1、选择性必修一 Unit 2 Success(7)高二年级 英语1.Contribution and Sacrifice2.The Importance of FailureReading Club1.Contribution and SacrificePredictLook at the title and picture,what might the text be about?Contribution and SacrificeGeneral Understanding1.Who is Huang Danian?2.What is the text about?3.How does the
2、 text develop?Huang Danians experience,especially his contribution and sacrifice.He was a renowned Chinese geophysicist.(1958-2017)Time/chronological order.General Understanding4.After studying and working in the UK for 15 years,why did he return to China?He was driven by the idea that he needed to
3、contribute to his country.patrioticGeneral Understanding5.What were his achievements after he came back?Huang developed advanced cameras that can see through the Earth s 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 exp
4、loration technology into a world-leading position.It also led to Chinas lunar probe being landed on the moon.General Understanding6.What was his sacrifice?He gave up his good job and life in the UK and returned to China.He sacrificed his health and even his life for his commitment to work.7.Did he g
5、ive up working when he was ill?General UnderstandingNo.Like the true scientist he was,Huang never gave up,but always tried to push forwards.Even from his hospital bed,he continued his work,writing letters of reference for his colleagues and replying to questions from his students.7.Did he give up wo
6、rking when he was ill?General UnderstandingHe had great faith in the talent of the up-and-coming generation.Our country is in urgent need of talented people,he said.If we spend more time and pay more attention to the young,masters and even Nobel prize winners may rise among them.Draw a timeline and
7、retell the textborn in Guangxi went to UKmoved back to Chinalaunch of spacecraftShenzhou-11 and Tiangong-2195819932013diagnosed with cancerdied20172008Yutu landed on the moon2016had fainting fits20122016Draw a timeline and retell the textCritical Thinking1.How do you understand“.to celebrate a life
8、that burned so bright,but was so short?”2.What does the title“Contribution and Sacrifice”mean?1.How do you understand“.to celebrate a life that burned so bright,but was so short?”By saying“bright”,the author means Huang Danian had a life with great success and achievements.By saying“short”,he means
9、Huang Danian did not live long(58),but he made major advances in his area of expertise.2.What does the title“Contribution and Sacrifice”mean?He made great contribution to science,yet he also sacrificed his health and died early.Huangs early experiencewords of advice to schoolmates at graduation(1982
10、)Study and work for China!Huangs life in ChangchunHuang in TV series and MovieTV series(2017)Movie (2018)HonorPatriotic Chinese ScientistsZhan TianyouFather of Chinese RailwayQian XuesenscientistHua Luogengmathematician2.The Importance of FailureFast Reading1.What is the text about?2.Who are mention
11、ed in the text?What are their jobs?1.What is the text about?The importance of failure.Failure is also important.2.Who are mentioned in the text?What are their jobs?J.K.Rowlingauthor of Harry PotterSteve Jobslate Apple CEOBill GatesentrepreneurAng LeedirectorVera Wangfashion designerGeneral Understan
12、ding1.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?4.How can we become“grittier”?1.What did J.K.Rowling learn from her failures?Failure taught her things about herself that she could have learnt no other way.She d
13、iscovered that she had a strong will,and more discipline than she had expected.2.What do the people in the text have in common?3.What is grit and why is it important?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 peo
14、ple with grit keep going.At tough moments in their lives,they show grit.4.How can we become“grittier”?If we can learn how to manage failure,well learn how to succeed.By working through a series of failures,were better prepared for the bigger challenges well face in the adult world:well have the resi
15、lience we need to keep going.Well have true grit.the ability to become strong,happy,or successful again after a difficult situation or eventDraw a mind map to show the structuremind mapimportance of failuregrithow to become gritterJ.K.RowlingAng Lee Bill GatesVera WangSteve JobsRetell the celebritie
16、s storiesrejected by 12 publishersfailure taught her thingshave a strong will and more disciplineJ.K.Rowlingauthor of Harry PotterRetell the celebrities storiesfired despair,rejection“the best thing”“lightness of being a beginner”“freed me”Steve Jobslate Apple CEOTraf-O-Data,product didnt worklearn
17、from experiencelay the underground work for MicrosoftBill GatesentrepreneurRetell the celebrities storiesa dedicated ice skatermissed 1958 US Olympic teamVogue,assistant editorpromoted to editor-in-chiefset up her own bridal fashion labelVera Wangfashion designerRetell the celebrities storiestwice f
18、ailing the college entrance exampoor Englishdirecting majorsix yearswriting playsdepend on his wifeAng LeedirectorRetell the celebrities storiesCritical Thinking1.How do you understand Steve Jobs words The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again.”?2.Do y
19、ou agree with the saying Failure is the mother of success.?Why?1.Understanding of The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again.”Steve Jobs felt that being successful was a huge weight on his shoulders.There was a lot of pressure on him to perform and to c
20、ome 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.2.Do you agree with the saying Failure is the mother of success.?Why?I agree with the saying.Failures are steppi
21、ng 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 changes you have to be successful in the future.SummaryHomeworkSearch online to find:1.stories about patriotic scientists;2.stories about how people learn from their failures.Thank you!
