1、Amazing peopleWelcome to the unit!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
2、unit,we willAudrey Hepburn Zhang 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 co
3、ntributions to?What was she given 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,
4、1910 in what is now Skopje,Macedonia,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 leade
5、r in software,services and solutions 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)fo
6、cusing on improving global health.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
7、 when he couldnt hear anything?What 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
8、 continued to work for his music,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 Afr
9、ican countries for seven times.His 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 Heamazing p
10、eoplepretty/handsome peoplepeople who have changed our world for the better through their thoughts and actionspeople who have beautiful outlooksCan you think of other amazing people?What spirits can we learn from them?1.hard-working&determined 2.brave&unselfish 3.imaginative&creative Guess the names
11、 of the amazing people according to your classmates descriptions.Useful words/expressions:nationality time appearance achievement personalitypersonal 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 h
12、eadache tablet.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)Notes:1.使我们的世界更美好change our world for the bet
13、ter变好/变坏 change for the better/worse我要换一辆新车。I want to change the old car for a new one.change a ten-yuan notemake changes(to)sth.对作出改动The government plans to make important changes to the tax system.我已经对报告作了必要的改动。I have made necessary changes to the report.对我们的生活方式作出了有用的改变make useful changes to the
14、way we live change“零钱”“找零”是不可数名词。我身上没零钱。I have no change on me.Keep the change.不用找钱了。for a change 换换方式We have ridden for an hour.Lets walk for a change.Lets dine out tonight for a change.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