新视野英语教程教案book3unit7A.docx

新视野英语教程教案book3unit7A+Unit 7 Text A Achieving Success Objective Æ Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Æ Get some information about success Æ Time Arrangement » Text: 2 periods » Discussion: 1 period Leading In Ø Introduction to the topic Dream big and dream ofen! Is there something in life you really want? If yes , then go after it. By all means! Successful people never stop tying until they get what they want. These people always see the rainbow beyond the clouds and go after their pot of gold .You, too,cab do this.Go find your own rainbow!What are you waiting for? Exploring Success can bring great pleasure and excitement to people.Have you ever dreamed of achieving success in your life?Do you want to know the path leading to success?The two texts in this unit will give you some advice on how to achieve success in your personal and professional life.Before reading the texts,please answer the following questions. 1. How do you define success? 2. What is the most important factor in achieving success? 3. What are the keys to success? 4. In whose hands does your future lie? And why? Emphasized Points Phrases and Expressions 1. go ahead: do well, succeed eg: Youll soon get ahead if you really make up your mind. 2. lie in:exist in eg:The answer lises in establishing more school. 3. on purpose:intentionally eg: I want there on purpose to see you ,but you were out. 4. turn down eg:The baby is sleeping, turn down the radio. 5. at birth eg:He was found to be deaf at birth . 6. go after :try to win;chase eg:He worked hard to go after what he wanted. Text Comprehension & Language Ponits 1. Six Keys to Success Meaning: There are six important factors in achieving success. Note that "key" in this sense is always followed by the preposition "to". 2. What drives them? Meaning: What encourages them to work hard to achieve success? 3. Their belief is "If it's to be, it's up to me." Meaning: They believe that "Whatever happens, I will be responsible for it." it=anything is to be=is going to happen 4Given up by his parents at birth, and labeled as a mentally challenged child, Les Brown's hopes for the future were dashed. Meaning: Abandoned by his parents when he was born and regarded as a mentally weak boy, Les Brown felt that his hopes for the future were destroyed. Notice that although the two-ed participles (e.g. given up.and labeled as.) look like dangling ones, they are permissible. However, special care should be taken by students when they use such structures. 5With much determination, he went on to become an Ohio State politician and author. Meaning: With strong will power, he made continued efforts and finally became a politician and writer in Ohio. Note the difference between go on followed by an infinitive and a gerund. The structure "go on+infinitive" means doing something after you have finished something else. For example: Now that we have finished the first question, let's go on to discuss the next one. 既然我们已经讨论完了第一个问题，接下来我们就讨论下一个问题。 However, "go on+gerund" means continue without stopping or changing: I didn't know if the two women wanted to go on talking. 我不知道这两个妇女是否还要说下去 6Successful people find out what it costs to make their dreams come true. Meaning: Successful people know the price for realizing their dreams. Notice the structure "make+object+bare infinitive". In English, the bare infinitive usually appears after "causative verb (使役动词)+object". The causative verbs include make, let, have, etc. For example: He made me drink a lot. 他让我喝了很多酒。 She won't have us criticize her work. 她不许我们批评她的工作。 7It not only became a bestseller, but also launched an entire series of Chicken Soup books that has sold more than 12 million copies. Meaning: This book sold extremely well. Moreover, following the success of the book, a whole set of Chicken Soup books was published and more than 12 million copies were sold. Notice that sell is in the active voice. In English, passive meanings may sometimes be expressed by active constructions. For example: Tomatoes bruise easily. 西红柿很容易碰伤。 The door won't lock. 这门锁不上。 His voice does not carry well. 他的声音传不远。 However, there is a marked difference in meaning between the two structures. Look at the following pair of sentences: a) His biography doesn't sell well in China. 他的自传在中国销路不佳。 b) His biography is not sold in China. 他的自传没有在中国销售。 8You must be willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen, withstanding all of life's trials. Meaning: You must be ready to do anything that is necessary to achieve your goal, paying whatever price and undergoing all the difficulties that come your way. whatever it takes=anything that is necessary to make it happen=to achieve your goal (it) 9Patricia Fripp, who speaks to Fortune 500 executives on how to become more successful, took a comedy workshop and hired a private speech tutor to improve her speaking ability. Meaning: Patricia Fripp, who lectures business leaders listed in Fortune 500 on how to achieve greater success, participated in a workshop on how to make people laugh and employed a speech tutor to help her develop her ability to speak. 10What distinguishes motivational leaders from others is that they live life "on purpose" they are active in their lives and not just spectators. Meaning: The difference between motivational leaders and ordinary people lies in the fact that the motivational leaders live life with a clear-cut goal in their minds; they act as active participants rather than onlookers in their lives. & Comprehension Questions u Who did the auther interview in order to find out the keys to success? u Whats the difference between the motivational leaders and the average man? u According to the auther , how can successful peopler make their dreams come true? u What is the ourstanding feature of the motivational speakers mentioned in this paragraph? u What do successful people have in common? Homework ¥ ¥ Exercises Preview text B