Making a poster about a

historical figure

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2. Do you know Alexander the Great?

If so, what do you know about him?

1. What do you think of the sentence

that “The circumstances create

heroes”?

Read the article on page 58 and tell us

the main idea of each paragraph.

the discovery of a statue

showing a result of Alexander

the Great’s influence

Alexander’s early life

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

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Paragraph 4

Alexander’s

victories and death

Alexander the Great’s

influence on the world

Read the article again and answer.

1. Where was the statue discovered in

Xinjiang probably from?

2. When did Alexander become king?

3. What was his ambition?

Distant Greece.

At the age of twenty after his father died.

Taking control of the entire world.

4. Did his own army always support him? Why or why not?

5. How old was he when his kingdom become the largest in the world?

6. What happened to his kingdom after he died?

No. Because they grew tired of endless battles.

He was thirty years old.

His generals divided his kingdom among themselves.

• What do you think of Alexander the

Great?

• Do you think he is great because he

occupied more land than anyone before?

• Do you know any other famous person

who played key roles in history?

• Do you interest in philosophy?

• What do you know about philosophy?

• Who is the father of Western

philosophy?

• What do you know about the father of

Western philosophy?

The father of Western philosophy

Read the article quickly and get the

main idea for each paragraph.

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Paragraph 2

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Paragraph 4

the meaning of philosophy

brief introduction to Socrates

Socratic Method — basis of

modern philosophy and science

reasons for Socrates’ death

Read again carefully and answer.

1.What does the word ‘philosophy’ mean?

2. Who was Socrates?

3. What was his special way of teaching?

It means ‘the love of wisdom’.

The father of western philosophy.

He taught by asking hard questions.

4. What is the basis of modern

philosophy and science?

5. What do people think of him?

The idea of asking questions until you

reach the right answer.

He is considered as the hero of all

people who search for the truth.

1. When asked how… no doubt this was

a result of Alexander the Great’s

influence. (lines 2-4, P58)

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. (lines

10-11, P58)

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. (line 17, P58)

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. (lines 12-13, P59)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…. (lines 20-22, P59)

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。

take sb to court for (doing) sth

因某人做了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。

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:

• 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 about

Decide 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 before

making it

• make the poster

• present your poster to the class

• answer the questions the other

groups have about your poster and

the person your poster is about

• decide which group’s poster is the

best

Rewrite your poster and

form a composition.