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课件网) 2 5 Amazing things Encyclopaedias Reading (III) Before you read 4-1 1 2 May is reading the encyclopaedia article about a thinker — Diogenes. But she doesn’t know about him at all. So she surfed the Internet and found some more information about him. 3 4 1 2 4-2 3 4 Diogenes lived in Greece. Do you know where Greece is □ In Asia □ In Africa □ In Europe /' fr k / /'j r p/ Greece /ɡri:s/ 1 2 4-3 3 4 Diogenes was a great thinker from Greece. He took his lantern here and there to look for intelligent people … /'θ k (r)/ A thinker is someone who thinks or reasons in a certain way A lot of people laughed at him because he always lived in his …. But he didn’t mind at all. □ house □ jar □ bag 1 2 4-4 3 4 / ɑ:(r)/ 1 2 3-1 While you read 3 A May is listening to the article about Diogenes on CD-ROM. Listen carefully and help her complete the following notes for her school project. 3-2 1 2 3 diogenes … … was a (1)_____. … lived in (2)_____. … was born about (3)_____ years ago. ... taught people to be (4)_____ by owning as (5)_____ things as possible. … owned a (6)_____, a (7)_____, a (8)_____ and a (9)_____. … threw away his (10)_____ when he saw a boy drinking water from his (11)_____ and became even (12)_____. thinker Greece 2,000 few happy jar coat bag cup cup hands happier B May is reading the article now. 3-3 1 2 3 DIOGENES Diogenes was a famous thinker. He lived in Greece about two thousand years ago. He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible. All he owned was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a bag and a cup. He was very happy. One day, Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a fountain, so he threw away his cup and became even happier. (See Greece) who he was. where he lived what he taught. what he owned. The story. 1 2 3-1 After you read A1 Someone called Diogenes ‘a dog’. Surf the Internet and find more information about him and tell why people called him ‘a dog’. 3 A2 Once, Alexander the Great went to visit Diogenes. He offered to help Diogenes. What do you think Diogenes said Give your reasons. Then surf the Internet to find the answers. 3-2 1 2 3 as … as possible Come as early as possible. Our PE teacher always told us to run as fast as possible. I will write as many articles as possible. Betty eats as little fried food as possible. Mini-dictionary as … as someone can Da vinci, lenonardo who he was. where he lived How he was. what he was famous for. inventions Da vinci, lenonardo
