1、Unit1 Using Language Explore the meaning of greatness the quality or state of being great (as in size, skill, achievement, or power) Florence Nightingale Alexander Fleming Elon Musk Jack Ma Bill Gates Zhong Nanshan Who do you admire most? Why? Zhong Nanshan is the person I admire most. Because he is
2、 the hero in the fight against SARS and COVID-19. Now, lets learn more information about them! 1. Match the people with their achievements. P6 1 1. Elon Musk A. founder of modern nursing 2. Bill Gates B. founded high-tech and futuristic companies 3. Jack Ma C. managed the SARS (Ma Yun) outbreak 4. A
3、lexander D. made great advancement Fleming in online shopping 5. Florence E. made home computing Nightingale accessible 6. Zhong Nanshan F. discovered penicillin Skills: Read and guess before listening. 2. Then listen to a conversation between Dr Wang, his daughter Wang Lin, and his daughters friend
4、 Anna, and check your answers. 1. Elon Musk A. founder of modern nursing 2. Bill Gates B. founded high-tech and futuristic companies 3. Jack Ma C. managed the SARS (Ma Yun) outbreak 4. Alexander D. made great advancement Fleming in online shopping 5. Florence E. made home computing Nightingale acces
5、sible 6. Zhong Nanshan F. discovered penicillin P6 1 3. Listen to the conversation again. Who does each speaker admire? Tick in the table below. Dr Wang Wang Lin Anna Smith Elon Musk Bill Gates Jack Ma Zhong Nanshan Florence Nightingale Alexander Fleming Dr Wang P6 2 4. Listen again and answer the q
6、uestions. 1. Why does Dr Wang say “money isnt everything”? 2. What is the real reason Anna admires the famous people, and what examples does she give? 3. What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires? Why? P6 3 5. Work in groups. Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the ta
7、ble below. P7 4 Scientists Newton Marie Curie James Watt Edison Albert Einstein Politicians George Washington Sun Zhongshan Napoleon Bonaparte Lenin Winston S. Churchill 6. Discuss what makes these people great. Try to use the following language fillers to give yourself time to think. Giving time to
8、 think (Er/Oh/Um,) Let me see/ think Yeah, I mean, I understand what youre saying Well, er, Just a moment. Anyway, Hang on a second. May I think about that for a moment? How can/shall/should I put this/it? Right. / sure. Well, I guess You see/ know, What I want to say is Ive nearly got it, er, Reall
9、y? So, Well, its on the tip of my tongue. Let me think about this/that for a moment. P7 5 7. Use your discussion to draw conclusions about the meaning of greatness. The following expressions may help you. Then report back to the class. P7 6 The greatest person l know of is, who To be great, a person
10、 should To me, greatness means Why do you think that? Thats true, but. I want to be like _ because he/she has achieved financial success has invented new products has made great discoveries serves as a good role model brings happiness to other people makes great contributions to society Useful expre
11、ssions to talk about the meaning of greatness: The greatest person l know of is, who To be great, a person should To me, greatness means Why do you think that? has achieved financial success has invented new products has made great discoveries serves as a good role model Can you talk about the meaning of greatness
