二零二三年 优质公开课Unit3WelcometotheunitReading“衡水赛”一等奖.ppt

Unit 3 Amazing people Welcome to the unit Reading (Ⅰ) Welcome to the unit Lead-in Enjoy some pictures about amazing people. Astronauts Great leaders Scientists Painters Some amazing people have changed our world for the better through their thoughts and actions. Tell more about the following amazing people.Talking about more amazing people Mother Teresa Mother Teresa is one of the greatest women in the world and she made great contributions to the peace of the world. When she finished school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. However, although she loved teaching, in 1946, Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in India, and then began her work helping the poor, comforting the poor and the dying in the streets of the city. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she had given to the poor. Bill Gates started Microsoft, one of the biggest IT companies in the world. He is chairman of Microsoft Corporation and the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. He offers many jobs for people. It is said that he employs more than 55,000 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 richest man in the world-worth and estimated(估价)$40 billion in 1997 according to Forbes (福布斯)magazine. Beethoven Beethoven was a great composer. During his life he created many beautiful and famous works. Many of his works are well kept today. At an early age, Beethoven took an interest in music, and his father taught him day and night. At the age of 8, he gave his first known public performance. Though he couldn’t hear anything any more at the age of 45, he still continued to work for his music, and he successfully finish