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Unit 3 To be a good learner
Period Two
Reading 1
通过本节课的学习, 同学们将能：
1. 深入理解文章中本杰明·富兰克林(Benjamin Franklin)的家庭背
景、学习经历、科学研究与发明成就以及他在美国历史中的地位等核心内容。
2. 提升快速阅读获取文章大意、精读分析细节信息的能力，并在规定时间内高效完成阅读任务。
3. 通过对富兰克林的精神的学习，激发自身对学习的热爱与主动探索知识的积极性。
4. 树立终身学习理念，培养坚持不懈、勇于创新的品质。
学习目标
What kind of things do you enjoy learning
Free talk
Free talk
Do you know this famous man
Benjamin Franklin.
(本杰明·富兰克林)
Free talk
What do you
know about
Benjamin Franklin
He is an inventor, a scientist, a writer, a diplomat(外交官), and a statesman(政治家).
Discussion
What do you think makes Benjamin Franklin such an outstanding man
Is learning important
What’s the genre(体裁) of the passage
A.narrative(记叙文). B.exposition(说明文).
C.argumentative(议论文).
Predict
Paragraph Main idea
Paragraph 1 An （1）____________ to Benjamin Franklin
Paragraph 2 Franklin’s early life and his love of（2）___________
Paragraph 3 Franklin’s interest in studying（3）__________ and his
findings
Paragraph 4 Franklin’s great love for (4)_________ and his inventions
Paragraph 5 Franklin’s (5)_________ to the world
Benjamin Franklin: a lifelong learner
introduction
learning
storms
science
While-reading
gift
Complete the main idea of each paragraph below with the information in the article.
While-reading
Finish the task according to Paragraph 1.
The article mentions that Benjamin Franklin was a writer, scientist, inventor, and one of the _______________________________. These identities reflect his __________characteristics.
Founding Fathers of the United States
talented
Fill in the blanks.
While-reading
The author emphasizes that Benjamin Franklin was a famous figure in the 18th century mainly to _______.
A. indicate that the era he lived in was a long time ago
B. highlight his important status and influence in history
C. compare with modern figures to show the differences between eras
Finish the task according to Paragraph 1.
While-reading
Among the historical people you know, who else has multiple identities like Benjamin Franklin
Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor, scientist.
....
Finish the task according to Paragraph 1.
While-reading
Paragraph 2
What was Franklin's main way of self-study
A. Taking online courses. B. Reading a lot. C. Attending lectures.
Deep thinking : Is reading an effective way of learning
While-reading
Paragraph 3
The process of Franklin's study of storms reflects his _______ scientific spirit.
A. Blindly following the trend
B. being brave to explore
C. only focusing on theory without practice
While-reading
Paragraph 3
Brain storm: Franklin was very interested in natural phenomena like storms. Are you interested in any natural phenomena
While-reading
Paragraph 4
To help him see better, what did Franklin do
He invented a type of special glasses (even in his late 70s).
While-reading
Paragraph 5
Did Franklin make money from any of his inventions
What was the greatest gift he left to the world
No, he didn’t. He allowed people to use them for free.
His view of learning as a lifelong learner.
While-reading
Paragraph 5
If you were to develop your own lifelong learning plan, what will you list
develop a wide range of learning interests
set clear learning goals
manage study time reasonably
pay attention to the learning methods
Read the article again and answer the questions below.
1 What do most people know Benjamin Franklin for
___________________________________________________________
2 How did Franklin go on learning after he left school
___________________________________________________________
3 Why did Franklin often stay up very late when he was young
___________________________________________________________
B
Most people know Benjamin Franklin as a writer，scientist，inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
By reading a lot while working in his brother’s print shop.
Because he borrowed books from booksellers and wanted to return them early the next day.
Read the article again and answer the questions below.
4 What did Franklin discover when he studied the storms
___________________________________________________________
5 What qualities do you think Franklin had
___________________________________________________________
6 Franklin let people use his inventions for free. What do you think of this
___________________________________________________________
B
Franklin discovered that storms moved from one place to another and his findings helped predict the weather.
Franklin had qualities such as a great love for learning, curiosity，perseverance，self-discipline，and selflessness.
He showed his selfless spirit and his desire to benefit humanity.
Daniel is reading a blog post about the story of a successful plete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
countless invent curious come as no surprise
for free success talent teach oneself
Steve, a middle school student, is well-known for (1)__________
an amazing language learning app. His idea for developing the app came from a trip to Italy with his parents.
inventing
C
Steve and his parents can not speak a word of Italian, and they are not good at English, so it (2)__________________that they ran into (3)_________problems during their trip. They could not express themselves clearly and almost missed the plane home.
After he got home, Steve was (4)___________ about finding a way to make daily conversation in another language easier. Steve has a (5)_______ for working with computers. He developed an app half a year later. It can translate your mother language into over 20 languages and help you (6)____________ languages. What's more, anyone can use the app (7)_________. Steve's story sets a good example for us all. Find your interest and work hard, and you will have the chance to reach great (8)________.
came as no surprise
countless
curious
talent
teach yourself
for free
success
1 What influence do you think Benjamin Franklin's childhood had on his life
2 How did Franklin teach himself new things What do you think of his way of learning
3 What can you learn from Franklin's story
D
Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates.
一、从方框中选择合适的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空（有一个多余选项）
1.His kind heart and helpful nature __________ him __________ his
classmates.
2.Many websites offer e-books __________ to attract more readers.
当堂检测
set
apart from
for free
talent, set...apart from, stay up, be curious about, come as no surprise,
for free
3.It _______________________ that he failed the exam because he
never studied hard.
4.The little boy _________________ everything around him and always
asks a lot of questions.
5.She has a ___________ for dancing and dreams of becoming a famous
dancer.
came as no surprise
is curious about
talent
二、翻译句子题
1.他通过大量阅读自学了历史。
2.熬夜对我们的健康有害。
He taught himself history by reading a lot.
Staying up late is harmful to our health.
3.此外，我们还需要更多的时间来完成这个项目。
4.这位科学家的发现有助于预测未来的天气。
5.这位著名的作家为年轻一代树立了一个好榜样。
What's more, we need more time to complete this project.
The scientist’s findings help/are helpful to predict the future weather.
The famous writer sets a good example for the younger generation.
THANKS
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