1、Unit 5 China and the World,Topic 3 Now it is a symbol of England.Section C,Act out the conversation of 1a in Section B.,Kangkangs hero is Abraham Lincoln. Although he was poor and didnt have much education, he never gave up reading books and became one of the famous presidents of the USA.,He left ho
2、me. His father remarried. He was elected president. His mother died. He set the slaves free. He received a law license and became a lawyer. He was born in 1809. He was shot and died the next day.,The correct order: 7 4 2 1 6 3 5 8,1a Read and understand. Work in pairs and put the following statement
3、s about Abraham Lincoln in the correct order. Then read the passage and check your answers.,1b Read 1a again and mark T (True) or F (False).,Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809. His mother died when he was ten years old. Later, his family moved to Illinois and his father remarried. The fami
4、ly was poor, so they had to struggle just to live. In Illinois, there were neither teachers nor schools, but Lincolns stepmother encouraged him to study. He learned to read and write while working on the farm.,In Illinois, Lincoln studied by himself because there were no schools there. ( ),T,既不是也不是,
5、1b Read 1a again and mark T (True) or F (False).,At twenty-one, Lincoln left home. He soon received a law license and became a lawyer. People trusted him and began to call him “Honest Abe”.,2. Lincoln became a famous lawyer soon after he left home. ( ),T,v.信任，信赖，相信,1b Read 1a again and mark T (True)
6、 or F (False).,During the following years, he took a more active part in politics. Soon he was not only a highly respected lawyer but also a well-known politician. He was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in 1861, and in the same year the Civil War broke out.,3. The Civil War brok
7、e out after Lincoln had been the president for a year. ( ),F,爆发,1b Read 1a again and mark T (True) or F (False).,The Civil War was between the southern states that wanted to leave the Union and form their own country, and the northern states that wanted to keep all the states as one country. The sou
8、thern states wanted to keep the laws that allowed them to own slaves. Both the northern states and President Lincoln wanted to get rid of those laws. On April 9, 1865, the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free.,4. The southern states wanted to break up the country. ( ),T,丢弃，摆脱，扔掉,释放；解放,1b Rea
9、d 1a again and mark T (True) or F (False).,Less than a week later, on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theatre in Washington, DC. He died the next day from his wounds.,5. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln died from his wounds. ( ),F,死于,1. trust v.n. 信任，信赖，相信2. break out 爆发3. get rid of
10、丢弃，摆脱，扔掉4. set free 释放；解放5. die from 死于,Notes:,1c Read 1a again and match the words with their meanings.,1. struggle A. to give somebody hope, courage or support 2. encourage B. to feel sure that somebody or something is good, right and 3. trust honest C. someone who works in politics 4. politician
11、D. to fight or try hard to do something,2 Work in groups and complete the following tasks.,1. Tell your group members the story of one of the famous people you have learned in this unit.,2 Work in groups and complete the following tasks.,2. Discuss the meanings of the following words by Abraham Linc
12、oln.Im a slow walker, but I never walk backwards. 我走得很慢，但我从来不会后退。 I will study and prepare, and my opportunity will come. 我要学习，做好准备，我的机会会来的。 My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. 我最担心的不是你会不会失败，而是你是否满足于你的失败。,Suppose there will be a class meeti
13、ng on the topic of My Hero. Write a speech about your hero, including the following information.,1. a brief introduction of his/her life story 2. his/her greatest achievement/ contribution 3. what you have learned from him/her,Pre-writing,Write the speech about your hero according to the result of d
14、iscussion.,While-writing,Proofread the speech:,Spelling (拼写)Grammar (语法)Punctuation error (标点),Post-writing,Words:trust v.n. 信任，信赖，相信unit n. 单元Phrases: break out 爆发get rid of 丢弃，摆脱，扔掉set free 释放；解放die from 死于break up 拆开，分散；粉碎,Sum up,Grammar:bothand neithernor eitherornot onlybut also,Sum up,Read 1a and review the key points.Complete the speech. Search for more information and pictures about pyramids and other wonders of the world.,Homework,Thank you!,
