1、Unit 2Unit 2Unit 2Unit 2Unit 2 SuccessUnit 2 SuccessUnit 2 SuccessUnit 2 Success Toreadabouttheimportanceoffailure Toreadforgeneralunderstanding ToreadforspecificinformationandunderstandingwordsincontextWhat do you know about these people?J.K.RowlingBillGatesSteveJobsVeraWangAngLeeJ.K.Rowling(1965)i
2、stheauthorofthehugelypopularHarry Potterbooks.In1990,shebeganthefirstdraftofHarry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.Shewaspoortoownatypewriter,shewrotebyhand.Successwasnotswiftandshemighthavegivenup.Butshewasstubbornandovercameallthedifficulties.JobsandWozniakfoundedApplein1976.Hisnameisassociatedwi
3、thinnovativeproductsliketheiPod,iPhoneandiTunes.Hisattentiontodesign,functionandstylehadwonhimmillionsoffans.Jobsadviceforsuccessis:“Youvegottofindwhatyoulove.”SteveJobs(1955-2011)wastheco-founderandCEOofAppleInc.BillGateshaspromisedtogiveallofhis$58billionfortunetocharity.“Wevechosennottopassitonto
4、ourchildren.Wewanttogiveitbacktosocietyinthewaythatitwillhavethemostpositiveinfluence.”BillGates(1955),in1975GatesleftHarvardandstartedtheMicrosoftwithhisPaulAllen.VeraWang(1949)isafashiondesignerinNewYork.Sheisknownforherweddingdress.Asagirl,Wangtrainedasafigureskater.WhenshefailedtomaketheUSOlympi
5、cteam,sheturnedtoherotherpassion,fashion.In1990,sheopenedherowndesignsaloninNewYork.AngLee(1954)BornandraisedinTaiwan,China,HemovedtotheUnitedStatesin1978.Talk about your opinions of success and failure.What would you do if you want to be successful in some fields? theabilitytocontrolyourownbehavior
6、;topunishsomeone sththatispopularataparticulartime relatingtoaweddingorawomanwhoisgettingmarried apieceofpaperthatisattachedtosthandgivesinformation;toattachitontosthorwriteinformationonsthfashion,label,discipline,bridalMatch the words to the correct meanings.disciplinefashionbridallabel inawaythats
7、howssadness/anger someonewhosejobistomakeplansorpatternsforclothes,furnitureetc themoneythatyouearnfromyourwork adoor/gatethatyouenteraplace;permissiontobecomeinvolvedinaprofession,university,societyetc adoor/spacethroughwhichyoucanleaveapublicroom,buildingetcdesigner,exit,bitterly,income,entrancebi
8、tterlydesignerentranceexitincomeWhat did J. K. Rowling learn from her failures?Failuretaughtherthingsaboutherselfthatshecouldhavelearntnootherway.Shediscoveredthatshehadastrongwill,andmoredisciplinethatshehadexpected.What do the people in the text have in common?Attoughmomentsintheirlives,theyshowed
9、grit.What is “grit” and why is it important?Itisapassionforsomethingandthedeterminationtoworkhardandtostickwithit.Itsveryeasytogiveupwhenwehitsetbacks,butpeoplewithgritkeepgoing.How do you understand Steve Jobs words “The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginne
10、r again.”?IthinkthatSteveJobsfeltthatbeingsuccessfulwasahugeweightonhisshoulders.Therewasalotofpressureonhimtoperformandtocomeupwithbrilliantideasbecausehewassuccessfulatsuchayoungage.Whenhewasfired,allthoseexpectationsdisappearedandhewasfreetostartanewlifeandtodowhathewanted.Do you agree with the s
11、aying “Failure is the mother of success.”? Why?Iagreewiththesaying.Failuresaresteppingstonesthatleadtosuccess.Peoplealwaysmakemistakes.Failuresprovideopportunityforusetofigureoutthereasonsfornotsucceeding,andworktowardsavoidingtheminthefuture.Themoreyoufail,themoreexperienceyouhave,andthebetterchang
12、esyouhavetobesuccessinthefuture.1.,whenhewasfiredfromthecompanyhehadco-founded.foundvt.to start sth such as a company, organization, school建立;创立;创办egThefactorywasfoundedin1992.Hughfoundedthecompanyin1999.【拓展】foundern. 创办人;创立者foundationn. 基础;根基find,found,found;found,founded,foundedegTherumor(谣传)wasco
13、mpletelywithoutfoundation.ThetownwasfoundedbyEnglishmenin1790.Hewasoneofthefoundersoftheuniversitysmedicaldepartment.【语境应用】完成句子。1)_intheearly20thcentury,theschoolkeepsoninspiringchildrensloveofart.A.TofoundB.FoundingC.FoundedD.Havingfounded2)Theearthquakeshookthe_(found)ofthehouse.3)Hewasoneofthe_(f
14、ound)ofthecompany.4)Therichman_(found)ahospitalandaschoolinthetown.foundationfoundersfounded单句填空2.Hefeltdespairandrejection.rejectv.to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with sth拒绝接受rejectionn.嫌弃;拒绝接受egSarahrejectedherbrothersofferofhelp.Whatarethereasonsforhisrejectionofthetheory?【语境应用】完成句子。1)I
15、tisalmostcertainthatourprogramwill_.几乎可以肯定,我们的项目会被拒绝。2)_(他拒绝了那项建议)thatitwastimeforhimtoretire.3)Heneveraskedhertomarryhimoutoffearof_.他因为怕被拒绝,所以从未向她求婚。berejectedHerejectedthesuggestionrejection3.Shewaspassedoverforpromotionforeditor-in-chief.promotev.to give someone a better job in a company; to hel
16、p sth to develop/increase提升,晋升;促进,增进promotionn.提升,晋升;促进,增进egBilloughttobepromotedinthecompanybuthestillholdsthesamepost.ThePrimeMinistersvisitwillpromotecooperationbetweenthetwocountries.【语境应用】用promote完成句子。1)Theorganizationworksto_(促进各国之间的贸易).2)Lindahopesto_(被提拔到一个更高的职位)throughherhardwork.3)Becauseo
17、fhishardwork,hegota_.promotionpromotetradebepromotedtoahigherpositionbetweennationsAs we go through our lives there are few people who have never experienced failure. So as we experience failure, how do we accept it and move on if we are unable to admit it? Admittingfailure. Failurecanmakeapositivec
18、ontributiononceyoulearntouseit.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrongandhowyoucanimprove. Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,dontbeshy. Tounderstandwhatsuccesslookslikebeforeyouattemptsomething.Youshouldknowwhenitistimetotrysomethingelse. Arealloserissomeonewhossoafraidofnotwinning,theydonteventry.Little Miss SunshineSuccessisnotfinal,failureisnotfinal.Itisthecouragetocontinuethatcounts.Darkest HourChoose one of the following two tasks. Findstoriesabouthowpeoplelearnfromtheirfailuresonline,retellthestoryandwritedownyouropinionsin80words. Haveyouexperiencedfailure?Howdidyoudealwithit?Writeashortpassagein80words.
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