America Turns A Page,Confucius ThomasEdison AlbertEinstein Putin DaVanci Beethoven Lu Xun,Artist Scientist Musician Educationist Writer Politician Inventor,ObamaUS New President,What words can you think of ?,New words in the passage:,touch: put your hand or finger on somebody or something prince: a son of king or queen. background: the things at the back. wonder: ask yourself something/want to know something. turn to: begin to do something. senator: a member of a senate. rather than: instead of content: what is inside something. character: The way a person or thing is. dream: hope for something nice in the future. success: doing or getting what you wanted;doing well.,Language points in the passage:,1. make sth (noun) make history 创造历史 make sb + noun. make him a star 使他成为明星 make sb + verb. make him wonder. 使他困惑 make sb + adj. 2. hard work adj. + noun. 辛勤的/艰苦的学习/工作 work hard verb + adv. 努力学习/工作 hard-working. adj. 勤奋的 3.grow up 成长， 长大 e true 实现 5.keep doing something 一直/坚持做某事 6.with the help of sb/sth 在的帮助下 with ones help 7. be + PP(过去分词 ) be judged by 以判断 8.lie lied lied 说谎 lie lay lain 躺,Judge the statements true or false,1.Obamas father was a Kenyan prince. 2.He made history at the age of 37 years old. 3.Obama became the first black president in 2008. 4.His parents were both from Africa. 5.His hard work made him famous at Harvard. 6.Obama grew up outside the USA. 7.ABC is short for American Broadcast Center. 8.Obama made the famous speech “I had a dream”. 9.Obama will swear on January 20th 2009. 10.Martin Luther King was a great fighter for the rights of black people in the U.S., F , F , T , F , T , F , T , F , T , T ,Translation:,潘怡君是一个勤奋的姑娘，她努力学习所有课。她的勤奋使她取得优异的成绩,我们选她当班长.她长大想当作家，如果坚持这样学习，我们相信：在老师和朋友的帮助下，她的理想一定会实现。 Pan Yijun is a _ girl. She _ _ _ all her lessons. Her _ _ makes her_ good grades. We _ her our _ last year. She wants to be a writer when she _ _ .If she _ _ like this, we believe that, _ _ _ _ the teachers and friends, her dream will be sure to _ _.,hard-working,works,hard,at,hard,work,get,made,monitor,grows,keeps,studying,with,the,help,of,come,true,up,Lets share the great mens minds,Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1percent intellect. Between genius and hard work, I did not hesitate to choose hard. 天才就是1的灵感加上99的汗 在天才和 努力工作之间，我毫不犹豫地选择后者 Thomas Edison The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from ones own efforts. 苦和甜来自外界，坚强则来自内心，来自个人的自我努力 If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. A= x + y +z A是成功，x是工作，y是玩，z是少说废话 AlbertEinstein Energy and persistence conquer all things. 能量加毅力可以征服一切。 Benjamin Franklin To be confident, to be positive, to be sunny kids, you can do best of yourself ！ 做自信、积极、阳光的孩子，成就最好的自己！ John Wayne,Thanks for listening!,Reading Practice:,Russian Former President - Putin. Putin was born in St. Petersburg, Russias second largest city, in 1952. He came to power(权力) in 2000. 1._. 2._.People say that he is serious and capable (有能力的). 3. _His school books and diaries 40 years ago show this. At a time when the top mark was five, Putin got three in math and science. His art was even worse, only two. 4 _ ._ _.Once he forgot to wear the school uniform. His teacher had to ask him to get out of the classroom. But Putin did very well in the moral class(品德课). 5._.He also showed a strong love for his country at an early age. I. Choose the correct sentences to fill in the blanks: A. He always got full marks. B. But young Putin wasnt a top student at all. C. Four years later, he was again the president. D. He sometimes forgot to finish his math homework. E. Putin does a good job making Russia great.,Four years later, he was again the president,He always got full marks,Putin does a good job making Russia great,He sometimes forgot to finish his math homework,But young Putin wasnt a top student at all,II. Choose the best answers.,1. Putin became_at the age of 47. He visited China a few years ago. A. Russian President B. American President C. Russian Premier D. Canadian President 2. Putin _ at school when he was very young. A. was a bad boy B. wasnt a top student C. was very lazy D. had no teachers 3. Young Putin forgot to finish _ sometimes. A. his Chinese homework B. his art homework C. his math homework D. his music lessons 4. Young Putin _ the moral class. A. was poor at B. was not good at C. did very badly in D. did very well in 5. Putin showed a strong love for _ when he was still