Unit 3 Back to the past Project Making a poster about a historical figureTeaching Aims:To learn the passage To help students to understand the history by looking at the famous people who played key roles in history.Make a poster about a historical figure.Teaching Procedure:Step One: Lead- inAsk students what do they think of the sentence that the circumstances create heroes and what do you know about Alexander the Great and the father of Western philosophy. 1. What do you think of the sentence that “The circumstances create heroes”?2. Do you know Alexander the Great? If so, what do you know about him?Show them the pictures of Alexander the Great and the father of Western philosophy.Step Two: Reading the article about Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjiang 1. Fast reading. Ask students to gain the main idea for each paragraph.2. Detailed reading. Help students to get detailed information about Alexander the Great by asking questions. Step Three: Reading the article about the father of Western philosophy1. Ask them read the article and get the main idea for each paragraph.2. Ask them more questions about the father of Western philosophy.Step Four: Language PointsShow some useful expressions and explain the usage of these words and phrases.1. When asked how… no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great’s influence. no doubt 无疑，确实e.g. He’s made some great movies. There’s no doubt about it. 他拍了一些非常出色的影片。这一点是毫无疑问的。2. In 334 BC, he… defeating every army that stood in his path. stand in one’s path 阻碍（某人）e.g. No one can stand in my path. 没有人可以阻碍我。3. Yet, in 323 BC, he came down with a fever and died. come down with 患（病）e.g. The girl has come down with a influenza. 这个女孩得了流行性感冒。4. In many cases, his questions made his students aware of their own errors. aware of 意识到，察觉到e.g. She slipped away without him being aware of it. 她悄悄离开，没有让他发觉。5. Finally, some people had enough of him, so they took him to court for questioning…. have enough of … 受够了……e.g. I have had enough of your cute remarks. 你那些高论我已经听腻了。Step Five: Project Ask students to discuss the 8 questions on Page 59 and make a poster about a historical figure.
