1、Understanding ideas Understanding ideas Unit 2 Onwards and upwardsWhat kind of setbacks have you encountered in your life?How did you deal with it?Pre-viewingWatch the video and answer the questions.What makes them so successful with so many setbacks?NamesAchievementsWhat made themsuccessfulStephen
2、Hawkingwas one of the worlds leading scientists.His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988,which became a best-seller.Their personal qualities of perseverancewillpower,determination,patience,leadership,talent and hard work made them successful.Nelson Mandelawas the first black president
3、of South Africa,who fought passionately against the all-white governments system of racial separation.In 1993.he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.Xu Beihongwas a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western composition to r
4、eflect a modern China.NamesAchievementsWhat made themsuccessfulStephen Hawkingwas one of the worlds leading scientists.His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988,which became a best-seller.Their personal qualities of perseverancewillpower,determination,patience,leadership,talent and hard
5、 work made them successful.Nelson Mandelawas the first black president of South Africa,who fought passionately against the all-white governments system of racial separation.In 1993.he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.Xu Beihongwas a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combine
6、d traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western composition to reflect a modern China.When things go wrong as they sometimes willWhen things go wrong as they sometimes will,W Wh hen the road youen the road youre re trutrudgig seems all updgig seems all uphill,hill,When the funds are low and t
7、he debts are hiWhen the funds are low and the debts are high,gh,And you want to smile,bAnd you want to smile,bu ut you have to sight you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bitWhen care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must,but donRest if you must,but dont you qt you quit.uit.L Life
8、is queer with its twists and ife is queer with its twists and turturns ns,As every one of us sometimes leaAs every one of us sometimes lear rn ns,s,And maAnd many ny a failure a failure t tu ur rns aboutns about,When he might have won had he sWhen he might have won had he st tuck it outuck it out;Do
9、nt giDont giv ve up thoe up thou ugh the pace seems slowgh the pace seems slow-Yo You u may succeed with another blow may succeed with another blow.Success is failuSuccess is failur re tue tur rned inside out-ned inside out-The silver tint of the clouds of douThe silver tint of the clouds of doubt,b
10、t,And you never can tell just how close you areAnd you never can tell just how close you are,It may be near when it seems so farIt may be near when it seems so far,So stick to the fSo stick to the fiig gh ht when yout when youre hardest hit-re hardest hit-I It ts when things seem worst that you mmsr
11、 not quis when things seem worst that you mmsr not quit.t.(Excerpts from(Excerpts from“DonDont quitt quit”by Edgar Albert Guestby Edgar Albert Guest)D Dont quitont quit永不言弃永不言弃 美美埃德加埃德加.格斯特格斯特当你不尽如意,感觉一切都糟糕透顶,当你跋涉的道路到处都布满荆棘,当你身无分文而又债台高筑,当你想笑而又不得不唉声叹气,当你被痛苦折磨而又不能解脱,停下来,如果有必要的话,并不是放弃。生活原本坎坷,让我们难以想象,(生
12、活原本坎坷,总是在迂回曲折之中前行,)正如我们每个人从学习中体会到的,有许多人本来可以成功却由于功亏一篑而遭受失败。坚持下去,哪怕每一步都举步维艰,只要你敢永往向前,或许下一个路口就会峰回路转。失败是成功的母亲,怀疑的乌云背后是银色的光芒。永远不要说成功离你多么遥远有时候看似遥远却在蓦然回首之间。(不要说成功离你多么遥远,有时候看似遥远却往往就在暮然回首之间,)因此当你身处危难之时,你要挺住哪怕一切都糟糕透顶,永不放弃。Listen and read the poem above.Answer the questions:What is the key message of the poem?
13、The poem is all about perseverance,determination and willpower.Never give up especially when things go wrong.It reminds us that there are elements of success within every failure,so we mustnt quit whatever diffculties we may encounter in life.Listen and read the poem above.Answer the questions:2.Whi
14、ch of lifes difficulties are mentioned in the poem?What is your understanding of the line“Success is failure turned inside out”?Answers:Things sometimes go wrong;the road seems all uphill:the funds are low and the debts are high.Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed
15、.On the road to success,you have to experience failure first.In other words“failure is the mother of success.”Pre-readingDo you know any famous writers worldwide?J.D.SalingerEmily BrontJ.K.Rowling What do you know about the writer?uBorn:January 1,1919,New York CityuDied:January 27,2010(aged 91)Corni
16、sh,New HampshireuOccupation:a short story writer,novelistuEducation:Marnix College,New York University,Columbia UniversityuNotable works:The Catcher in the Rye(1951)Nine Stories(1953)Raise High the Roof Beam,Carpenters and Seymour:An Introduction(1963)Franny and Zooey(1961)J.D.Salinger What do you k
17、now about the writer?uBorn:July 31,1965,Yate,near Bristol,EnglanduOccupation:an British author who is one of the worlds most successful and wealthiest authors known for her popular childrens books Harry Potter series.uNotable work:Harry PotterJ.K.Rowling What do you know about the writer?uBorn:July
18、30,1818,Thornton,Yorkshire,EnglanduDied:December 19,1848,Haworth,YorkshireuOccupation:an English novelist and poet who produced but one novel who was perhaps the greatest of the three Bront sisters.uNotable work:Wuthering Heights(1847),a highly imaginative work of passion and hate set on the Yorkshi
19、re moors,darkens rather than solves the mystery of her spiritual existence.Emily BrontRead and match:1 _ has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July.2 _ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.3 _ had to pay to have his/her poetry published.J.D.SalingerJ.D.SalingerEm
20、ily BrontEmily BrontJ.K.RowlingJ.K.RowlingJ.K.RowlingJ.K.RowlingEmily BrontEmily BrontJ.D.SalingerJ.D.Salingerproblems they overcame.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily Bront Read the passage and find out what problems the writers overcame.Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1 Life is Hard for Female Writers2 Good Things Come to Those Who Wait3 Never Give Up on Your Dreams4 Successful WritersOrganize information from the passage And complete the diagramThank you!
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