Unit 3

Project

Making a poster about a historical figure

Work in group of four. Read the first passage and get 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

Alexander the Great’s influence on the world.

Paragraph 3

Alexander’s victories and death.

Paragraph 4

The following questions may help you understand the article better. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. Where was the statue 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.

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.

Now read the second passage and get the main idea of each paragraph.

The meaning of philosophy.

Brief introduction to Socrates.

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Reasons for Socrates’ death.

Paragraph 3

Socratic Method – basis of modern philosophy and science.

Paragraph 4

Then read the passage carefully and answer the questions.

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 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.

• When asked how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained that …本句是主从复合句，期中 when asked how… 是一个时间状语从句，其完整形式为 when they were asked how… ，这里how 引导宾语从句。

no doubt 毫无疑问 There is no doubt at all that we did the

right thing.

However, many cities rose up against Alexander, so he led an army to take them back.

rise up against 起来反抗 He called on the people to rise up against the

invaders. take back 收回，击退，使想起 I’ll take back all my words. That song takes me back to the childhood.

• In 334 BC, he took his army, now with 42,000 men, into the Middle East and then Egypt, defeating every army that stood in his path. stand in one’s path 妨碍，阻拦He is quite optimistic and insists on carrying out the plan, so you’d better not stand in his path.

• Then he turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, finding victory wherever he went. 本句是主从复合句。分词短语 finding victory wherever he went 表示伴随状态，其中 wherever he went 是地点状语从句。

march v. 前进 the Long March 长征 March 三月

• Philosophy can be thought of as a way of looking at the world around us, or of answering the great questions of life,…think of …as… 认为…是…，把…看作是…I have always thought of Peter as a great scholar.

• Aside from this, we know very little about him.aside from 除……以外Aside from good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.

同义短语 apart from

• Socrates has had a deep influence on Western thought and science.have a deep influence 对……有深远影响Climate has a strong influence on agricultural production.

v. 影响，对…… 起作用 His interest in literature was greatly

influenced by his grandfather.

• Through this, he challenged his students to develop and explain their own arguments.challenge v/n. 挑战

His ideas were challenged by the authorities.

Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious challenges we face.

• Finally, some people had enough of him, so they took him to court for questioning the existence of the Greek gods and …have enough of 受够了……，对……感到厌烦I have had enough of your stupid ideas.take sb. to court for (doing) sth. 因某事而将某人告上法庭He was taken to court for a murder.