Columbus Zheng He found America

astronaut Zhai Zhigang Neil Armstrong the first Chinese to walk in space the first man to walk on the moon

played four times in the World Cup football player Pelé played four times in the World Cup

the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley [ 'elvis 'presli ] singer the king of rock and roll Jay Zhou

Guess what these famous people are. astronaut explorer film star football player nun singer nun film star astronaut explorer singer football player

What did they do? 1.Bruce Lee a. was the first man to walk on the moon. 2.Christopher Columbus b. was the king of rock and roll. 3.Mother Teresa c. made kung fu popular in the west. 4.Neil Armstrong d. spent her life caring for the poor. 5.Pelé e. discovered America. 6.Elvis Presley f. played four times in the World Cup Make complete sentences using the above information. e.g. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

Who are they? What did they do? Jianzhen Audrey Hepburn Cailun Einstein

Listen and answer Who does Eddie think is the greatest person in the world? Does Hobo know who Paul Yum is? Who is Paul Yum?

Read and act

Language Points: 1. Who do you think is the greatest person that has ever lived, Eddie? ★ do you think 是插入语， that has ever lived 是定语从句，其中that指前面的the greatest person ，叫关系代词，指人的关系代词也可以用who。e.g. He is the man that / who I’m looking for.

2. He’s the person who invented my favourite food. ★discover指初次看见本来已存在但以前未被发现的事物，意思是“发现”。如： Columbus discovered America in 1492. ★invent是指创造前所未有的事物，故作“发明”解。例： Edison invented the light bulb．

Discussion Who do you think is the greatest person? Why do you admire them? Can you give a presentation to the class about a famous person? — Who do you think is the greatest person that has ever lived? — ______! I admire___ the most. — What did ___ do ? — ______________________. — Why do you admire ___? — Because ____________. What about you? Do you admire anybody?

Free talk You will succeed as long as you work hard. What have you learnt from these great people? You will succeed as long as you work hard.

Complete the sentences astronaut Yang Liwei is the first ____________ (宇航员) in China who travelled in the space. Many young students want to be ________ (歌星) when they grow up. Can you tell me who the telephone. Did Marie Curie （发现）Po（钋） and Radium(镭)? ——Have you Bill Gates? —— Yes, of course. He is the hero of the youth. He spent his life ___________ (关爱) the poor. singers invented discover heard of caring for

7. 章子怡是中国最受欢迎的电影明星之一。 Zhang Ziyi is in China. 8.这是我至今看过的最好的一部电影。 This is the that I . 9.从那之后我没收到他的来信。 I have never him then. one of the most famous film stars best film have ever seen Heard from since

Homework Remember the words and expressions. Write something about a famous person. Preview Reading.