1、Unit 1 Nothing ventured,nothing gained Warming upHave you ever had a hardest experienceor faced a greatest challenge?What is it?How did you go through it?What lessons have you learned from it?Nothing brave,nothing have.Nothing seek,nothing find.Nothing stake,nothing draw.Nothing venture,nothing win(
2、or have or gain).Do you know“不入虎穴不入虎穴,焉得虎子焉得虎子”in Chinese?How can we say the same meaning in English?Whats your understandingof the title“Nothing Ventured,Noting Gained”?The title means:“No Pains,No Gains”没有付出没有付出,就没有收获。就没有收获。If you want to gain your dream coming true,what will you do according to y
3、our understanding of the saying?(Refer to your own experience)Read the three stories,and what can you get from their stories?All of them are very strong-minded,and they all persevered to their dreams.Robert the BruceHelen KellerAnne Sullivan and Helen KellerKing Bruce is watching the spider weaving
4、its web.Anne Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller by feeling or touching.Gou Jian is sleeping on firewood and straw tasting gall-bladder.123 Now read the story and fill in the table.Robert BruceHelen KellerGou Jian Who?What troubles were they in?Robert BruceHelen Keller Gou Jian beaten by the English s
5、everal times;at first lost the war against the English unable to speak,hear or see beaten by the King of Wu；kept as a slave in Wu Qualities that helped them achieve success in lifeWhat achievements did they make?defeated the English;became the first Scottish kinglearned how to communicate；became a f
6、amous writer defeated the King of Wu；regained his lost land What have you responded to difficult situation and what have you done to overcome problems?Or retell any experience of your ownthat involve perseverance.Please wrote down what the experiences have in common?persevere with;stick at;keep goin
7、g;not giving up;persist at;keep trying;not be discouraged;by keeping positive1.What do you think about the stories?Which story inspires you most?区别区别 what 与与 whichI dont know _ belongs to you.I dont know _ dictionary belongs to you.2.Nothing ventured,nothing gained.venture v.&n.冒险冒险;投机投机whatwhich La
8、nguage Points The princess ventured her entire fortune to save/on saving the young man.公主冒着失去她的所有财产的风险去公主冒着失去她的所有财产的风险去救年轻人。救年轻人。The brave boy ventured the high seas in a small boat.那个勇敢的男孩用艘小船在大海上那个勇敢的男孩用艘小船在大海上冒险航行。冒险航行。Nobody ventured to interrupt him.没有人敢打断他的话。没有人敢打断他的话。拓展拓展:冒险进入荒野冒险进入荒野恕我冒昧地说恕我
9、冒昧地说胆敢从事胆敢从事;贸然尝试贸然尝试随便地随便地,碰运气地碰运气地不辞任何危险不辞任何危险venture into the wildernessI venture to say that.venture on/uponat a venturebe ready for any venture3.He slept on firewood and straw to remind him of his sufferings.suffering n.痛苦痛苦;苦难苦难;pl.灾害灾害;损害损害 adj.受苦的受苦的,患病的患病的suffer vi.&vt.His friend has suffer
10、ed(from)illness for some years.他朋友身体不好已有好几年了。他朋友身体不好已有好几年了。4.Before every meal and at bedtime he tasted a bitter gall-bladder to strengthen his determination.构词法构词法long-length-lengthen 加长加长wide-width-widen 加宽加宽strong-strength-strengthen 加强加强;加固加固 Our enemy has greatly strengthened during the truce t
11、alks.和谈期间和谈期间,敌人力量已大为增强。敌人力量已大为增强。The fence was strengthened with wire.这堵围栏用金属丝加固了。这堵围栏用金属丝加固了。strengthen national defence巩固国防巩固国防5.What do you think helped them to achieve success in life?do you think 插入语插入语,插在疑问词之后，插在疑问词之后，而特殊疑问句的主语而特殊疑问句的主语,谓语仍用陈述语谓语仍用陈述语序序,没有倒装。没有倒装。How do you think heat is diff
12、erent from temperature?你认为热和温度有什么不同你认为热和温度有什么不同?What performance do you think we should give at the party?你看我们在晚会上应表演什么节目？你看我们在晚会上应表演什么节目？类似动词有类似动词有:believe,guess,suppose,suggest等。等。When do you suppose they will be back?Where did they suggest we should go during the summer holidays?What do you guess had happened at my birthday party?Homework1.Learn the new words and expressions of this unit.2.Preview Reading part.
