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Unit 3 Make it happen
Developing ideas（3）
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习，学生能够：
1. 读懂话题为“the power of curiosity”的语篇，完成
相关阅读任务，梳理语篇框架。
2. 采用“论点+论据”的论证逻辑完成写作任务。
3. 理解好奇心在不同文化背景中对探索的推动，培养
好奇心、探索欲。
重点
重点
Review and answer
Read the passage on Pages 44~45 and answer the questions.
1. Who flew a kite in the storm and invented something to protect
buildings
2. Who flew to the sky by sitting on a chair with firecrackers
3. Who was curious about earthquakes and invented a device to
detect them
Benjamin Franklin.
Zhang Heng.
Wan Hu.
Review and answer
Read the passage on Pages 44~45 and answer the questions.
4. What does the example of Benjamin Franklin try to prove
5. What does the example of Wan Hu try to prove
6. What does the example of Zhang Heng try to prove
Curiosity can bring new discoveries.
Curiosity can make people brave.
Curiosity can drive people towards certain goals.
1. Which inventor does the video tell us about
Thomas Edison.
Watch and answer
Curiosity. The light blub.
2. What quality drives him forward What
invention does the video mention
While-writing
Read and answer
Read a passage about Thomas Edison and answer the questions.
The Power of Curiosity: Driving People Towards Goals
Curiosity has the remarkable power to drive people towards certain goals.
Take Thomas Edison for example. His insatiable curiosity about electricity led him to tirelessly experiment. Despite numerous failures, he was determined to find a practical incandescent light bulb. His curiosity-fueled perseverance finally achieved this goal, lighting up the world.
As Cédric Villani said, “Curiosity is one of the driving forces of mankind.” It pushes us to study and explore, guiding us to reach our personal goals.
While-writing
Read and answer
Read a passage about Thomas Edison and answer the questions.
1. What’s the argument(论点) of this passage
2. How does the writer support the argument
Curiosity has the remarkable power to drive people towards certain goals.
By giving the example of Thomas Edison inventing the light blub and using Cédric Villani’s quote.
While-writing
Read and answer
Read a passage about Thomas Edison and answer the questions.
3. What was Thomas Edison’s goal
5. What quote does the passage use What’s its effect
His curiosity about electricity led him to tirelessly experiment. Despite numerous failures, he was determined to find a practical incandescent light bulb. Finally, he succeeded.
Cédric Villani’s quote: Curiosity is one of the driving forces of mankind. It makes the passage more convincing.
He was determined to find a practical incandescent light bulb.
4. How did he reach it
Read and analyze
Let’s read the passage again and learn how to write a passage about the power of curiosity.
Structure
Argument
Evidence
giving a example
using a quote
Who
What
How
The Power of Curiosity: Driving People Towards Goals
Curiosity has the remarkable power to drive people towards certain goals.
Take Thomas Edison for example. His insatiable curiosity about electricity led him to tirelessly experiment. Despite numerous failures, he was determined to find a practical incandescent light bulb. His curiosity-fueled perseverance finally achieved this goal, lighting up the world.
As Cédric Villani said, “Curiosity is one of the driving forces of mankind.”It pushes us to study and explore, guiding us to reach our personal goals.
Think and write
Think and write some useful expressions.
Argument
bring new discoveries
make people brave
drive people towards certain goals
...
Evidence
Thomas Edison and the light bulb
James Watt and the steam engine
Lu Ban and the saw
...
Think and draw
Think about what the power of curiosity is and draw a mind map.
The power of curiosity
Curiosity can bring new discoveries.
Curiosity can make people brave.
Curiosity can drive people towards certain goals.
...
Let’s write
Write a passage about the power of curiosity.
You need to include:
Argument
Evidence
Look and choose
Look at the opinions on curiosity below. Choose one to write about.
Curiosity can bring new discoveries.
Curiosity can make people brave.
Curiosity can drive people towards certain goals.
...
Think and write
Think of other examples to prove the opinion and organise your idea with the thinking map.
Let’s write
Write the passage with the help of the tips.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________
State the opinion clearly.
By giving examples:
Who/What/Why/How.
By using famous people’s quotes.
Check and share
Check your passage according to the form below.
Check.
Did you:
□ use enough examples to support your idea
□ use the words and expressions from the reading passage
□ give your opinion about the power of curiosity
Check and share
Share your passage with the class.
Sample
Curiosity is a great force that can bring new discoveries. Many important findings in history started with a curious mind.
Isaac Newton was curious when an apple fell on his head. He wondered why it fell down instead of up. This curiosity led him to study and finally discovered the law of gravity. Another example is Alexander Fleming. He noticed mold killed bacteria in his lab and felt curious. His research then led to the discovery of penicillin, saving millions of lives.
These examples show curiosity pushes people to explore the unknown. It is clear that curiosity is a powerful engine for exploration, as it constantly drives people to uncover new truths.
Summary
learn from great inventors.
write a passage about the power of curiosity.
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After learning this lesson,
I can
Summary
Homework
1. Polish your writing.
2. Write an experience about how curiosity drives you to explore and share it with your friends.

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