牛津英语必修3第3单元Project

1、Making a poster about a historical figure2.Do you know Alexander the Great? If so, what do you know about him? “The circumstances create heroes”? 1.Are you interested in important figures in history?Alexander the Great亚历山大大帝亚历山大大帝公元前公元前356年年7月月20日日前前323年年6月月10日日Read the article on page 58 and tell u

2、s the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2the discovery of a statue showing a result of Alexander the Greats influenceAlexanders early lifeParagraph 3Paragraph 4Alexanders victories and deathAlexander the Greats influence on the worldRead the article again and answer.1. Where was the s

3、tatue discovered in Xinjiang probably from? Distant Greece.2. When did Alexander become king? At the age of twenty after his father died.3. What was his ambition? Taking control of the entire world.4. Did his own army always support him? Why or why not? No. Because they grew tired of endless battles

4、.5. How old was he when his kingdom become the largest in the world? He was thirty years old.6. What happened to his kingdom after he died? His generals divided his kingdom among themselves. Do you interest in philosophy?Who is the father of Western philosophy?The father of Western philosophySocrate

5、s 苏格拉底苏格拉底公元前公元前469公元前公元前399 苏格拉底，出身于雅典，苏格拉底，出身于雅典，著名的哲学家。他被后著名的哲学家。他被后人广泛认为是西方哲学人广泛认为是西方哲学的奠基者。的奠基者。Read the article quickly and get the main idea for each paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4the meaning of philosophybrief introduction to SocratesSocratic Method basis of modern ph

6、ilosophy and sciencereasons for Socrates deathRead again carefully and answer.1. What does the word philosophy mean? It means the love of wisdom.2. Who was Socrates? The father of western philosophy.3. What was his special way of teaching? He taught by asking hard questions.4. What is the basis of m

7、odern philosophy and science? The idea of asking questions until you reach the right answer.5. What do people think of him? He is considered as the hero of all people who search for the truth.Language points1. When asked how no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Greats influence. (lines 2-4, P

8、58) no doubt 无疑，确实无疑，确实e.g. Hes made some great movies. Theres no doubt about it. 他拍了一些非常出色的影片。这一他拍了一些非常出色的影片。这一点是毫无疑问的。点是毫无疑问的。2. In 334 BC, he defeating every army that stood in his path. (lines 10-11, P58) stand in ones path 阻碍（某人）阻碍（某人）e.g. No one can stand in my path. 没有人可以阻碍我。没有人可以阻碍我。3. Yet,

9、in 323 BC, he came down with a fever and died. (line 17, P58) come down with 患（病）患（病）e.g. The girl has come down with a influenza. 这个女孩得了流行性感冒。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. (lines 12-13, P59) aware of 意识到，察觉到意识到，察觉到e.g. She slipped away with

10、out him being aware of it. 她悄悄离开，没有让他发觉。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. (lines 20-22, P59) have enough of 受够了受够了e.g. I have had enough of your cute remarks. 你那些高论我已经听腻了。你那些高论我已经听腻了。take sb to court for (doing) sth 因某人做了某事而将其告上法庭因某人做了

11、某事而将其告上法庭e.g. Jimmy was taken to court for robbing a bank. 吉米因为抢劫银行被告上法庭。吉米因为抢劫银行被告上法庭。Before you make a poster about someone famous in history, you should do research on some important people in history whom you may know little about. Work in groups and discuss how to make the poster.First decide:

12、what period of history you want to focus on what country you are interested in what kind of person you are interested in who you will make your poster aboutDecide which group member will be responsible for the following tasks: find the information about the person you want to make the poster about decide what information and pictures should be used in the poster write the text of the poster provide pictures for the poster proofread the text of the poster bef