Unit 1 People of Achievement Using languageListening(ppt课件)-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、UnitPEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT1Unit 1 Using LanguageExplore the meaning of greatnessthe quality or state of being great(as in size,skill,achievement,or power)Florence NightingaleAlexander FlemingElon MuskJack MaBill GatesZhong NanshanWho do you admire most?Why?Zhong Nanshan is the person I admire most.Be

2、cause he is the hero in the fight against SARS and COVID-19.Now,lets learn more information about these great people!Florence NightingaleBorn:May 12,1820Died:Aug.13,1910 Florence Nightingale is best known for her pioneering work in the field of nursing.She tended to wounded soldiers during the Crime

3、an War(克里克里 米亚战争米亚战争).She became known as the“Lady with the Lamp”because of her night rounds.Alexander FlemingBorn:Aug.6,1881Died:Mar.11,1955 Alexander Fleming was a Scottish bacteriologist(细菌学家细菌学家)and Nobel Prize winner,best known for his discovery of penicillin.He is one of the most influential p

4、eople of the 20th century.Elon MuskBorn:June 28,1971 Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur (企业家企业家)and businessman.He is known for founding X.com in 1999(which later became PayPal),SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla Motors in 2003.Bill GatesBorn:Oct.28,1955 Bill Gates is an American business

5、 magnate,software developer,investor,and philanthropist(慈善家慈善家).He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.Jack MaBorn:Sep.10,1964 Jack Ma is a Chinese entrepreneur,founder

6、and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group.During the COVID-19,his foundation donated millions of masks and other medical supplies to the U.S.,Europe,and Africa.Zhong NanshanBorn:Oct.20,1936 Zhong Nanshan is one of the greatest doctors in China,as well as an academic at the Chinese Academy of En

7、gineering.Zhong discovered the SARS coronavirus back in 2003 and played an important role in the countrys fight against the epidemic as a leading scientist.He is seen as one of the most respectable and trusted figures during Chinas battle against COVID-19 and serves as an adviser to the government i

8、n managing the crisis.1.Match the people with their achievements.P6 11.Elon Musk A.founder of modern nursing2.Bill Gates B.founded high-tech and futuristic companies3.Jack MaC.managed the SARS (Ma Yun)outbreak 4.Alexander D.made great advancement Fleming in online shopping 5.Florence E.made home com

9、puting Nightingale accessible6.Zhong Nanshan F.discovered penicillinSkill:Read and guess before listening.2.Then listen to a conversation between Dr Wang,his daughter Wang Lin,and his daughters friend Anna,and check your answers.1.Elon Musk A.founder of modern nursing2.Bill Gates B.founded high-tech

10、 and futuristic companies3.Jack Ma C.managed the SARS (Ma Yun)outbreak 4.Alexander D.made great advancement Fleming in online shopping 5.Florence E.made home computing Nightingale accessible6.Zhong Nanshan F.discovered penicillinP6 13.Listen to the conversation again.Who does each speaker admire?Tic

11、k in the table below.Dr Wang Wang LinAnna SmithElon Musk Bill Gates Jack MaZhong NanshanFlorence NightingaleAlexander Fleming Dr WangP6 24.Listen again and answer the questions.1.Why does Dr Wang say“money isnt everything”?2.What is the real reason Anna admires the famous people,and what examples do

12、es she give?3.What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires?Why?P6 3She admires people that do good things and inspire her,because she mentions these two things when she talks about how wonderful her father is.Because he doesnt believe that money alone is a true measure of success.Because they h

13、ave worked so hard to achieve their goals and have positive contributions to society.She mentions Elon Musk and Bill Gates.Listen for reasons:When 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 t

14、o.At other times,the reason is given right after the opinion or decision,and the link can be inferred.AS:Hi,Dr Wang!Hi,Wang Lin!Did you hear?Elon Musks company just launched another rocket.DW:Elon Musk?Whos he?AS:Hes the guy who founded a private space company,and also some other companies.The compa

15、nies he founds are all really high-tech and futuristic.Hes made millions of dollars.WL:Oh,he must be a really smart guy,and so rich right now!AS:Yes,Id say hes as famous as Bill Gates or Jack Ma now.Theyre really smart,too.Just think of all that money they must make!DW:Well,you two,its great that th

16、eyve been able to become so successful and make all that money,but money isnt everything.Just look at people like Alexander Fleming,who discovered penicillin,and Florence Nightingale,the founder of modern nursing,and my own personal hero,Dr Zhong Nanshan,who managed the SARS outbreak-they never made

17、 millions of dollars,but their contributions to health care have saved countless lives.Anna Smith=AS;Dr Wang=DW;Wang Lin=WLTapescript:WL:Yes,Dad,sorry.We know-they are great examples to everyone But,you know,successful people like Bill Gates and Jack Ma have donated millions of dollars to charity,wh

18、ich should also count for something,right?DW:Well,youre right on that point.Theyre certainly being responsible in that way.Moreover,theyre good for working hard and becoming successful.AS:Yes,exactly!And Dr Wang,I think you misunderstood me just now.I agree with you.I like those people because they

19、have worked so hard to achieve their goals and have positive contributions to society.Its not just due to how much money they make.Elon Musk,for example,is trying to help the future of humankind,and Bill Gates has given us home computers.I think we need more creative people like them.WL:Well,dont fo

20、rget Jack Mas contribution.Without him,I wouldnt find it so easy to shop online!And by the way,Dad,if were talking about people who do good things and inspire us-you inspire me,DadAnna Smith=AS;Dr Wang=DW;Wang Lin=WL4.Listen again and answer the questions.1.Why does Dr Wang say“money isnt everything

21、”?2.What is the real reason Anna admires the famous people,and what examples does she give?3.What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires?Why?P6 3She admires people that do good things and inspire her,because she mentions these two things when she talks about how wonderful her father is.Because

22、 he doesnt believe that money alone is a true measure of success.Because they have worked so hard to achieve their goals and have positive contributions to society.She mentions Elon Musk and Bill Gates.Listen for reasons:When people give their opinions or decisions on a matter,they often give reason

23、s 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.5.Work in groups.Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table below.P7 4Possible answers:Envir

24、onmentalists Albert Arnold GoreRachel CarsonInventors Nikola TeslaSir Isaac NewtonAlexander Graham BellBenjamin FranklinJames WattThomas Alva EdisonExplorers Marco PoloChristopher ColumbusScientists Newton Marie CurieJames Watt Edison Albert Einstein Politicians George WashingtonSun Zhongshan Napole

25、on BonaparteLenin Winston S.Churchill6/7.Discuss what makes these people great.Use your discussion to draw conclusions about the meaning of greatness.P7 6 The greatest person l know of is,who To be great,a person should To me,greatness means Why do you think that?Thats true,but.I want to be like _ b

26、ecause he/she has achieved financial success has invented new products has made great discoveries serves as a good role model brings happiness to other people makes great contributions to societyBob:To me,Bill Gates is a great man.Greta:Why do you think that?Bob:Well,I guess,because hes one of the w

27、orlds most successful businessmen.You see,almost everyone uses his products on their computers.Greta: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 just as good or better than Windo

28、ws.He didnt invent something completely new.He was just lucky.Bob:Well,er,maybe luck had something to do with it,but great people make their own luck because theyre clever and work hard.Greta:I dont really think thats true.A lot of clever people work hard and never have good luck.Bob:Then who do you

29、 think is great?Greta: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 his original ideas,we would not have much of the modern technology we have today.Sample Dialogue:Bob:Im

30、 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

31、succeed where many people had failed.Greta:Hang on a second.I believe that Edisons inventions have helped far more people than Bill Gatess.Bob:I simply disagree.Jill:You know,I think that I have to disagree with both of you.The greatest person I know of is John Watson.Bob:Really?Whos he?Ive never he

32、ard of him.Jill: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 t

33、he burning house to look for them.He found both kids upstairs in heir 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.Greta:Wow!He gave up his own life to save others.What a brave m

34、an!Well,I guess you dont have to be famous to be great.Bob:I guess not.Useful expressions to talk about the meaning of greatness:The greatest person l know of is,who To be great,a person should To me,greatness means Why do you think that?has achieved financial success has invented new products has made great discoveries serves as a good role model 1.What do you know about these great people:Elon Musk,Bill Gates,Jack Mar(Ma Yun),Alexander Fleming,Florence Nightingale,Zhong Nanshan?2.What makes these people great?3.Can you talk about the meaning of greatness?