Unit3

TobeagoodlearnerBenjaminFranklin:alifelonglearnerDoyoupreview預習yourlessonbeforeclass?Doyoutakenotesinclass?Doyoukeepthinkinginclass?Doyouoftenanswertheteachers’questions?Whatwouldyouliketoknowabouthim?Predict（預測）Whatdoyouknowfromthetitle?introductionlearningstormssciencegiftHowcanweusuallygetthemainidea?TopicsentenceWhatisthegenre(體裁）ofthisarticle?A.exposition(說明文)B

biography（傳記）C.argumentation（議論文）D.description（描述文）Whatcanwereadaboutinabiography?

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biography

isthetruestoryofaperson’slife,writtenbysomeoneelse,aimingtorecordtheperson’sexperiences,achievements,challenges,relationships,influenceandsoon.Howcanhebesogreat?Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?Whatcanyouinfer(推斷)fromthepicture?

HowdidFranlkingoonlearningafterleavingschool?Howharddidheread?Why?Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?Fromayoungage,Franklin’sgreatloveoflearningsethimapartfrommanyothers.Asoneof17childreninabigfamily,Franklinhadonlytwoyearsofeducationbeforehehadtostartworking.Whileworkinginhisbrother’sprintshop,Franklintaughthimselfbyreadingalot.Heoftenborrowedbooksfrombooksellersandstayedupverylateinordertoreturnthemearlythenextday.Whatcanagreatloveoflearningbringus?lightning閃電&thunder雷heavyrain&strongwindstormCuriousabouttheworldaroundhim,Franklinoncebecameinterestedinstudyingstorms.Hefollowedthestormsanddidmanytests.Thenhefoundoutthatstormsmovedfromoneplacetoanother.Hisfindingshelpedpredicttheweather.HowdidFranklinstudystorms?Whatdidhefind?Howdidhisfindinghelppeople?bravecreative…lightningrod避雷針What’smore,Franklinhadagreatloveforscience,sohiscountlessinventionscameasnosurprise.Eveninhislate70s,heinventedatypeofspecialglassestohelphimseebetter.Whatisthepurpose(目的)ofthisexample？Why？Franklindidnotmakemoneyfromanyofhisinventionsbutletpeopleusethemforfree.Hisgreatnessgoesfurtherthanthat.Asalifelonglearner,hesawlearningasanexcitingandendlessjourney,fullofwonderandsuccess.Thisishisgreatestgifttotheworld.Whatdoes“that”referto(指代)?Whatdoes“this”referto?Whatdoyouthinkofhim?HowdidFranklinbecomealifelonglearner?

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WhatqualitiesdidFranklinhave?hard-workingselflesscurioussmartbrave......Hewas…because…Hewas…enoughto…Hewasso…thathe…

Whatwouldyouliketolearnfromhim?

Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forlifeismadeupoftime.

你熱愛生命嗎？那么，別浪費時間，因為生命是由時間組成的。

——富蘭克林

HomeworkPracticereadingthearticleandlearntotellFranklin’sstory.