1、Unit 2 Success Writing Workshopcontribution: something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other peopledevotion: loyalty and love or care for someone or somethingleadership: the set of characteristics that makes a good leaderWords Warm UpWRITING A discussion
2、Write a life story of a person you like or admire, then discuss with your partner.Im going to write about Yao Ming. He was a basketball player and he was really tall. In my opinion, he was the best Chinese basketball player who played for the NBA.WRITING Read the article on page 40. Answer the five
3、questions.1. Who is Lang Ping?2. Why was Lang Ping named “Iron Hammer”?3. What is Lang Pings experience as an athlete?4. What is Lang Pings experience as a coach?5. Why do people like Lang Ping?Lang Ping is one of Chinas most recognized athletes.Her strong and powerful playing style earned her the n
4、ame “Iron Hammer”.Read for IdeaWRITING In the 1984 Olympics, Chinas team won the gold medal. With Lang Pings help, the team achieved a series of amazing wins from 1981 to 1985, including the World Cup, Olympics and the World Championship. After retiring as an athlete in 1986, she has been successful
5、 as a volleyball coach in the United States and Italy. In 1995, she returned to become the coach of the womens national team who won the 2015 World Cup.People like her not only because of her devotion to her career, but also because of her huge influence on the sport of volleyball.Label the paragrap
6、hs (a-c) in the boxes of each paragraph.a. important life or work experiences of the personb. general introduction of the personc. major awards and commentsRead for StructurebaacWRITING Write 2-3 sentences about the person that you are going towrite about. Use the Sentence Builder to help you. Time
7、Expressions duringLang Ping played on Chinas national volleyball team during the 1980s.atLang was a member of the team when they achieved a series of success including gold medals at the 1984 Olympics .afterAfter retiring as an athlete in 1986 she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the Uni
8、ted States and Italy.that yearThat year, Lang Ping was given the Best Coach and the Sports Special Contribution awards .Sentence Builder He was born in a poor family in Hong Kong in May, 1923. Unfortunately, when he was at the age of seven, his father died of illness. Since the beginning of the refo
9、rm and open policy, he had donated over 10 billion HK dollars.WRITING Write sentencesStep 2. Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.Writing a Life StyleIts important to: focus on what is special about the person you are writing about;choose important events and achi
10、evements to show why he / she is special;use time expressions to describe past events or experiences;use past tenses to write about events in the past.Writing HelpWRITING Compose WritingStep 1. Outlining Complete the outline of the persons life story.Step 3. Editing Edit your essay in pairs. Then sh
11、are what you have written in class.WRITING Compose WritingOne possible version: Dr. Huo Yingdong was taken as one of the most famous businessmen in the world. He was born in a poor family in Hong Kong in May, 1923. Unfortunately, when he was at the age of seven, his father died of illness. As a resu
12、lt, he lived in poverty all through his childhood. He went through all kinds of difficulties in his life. He was engaged in architecture, shipping and petrol one after another. He worked hard and earned great wealth. He was such a success in business that he became famous all over the world in his t
13、hirties. Since the beginning of the reform and open policy, he had donated over 10 billion HK dollars to sponsor education, culture, sports, public welfare in mainland. Because of his great contributions to constructing and benefiting our country, Dr Huo Yingdong was made a “Touching China Personali
14、ty” in 2007.Unit 2 Success Viewing WorkshopView and Learn_They think success is a one-way street. _They are not persistent._They stop doing everything that leads up to success after they achieve it._They figure theyve made it, and then they sit back in their comfort zone.Watch Part 1 of the video. W
15、hy do many people reach success and then fall? Tick ( ) all the reasons that Richard St. John mentions.VIEWING 点击播放视频Watch Part 2 of the video. What did Richard do in reaching success and after he achieved success? Use the prompts to talk about his experience.worked hard and pushed himself was good
16、at coming up with good ideasgot distracted by moneydid what he lovedthought ideas come like magic got into stuff that he didnt love, like management sat back and relaxed focused on clients and projects, and ignored the moneyView and Learn Reaching success, Richard worked hard and pushed himself, but
17、 then he sat back and relaxed. VIEWING 点击播放视频 Reaching success, Richard was good at coming up with good ideas, but then he thought ideas come like magic. Reaching success, Richard focused on clients and projects, and ignored the money, but then he got distracted by money. Reaching success, Richard d
18、id what he loved, but then he got into stuff that he didnt love, like management. Watch Part 3 of the video and answer questions. 1. What problems did Richard have after his business went downhill?2. What did he do to solve them? Were his problems solved? 3. What did he find about the relationship b
19、etween being happy and being rich?4. What is the conclusion he makes at the end of his speech?View and LearnHe became depressed. He lost his clients and they had to let all their employees go.He went to the doctor who put him on anti-depressants. He went back to do the projects he loved and worked h
20、ard to reach success again. Yes, but it wasnt a quick trip. It took seven years. VIEWING He could buy anything he wanted but he wasnt happy. Money cant buy happiness.Success is a continuous journey. Its important to follow the principles to sustain success as well as achieve it.Unit 2 Success Readin
21、g Clubrenowned: famous for something driven: someone who is driven is so determined to achieve something or be successful that all of their behaviour is directed towards aimsWhy did Huang Danian return to China in 2008? What were his achievements after he came back to China?He felt he needed to cont
22、ribute to his country after living abroad for many years. Huang developed advanced cameras that can see through the Earths crust so that it can be analysed without having to dig into it. He set up a state-of-the-art lab. This enabled Chinas deep earth exploration technology into a world-leading posi
23、tion. It also led to Chinas lunar probe being landed on the moon.Reading Club 1 General UnderstandingReading Club 1 Critical ThinkingHuang Danian did not live long but he made major advances in his area of expertise. He had a life with great success and achievements.How do you understand “. to celeb
24、rate a life that burned so bright, but was so short”?Reading Club 2 General UnderstandingWords and Phrasesreject: to refuse to accept someone or somethingdespair: a feeling of having no hope groundwork: work or events that prepare for something that will be done or produced in the futuregrit: the qu
25、ality of being brave and determinedReading Club 21. What did J. K. Rowling learn from her failures?2. What do the people in the text have in common?3. What is “grit” and why is it important?Failure taught her things about herself that she could have learnt no other way. She discovered that she had a
26、 strong will, and more discipline than she had expected.At tough moments in their lives, they show grit. Its a passion for something and the determination to work hard and stick with it. Its very easy to give up when we hit setbacks, but people with grit keep going.General UnderstandingReading Club
27、2 Steve Jobs: “The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again.”?Critical ThinkingHow to do you understand the words below in the box? And why?I think that Steve Jobs felt being successful was a huge weight on his shoulders. There was a lot of pressure on hi
28、m to perform and to come up with brilliant ideas because he was successful at such a young age. When he was fired, all those expectations disappeared and he was free to start a new life and to do what he wanted. Reading Club 2 Do you agree with the saying “Failure is the mother of success.”? Why?I a
29、gree with the saying. Failures are stepping stones that lead to success. People always make mistakes. Failures provide opportunity for us to figure out the reasons for not succeeding, and work towards avoiding them in the future. The more you fail, the more experience you have, and the better chance
30、s you have to be successful in the future.Critical ThinkingUnit 2 Success Check Your ProgressCheck Does having a lot of money mean being successful? I think Jason Harley, a 1_ and an ex-millionaire, can be called a successful person. Many people think he must be mad by 2_ money to homeless people, a
31、nd living in a small 3_with second-hand 4_. But to him, no one has lived a better life than he has after he decided to turn his back on his 5_. He said that with all his fortune, he felt 6_ when he saw there were people who 7_ so little and could barely support themselves. In my mind, he is one of t
32、he few people who really understand what real success is in life. I really 8_ his courage and willingness to make such a huge change.appreciate dormitoryearn fortune furniture give away guilty professorprofessorgiving awaydormitoryfurniturefortuneguiltyearnedappreciateComplete the text using the cor
33、rect form of the words and phrases below.Check Its encouraging to know that Jason is happier than ever living with a 1 minimum / maximum amount of money and things! When it comes to stories about success, I personally think its very 2 limiting / motivating to talk about 3 influential / appreciative
34、people and how they overcame great difficulties in their lives. J. K. Rowling is a good example her first book was 4 rejected / repeated 12 times before it eventually became a great success. 5 Founders / Finders of some of the biggest companies in the world, like Ma Yun and Bill Gates, also experien
35、ced setbacks at the beginning, but they had the 6 importance / commitment to achieve their goals. I think if we try to build our own 7 ambition / confidence and work hard, we can all achieve our goals.Circle out the correct options to complete the text.Check When I finish my studies, I would love to
36、 be a professional athlete. Ever since I was a child, I have 1_, playing it, watching it, talking about it, everything! There are so many other talented young basketball players so I have to 2_ than them to stand out. I know too that I will have to 3_ including giving all my free time to practise in
37、stead of going to parties. Luckily, it suits my personality as I have always 4_and 5_. I think that you have to have the courage and determination to 6_ in order to be successful in any field.live my life to extremespush myself to the limitsbe obsessive about basketballmake many sacrificesdo that ex
38、tra little bit morestrive for greatnessbeen obsessive about basketballdo that extra little bit moremake many sacrificespushed myself to the limitslived my life to extremesstrive for greatnessComplete the text with the correct form of the phrases below.Check Student 1: Earning money is not the most i
39、mportant consideration in my life. ( )Student 2: I think too many people spend time worrying about trying to reach the top, even if they are not happy. ( )Student 3: What I would like to do in the future is nursing. I know it is not success in many peoples eyes. But for me, helping people to recover
40、 is success. ( )Student 4: My mother always told me that achieving my goals was not as important as being happy. I totally agree with her. ( )SOP, SSFind out the verb-ing forms and decide if they are used as subject (S), object (O) or predicative (P).Check 1. As a teacher, I think it is important fo
41、r students to find a balance between _ extracurricular activities and their studies. Then they will be both happy and successful. 2. Im an Olympic athlete. If you want to become a world-class swimmer you have to spend a lot of time in _swimming pools. You will never succeed otherwise.3. Business lea
42、ders understand that you cannot become successful without _ support of a good team. My employees make me a great boss.4. I was a successful journalist and now Im retired. If I could relive my life, I would spend more time with _ family and friends. I missed so many important events.5. In my last job, I spent so much time in _ meetings that we seldom had time to work! Now I have my own business and I limit the number of meetings.the/Complete the passage with the article “the” or “/”./theCheck Homework_Words _SentencesKey steps to succeed _
