1、 read an arctic about a famous explorer and an article about a Chinese astronaut listen to a headmaster talking about requirements for a speaker talk about famous people and unknown places,and introduce a person write a biographical article interview a expertIn this unit,we willAudrey Hepburn Zhang
2、Manyu beautifulhandsome and charmingAre you excited when you see the pictures of them?Now lets meet some people.Do you know them?Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prizefor her work among the poor people of India.Mother TeresaWhen was she born?What did she make great contributions to?What was she given
3、 by the government of India?What did she won for her work?Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work among the poor people of India.She is one of the greatest women in the world,who made great contributions to the peace of the world.She was born on 27 August,1910 in what is now Skopje,Macedo
4、nia,and was loved and worshipped(崇拜)in India.She was given the highest honor as Gandi by the government of India.Bill Gates started Microsoft,the biggest computertechnology company in the world.Bill GatesHe is chairman of Microsoft Corporation and the worldwide leader in software,services and soluti
5、ons that help people and businesses realize their full potential.Bill Gates started Microsoft,the biggest computer technology company in the world.It is said that he employs more than 55000 people in 85 countries and regions.He and his wife set up a foundation(基金会)focusing on improving global health
6、.He is also the richest man in the world-worth.Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of all time.BeethovenBeethoven was one of the greatest composers of all time.When was he born?What was he and what did he create during his life?What did he successfully finish when he couldnt hear anything?Wh
7、at can you learn from him?He was born on 17 December,1770 in Bonn.He carried on the tradition and became one of the worlds greatest composers.During his life he created many beautiful and famous works.Though he couldnt hear anything any more at the age of 45,he still continued to work for his music,
8、and he successfully finished the ninth and tenth symphony at last.Zheng He opened up relations between China and the outside world.Zheng He(1371-1433)was the greatest navigator in ancient China.He had successively led his fleet on diplomatic missions to Asian and African countries for seven times.Hi
9、s fleet was rarely seen throughout the world at that time in terms of the scale,the navigation times,the distance,the scope,and the lasting time,which paved the way for cultural exchanges between the east and the west.Mother TeresaBill GatesBeethovenZheng Heamazingpeoplepretty/handsome peoplepeople
10、who have changed our world for the better through their thoughts and actionspeople who have beautiful outlooksCan you think of other amazing people?1.What spirits can we learn from them?hard-working&determined brave&unselfish imaginative&creative 2.Do you think these people have made useful changes
11、to the world?3.Which of these peoples achievements have the largest effect on your lives today?4.Who is your hero?What are his or her achievements?Guess the names of the amazing people according to your classmates descriptions.Useful words/expressions:nationality time appearance achievement personal
12、itypersonal life He is Chinese.He is famous for his action films,which made the westerners know what Chinese Kongfu is.He died at 32 caused by a reaction to the headache tablet.Notes:1.使我们的世界更美好change our world for the better变好/变坏change for the better/worsee.g.I want to change the old car for a new
13、one.我要换一辆新车。make changes(to)sth.对作出改动e.g.The government plans to makeimportant changes to the tax system.我已经对报告作了必要的修改。make useful changes to the way we live 对我们的生活方式作出了有用的改变change“零钱”“找零”是不可数名词。e.g.I have no change on me.我身上没零钱。Keep the change.不用找钱了。for a change 换换方式e.g.We have ridden for an hour.L
14、ets walk for a change.我们已经骑了一个小时了。让我们换换方式走路吧。Lets dine out tonight for a change.今晚我们换换方式出去吃饭吧。2.获得诺贝尔和平奖win the Nobel Peace Prizewin the Nobel Prize for Peace3.创办了微软start Microsoft/a factory/shopstart a mystery book club4.最伟大的作曲家之一one of the greatest composers e.g.Do you have a hero/heroine?What are the things he or she has done that make you feel that this person is amazing?Interview your classmates about their heroes or heroines.Write a short passage about your hero or heroine.(100 words or so)