大学体验英语第二册unit5

,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Department of College English,Experiencing English,Book Two,Unit 5 Ways to Success,Procedures,Passage A,Warm-up Activities,Culture Notes,Language Points,Difficult Sentences,Summary,Follow-up Activity,Assignment,Warm-up Activity,Look at the pictures and guess who they are.,Who said the famous sayings,1. If A is success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.,Albert Einstein,2. Genius is one percent inspiration (灵感) and 99 percent perspiration (汗水).,Thomas Edison,3. Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.,Ernest Hemingway,4. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.,Abraham Lincoln,5. Success is a lousy (糟糕的) teacher. It seduces (诱使) smart people into thinking they cant lose.,Bill Gates,Talk About: what factors do you think will contribute to success,interest,hard work,self-confidence,talent,love for your career,team spirit /cooperation with your fellow workers,good education,Passage A,My,Advice to Students: Education Counts,Culture Notes,Culture Notes,Who is Bill Gates What do you know about him,chairman of Microsoft Corporation,founded Microsoft with his childhood friends Paul Allen in 1975,born in 1955,attended Harvard in 1975,dropped out of Harvard in 1977,Watch the,video,Can you tell us why he established this foundation,Language Points,1.,take advantage of,:,make use of,Youd better take advantage of the fine weather to play tennis.,We should take full advantage of the exceptional opportunity to promote the sales of our products .,Language Points,2.,opportunity:,n.,a favorable moment or occasion for doing something,Dont slip any opportunity of practicing your English.,It will give you an opportunity to meet all kinds of people.,Language Points,3.,claim:,v.,say that something is true or is a fact without having any proof,Jean claims to own a car but I dont believe her.,Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.,Language Points,4.,let alone:,not to mention,I have not even read the first chapter, let alone finished the book.,I havent enough room for the family, let alone three dogs and four cats.,Language Points,5.,discourage:,vt. prevent (an action),The school teachers discourage smoking.,We tried to discourage him from climbing the mountain without a guide.,Dont let one failure discourage you, try again.,Cf. encourage vt.,Language Points,6.,foster:,v. help (something) grow or develop; raise (a child, an animal, etc.),Cooperation learning fosters a spirit of cooperation.,fostered parents,fostered children,Language Points,7.,try out:,test sth. or sb. by use and experience to find about quality, worth, effect, etc.,The idea seems fine but we need to try it out in practice.,The new engine must be thoroughly tried out before being out on the market.,Cf. try on (a hat, garment, shoes, etc),Language Points,8.,focus on:,direct ones attention to,Today were going to focus on the question of homeless people in London.,Language Points,9.,grateful:,feeling or showing thanks,I was most grateful to John for his kindness.,We are grateful to your neighbors for help in time of trouble.,Language Points,10. sign up (for): sign an agreement to take part in something,We will not have the picnic unless more people sign up.,How many people have signed up for this course,Language Points,11.,lose oneself in,:,be extremely interested in something,On a dull winter afternoon, Harry would sit by the computer and lose himself in computer games.,Language Points,12.,lead to:,have as a result; cause,A bad cold can lead to pneumonia.,Carelessness leads to failure.,Language Points,13.,discipline:,n. a method of training,Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory.,In learning a foreign language, pronunciation drills and question and answer drills are good discipline.,Language Points,14.,steer,:,v. to direct the course of (as a ship or a car),steer a boat into the wind,steer the conversation into a favorite subject,Difficult Sentences,1.,Since you are a success, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education. (para. 5, line 3),Since you are successful, my students tend to infer from your success that they dont have to worry very much about doing well in school.,Difficult Sentences,2.,But somebody handing you a book doesnt automatically foster learning. (para. 10, Line 1),But if someone gives you a book, you may not necessarily learn anything from it.,Difficult Sentences,3.,If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, youve got two problems. (para. 16, Line 1 ),If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interest in high school, youve got two problems.,Difficult Sentences,4.,Graduate school is one way to get specialized knowledge, although extended college education isnt always a good investment from a purely economic standpoint (para. 17, Line 3),Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area, but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition.,Summary,It is well known that Bill Gates dropped out of college. Some people even think he never finished high school. In fact he finished three years at Harvard, where he studied a variety of subjects and only took one computer class. His main advice to students is to do much as he did, but to finish college before dropping out unless the opportunity of a lifetime appears. He feels students should not specialize too soon.,Summary,If they do specialize, they should also pursue other subjects and make acceptable grades. Above all else he believes students should learn how to learn, so they can learn on their own outside the classroom. This in fact is how Gates learned most of what he knows about computers, though he apparently feels that most students need a somewhat more structured approach to education than he had.,.,Follow-up Activity,What role do you think school education plays in your life,Assignment,Write a paragraph of around 100 words about the advantages of getting a good education.,Procedures,Passage B,Warm-up Activities,Culture Notes,Language Points,Difficult Sentences,Summary,Follow-up Activity,Assignment,Passage B: Christopher ReeveA Real Superman,Warm-up activities:,What kind of image does a super man produce in your mind,Have you ever watched a horse-riding competition,What are the biggest difficulties you have met with in your life and how have you overcome them,Culture Notes,Superman,Superman is a motion picture about a newspaper reporter with supernatural powers. Superman is a native of the planet Krypton.,Superman,But he grows up on a farm in rural America. He moves to the big city and gets a job as reporter. At the newspaper, he is known as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, but when he puts on his cape and fights crime, he becomes Superman. Superman rescues a kitten from a tree and California from falling into the ocean.,Superman,Language Points,1.,approval:,n. 1) admiration for someone,Oliver looked at Simon with approval.,We all like others to show approval of what we do.,2) the act of approving,The principal gave his approval to plans for the holiday.,Dad indicated his approval with a nod of the head.,Language Points,2.,invincible,: adj. too strong to be overcome or defeated,That football team was once reputed to be invincible.,invincible army/invincible opposition/invincible difficulties,Language Points,3.,ease:,n.,1) the ability to do something without difficulty,The wall is so low that they jump over it with ease.,The ease with which he started the engine was remarkable.,2) the state of being comfortable and without worry and anxiety,The retired couple lives a life of ease.,Language Points,4.,obstacle:,n. (+sth./doing sth.): sth. which stands in the way and prevents action, movement, or success,International suspicion is the chief obstacle to world peace.,Language Points,4.,break down,: fail; (of machinery) fail to work,The peace talks have broken down.,I was late because my car broke down halfway on the road.,5.,result in:,have as a result; cause,The accident resulted in the death of three people and the injury of many others.,Language Points,6,.,break down,: fail; (of machinery) fail to work,The peace talks have broken down.,I was late because my car broke down halfway on the road.,Language Points,7,.,despair:,v. lose hope of,Dont despair; things will get better soon.,During the war, the soldier despaired of ever coming home alive.,Language Points,8.,stop short of doing sth./ stop short at sth.,:,to decide against ( a strong action),She would not stop short of stealing if she thought it would help her children.,Language Points,9.,undergo:,v. experience (especially suffering or difficulty),The explorers had to undergo much suffering.,Language Points,10.,restore:,v. bring back to a good or desirable state, especially of health,He feels completely restored to health after a period of intensive care.,The doctor restored her power of speech.,Language Points,11.,set out:,begin a course of action,He set out to cut the grass, but he finished up talking to the neighbor over the garden wall.,Language Points,12,.,sustain:,v. (enable to) keep up; maintain,They had nothing to sustain them all day except two cups of coffee.,The teacher tried hard to sustain the childrens interest in learning English.,Language Points,13.,be in good/fine shape,:,(not formal) be in good condition,Our garden is in good shape after the rain.,His affairs are in bad shape.,Difficult Sentences,1.,No one could imagine Christopher Reeve any other way.(para.1, Line 6),This was the only way anyone could imagine Christopher Reeve.,Difficult Sentences,2.,His horse, Eastern Express, appeared to be in fine shape. (para. 2, Line 4),His horse, Eastern Express, seemed ready to run and win the race.,Difficult Sentences,3.,Wherever Christopher appeared, his speeches met with standing ovationsand may teary faces. (para. 8, Line 4),Wherever Christopher appeared, people stood to applaud and many of them were moved to tears.,Difficult Sentences,4.,Despite his brave attitude, Christopher has had his share of down times. (para. 10, Line 1),Though Christopher fought courageously for his life, sometimes he felt depressed.,Down means sad and discouraged,.,Difficult Sentences,5. After nighttime dreams of running and playing with his son, he needed the 20 minutes “to wake up and make that shift(para. 12, Line 3),After dreaming at night about running and playing with his son, he needed 20 minutes to adjust to the fact that he was still disabled.,Summary,Christopher Reeve at age 42 was a very successful actor with wife and a young son. He was healthy, energetic, and athletic. In 1995 he entered a horse riding competition and had an accident. The fall broke his neck, permanently paralyzing him and threatening his life. Despite his deep despair, he persevered with his recovery. First he had to learn to breathe on his own, which took several months. Then he went home from the hospital and started his life and career again.,Summary,He became a motivational speaker, encouraging others not to give up despite the challenges and obstacles they face. Eventually he also returned to acting and directing movies although he was still paralyzed. Every day he must face this depressing fact with optimism and will power. The courageous way he does so proves that he is still successfully playing his most famous role - Superman!,Follow-up Activity,Nowadays, greeting cards are used a lot for many purposes. Greeting cards for achievements are written to congratulate people who have accomplished something special.,Please design your own greeting cards referring to page 109.,Assignment,As a student, how can you overcome difficulties in your life,Talking with Your partners,