八年级英语上册-Module-2-Amazing-things-Unit-5-Encyclopaedias-Reading-3课件-(新版)牛津上海版.ppt

1、 May is reading the encyclopaedia article about a thinker Diogenes. But she doesnt know about him at all. So she surfed the Internet and found some more information about him.Diogenes lived in Greece.Do you know where Greece is? In Asia In Africa In EuropeGreeceDiogenes was a great thinker from Gree

2、ce. He took his lantern here and there to look for intelligent people A thinker is someone who thinks or reasons in a certain wayA lot of people laughed at him because he always lived in his . But he didnt mind at all. house jar bagA May is listening to the article about Diogenes on CD-ROM. Listen c

3、arefully and help her plete the following notes for her school project.Diogenes l was a (1)_.l lived in (2)_.l was born about (3)_ years ago.l . taught people to be (4)_ by owning as (5)_ things as possible.l owned a (6)_, a (7)_, a (8)_ and a (9)_.l threw away his (10)_ when he sawa boy drinking wa

4、ter from his (11)_and became even (12)_.B May is reading the article now.Diogenes was a famous thinker. Helived in Greece about two thousandyears ago. He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible. All he owned was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a bag and a cup. He was

5、 very happy. One day, Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a fountain, so he threw away his cup and became even happier. (See Greece)A1 Someone called Diogenes a dog. Surf the Internet and find more information about him and tell why people called him a dog.A2 Once, Alexander the Grea

6、t went to visitDiogenes. He offered to help Diogenes. What do you think Diogenes said? Give your reasons. Then surf the Internet to find the answers.B Have a debate. The FOR side thinks whatDiogenes said was right and the AGAINST side thinks that the way to be happy is to own as many things as possible. Write a summary about Diogenes.as as possibleCome as early as possible. Our PE teacher always told us to run as fast as possible.I will write as many articles as possible. Betty eats as little fried food as possible. as as someone can