大学综合英语课文6(1).ppt

Mapping
Embarkation
Navigation
Destination
Resources
Predicting
Appreciating rhetorical devices: personification, synonym, antonym, repetition
Giving reasons
Grouping information
Using videos and audios to relive some historical events
Active reading 1: Mapping
Historical figures
Historical events
Active reading 1: Embarkation
Predicting
Political terms
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Historical figures
Mahatma Gandhi
Leonardo da Vinci
Albert Einstein
Work in pairs. Discuss why the people in the pictures are important and summarise their qualities.
Christopher Columbus
Qualities of a historical
figure
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
a resolute opponent of colonialism and British rule in India
He also resisted racial prejudice, but his greatest claim to fame was his belief in non-violent action.
His main weapon “passive resistance” is a refusal to obey the authorities. He also tried to keep the Muslims and Hindus of India from fighting.
Work in pairs and find Gandhi’s philosophy.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
seen as the great example of the Renaissance man, not only a great painter (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper), but a sculptor, engineer and scientist
His notebooks show the range of his ideas and knowledge, including ideas for flight and the helicopter
The Last Supper
Work in pairs and find da Vinci’s identities.
Active reading 1: Embarkation
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
a great mathematician and scientist who changed the way we see the universe
also a strong advocate of the moral and peaceful use of science
best known for his theories of special relativity and general relativity.
the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics
the father of modern physics
Work in pairs and find Einstein’s greatness.
Active reading 1: Embarkation
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
a navigator, and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere
Christopher Colombu