Unit 3 Amazing people

Who are they?

Why are they famous?

They all devoted themselves to their

fields and contributed a lot to the

world. They are Amazing People.

Lead- in: Questions

Some amazing people have changed our world for the better through their thoughts and actions.

Look at the pictures below and discuss the achievements of the following amazing people.

Then say more that you know about them.

Speaking

She is one of the greatest

women in the world, who

made great contributions

for the peace of the world.

She was born on 27 August,

1910 in what is now Skopje,

Macedonia,

Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize for

her work among the poor people of India.

and was loved and worshipped (崇拜 )i

n India. She was given the highest honor

as Gandi by the government of India. It

is reported that after she died, about 40

0 important figures including queen, pr

esidents, prime ministers and the forme

r First Lady Hillary Clinton came to pa

y final tribute (尊敬 )to her.

He is chairman of

Microsoft Corporation

and the worldwide leader

in software, services and

solutions that help people

and businesses realize

their full potential.

Bill Gates started Microsoft, the biggest

computer technology company in the

world.

He offers many jobs for people. It is said t

hat he employs more than 55000 people in

85 countries and regions. He and his wife

set up a foundation (基金会 ) focusing on

improving global health. He is also the ric

hest man in the world-worth and estimate

d (估价 ) $40 billion in 1997 according to

Forbes (福布斯 ) magazine.

Beethoven was one of the greatest

composers of all time.

He was born on 17

December, 1770 in Bonn.

He carried on the

tradition and became

one of the world’s

greatest composers.

During his life he created many beautiful an

d famous works.

But there are hundreds of Beethoven works

which, until now, have been available only to

scholars (学者 )and specialists. Though he c

ouldn’t hear anything any more at the age of

45, he still continued to work for his music, a

nd he successfully finished the ninth and tent

h symphony at last.

Zhang Heng invented the first tool in

history for reporting earthquakes.

Zhang Heng was a fa

mous man of letters a

nd scientist in the Eas

tern Han Dynasty in t

he Chinese history.

He invented the armillary sphere and t

he seismograph, or Di Dong Yi (Earth

Motion Instrument) for measuring ear

thquakes.

1. Do you think these people have

made useful changes to the way we

live today?

2. Which of these people’s

achievements have the largest effect

on our lives today?

Discussion

3. Do you have a hero/heroine?

What are the things he or she

has done that make you feel that

this person is amazing?

WritingWriting

Write a short passage about your

hero or heroine. (100 words or so)