Teaching Arrangements,Period 1 and 2 : A brief introduction to Thomas Jefferson ; Global reading of the text Period 3 and 4:Vocabulary study , difficult sentences , Class activity , translation exercises Period 5 and 6: Checking what they have learned through Speaking and Fast Reading Activity,Quote,A years plan starts with spring. A days plan starts with morning. Seize the day !,Read the text and find out the identities of Thomas Jefferson,The third president of the US Author of the Declaration of Independence A committee member as a young man Statesman/diplomat (Ambassador to France) Philosopher/thinker Expert in agriculture, archeology and medicine Inventor Architect Writer Educator,Jefferson was a good and tireless writer,Fifty volumes of his complete works Author of the Declaration of Independence Millions have thrilled to his words,Write a paragraph beginning with the following topic sentence.,The Austrian composer, Mozart, was considered among the most talented and prolific composers in history.A4 Double-spaced One week,Bill Clinton (1946-) the 42nd President of the United States (1993-1996) the first president born after World War IIelected to a second term in 1996.,Hillary Clinton (1947-) First Lady (1993-2001) New York State Senator In 2000 running for the presidency Secretary of State,Barack Obama(1961-)the 44th president of the US (2009-)the first African-American presidentNobel prize winner for Peace,Who Was He,Thomas Jefferson,Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) is best remembered as a great President and as the author of the Declaration of Independence. He also won lasting fame as a diplomat, a political thinker, and a founder of the Democratic Party. Jeffersons interests and talents covered an amazing range. He became one of the leading American architects of his time and designed the Virginia Capitol, the University of Virginia, and his own home, Monticello. He greatly appreciated art and music and tried to encourage their advancement in the United States.,Jefferson invented a decoding device, a lap desk, and an improved type of moldboard plow. His collection of more than 6400 books became a major part of the Library of Congress. Jefferson revised Virginias laws and founded its state university. He developed the decimal system of coinage that allows Americans to keep accounts in dollars and cents. Jefferson did not consider himself a professional politician. Instead, he regarded himself as a public-spirited citizen and a broadminded, practical thinker. He preferred his family, his books, and his farms to public life. But he spent most of his career in public office and made his greatest contribution to his country in the field of politics.,As a person , he is always fascinating because he did so many different things so well. His interests and talents covered a really amazing range. Besides being a well-known statesman, he was a writer , a thinker, a diplomat, an architect, a musician, a scientist and inventor. Though he lived 83 years, he never ceased to be young in spirit. He was always learning something new, always trying to contribute to human progress. He did not have any personal ambition, however, He once wrote: “ I had rather be shut up in a very modest village, with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it likes than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give.” The society he thought of as ideal was one where landowning farmers could live under as little government as possible.,I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it likes than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give.我宁愿隐居在恬淡祥和的村庄里，粗茶淡饭，与，书、朋友和家人为伴，让世界按照自己的方式自然的去运转，而不愿拥有世人所能赋予的显赫的职位。 No personal ambition love for books, family and friends,Understand the following,His beliefs,freedom democracy equality We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. 我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，他们都从他们的“造物主”那边被赋予了某些不可转让的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。 ( from the Declaration of Independence),Unit 2,Lessons from Jefferson,Global Reading,Part Division Part I ( para1-2 ) :A brief introduction to Thomas Jefferson Part II ( Para3-8): Some ideas and principles given by Thomas Jefferson. Part III (para9-11): His talents in many fields and his contribution to USA.,IV. Detailed Study of Part 1,1. Why is Thomas Jefferson less famous than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?,Washington is well-known for his leadership in the American Independence War. Lincoln is well-known for his role in abolishing slavery in the United States.,George Washington (1732-1799),Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865),1. He was born into a wealthy family that planted tobacco. 2. He was chosen as commander-in-chief in the second Continental Congress during the American Revolution. 3. He strongly opposed to dictatorship and committed to republicanism. 4. He was dissatisfied with Articles of Confederation, thus United States Constitution was drafted. 5. in 1789, he was elected as the first President of the United States. 6. He was regarded as an international icon for liberation and nationalism as he led his country successfully fight against colonial empire.,