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Unit1 Book3
The way to success
Section A Never, ever give up!
Objectives
To talk about the secret of success
To
further understand the text
To apply the
phrases and patterns
To master the essay
writing skill
Warming-up activities
Lead-in---Short answer questions
1. What
is success?
• To live your life the way you
want to live it
• To earn money, power, and
fame
• To be surrounded by people you admire
and respect
• To achieve your dreams, desires,
hopes, wishes, etc.
• A successful man is one
who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks
others have thrown
at him.
2. What do you
think are the secrets of success?
• A strong
will and adequate preparation
• Determination
and persistence
• Well begun is half done.
• When you want success as badly as you wanted
air, you will get it.
•
Listen and talk
Listen to a talk about steps to make your
dreams come true. Fill in the blanks based on what
you hear.
1 As long as you are committed
to your goals and you are passionate about your
dreams, you will
eventually accomplish them.
2 To accomplish amazing results in your life,
you have to be 100 percent committed and you must
be willing to sacrifice your time and effort.
3 What are the three steps that you should
follow to achieve success?
1)Map your goals
out
2) Believe in yourself
3) Take action
Listen to the talk again and discuss the
following questions.
1. Why do most people
fail to achieve success in the end?
• Not have
the passion;
• Not clear about what they
want;
• Not know the exact destination that
they want to reach;
• Not focus on what they
want.
2. Can you think of any
other helpful steps that can be taken to make your
dream come true?
• First, to learn to adopt
suitable strategies;
• Second, to realize the
significance of learning;
• Finally, to create
or find opportunities rather than wait for
opportunities to find us.
Compound dictation
Listen to a short passage on success and fill
in the missing information.
We cannot travel
every path. Success must be won along one line. We
must make our business
the one life purpose to
which every other must be subordinate. I hate a
thing done by halves. If
it be right, do it
boldly. If it be wrong, leave it undone. The men
of history were not perpetually
looking into
the mirror to make sure of their own size.
Absorbed in their work they did it.
They did
it so well that the wondering world sees them to
be great, and labeled them
accordingly. To
live with a high ideal is a successful life. It is
not what one does, but what one
tries to do,
that makes a man strong. “Eternal vigilance,” it
has been said, “is the price of liberty”
With
equal truth it may be said, “Unceasing effort is
the price of success.”
If we do not work with
our might, others will; and they will outstrip us
in the race, and pluck
the prize from our
grasp. Success grows less and less dependent on
luck and chance.
Self-distrust is the cause of
most of our failures. The great and indispensable
help to success is
character. Character is a
crystallized habit, the result of training and
conviction.
Every character is influenced by
heredity, environment and education. But these
apart, if every
man were not to be a great
extent the architect of his own character, he
would be a fatalist, and
irresponsible
creature of circumstances. Instead of saying that
man is a creature of
circumstance, it would be
nearer the mark to say that man is the architect
of circumstance.
From the same materials one
man builds palaces, another hovel. Bricks and
mortar are mortar
and bricks, until the
architect can make them something else. The true
way to gain much is
never to desire to gain
too much. Wise men don’t care for what they can’t
have.
Text study
Structure of the
text: Introduction → Illustration →Conclusion
Main ideas of the parts
Para. 1
As a
young boy, Winston Churchill attended a public
school called Harrow. Though not a good
student, he did finish at Harrow and went on
to the university. He eventually had a premier
army career and was elected prime minister.
His amazing determination helped motivated his
entire nation and was an inspiration
worldwide.
Para.2
What did Churchill say
when he was invited to address the patriotic young
boys at his old
school, Harrow?
Young
men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up!
Never, never, never, never!
Part I — Paras. 1
– 2
By using Winston Churchill’s story and his
speech at Harrow as an introduction to the topic,
the
text makes clear its statement: the secret
of success is “Never give up”.
Paras.3-4
What can the examples of Einstein, Edison and
Abraham Lincoln illustrate?
Personal history,
educational opportunity, individual dilemmas –
none of these can inhibit a
strong
spirit committed to success.
Paras. 5-6
What can the example of Sandra Day O’Connor
illustrate?
• Keep their eyes on the prize;
• Uphold a committed and focused will and
spirit;
Have the will to overcome profound
obstacles and to work diligently
Para. 7
The secret of success is based upon a burning
inward desire – a robust, fierce will and focus –
that fuels the determination to act, to keep
preparing, to keep going even when we are tired
and
fail. It’s not how many times you fall
down that matters. It’s how many times you get
back up
that makes success!
Part II —
Paras. 3 – 7
Through the examples of world
famous scientists, statesman, and jurist, the text
brings forward the
statement that only those
with a strong will, those who “keep their eyes on
the prize”, and those
who expend the
substantial effort to keep going, will finally
succeed.
Para. 8
What is the conclusion of
the text?
• Where there’s a will, there’s a
way;
• Hard work, determination dedication and
preparation;
• Transcend handicap;
•
Accomplish any feat and achieve success.
Part
III — Para. 8
By reinforcing the statement
given in part II, the text draws the conclusion
that with hard work,
determination, dedication
and preparation, you can transcend any handicap,
accomplish any feat,
and achieve success
.
Language focus
Practical phrases
1.
deviate from …偏离，背离……
短语应用
:
有人生目标的人是永远不会偏离正确航向的。
Those who have a life
compass in their mind will never deviate from the
correct course.
de sb. from doing …阻止某人做……
短语应用
: 有志者事竟成。
Nothing can preclude a
willing heart from achieving success.
h over
…战胜……
短语应用
: 中国人民只要万众一心，必将战胜任何困难，从而立足于世界之巅。
As long as the Chinese people work with one
heart and one mind, they will triumph over any
difficulties and stand on top of the world.
(the) pursuit of …追求……
短语应用
:
一个国家在追求经济发展的同时，应当对环境保护给予足够重视。
While in pursuit
of economic growth, a nation should give due
emphasis to the protection of the
environment.
one’s way tothroughinto …通过奋斗逐步达到
短语应用
:
通过激烈的竞争进入大学的同学们应当将大学教育作为人生奋斗的新起点而非
终点。
Students who have fiercely
worked their way into universities should take
college education as a
new starting point
rather than the finishing line of their life
endeavor.
up on …放弃……
短语应用
:
在地震过后的搜救工作中，解放军战士不放弃任何生命迹象。
In the search and
rescue work after the earthquake, the PLA soldiers
didn’t give up on any life
signs.
on
…专注于……
短语应用
: 大学生应将主要精力专注于学习而不是各种令其分心的事物。
College students should focus most of their
energy on studies rather than on various
distractions.
Functional
patterns
1.A,B,C– none of these
bedo…用于表达“对已知条件的否定”。
原句
Personal history,
educational opportunity, individual dilemmas— none
of these can inhibit a
strong spirit committed
to success.
句型应用
金钱、名誉、社会地位，这些都不应作为判断一个人是否成功的唯一标准。
Money,
fame, social status — none of these should be
regarded as the only standard for the
judgment
of one’s success.
2. Sb. do sth., not because
…, but because …用于表达“某人做某事的原因”。
原句
They
attained success, not because it was easy, but
because they had the will to overcome
profound
obstacles and to work diligently in the pursuit of
their goals
句型应用
我选择厚道，不是因为我笨拙，而是因为我深信，厚德能载物。
I choose to
be honest and kind, not because I am stupid, but
because I firmly believe that great
virtue
holds the world.
3. It’s not … that matters.
It’s …that bedo…用于表达“对某事物最为重要的因素是……”。
原句
It’s not how many times you fall down that
matters. It’s how many times you get back up
that makes success!”
句型应用
要获得成功，你现在的位置不重要，重要的是你前进的方向。
It’s not where
your current position is that matters. It’s where
you are heading for that leads you to
success.
Language appreciation
a. Young men, never
give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never,
never, never, never! (Para.2,
L6)
年轻人，要永不放弃。永不放弃！永不放弃！永不，永不，永不，永不！
b. No
task is too hard. No amount of preparation is too
long or too difficult. (Para.3, L2)
任务再苦，准备再长，难度再大，都不能放弃自己的追求。
c. Yet his
strong will was the spur that pushed him forward,
strengthening his optimism,
dedication and
determination. (Para.4, L6)
然而，坚强的意志鞭策着他，推动他前进，使他更加乐观、投入、坚毅。
d. Only
those who “keep their eyes on the prize”, those
who uphold a committed and focused will
and spirit, will find their endeavors
successful. (Para.5, L1)
只有那些“执着地追求成功”的人，那些保持始
终如一的精神意志的人，才会通过自身的努力，
获得成功。
e. It’s not how
many times you fall down that matters. It’s how
many times you get back up that
makes success!
(Para.7, L5)
你摔倒了多少次并不要紧；你能多少次重新站起来对成功才至关重要！
f. With hard work, determination, dedication
and preparation, you can transcend any handicap,
accomplish any feat, and achieve success!
(Para.8, L4)
只要刻苦努力，意志坚决，专心投入，准备充分，你就能跨越一切障碍，达
成所有壮举，取
得成功！
Critical thinking
Theme exploration
1 How do you understand
the remark “It’s not how many times you fall down
that
matters. It’s how many times you get back
up that makes success!”?
You may have tried
and failed many times before you finally get
success. But it does not
matter. What matters
is whether you can summon up (鼓起) all your courage
again and again
to face the hardships standing
in the way of success.
2 Do you agree that
there are times when it’s simply better to give
up?
When I have realized that I am pursuing
something that is hard to achieve, I would try
to stick to the goal. But I will begin to
think of what I can do to improve the situation.
When it still doesn’t work, I would try to
analyze what the problem is and then make
some
changes and probably reset my goal.
Yes,
sometimes we are pursuing the wrong goal which can
never be achieved, only to
find ourselves in
deep frustration and profound fatigue. In this
situation, I may give up the
wrong goal and
set up another goal that is achievable.
3 How
can we avoid wasting time and energy in achieving
success?
• Following the guidance of senior
people.
• Getting sound advice from our
parents.
• Setting a correct goal.
•
Achieving success step by step.
• Developing
good interpersonal relationships.
Culture
exploration
When talking about success, do you
think there are any differences between the
Chinese and
the westerners?
Chinese
believe that personal relationship is the most
important factor to one’s success.
Chinese
tend to equate power, fame and money to success.
Westerners believe that self-independence is
a key to success.
Westerners tend to regard
success as the realization of one’s self-value.
Watch a video clip and discuss the
question:
What do you think is the key to
success?
I agree with what the speaker
holds in the video clip, it is grit (坚韧不拔的意志).
Grit is passion
and perseverance for very
long-term goals. It is a significant predictor of
success. we need to
possess a committed and
focused will as well as grit to keep preparing and
working towards the
goal. With hard work,
determination, dedication and preparation, we can
transcend any handicap,
accomplish any feat,
and achieve success!
Writing devices
Essay writing
Develop an example essay
In an example essay, you support your
point by illustrating it with examples. If, for
instance, you make a statement and someone
says to you, “Prove it”, what do you do? Most
likely,
you will provide an example or two to
support your claim. Indeed, it is hard to write a
good essay
of any kind without using at least
some examples. Good examples help to clarify your
thought by
making the general specific, and
the abstract concrete. They also add interest and
help to persuade
or convince your readers.
Guidelines for a successful example essay
1. A wise selection of sufficient examples
which are specific and typical, interesting and
relevant.
The examples may consist of either
personal experiences or second-hand information
from
reliable sources.
2. An expert
arrangement of these examples. Similar or related
examples should be grouped
together and
arranged according to the order of time, space, or
importance.
3. Read the sample essay and see
how the examples are developed and organized.
Topic:
Biological clocks
Introduction:
Thesis statement: Even though it is not easy
to explain why, scientists believe living things
must
have built-in biological clocks that can
be reset.
Body:
1 Topic sentence: To start
with, various 24-hour rhythms observed in people’s
biological clocks
can be adjusted.
Example: A traveler flying from New York to London
can adjust his normal rhythms to
London time.
2 Topic sentence: The same kind of resetting
also takes place in the biological clocks of
animals
and plants.
Example 1: The clock
of an animal or plant can be set to the
laboratory-produced hours of light
and dark.
Example 2: Mussels can adjust to the tides of
the new beach after being moved from the old one.
Conclusion:
Biological clocks, in a way,
serve as automatic internal “watches” for all
living things.
Revision
Useful
expressions
1 偏离，背离……deviate from …
2 阻止某人做……preclude sb. from doing …
3 战胜……triumph over ...
4 追求……in the
pursuit of …
5 通过奋斗逐步达到work one’s way
tothroughinto …
6 放弃……give up on …
7
专注于……focus on …
8 移开；从……开除remove … from …
9 认定……失败write … off
10 充当；起作用act as
11
不足；不够好fall down
12 为……而鞭笞……whip … for …
13
赞颂……为是……commend … as …
14 付出努力去做……expend
effort to do …
15 内心燃烧的欲望burning inward desire
16 执着于……keep one’s eyes on …
17
跨越一切障碍transcend any handicap
18
达成所有壮举accomplish any feat
19 因……而成名achieve
fame for …
20 言简意赅的讲话short, clear-cut speech
Translate a paragraph based by using the
expressions from the text.
很多人只是嘴上说他们想要什么东西，但并
不真正地付出大量努力去实现。很多人因为害怕
失败而不敢全心尝试。而成功的秘诀在于内心燃烧的欲望
，从而激发行动的决心，即使疲惫，
即使失败，也会继续准备，继续前进。
专注于汲取更多的
知识，争取持之以恒地渐进，保持永不言退的坚强意志。只要刻苦努力，
意志坚决，专心投入，准备充分
，你就能跨越一切障碍，达成所有壮举，取得成功！
Many people simply say
that they want something, but they do not expend
the substantial effort
required to achieve it.
Many people let the threat of failure stop them
from trying with all of their
heart. The
secret of success is based upon a burning inward
desire that fuels the determination to
act, to
keep preparing, to keep going even when we are
tired and fail. Focus on becoming more
knowledgeable. Focus on gradual, consistent
progress. Maintain the strong will to keep going.
With hard work, determination, dedication and
preparation, you can transcend any handicap,
accomplish any feat, and achieve success!
Section B
Chance favors the prepared
Objectives
To master the reading skill
To understand the text
To practice the
phrases and patterns
To learn about giving a
report
Warming-up
1. According
to the speaker, what are the significant factors
leading to success?
The key factors include:
passion, work, focus, push, ideas, persist, and
serve.
2. What is your understanding of the
keys to success?
In my view, the key qualities
that contribute to success are faith, experience,
courage, intelligence
and diligence,
relationship and leadership.
Faith is a lump
that brightens the mind; experience is a teacher
that tells you to be or not be, to do
or not
to do; courage is a great power that pushes you
forward while you are lost; intelligence and
diligence are foundation on which you go up
stably; relationship and leadership are
stepping-stones on which you go upwards
smoothly.
Reading skills
Denotation
and Connotation
Denotation is the literal
meaning of a word, the one we find in a
dictionary. Connotation, on the
other hand, is
the implied meaning of a word, the one a word
suggests to us, or what it makes us
feel or
think. Connotation contains the emotional
implications and associations that a word may
carry.
Example 1
Thankfully, he did
finish at Harrow and his errors there did not
preclude him from going on to the
university.
He eventually had a premier army career whereby he
was later elected prime minister.
(Text A,
Para. 1)
Denotation: fortunately
Connotation: The word thankfully associates
with a feeling of relief and pleasure, indicating
the
author’s positive attitude toward
Churchill.
Example 2
In the end, both
Einstein and Edison overcame their childhood
persecution and went on to
achieve magnificent
discoveries that benefit the entire world today.
(Text A, Para. 3)
Denotation: extremely bad
treatment of someone, especially because of their
race, religion, or
political beliefs
Connotation: The word persecution is too big a
word for the trouble a child goes through, but it
indicates the tremendous hardships Einstein
and Edison suffered in their childhood. It makes
the
author’s point quite clear, that is,
despite the great trouble, they finally succeeded
because they
never gave up.
Practice
Read the following sentences from Text B and
pay close attention to the underlined words. Write
the denotation of each word and its
connotation. Check the context for clues. The
first one has
been done for you.
1. A
hairbrush served as his microphone as he
energetically practiced speaking his masterpieces
to
his imaginary listeners. (Para. 3)
Denotation: a work of art that is excellent
Connotation: Les Brown regarded his own
performance in his shabby room as a masterpiece.
The word implies Les Brown’s confidence in
realizing his dream as a DJ.
2. One day Les
decided to take the initiative and begin with this
enterprise. (Para. 5)
3. He stayed around the
studio, soaking up whatever knowledge he could.
(Para. 11)
4. Finally, when the phone
rang, Les grabbed it. (Para. 13)
5. He flipped
on the microphone and eloquently rapped … (Para.
22)
6. From that fateful beginning, Les was
propelled to become an icon in broadcasting,
politics,
public speaking and television.
(Para. 23)
Text study
Text
comprehension: Questions previewing
1. Why
was Les Brown placed in special education classes?
(Para. 2)
Because of his overactive behavior
and nonstop talking as a child, Les was placed in
special
education classes for the learning
disabled all the way through high school.
2.
What was the reaction of Les Brown’s friends when
he was constantly practicing to realize his
dream? (Para. 4)
His friends got bored,
laughed at him and asked him to give up his dream.
3. Why did the station manager take on Les
Brown to do small tasks at last? (Para.10)
Being moved by Les Brown’s persistence, the
station manager finally gave in and took Les on to
do small tasks — at no pay.
4. How did
Les Brown learn to work the controls in the
studio? (Para. 11)
He learned it by himself.
5. When the DJ named Rock started to feel very
sick, what did Les Brown do? (Para.12)
One
afternoon at work, the DJ named Rock started to
feel very sick while on the air... Les was
the
only person around, and he realized that Rock was
coughing and losing his voice_. Les stayed
close in case there was some way he might help
alleviate his coworker’s distress. He also worried
that the illness was sure to doom this
broadcast.
6. What did Les Brown immediately
do when he got his first chance? (Para. 21)
He
couldn’t wait to tell his mother and friends that
he was about to come on the air.
7. What made
Les Brown’s first show a complete success? (Para.
23)
His preparation.
8. According to the
passage, what important factors contributed to Les
Brown’s success?
• Enduring passion to make
his dream come true;
• His determination to
succeed in what he pursued
• His desire to
succeed because he wanted to make more money to
support the family.
Language focus
Practical phrases
1. destined to do sth.
预定；注定；（尤指）命中注定
2. serve as 被用作…；充当…；起…的作用
3. be wrapped up in sth.
把全部精力放在某事上（以至于没有时间关心别的事）
4. take sb. on 开始雇用某人
5. hang out 泡在某处；与…经常在一起
6. soak sth.
up迅速吸收；轻松学会（知识
7. in anticipation of sth.
预料某事；期待某事
8. on (the) air 正在广播
Functional Patterns
1. Upon on
+n.v.-ing, sb. does sth. 用于表达“在…之后某人立即做某件事” 。
2. Sb. faithfully tirelessly unremittingly
does sth. in anticipation of sb. sth. (the
opportunitychance) sb. knows will come.
用
于表示“某人满怀期待、不懈地孜孜不倦地做着某事，知道某人会来某事物（如机会）
会降临”。
3. Search try as sb. might would, sb. was
unable to do sth. could not do sth.
用于表达“无论某人怎样努力怎么试怎么搜寻，仍然不能做成某事”。
Genuine collocations
1.沉浸在自己的梦里indulge
one’s dream
2.面对现实focus on the real world
3.主动出击take the initiative
4.彻底的失败a
complete bust
5.追求自己的目标pursue one’s goals
6.坚持自己的梦想persist in one’s dreams
7.满足每一个要求cater to one’s every need
8.汲取知识soak up knowledge
9.减轻痛苦alleviate
one’s distress
10.几欲抓狂frantic with distress
Critical thinking
Further discussion
1. What does the story of Les Brown suggest
for young people nowadays?
Those who are well
prepared are most likely to get success.
Determination and preparation are
two
important components of the secret of success.
2. What do you think about the effects of
family background upon one’s success?
Family
background can have both positive and negative
effects upon one’s success. Many
believe a
wealthy family should have positive effects on
one’s personal development, while a poor
family is more likely to cause negative
impacts on one’s success. However, some believe if
you
are born into a very wealthy family, you
may lack the iron will to achieve success. But if
you are
brought up in a poor family, you can
only depend on yourself, which will strengthen
your
determination to pursue your dreams.
3. What should we do when we are far from our
dreams?
We should judge whether the goal is
accessible or not. If the goal is not accessible,
we may well
give it up. If the goal is
accessible and we have not tried our best yet, we
should work harder.
4. How can we judge
whether a goal is accessible or not?
We can
compare the pursuit of goals to apple picking. If
the apple is above you, but still within
reach, you can jump and get it. In this case,
the goal is accessible. If the apple is high above
you,
and you can never get it no matter how
hard you jump. In this case, the goal is not
accessible.
5. What personal traits are
important for one to succeed?
• Enthusiastic
• Ethical
• Persistent
• Self-
aware
• Self-confident
• Self-
disciplined
•
Thematic study
1.
Comparison between the negative and the positive
factors in success.
Negative factors
1. A
poor family;
2. Childhood persecution;
3.
Poor educational background;
4. Immense
obstacles and hardships;
5. Overwhelming
failures;
6. Repeated misfortunes;
7.
Extreme criticism;
Positive factors
1. A richfamous family;
2. Parents’ belief
and support;
3. Educational opportunities;
4. Wit and wisdom;
5. Determination and
courage;
6. A strong will;
7. Optimism
and passion;
8. Dedication and efforts;
2.
What attitude should we hold towards the negative
and the positive factors to achieve success?
•
Regard the negative factors as challenges and
opportunities
• Try to make use of the
negative factors to cultivate good qualities
•
Don’t just focus your eyesight on the favorable
conditions
• …
Language features analysis
1. What are the typical language features of
the two texts?
Text A is an example essay, in
which examples are provided to explain the
statement the author
makes. Its parallel
sentence structures used to describe the
similarities between Einstein and
Edison,
Churchill and Lincoln give students a good idea
about how to use parallelism in writing a
comparison contrast essay.
Text B
exemplifies the writing technique of narration, in
which Les Brown’s struggles to become
a DJ is
depicted very vividly and elaborately.