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Please enjoy a song ----heal the world 高一英语组 袁晶晶

Do you know the sentence that “The circumstances(环境) create heroes”? Who is your hero in your mind?

Emperor Qinshihuang The Great wall China's first Emperor

Empress Wu. Zetian wordless gravestone The greatest Empress in China

Hero for France Hero for the Black in U. S.

Emperor Alexander

Socrates

M 3 U 3 Project Making a poster about a historical figure

Skimming (1 minute) Is this article about an ancient Greek statue? If not, what is it about? Alexander the Great

Read Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjinag and try to do a matching game, finding out main idea for each paragraph.

Matching Game Para 1 Alexander’s victories and death Para 2 Alexander the Great’s influence on the world Para 3 Para 4 the discovery of a statue showing a result of Alexander the Great’s influence Alexander’s early life

Scanning 1. Where was the statue discovered in Xinjiang probably from? 2. When did Alexander become a Greek king? 3. What was his ambition? 4. Did his own army always support him? Why or why not? 5. How old was he when his kingdom became the largest in the world? 6. What happened to his kingdom after he died?

1. Where was the statue discovered in Xinjiang probably from? Distant Greece 2. When did Alexander become a Greek king? At the age of twenty (after his father died). 3. What was his ambition? Taking control of the entire world

4. Did his own army always support him? Why or why not? No, because they grew tired of endless battles 5. How old was he when his kingdom became the largest in the world? He was thirty years old. 6. What happened to his kingdom after he died? His generals divided his kingdom among themselves.

When sword meets words, which speaks louder? VS

In Greece, before Alexander, there was also a great fighter, who, instead of fighting with a sword, fought with words and questions. Who was he?

The father of Western philosophy Socrates

Fill in the Blanks Para 1: The meaning of_____ philosophy Para 2: Brief ______ introduction to Socrates Para 3: Socratic Method ____ for Socrates’ death Para 4: Reasons

Scanning 1. What does the word “philosophy” mean? Love of wisdom 2. How did Socrates teach? By asking questions 3. What is called the Socratic Method? Socrates’ way of approaching the truth 4. Why did people take Socrates to court? For questioning the existence of the Greek gods and corrupting the young

Alexander Socrates early life the meaning of philosophy victories(in 334 BC) brief introduction death(in 323 BC) Socratic Method influence Reasons for Socrates’ death

Comparison: The historical 1. ____ figures Nationality 2. ____ Alexander the Great (356 -323 BC) Socrates (469 -399 BC) Greek spread Alexander 3. ____ Influence/ the Greek culture from Effect Europe to Africa and Asia He took control of Achievement many countries by 5. ____ 6. _____ when he battle was a king. Greek Socrates affected 4. _____ Western thought and science. 7. ____ Death He was forced to drink poison. He died 8. _____ a of fever. He created his own teaching method: Socratic Method.

Comparison: The historical 1. figures Alexander the Socrates Great (469 -399 BC) (356 -323 BC) Both were important in history, they had great influence on the world. 9. ______ Similarity 10. ______ Difference Alexander influenced on culture, but Socrates influenced on Western thought and science.

Today’s Task: Make a poster about a historical figure

The elements(元素) of a poster picture character title introduction

The characteristics(特点) of a poster • Picture: impressive… impressive, attractive, related to theme • Character: bold(粗体)… bold, stylistic, colorful • Title: Short… simple, interesting/impressive • Introduction: key words, basic/important information

Teamwork: Make a Poster about a historical figure Who? personality, importance, influence What? early life, contributions, ways to succeed, influence, personality, interesting story How? pictures, character, words, introduction

Teamwork • One or two : designing pictures • One or two : selecting information • One or two : organizing introduction • One: presenting or making a speech

Let’s enjoy your Wonderful work!

Homework 1. Finish your poster about a historical figure. 2. Focus on the language points on P 58 -59.

Thank you for your attention!