1、Unit 2 Great people,Integrated skills,1.Who do you think is the greatest person that has ever lived?2.What did he / she do?,Thomas Edison,Christopher Columbus,William Shakespeare,Nelson Mandela,Qian Xuesen,Peter Tchaikovsky,1. What other great persons do you know? 2. Do you know the woman in the nex
2、t picture? 3. Have a discussion about her with your partner.,X-ray,X-ray machine,The contribution to the medical science,Read the information of Marie Curie.,Marie Curie (1867-1934),born in the city of Warsaw, Polandmoved to Paris, France when she was 24studied Mathematics and Physics at a universit
3、ymarried a French scientist calledPierre Curie in 1895,discovered radium in their laboratory in 1898won the Nobel Prize twice during her lifetimedied at the age of 67,Where was Marie Curie born?What did she study in France?What were she and her husband famous for?4. How many times did she win the No
4、bel Prize?,Answer the questions according to the notes of Marie Curie.,In the city of Warsaw, Poland.,Mathematics and Physics.,The discovery of radium.,Twice.,Name: Marie Curie Date of birth: 7 November(1) _ Place of birth: (2)_, Poland Family: she was (3)_ of five children Parents: father was a (4)
5、_ professor; mother was a (5) _ teacher High school: finished at the age of (6) _ Work: worked as a (7) _ Moved to: (8)_, France in 1891,1867,Warsaw,the youngest,music,16,teacher,Paris,science,Marie Curie - a great scientist,Listen to the recording and complete the rest of the notes.,At university:
6、studied (9)_ and (10)_ Married to: Pierre Curie, a (11)_ scientist, in 1895 Famous for: the discovery of (12) _ Won the Nobel Prize for: (13)_ in 1903 Husbands death: Pierre Curie died in a(14) _ in (15)_ Won the Nobel Prize for: (16)_ in 1911 Date of death: (17)_ 1934, aged (18)_,Mathematics,Physic
7、s,French,radium,4 July,traffic accident,1906,Physics,Chemistry,67,I think Marie curie is one of the greatest scientist in history! She was from (1)_. When she was 24, she went to (2)_ to study (3)_ and (4)_ at a university. There she met Pierre Curie, a (5)_ scientist. They got married in (6)_.,Pola
8、nd,Paris, France,Mathematics,Physics,1895,French,Help Millie complete her sentences. Use the information in Part A1 to help you.,The couple won the (7) _ in 1903 for the discovery of (8)_. That was not the end of the story. In (9) _, Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize, but sadly, Pierre was not
9、there to share the joy with her he died in a traffic accident in (10)_.,Nobel Prize for Physics,radium,1906,1911,Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. 生活中没有可怕的东西，只有应去了解的东西。Marie Curie,镭是一种放射性元素，元素名来源于拉丁文，原意是“射线”。1898年居里夫妇从沥青铀矿矿渣中发现了镭，1902年分离出90毫克氯化镭，初步测定了镭的原子量。镭在自然界分布很广，但含量极微
10、。镭具有很强的放射性，并能不断放出大量的热。 镭放出的射线能破坏、杀死细胞和细菌。因此，常用来治疗癌症等。镭是现代核工业兴起前最重要的放射性物质, 到1975年为止，全世界共生产了约4千克镭，其中85%用于医疗，10%用来制造发光粉。镭是剧毒物质。,Brainstorm,Speak up: Why do you admire her?,Listen to Part B,Write a conversation about your favourite famous people.,Who do you think is the greatest person that has ever liv
11、ed? What did he / she do? Why do you admire him / her?,Sample Conversation,S1: Who do you think is the greatest person in history? S2: Thomas Edison! I admire him the most. S1: What did Thomas Edison do? S2: He created over 1,000 inventions for our mankind. S1: Why do you admire him? S2: Because he
12、was a very professional person who devoted his whole life to creating. What about you? Do you admire somebody?,S1: Yes. I admire Qian Xuesen. He led Chinas space technology programme. S2: Why do you admire him? S1: Because he pushed for the improvement of Chinas space technology.,a famous actor,play
13、ed the lead role in a film called the Shaolin Temple,built a charity called One Foundation,famous in Hollywood,a Hollywood superstar,won an Oscar for the Best Actress in 1954,devoted much of her time to charity,Can you think of any other famous people? You can search for more on the Internet or in t
14、he library. Try to find more and have a discussion.,1. She was famous for the _ (discover) of radium. 2. The _ (科学家) is experimentingto invent a new drug. 3. The students are studying a chemical law in the _(实验室). 4. The letter had come from an _ (未知的) admirer of her. 5. He was _(广泛地) respected as a wise and easy-going governor.,discovery,scientist,laboratory,unknown,根据括号内的提示完成句子。,widely,Homework,Do other exercises in this part. Practice the conversations and remember the useful expressions. Preview the Study skills.,
