1、Unit 1 People of AchievementUsing Language(Listening and Speaking)Lead-in Do you know these people?Who are they?What are their achievements?Before Listening Match the people with their achievements.Then share with a partner what you know about the people and their achievements.()1.Alexander Fleming(
2、)2.Florence Nightingale()3.Wu Mengchao()4.Zhong Nanshan()5.Tu YouyouA.contributed to a new treatment for malariaB.discovered penicillinC.founded modern nursingD.performed operations well into his 90sE.managed the SARS outbreakBCDEAWhile Listening Listen to the conversation.Who does each speaker admi
3、re?Tick the correct boxes in the table below.NameDr WangWang LeAnna SmithAlexander FlemingZhong NanshanFlorence NightingaleWu MengchaoTu YouyouDr Wang Listen again and answer the questions below.You can discuss them with a partner.Listen for reasonsWhen people give their opinions or decisions on a m
4、atter,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.1.Why did Anna meet Wang Le at her home?Because theyre doing a career-planning project toge
5、ther.2.Why did Dr Wang decide to become a doctor?Because he has always wanted to do great things and help people.3.What kind of person does Wang Le admire?Why?She really admires people like Tu Youyou because her research led to the discovery of atemisinin.Listen again and answer the questions below.
6、You can discuss them with a partner.Listen for reasonsWhen people give their opinions or decisions on 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 ca
7、n be inferred.4.What advice did Dr Wang give?Do you agree with him?Give your reasons.Dr Wang advises that when you are young,it is very important to find out what really interests you.Also,never lose interest in it when it seems a bit too hard for you.I agree with him because great people challenge
8、themselves to solve difficult problems.It helps them reach their goals and achieve great things.Dr Wang:Hi,Anna!Please come in.Anna Smith:Hi,Dr Wang!Long time no see!Dr Wang:Yes,so youre here to see Wang Le?Anna Smith:Yes,were doing a career-planning project together.Wang Le:Hi,Anna!Dr Wang:So Ill l
9、eave you two alone.Anna Smith:Please dont go,Dr Wang.Actually,we were planning to interview you.Do you have time now?Dr Wang:Me?Wang Le:Yes,Dad.We want to know what made you choose your career as a doctor.Dr Wang:Thats a good question.Well,long story short,Ive always wanted to do great things and he
10、lp people,which might explain why I entered this line of work.Anna Smith:So were there any people who influenced you?Dr Wang:Oh,for sure.I would say people like Dr Zhong Nanshan,who managed the SARS outbreak back in 2003,and Dr Wu Mengchao,who performed liver operations well into his 90s.Anna Smith:
11、So they were like your role models?Dr Wang:Yes,exactly.I admired them because I saw the greatness in them.You two must have role models too,right?Wang Le:Yes,thats right.One of mine is Tu Youyou,whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin.I really admire people like her.Anna Smith:My personal
12、 heroes are Alexander Fleming,who discovered penicillin,and Florence Nightingale,the founder of modern nursing.Countless lives were saved due to their amazing work.Dr Wang:Those are certainly some great people.I admire them too.Anna Smith:So,Dr Wang,what advice do you have for us,the younger generat
13、ion?Dr Wang:I think when you are young,it is very important to find out what really interests you.Also,never lose interest in it when it seems a bit too hard for you.Anna Smith:Thanks,Dr Wang,thats really good advice!Successful people always push themselves to do difficult things.Dr Wang:Thats,right
14、,Anna.They challenge themselves to solve difficult problems.It helps them reach their goals and achieve great things.Anna Smith:Yes,exactly!Thank you very much for your time,Dr Wang.Youve been so helpful!Wang Le:And by the way,if were talking about people who do good things and inspire peoplefor me,
15、its you,Dad.After Listening Work in groups.Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table below.Ordinary peopleScientistsEnvironmentalistsExplorersInventorsPoliticiansAlbert Einstein,Isaac Newton,.Rachel Carson,Qu Geping,.Christopher Columbus,Marco Polo,.Thomas Alva Edison,Ben
16、jamin Franklin,.Mao Zedong,Karl Heinrich Marx,.Discuss what makes these people great.Try to use the following language fillers to give yourself time to think.Giving time to think(Er/Oh/Um,)let me see/think.Right./Sure.Well,er,.Really?Yeah,I mean,I understand what youre saying.Well,I guess.Anyway,.Yo
17、u see/know,.Just a moment.So,.Hang on a second.Well,its on the tip of my tongue.May I think about that for a moment?Ive nearly got it,er,.How can/shall/should I put this/it?What I want to say is.Let me think about this/that for a moment.A:To me,Bill Gates is a great man.B:Why do you think that?A:Wel
18、l,I guess,because hes one of the worlds most successful businessmen.You see,almost everyone uses his products on their computers.B:Let me think about that for a moment.I guess thats true,but I dont think that makes him great.When Gates started out,there were many other computer systems that were jus
19、t as good or better than Windows.He didnt invent something completely new.He was just lucky.A:Well,er,maybe luck had something to do with it,but great people make their own luck because theyre clever and work hard.B:I dont really think thats true.A lot of clever people work hard and never have good
20、luck.A:Then who do you think is great?B:Thomas Edison,because he 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 this original ideas,we would not have much of the modern technology we have today.A:I
21、m not sure that his ideas were really that original.For example,Edison didnt really invent the light bulb.Rather,he invented the first successful light bulb.The idea for the light bulb had been around for a long time,but because Edison worked harder and was cleverer than everyone else,he was able to
22、 succeed where many people had failed.B:Hang on a second.I believe that Edisons inventions have helped far more people than Bill Gatess.A:I simply disagree.C:You know,I think that I have to disagree with both of you.The greatest person I know of is John Watson.A:Really?Whos he?Ive never heard of him
23、.C: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 fire.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 ho
24、use 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 the window to safety.But the fire became too strong,so he wasnt able to make it out himself.B:Wow!He gave up his own life to save others.What a brave man!Well,I guess
25、you dont have to be famous to be great.A:I guess not.Use your discussion to draw conclusions about the meaning of greatness.The following expressions may help you.Then report back to the class.The greatest person I know of is.,who.To be great,a person should.To me,greatness means.Why do you think th
26、at?Thats true,but.I want to be like because he/she.has achieved financial successhas invented new productshas made great discoveriesserves as a good role modelbrings happiness to other peoplemakes great contributions to societyWorkbookListening and Speaking(P63)Before Listening Discuss these questio
27、ns with a partner.1.Do you think it is easy for a person to live alone in a forest observing wild animals?What might this person need and what difficulties might he/she face?I think it would be quite difficult to live in a forest alone.Finding food,washing clothes and dishes,and other parts of daily
28、 life would take a lot of time and would be quite hard.2.Look at the photos below.What do you know about Jane Goodall and her achievements?Jane Goodall is famous for her observations of wild chimpanzees in their natural habitat.For more than 50 years,Jane has fought to protect animals,including sett
29、ing up the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977.And in 1991,she set up the Roots&Shoots programme,which teaches young people around the world how to protect the environment.While Listening Listen to a speech about Jane Goodall and answer the questions below.1.How was Goodalls research method different,and
30、 how did it benefit her study?She did not number the chimps,but rather give them names so she could see them as individuals.2.In what ways did Goodalls work change the way people thought about chimps?She discovered that they also ate meat rather than just nuts and berries,and also that they were cap
31、able of making their own tools.3.What does the Roots and Shoots programme do?It teaches young people around the world how to protect the environment.4.Why is Goodall an inspiration to the speaker?She inspires the speaker through her love for the environment and her desire to educate young people.Nar
32、rator:Hello.Today,Id like to talk to you about my hero,Jane Goodall.Jane is famous for her observations of wild chimpanzees in their natural habitat.As a child,she always dreamt of studying animals,and when she became an adult,she finally got the chance.Goodall spent many years with chimpanzees in a
33、 Tanzanian national park.At first,the chimps mistrusted her and kept their distance,but eventually they saw her as harmless.Goodall did not follow traditional scientific research methods.She did not number the chimps,but rather give them names so she could see them as individuals.Goodalls work chang
34、ed the way people thought about chimps.She was able to discover how they communicate,and gave us invaluable information on their social structure and culture.She discovered that they also ate meat,rather than just nuts and berries,and also that they were capable of making their own tools.For more th
35、an 50 years,Jane Goodall has fought to protect animals,including setting up the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977.And in 1991,she set up the Roots&Shoots programme,which teaches young people around the world how to protect the environment.Following her countless years of hard work,in 2002,Goodall becam
36、e a UN Messenger of Peace.She serves as an inspiration to me.She inspires me through her love for the environment and her desire to educate young people.I hope you will find her an inspiration as well.Thank you.After Listening Talk about your heroes in groups.The following questions may help you.1.W
37、ho is your hero?2.What do you know about the persons life?3.What are one or two stories that can help your audience form an impression of your hero?4.Why do you like or admire this person?5.How does this person inspire you?1.Who is your hero?Huang Wenxiu2.What do you know about the persons life?She
38、was born in 1989 in Guangxi.She gave up the opportunity of working in big cities after she received a masters degree from Beijing Normal University in 2016.She accepted the appointment to work as the Party Chief of Baini village back in Guangxi.3.What are one or two stories that can help your audien
39、ce form an impression of your hero?For instance,she helped one farmer,Huang Bangxuan,obtain a subsidy to begin growing his own fruit trees.Another farmer,Wei Naiqing,obtained a discounted loan with Huangs help and was able to plant his own tea oil trees.4.Why do you like or admire this person?She ga
40、ined the respect of the villagers living in poverty by demonstrating a sincere desire to understand their problems and to find solutions.She knew the risk of travelling in bad weather,but she took that risk because she wanted to help people who could have been affected by the flood.5.How does this p
41、erson inspire you?Shes my inspiration because she gave up the opportunity to live and work in a big city and chose to return to her hometown to help the locals instead.Give a speech about your hero.The following tips can help you give a well-rounded speech.Greet the audience.Use the points from your
42、 discussion.Use a quote where necessary.Form an emotional connection through stories about the person.Make eye contact with different people in the audience.Provide a clear and concise conclusion.Hello,everyone.Id like to talk to you about my hero,Huang Wenxiu.She was born in 1989 in a small village
43、 of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.She gave up the opportunity of working in big cities after she received a masters degree from Beijing Normal University in 2016.She accepted the appointment to work as the Party Chief of Baini village back in Guangxi.Though many people did not take her seriously
44、when she started out in this little village,Huang eventually won the hearts of the people with her hard work and perseverance.Today,many people remember her fondly and mourn the loss of this young woman who had touched the lives of many.When Huang first began to work in Baini,a village in Baises Ley
45、e county,she was determined to find solutions to help the poor.Unfortunately,she discovered that she was treated with suspicion and even hostility from some of the poor households.Some people questioned her motives,believing that she was only pretending to care about their welfare toimprove her own
46、career prospects.Others found the idea of escaping poverty to be unrealistic.Disheartened,Huang sought out the former Party Chief of Baini and was told that the villagers would accept her only if they knew her.Bearing that advice in mind,Huang worked hard to gain the respect of the villagers.She lea
47、rnt to speak the local dialect.She rolled up her sleeves and worked together with the locals to do household chores.She even went with them to their farms to plant seeds and pick fruit.Once the villagers began to be warm to her,Huang found it easier to learn about their problems and help them to fin
48、d solutions.For instance,she helped one farmer,Huang Bangxuan,obtain a subsidy to begin growing his own fruit trees.Another farmer,WeiNaiqing,obtained a discounted loan with Huangs help and was able to plant his own tea oil trees.Since the beginning of her stint as the Party Chief of Baini from 2018
49、,Huang was a proponent of local agriculture.Under her stewardship,orange farmland increased by 300%.Experts were also invited to Baini to share their knowledge on how to improve the quality of the produce and to make the process more efficient.Huangs efforts had directly or indirectly led to a treme
50、ndous reduction in poverty:less than 3%of the villagers live in poverty today,compared to 23%over a year ago.Sadly,on 17 June 2019,Huang perished during a flash flood on her way to Baini,when her car was swept off the mountain and washed into the valley.Her friends and family had tried to dissuade h
