9B Unit 2 Great people 教案.doc

Unit 2 Great people Welcome to the unit Teaching aims: 1. Learn some new words and expressions about describing great people. 2. Introduce some great people in history and talk about them. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Presentation Show some pictures to introduce some great people and ask: Do you admire them? Why or why not? Step 2 Presentation Introduce the six great people in history with pictures and captions. Peter Tchaikovsky was a Russian. He was a composer of classical. Qian Xueson was a great scientist. He was the pioneer of China’s space technology programme. William Shakespeare was English. He was a great writer of English literature. Nelson Mandela was once the president of South Africa. He was a fighter for the rights of black Africans all his life. Thomas Edison was a great inventor who created over 1,000 inventions. Christopher Columbus was a great explorer. He was one of the first Europeans to discover America. Step 3 Write and match Complete Part A B on page 21. Mr Wu is showing the Class 1, Grade 9 students the pictures of some famous people. Help the students write the correct word under each picture. Keys: inventor explorer writer president scientist composer Mr Wu is telling the students about the famous people in Part A. Help the students match the names on the left with the correct information on the right. 1. Christopher Columbus 2. William Shakespeare 3. Qian Xueson 4. Thomas Edison 5. Nelson Mandela 6. Peter Tchaikovsky a. Chinese, the pioneer of China’s space technology programme b. South African, a fighter for the rights of black Africans all his life c. American, created over 1,000 inventions d. Italian, one of the first Europeans to discover America e. Russian, a composer of classical music f. English, a great writer of English literature Keys: 1-d 2-f 3-a 4-c 5-b 6-e Step 4 Listen and answer I. Listen to the conversation between Hobo and Eddie and answer the following questions: 1. What are they talking about? 2. Who