1、SB1U2 Onwards&upwardsPeriod 1 Starting outAt 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.Teaching objectives1.Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their
2、achievements?2.What made them successful?Success in the Face of Hardshipin the face of面对面对 苦难苦难He showed great courage in the face of danger.Many people in Afghan are suffering from war hardship.NamesAchievementsWhat made themsuccessfulStephen Hawkingwas one of the worlds leading scientists.His book
3、 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 of South Africa,who fought passionately against the all-
4、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 reflect a modern China.Answer the questions.1 What is the
5、 key message of the poem?2 Which of lifes difficulties are mentioned in the poem?What is your understanding of the line“Success is failure turned inside out”?3 Do you like the poem?Give your reasons.Vocabulary from the poemtrudge trd v.to walk slowly or with heavy steps,because you are tired or carr
6、ying 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 damaging effects on sb/sth,causing sadness or disappointm
7、entAnswer the questions.1 What is the key message of the poem?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 difficulties we may encounter in
8、 life.Answer the questions.2 Which of lifes difficulties are mentioned in the poem?What is your understanding of the line“Success is failure turned inside out”?Things sometimes go wrong;the road seems all uphill;the funds are low and the debts are high.Answer the questions.3 Do you like the poem?Giv
9、e your reasons.Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed.On the road to success,you have to experience failure first.In other words,“failure is the mother of success”.Dont quitDont quitWhen things go wrong,as they sometimes will,When the road youre trudging seems all up
10、hill,When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile,but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest,if you must,but dont you quit.Dont quitDont quitLife is queer with its twists and turns,As every one of us sometimes learns,And many a failure turns about,When he m
11、ight have won had he stuck it out;Dont give up though the pace seems slow-You may succeed with another blow.Dont quitDont quitSuccess is failure turned inside out-The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,And you never can tell how close you are,It may be near when it seems so far,So stick to the fight
12、 when youre hardest hit-Its when things seem worst that you must not quit.The authorship of“Dont quit”is debatable.It could hae been written by a nineteen-year-old man,Ben Lief in 1920,a fifteen-year-old girl named Alice Enzie Zimmerman in 1948,or a hospitalised man named Frank Collins in 1952.Other
13、 people have claimed online that they wrote“Dont quit”,but none of these claims have been proven.The poem is sometimes attributed to Edgar Albert Guest,a poet who immigrated to the US from England,and who wrote a very similar poem called“See it through”.Smart expressions1.出问题2.上坡的3.债款；欠债 n.4.负债；不负债5
14、.还清债务6.曲曲折折7.熙熙攘攘8.许多9.turn about10.Stick it out11.坚持奋斗12.成功 v.n.adj.13.节选1.go wrong2.uphill3.debt c;u4.in debt;out of debt5.pay off ones debt6.twists and turns n.7.hustle and bustle n.8.many a/more than one+nsing+vsing9.彻底改变彻底改变10.坚持到底坚持到底11.stick to the fight12.succeed;success;successful13.excerpt1.Preview the We Regret to Inform You on pages 18-20.2.Remember new words in Unit 2.
