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Unit 2 Inspiring People
第 2 课 时 （3a—3d）
Section A Who do we admire?
单词：pyramid, balance, courage, wisdom, inspiration, brave
短语：look up to sb
句型：①Who is the person you admire the most?
②Who inspires you?
③Who do you look up to?
④It was very creative of him to design it.
⑤It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage...
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能问答自己敬佩的人及其原因。
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Learning Goals
Who is the person you admire the most? Why?
Warming up
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The person you admire
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I admire Florence Nightingale because she _________________________.
Let’s look and say!
made hospitals safer for people
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I admire Yuan Longping because he ___________________________.
grew hybrid rice to feed the world
Let’s look and say!
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I admire Tu Youyou because she __________________________
________________.
discovered artemisinin and saved millions of people
Let’s look and say!
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What do you know about these two people?
Pre-listening
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Wang Yaping
A famous Chinese astronaut known as the "Space Teacher", born in 1980 in Shandong, China.
Achievements
She is China's first woman to walk in space and the first woman to teach a live class from space. Her work has inspired millions of young people, especially girls, to dream big and pursue science. She has spent years training hard to overcome challenges and serve her country. She sets a great example with her courage, wisdom and love for the motherland.
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I.M. Pei
He is a Chinese-American architect, designer and artist, born in 1917 in Guangzhou, China.
Achievements
He designed many famous buildings around the world, including the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Suzhou Museum in China. His works mix Eastern and Western styles, creating a beautiful balance between tradition and modernity, and he showed great creativity and care for culture, setting an example for young designers everywhere.
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Let’s listen and answer.
1. Who is Yaming’s favourite person?
____________________________________________________
2. Why is Hongli phoning Sam?
____________________________________________________
3. What does Adam's father do for Adam? ____________________________________________________
I.M.Pei.
She thinks Wang Yaping is full of courage and wisdom.
His father supports and encourages his exchange study here.
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Read the conversation and complete the chart.
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum
is also one of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
3a
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________ the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum and the ________________
__________________________ between the East and the West
designed
Suzhou Museum
Created a beautiful balance
China’s first woman to ____________ and to ________________________
full of _____________
________
supported and __________________________________________
walk in space
teach a live class from space
courage and
wisdom
encouraged Adam’s exchange study here
Read the conversation and complete the chart.
3a
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Listen to the conversation. Pay attention to the questions the speakers used. Then role-play the conversation.
Adam: Hi, everyone. Who is the person you admire the most?
Yaming: My favourite person is I.M. Pei.
Adam: Did he design the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum?
Yaming: Yes. It was very creative of him to design it. The Suzhou Museum
is also one of his amazing designs. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West.
Adam: Wow, you really know a lot about him!
Yaming: I read books and reports about him. I want to be a creative person like him.
Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who inspires you?
Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China’s first woman to walk in space. She is full of courage and wisdom. She was also the first woman to teach a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you look up to?
Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration is not a famous person. It’s my father. It’s really very nice of him to support and encourage my exchange study here.
3b
By Yushen
Work in groups. Discuss who you admire and why. Use the words and expressions to help you.
creative brave amazing inspiring full of courage full of wisdom
great curiosity dream big never give up …
The person I admire most is ______.
I look up to him/her because he/she is very ______.
He / She is full of ______.
His / Her story inspires me to ______.
3c
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Work in groups. Discuss who you admire and why. Use the words and expressions to help you.
creative brave amazing inspiring full of courage full of wisdom
great curiosity dream big never give up …
3c
I admire I.M. Pei because he made amazing designs.
I admire Wang Yaping because she is full of courage and wisdom.
1. It was very creative of him to design it. 设计它，他太有创造力了。
it is/was+形容词+of sb to do sth意为“某人是……的能够做某事”，在这个句型中，形容词用来描述人的品格。
易混：
it is/was+形容词+ for sb to do sth意为“对某人来说，做某事是……”，在这个句型中，形容词用来事情的性质。
It’s so kind of you to help me so much. 你真是太好了，帮我这么多。
It’s so easy for him to learn English. 学英语对他来说太简单了。
Language points
2. The Suzhou Museum is also one of his amazing designs.
苏州博物馆也是他令人惊叹的设计之一。
one of后必须接可数名词复数，表示“……之一”。
当这个结构作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
拓展：
one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，表示“最……的……之一”。
The Great Wall is one of the world’s wonders. 长城是世界奇迹之一。
She is one of the best students in our class. 她是我们班最好的学生之一。
Beijing is one of the biggest cities in China. 北京是中国最大城市之一。
3. He created a beautiful balance between the East and the West. 他创造了东西方之间的美丽的平衡。
balance n. 平衡 v. 保持平衡
常见搭配：
keep one’s balance 保持平衡
lose one’s balance 失去平衡
拓展：
balanced adj.均衡的；平衡的
balanced diet 均衡饮食
It’s important to keep a balance between work and rest.
保持工作和休息的平衡很重要。
4. She is full of courage and wisdom. 她充满了勇气和智慧。
be full of意为“充满……”，同义短语为be filled with。
They were full of hope and joy. 他们充满了希望与欢乐。
The room is full of people.
=The room is filled with people.
屋子里挤满了人。
wisdom n. 智慧
拓展：

Reading books can help us gain more knowledge and wisdom.
读书能帮助我们获得更多知识和学问。
It is wise of you not to tell her the bad news. 不告诉她这个坏消息，你是明智的。
She wisely chose to ask the teacher for help. 她明智地选择求助老师。
5. Who do you look up to？你敬佩谁？
look up to sb 钦佩；仰慕，，其中to 为介词，其后跟名词或代词。
拓展：look的相关短语
look for 寻找 look up 查找
look out 当心 look into 仔细调查
look after 照顾，照看 look through 浏览
look forward to 盼望，期待
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1. It is brave of the firefighter ________(save) the kid from the burning building.
2. It is easy for us ________________ (communicate) with others by WeChat now.
3. It is _________ (amaze) that Wang Yaping could give a live class from space successfully.
4. His words were so _________ (inspire) that all of us decided to work harder.
5. Reading more books can help us gain more ________ (wise).
to save
to communicate
inspiring
amazing
wisdom
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
Practice
二、根据汉语意思完成句子或翻译句子
1. 真正的智慧是在工作与生活之间找到平衡。
True wisdom is to __________ a good __________ between work and life.
2. 面对困难时，我们需要足够的勇气去克服它们。
When facing difficulties, we need __________ __________ to get over them.
3. 我们都钦佩那些为国家做出巨大贡献的英雄。
We all __________ __________ __________ the heroes who have made great contributions to our country.
4. 这位老科学家一生都充满了智慧与善良。
The old scientist was full of__________ __________ __________ all his life.
5. 她也是第一个进行太空直播授课的女性。
She was also the first woman __________ __________ a live class from space.
find balance
enough courage
look up to
wisdom and kindness
walk in

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