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Unit 6 The Admirable
Topic Talk
Warming-up
I admire my history teacher very much.
She is very knowledgeable. I can learn a lot from her lesson every day.
I admire my father very much.
He is very considerate. He shows me how to always care for others.
Pair work: Who is the person you admire Why
Talking
Use the diagram to talk about the person you admire.
Things people do:
put out fire and save people’s lives
cure diseases
help people in danger
fight for justice
work for charity
work for the next generation
work towards social reform
work towards convenience of life
Things people do:
protect people
protect buildings
protect the environment
make important discoveries
make the world a better place
make a difference to the world
make remarkable contribution to mankind
sacrifice their own time for the well-being of others
Talking
Qualities:
brave, intelligent, creative, sensible, capable, hard-working, generous
scientist
Yuan Longping
a Chinese agricultural scientist
developed the first hybrid rice (杂交水稻) varieties in the 1970s.
Talking
Liu Cixin
a Chinese science fiction writer
won multiple awards for his fiction and has become China’s most popular domestic science fiction author.
writer
Talking
Ren Zhengfei
a Chinese entrepreneur and engineer
the founder and CEO of Shenzhen-based Huawei, the world’s largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment.
entrepreneur
Listening
After you have underlined the words and expressions, please answer:
1. Who is an admirable person in Jenny’s mind
Her uncle.
2. Why do they think firefighters are admirable (细节)
Because they put out fires and save people’s lives. They also spend lots
of time helping people who are in danger.
Listening
3. What quality does firefighters have
Bravery. They are so brave.
4. What are Bob and Jenny talking about (主旨)
They are talking about the admirable person
in their mind and why.
Activity 4: Listen to the dialogue. What qualities of people they admire
are mentioned by the speaker Fill in the blanks.
(B= Boy G= Girl)
B: Talking about people we admire, what qualities do you think they should have
G: Well, there are quite a lot. For me, I think they should ______________. They are ______________________. They ________________ and save people’s lives.
B: Yes, being brave is important, but there are also other important things. To be an admirable person doesn’t mean to fight all the time. Some people work _________________________________________, like scientists. They are also admirable.
G: Yes, I agree. And I think people who______________________________ are also admirable, like Helen Keller and Zhang Haidi.
be brave
not afraid of danger
fight against evil
very hard and creatively to make our lives better
fight against their own weaknesses
Honesty
George Washington’s father asked him _________ he had chopped down his cherry tree.
Young Washington replied, “I cannot tell a lie, I did it ______ my little hatchet.”
George Washington _________ (praise) for being honest.
George Washington
whether
with
was praised
Perseverance
He invented many things like the phonograph(留声机), light bulb, and the motion picture camera among other things.
It is said that he failed more than 10,000 times ________ he was able to get the light bulb to work properly.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
He is a true example of ____________ (perseverant).
Thomas Edison
before
perseverance
Love and Selflessness
She devoted her life _____ serving the poorest of the poor.
“Love cannot remain by itself—it has no meaning. Love has to _______ (put) into action, and that action is service.”
In 1979,she ____________ (award) the Nobel Peace Prize but she didn’t attend the ceremonial banquet.
In fact, she asked that the $192,000 award, ______ came with the prize, be given to the poor.
Mother Teresa
to
be put
was awarded
which
He was a South African political leader.
He worked hard towards gaining racial ______ (equal) in South Africa and was put into prison for 27 years.
Even in prison, he never gave up hope and remained optimistic about his goals.
His optimism is _________ (inspire).
Optimism
Nelson Mandela
纳尔逊·曼德拉
equality
inspiring
Which one do you think is the most important Why
honesty
optimism
perseverance
determination
bravery
intelligence
courage
selflessness
creativity
…
For me, being optimistic is the most important. In our life, we are often faced with great challenges,
difficulties, and even failure, What keeps us going I think it is optimism. Optimism can give us the courage
to handle difficulties and wisdom to solve problems.
There are admirable potentialities in every human being.
每个人都潜藏着令人敬仰的潜力。
— Andre Gide
potentiality n. : a power or a quality that exists and is capable of being developed
Winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Literature.
1. The higher the goal a person pursues, the faster his talent will develop and the more beneficial it will be to the society.
一个人追求的目标越高，他的才能就发展得越快，对社会就越有益。
2. The value of a man lies in his ability.
人的价值蕴藏在人的才能之中。
3. One of the great virtues of great men is that they are persevering through adverse and difficult circumstances.
卓越的人的一大优点是：在逆境和困难中坚持不懈。
4. All great men emerge from hardship.
所有的伟人都是从艰苦中脱颖而出的。
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