1、 高二英语高二英语教学材料：外研社高中英语新教材选择性必修第一册教学内容：Unit2: Onwards and upwards第一课时：Starting out: Dont quit执教人：At the end of this class, you are expected to: 1. learn some great peoples achievements and their qualities;2. enjoy a poem briefly on your own; 3. understand the topic of this unit.Onwards and UpwardsLead
2、-in: Watch & Think Task 1: While watching, think about the following questions.1. Who are the people mentioned in the video?2. What are their achievements?3. What made them successful?Lead-in: Watch & Think Who are the people mentioned in the video?Stephen HawkingNelson MandelaXu BeihongTask 2: Fill
3、 in the blanks about achievements Stephen HawkingHe was one of the worlds leading _. His book A brief History of Time (时时间简史间简史) was published in 1988, which became a _.Nelson MandelaHe was the first _of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white governments system of _ separation (
4、种族隔离种族隔离). In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel _Prize.Xu BeihongHe was a Chinese _ who created a new form of _ art (民族艺术民族艺术) that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques (绘画技法绘画技法) with Western _ (西方构图西方构图) to reflect a modern China.Task 2: Fill in the blanks about achievements Stephen Hawki
5、ngHe was one of the worlds leading _. His book A brief History of Time (时时间简史间简史) was published in 1988, which became a _.Nelson MandelaHe was the first _of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white governments system of _ separation (种族隔离种族隔离). In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel _P
6、rize.Xu BeihongHe was a Chinese _ who created a new form of _ art (民族艺术民族艺术) that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques (绘画技法绘画技法) with Western _ (西方构图西方构图) to reflect a modern China.scientistsbest-sellerblack presidentracialPeaceartistnationalcompositionTask 3: Conclude what made them su
7、ccessfulTheir personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.Their personal qualities of perseverance(坚持不懈坚持不懈), determination(坚定决心坚定决心), willpower(坚强意志坚强意志), patience(坚韧不拔坚韧不拔), leadership(坚决领导坚决领导), hard work(艰苦勤奋艰苦勤奋)，
8、 talent(天赋异禀天赋异禀), .made them successful.Their personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.If you are faced with difficulties,failures,disabilities,.,what would you do?Task 4: Listen & Think1. What is the theme of the
9、poem?2. What difficulties in our life are mentioned? 3. What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out”?Listen and read after the tape.Read the poem aloud and pay attention to the rhymes. three stanzas(诗的一节)rhyme(韵律)vocabulary from the poemtrudge trd v. to walk slowly o
10、r with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavyfund fnd n. pl. money that is available to be spentdebt det n. a sum of money that you owe someone.queer kwr adj. (old-fashioned) strange or unusualpace pes n. the speed at which sb/sth walks or movesblow bl n. a sudden event which has d
11、amaging effects on sb/sth, causing sadness or disappointmentTask 4: Speak out1. What is the theme of the poem?2. What difficulties in our life are mentioned? 3. What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out ”?1. What is the theme of the poem?The poem is all about perse
12、verance, 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 difficulties we may encounter in life.2. What difficulties are mentioned?3. What is your understanding of the line “S
13、uccess is failure turned inside out”? On the road to success, you have to experience failure first. Inside each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed. In other words, “failure is the mother of success”. Poet: Edgar Albert Guest Edgar Allen Guest also known as Eddie Guest was a
14、prolific(多多产的产的) English-born American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the Peoples Poet. Born 20 August 1881, Birmingham, England Died 5 August 1959 (aged 77)Resting place Woodlawn CemeteryPen name Eddie GuestOccupation PoetNationality AmericanTheir per
15、sonal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.Words Reviewtrudgefunddebtqueerpaceblowv. （尤指因疲惫或沮丧）拖着沉重的脚步走，步履艰难地走n. 资金；现款；储备n. 借款；欠款；债务 adj. 奇怪的;反常的; n. 速度；步伐；节奏 n. 打击；挫折 Onwards and UpwardsLets come back to the title!Their
16、 personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.When we are faced with difficulties,failures,disabilities,.we should have a positive attitude towards life;we should get lessons from each failure, determined to move on to
17、our aim with strong willpower despite any difficulty. Their personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.Task 5: Self assessment1. Can you understand the title “Onwards and upwards”?2. What have you learnt from the grea
18、t peoples achievements and qualities?3. Can you enjoy a poem and its rhyme by yourself?Their personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.Homework:1. Find other poems with the same theme of “Dont quit ”. 2. Read the poem loudly and recite it as you can. 3. Preview the passage We regret to inform you. on pages 14-15.Thank you for your listening!
