Unit 4 Great peopleUnit 4 Great people Unit 4 Great peopleUnit 4 Great people

EdisonEdison

inventorinventor

inventedinvented the light bulbthe light bulb

Bruce LeeBruce Lee

made kung fu popular in the westmade kung fu popular in the west

nunnun Mother TeresaMother Teresa

spent all her life caring for the poorspent all her life caring for the poor

Zheng HeColumbusColumbus

explorer

found Americafound America

Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong

the first man to walk on the moonthe first man to walk on the moon

the first Chinese to walk in spacethe first Chinese to walk in space

astronautastronaut

Zhai ZhigangZhai Zhigang

football playerfootball player Pelé

played four times in the World Cup

the king of the king of rock and rollrock and rollthe king of the king of rock and rollrock and roll

singersingersingersinger

Elvis PresleyElvis Presley

Guess what these famous people were.

nun film star astronaut

explorer football player singer

astronaut explorer film star football player nun singer

What did they do?1.Bruce Lee a. was the first man to walk on the

moon.

2.Christopher Columbus b. was the king of rock and roll.

3.Mother Teresa c. made kung fu popular in the west.

4.Neil Armstrong d. spent her life caring for the poor.

5.Pelé e. discovered America.

6.Elvis Presley f. played four times in the World Cup

Make complete sentences using the above information.

e.g. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

Xuanzang Jianzhen

Marco Polo Einstein

Who are they? What did they do?Who are they? What did they do?

1.1. Who does Eddie think is the greatest person in the world?Who does Eddie think is the greatest person in the world?2.2. Does Hobo know who Paul Yum is?Does Hobo know who Paul Yum is?3.3. Who is Paul Yum?Who is Paul Yum?

Listen and answerListen and answer

1.1. Who does Eddie think is the greatest person Who does Eddie think is the greatest person in the world?in the world?

2.2. Does Hobo know who Paul Yum is?Does Hobo know who Paul Yum is?

3.3. Who is Paul Yum?Who is Paul Yum?

Paul Yum.Paul Yum.

No, he doesn’t.No, he doesn’t.

He is the person who invented Eddie’s He is the person who invented Eddie’s favourite food.favourite food.

Answer the questionsAnswer the questions

Read and actRead and act

Language Points:Language Points:

1. Who do you think is the greatest person that

has ever lived, Eddie?

★ do you think 是插入语， that has ever lived 是定语从句，其中 that 指前面的 the greatest person ，叫关系代词，指人的关系代词也可以用 who 。 e.g.

He is the man that / who I’m looking for.

2. He’s the person who invented my favourite food.

★discover 指初次看见本来已存在但以前未被发现的事物，意思是“发现”。如：

Columbus discovered America but he did not explore

the new continent ．

★invent 是指创造前所未有的事物，故作“发明”解。例：

Edison invented the electric light bulb ．

3. These people are famous for the great things they did.

★famous 意思是：“著名的” , 注意短语：

• be famous as“ 作为 ... 而著名”

• be famous for“ 因为…而著名”

• be famous to “ 在……出名”， 如：

Coco is famous as a singer/ for her songs/ to the

students.

DiscussionDiscussionTalk about famous people.• Why do you admire them?• Can you give a presentation to the class about a

famous person?

— Who do you think is the greatest person that has ever lived?

— ______! I admire___ the most.— What did ___ do ?— ______________________.— Why do you admire ___?— Because ____________. What about you? Do you admire anybody?

Complete the sentencesComplete the sentences

1.1. Yang Liwei is the first ____________ (Yang Liwei is the first ____________ ( 宇航员宇航员 ) in ) in China who travelled in the space.China who travelled in the space.

2.2. Zhang Ziyi is one of the most popular _________ Zhang Ziyi is one of the most popular _________ (( 电影明星电影明星 ) in China. ) in China.

3.3. Many young students want to be ________ (Many young students want to be ________ ( 歌星歌星 ) ) when they grow up.when they grow up.

4.4. Chinese people ___________ (Chinese people ___________ ( 发明发明 ) paper. ) paper.

5.5. He spent his life ___________ (He spent his life ___________ ( 关爱关爱 ) the poor.) the poor.

film starsfilm stars

astronautastronaut

singerssingers

inventedinventedcaring forcaring for

Homework

• Remember the words and expressions.

• Recite the conversation between Eddie and Hobo.

• Write something about a famous person.

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