Step1.Warm up Look at the pictures and talk about the people and their achievements: Do you know these people? Who are they? What are they? Step2.Listening Practice Activity1: Get ready to listen to the conversation Match the names in Activity1 with pictures in Activity2 on page6.Then match the people with their achievements in Activity1. Classify the people into different groups according to their professions. Predict the preferences of the young and the elder speakers in the conversation to those great people. Activity2: Listen for details of the conversation 1.Listen to the conversation to check the matching in Activity1. 2.Tick in the table in Activity2 to check the three speakers’ preferences. Activity3: Listen to the conversation again for reasons. Listen again and take notes about the reasons of each speaker’s admiration for some great people. 2.Answer the questions in Activity3 and check the answers. (1). Why does Dr. Wang say "money isn't everything"? (2). What is the real reason Anna admires the famous people, and what examples does she give? (3). What kind of person do you think Wang Lin admires? Why? Activity4: Discuss the meaning of greatness. Discuss the definition of greatness,whether it is more of success or more of value. Brainstorm the names of some great people and fill in the table in Activity4. Choose a person you admire most and fill in the table below. Try to use the following language fillers to give yourself time to think. Eg. Yeah, I mean, I understand what you're saying … Just a moment. Hang on a second. May I think about that for a moment?...... 4.Work in pairs and share the reasons why you choose that person, using the language fillers in Activity5 to gain some thinking time during the conversation.The following expressions may help you: Eg.The greatest person I know of is…, who… To be great, a person should… has achieved financial success has invented new products... Step3. Summary |