1、Using Language Page 6-7 Explore the meaning of greatness Learning Objectives 1.Practice listening for gist, opinions and reasons through a conversation about people of achievement. 2. Practise using language fillers to make natural conversations. 3. State your understanding and opinions of great peo
2、ple. What makes people great? Most great people are both talented and diligent. Many are perfectionists are unwilling to accept anything but the best Both talents and efforts are important. talents or efforts ? Warm up Look at the pictures. Do you know these people? Who are they? Do you know their a
3、chievements? Alexander Fleming Florence Nightingale Zhong Nanshan Jack MaElon Musk Bill Gates Activity 1 Match the people with the achievements. 4. Alexander Fleming 5. Florence Nightingale 6. Zhong Nanshan 3. Jack Ma 1. Elon Musk 2. Bill Gates A founder of modern nursing D made great advancement in
4、 online shopping C managed the SARS outbreak B founded high-tech and futuristic companies E made home computing accessible F discovered penicillin Activity 1 Match the people with the achievements. Then listen to a conversation between Dr. Wang, his daughter Wang Lin, and his daughters friend Anna,
5、and check your answers. 4. Alexander Fleming 5. Florence Nightingale 6. Zhong Nanshan 3. Jack Ma 1. Elon Musk 2. Bill Gates A founder of modern nursing D made great advancement in online shopping C managed the SARS outbreak B founded high-tech and futuristic companies E made home computing accessibl
6、e F discovered penicillin Activity 2 Dr Wang Wang Lin Anna Elon Musk Bill Gates Jack Ma Zhong Nanshan Florence Nightingale Alexander Fleming Dr Wang Listen to a conversation again. Who does each speaker admire? Tick in the table below. Activity 3 Listen again and answer the questions. 1.Why does Dr
7、Wang say “money isnt everything”? 2. What is the real reason Anna admire the famous people, and what examples does she give? 3. What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires? Why ? Listen for reasons Activity 3 Listen again and answer the questions. When people give their opinions or decisions o
8、n a matter, they often give reasons for them. Sometimes, the reason is introduced by words such as because or due to. At other times, the reason is given right after the opinion or decision, and the link can be inferred.（推断）（推断） Listen for reasons Activity 3 Listen again and answer the questions. 1.
9、Why does Dr Wang say “money isnt everything”? 2. What is the real reason Anna admire the famous people, and what examples does she give? 3. What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires? Why ? Listen for reasons Activity 3 Listen again and answer the questions. 1.Why does Dr Wang say “money isnt
10、 everything”? Because he doesnt believe that money alone is a true measure of success. 2. What is the real reason Anna admire the famous people, and what examples does she give? Because they worked so hard to achieve their goals and have positive contributions to society. She mentions Elon Musk and
11、Bill Gates. Activity 3 Listen again and answer the questions. 3. What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires? Why ? She admires people that do good things and inspire her, because she mentions these two things when she talks about how wonderful her father is. Anna: Hi, Dr Wang,Hi Wang Lin,did
12、you hear,Elon Musks company just launched a rocket. Dr Wang: Elon musk? Who is he? Anna: He is the guy who founded a private space company and also some other companies. The companies he found are really high-tech and futuristic. He has made millions of dollars. Wang Lin: Oh, he must be a really sma
13、rt guy and so rich now. Anna: Yeah, Id say he is as famous as Bill Gates, or Jack Ma now. They are really smart too. just think of all the money they must make. Dr Wang: Well, you two, its to become so successful and make all that money,but money isnt everything. Just look at people like Alexander F
14、leming,who discovered penicillin, and Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, and my own personal hero,Dr. Zheng Nanshan, who managed the SARS outbreak. They never made millions of dollars, but their contributions to healthcare have saved countless lives. Wang Lin: yes, dad, sorry,we kn
15、ow they are great examples to everyone. But you know successful people like Bill Gates and Jack Ma have donated millions of dollars to charity,which should also count for something , right? Dr. Wang: well ,youre right on that point,they are certainly being responsible in that way. Moreover, they are
16、 good for working hard and becoming successful. Anna: Yes,exactly, and Dr. Wang, I think you misunderstood me just now. I agree with you, I like those people,because they work so hard to achieve their goals and have positive contributions to the society. Its not just do to how much they make, Elon m
17、usk, for example, is trying to help the future humankind, and Bill Gates, have given us home computers,I think we need more creative people like them. Wang Lin: Well,dont forget Jacks contributions, without him, I wouldnt find it so easy to shop online. And by the way, dad, if we are talking about p
18、eople who do good things and inspire us, you inspire me,dad. Activity 4 Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table below. Fields Names Science Art Literature Politics Medicine Education Albert Einstein/ Issac Newton/ Qian Xueshen, Yang Zhenning/Yuan LongPing Vincent van Go
19、gh/Monet/Beethoven/Picasso/Qi Baishi. William Shakespeare/ Mark Twain/ Lu Xun /Byron/Li Bai/ Du fu. Mao Zedong/ Lenin/ Marx/Zhou Enlai/ Stalin. Lin Qiaozhi/ Wu Mengchao/ Li Shizhen/Hippocrates/Zhang Zhongjing Confucius/ Dewey/Tao Xingzhi/ Cai Yuanpei/ Comenius. Discuss what makes these people great.
20、 Try to use the following language fillers to give yourself time to think. Activity 5 Discuss what makes these people great. Activity 5 S1: To me, Bill Gates is a great man. S2: Why do you think that? S1: well, I guess, because hes one of the worlds most successful businessman. You see, almost every
21、one use his product on their computers. S2: Let me think about that for a minute.I guess thats true, but I dont think that makes him great. When Gates started out, there were many other computer systems that were just as good or better than Windows. He didnt invent something completely new. He was j
22、ust lucky. S1: well, er, maybe luck had something to do with it, but great people make their own luck because theyre clever and work hard. S2: I dont really think thats true. A lot of clever people work hard and never have a good luck. S1: Then who do you think is great? S2: Thomas Edison, because h
23、e had so many inventions that helped mankind. The light bulb, the record player, films The world we live in now is a world that Edison made for us. Without his original ideas, we would not have much of the modern technology we have today. S1: Im not sure that his ideas were totally that original. Fo
24、r example, Edison didnt really invent the light bulb. The idea for the light bulb had been around for a long time, but because Edison worked harder, he was able to succeed where many people had failed. S2: Hang on a second. I believe that Edisons inventions have helped far more people than Bill Gate
25、s. S1: I simply disagree. S3: You know, I think that I have to disagree with both of you. The greatest person I know of is John Watson. S1: really? Whos he? Ive never heard of him. S3: How shall I put this? Hes just a regular guy. One night he was taking his dog for a walk when he saw a house on fir
26、e. A woman was standing outside the house screaming because her two kids were trapped inside and were going to burn to death. John didnt even think twice but just ran into the burning house to look for them. He found both kids upstairs in their bedroom, hiding in a closet. He took them one by one and dropped them out of window to safety. But the fire became too strong, so he wasnt able to make it out himself. S2: Wow! He gave up his own life to save others. What a brave man! Well, I guess you dont have to be famous to be great. S1: I guess not.
