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Text A-Before reading 1.-Main Text A Watch the Video Clip and Discuss Go Through the Pictures and Discuss Portrait of Some Successful People Nobel Prize English Joke

Before reading 1.1 Watch the Video Clip and Discuss

Before reading 1.2 Watch the video clip and discuss the following questions. 1. What do people think of when they talk about success? 2. What does it take to be successful? 3. What are the 10 steps that might lead you to success? Discuss which of them is / are the most important.

Before reading 1.3 What is success？ Finances, career, relationship, health; Physical, emotional; A big house, a fancy car, an amazing vacation — whatever it is to you? What does it take to be successful? Is there a magic solution — a magician’s wave of a wand and all your dreams will come true. Is there a secret hidden in a book, a movie, an audio tape that will solve all your problems? Some sort of shortcut that will get you there quicker? We all want instant gratification. A drive-thru window where we can order and get our perfect life now. In the end, none of these will happen, for we spend our life in an endless circle chasing our goals and never accomplishing them.

Before reading 1.4 Sure there are a lot of experts telling you that there are fast solutions. Being in this information age, if there was a secret solution to get the results you want in your life, don’t you think we would all know about it? Regardless, often we just keep buying into and trying to find the answer. Or we just stop believing that things can change. The truth is that success is not a secret. It’s not reserved for a select few. We can all achieve success if we’re willing to put in the effort and follow basic principles. So if you ever wanted to make things change in your life, grab a pen and paper and let’s get you started.

Before reading 1.5 Step 1: Learn a success system. Once you learn a system, you can apply the system over and over again with success in every area of your life. Step 2: Keep it simple. Pick one goal and make sure it’s something that you really want to achieve. Step 3: Reduce the goal. Reduce the goal with something you believe you can achieve in 30 days. Reducing your goals gives us something tangible. Believe, then achieve. Step 4: Rule of 20. Write the goal down and 20 actions you can take now to achieve it. Step 5: Post it. Take the written goal and 20 actions and post them on the wall in a visible place.

Before reading 1.6 Step 6: Visualize. See yourself with the results. If you can’t see it, you can’t achieve it. Step 7: Act as if. Stay in that information as though you’ve already achieved the goal. This is called telling the truth in advance. Speak it. Achieve it. Step 8: Law of effort. Pick activities from your 20 actions that you will do that day. Step 9: Law of consistency. Do not fall into the trap of tomorrow. Decide that you’ll be consistent for 30 days. After all, what is 30 days? Do it now. Step 10: Repeat all these steps every 30 days and expand to every goal you want. Success — You can achieve it.

Before reading 3.1 Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (1822—1895) was a French microbiologist and chemist. His discovery that most infectious diseases are caused by germs, known as the “germ theory of disease”, is one of the most important in medical history. His work became the foundation for the science of microbiology, and a cornerstone of modern medicine.

Before reading 3.2 Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1847—1931) was an inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life in the 20th century. At age seven, Edison spent 12 weeks in a schoolhouse with 38 other students of all ages. Finally his teacher lost his patience with the child’s endless questioning and seemingly self-centered behavior. Noting that Edison’s forehead was unusually broad and his head was much larger than average, the teacher believed that the boy’s brains were “addled” or scrambled. However,

Before reading 3.3 Edison’s mother was convinced that her son’s slightly unusual behavior and physical appearance were only symptoms of his remarkable intelligence. She withdrew Edison from school and began to “home-teach” him. Edison once said that his mom was the making of him.

Before reading 3.4 Charles Darwin Charles Darwin (1809—1882) was a British naturalist. He achieved lasting fame by convincing the scientific community of the occurrence of evolution, which could be explained through natural and sexual selection. At university Darwin studied first medicine, then theology. During that period, he developed an interest in natural history. His five-year voyage on the Beagle and subsequent writings brought him eminence as a geologist and a popular author. On the voyage, he spent most of the time exploring on land.

Before reading 3.5 He collected a great number of specimens, studied all types of geological features, fossils and living organisms, and met a wide range of people. Darwin’s 1859 book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (usually abbreviated to The Origin of Species) established evolution as the dominant scientific explanation of diversification in nature.

Before reading 3.6 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756—1791) is one of the most significant and popular composers of European classical music. Many of his works are widely recognized as masterpieces. Mozart was born in the city of Salzburg, which today is part of Austria. His musical talent became apparent when he was only three years old. He received intensive musical training from his father, including instruction in clavier, violin and organ.

Before reading 3.7 Mozart composed when he was five. When he was six he played before the Austrian empress. In mid-1763 Mozart’s family set out on a tour that took them to Paris and London, visiting many courts en route. Mozart astonished his audiences with his remarkable skills; he played to the French and English royal families, had his first music published and wrote his earliest symphonies.

Before reading 3.8 Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840—1893) was a Russian composer. His music has come to be known and loved for its Russian character and its rich harmonies. However, his works were much more western than those of his Russian contemporaries because he used both international elements and nationalistic folk melodies. The Sleeping Beauty

Before reading 3.9 Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi (1901—1954) was an Italian physicist most famous for his work on beta decay, the development of the first nuclear reactor, and for the development of quantum theory. He won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity. Fermi was born in Rome. His father was a Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Communications. Fermi’s early talents for mathematics and physics was recognized and encouraged by his father’s colleagues.

Before reading 3.10 Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers, Orville Wright (1871—1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867—1912), are generally credited with the construction of the practical aeroplane. They both received high school educations, but did not receive diplomas. They grew up in Dayton, where they opened a bicycle repair, design and manufacturing company in 1892. Their work and projects with bicycles, gears, bicycle motors, and balance (while riding a bicycle), were important to their success in creating the mechanical aeroplane. Drawing on previous research, they began their mechanical aeronautical experimentation in 1899.

Before reading 3.11 The Wrights always worked together, and their contributions to the aeroplane’s development are not separable.

Before reading 3.12 Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer (1875—1965) was a German theologian, musician, philosopher and physician. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Before reading 3.13 William Faulkner William Faulkner (1897—1962) is one of America’s most influential fiction writers and a Nobel Prize winner. He was known for using long, serpentine sentences and literary devices like stream of consciousness, multiple points of view and narrative time shifts. Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, as the oldest of four sons of Murray and Maud. While he was still a child, the family settled in Oxford in north-central Mississippi. Faulkner lived most of his life in the town. About the age of 13, he began to write poetry. Though an avid reader, Faulkner did not like school.

Before reading 3.14 In 1914 he quit high school and worked in his grandfather’s bank. After World War Ⅰ he studied literature at the University of Mississippi for a short time. He also wrote some poems and drew cartoons for the university’s humor magazine. In 1920 Faulkner left the university without taking a degree. Years later he wrote in a letter, “what an amazing gift I had: uneducated in every formal sense, without even very literate, let alone literary, companions, yet to have made the things I made.”

Before reading 3.15 Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover (1874—1964) was the 31st President of the United States (1929—1933). He was also a successful mining engineer and humanitarian. At a young age, Hoover was self-reliant and ambitious. Once he recalled, “My boyhood ambition was to be able to earn my own living, without the help of anybody, anywhere.” In the fall of 1891, Hoover was a member of the first entering class of students at the new Leland Standford Junior University. On campus he managed the baseball and football teams, started a laundry, and ran a lecture agency.

Before reading 3.16 Harry Truman Harry Truman (1884—1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945—1953). His presidency was eventful, seeing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the end of World War Ⅱ, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, the beginning of the Cold War, the formation of the United Nations, most of the Korean War, etc.

Before reading 3.17 Grandma Moses Grandma Moses (1860—1961) was a famous American folk artist. She spent most of her life as a farmer’s wife and the mother of five children. She began painting in her seventies after giving up a career in embroidery because of arthritis, and most of her paintings were scenes of rural life. In 1938, a collector named Louis J. Caldor noticed her paintings in a drugstore window. In 1939, Otto Kallir, an art dealer, exhibited some of her works at his Gallerie Saint-Etienne in New York City. This brought her to the attention of art collectors all over the world. She went on to have exhibitions of her works throughout Europe and even in Japan. During her lifetime, the demand for her paintings never diminished.

Before reading 3.18 On 7 September 1960, Grandma Moses celebrated her 100th birthday. New York governor Nelson Rockefeller proclaimed the day “Grandma Moses Day” in her honor. Her gravestone is inscribed with this epitaph: “Her primitive paintings captured the spirit and preserved the scene of a vanishing countryside.”

Before reading 4 Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes are prizes instituted by the will of Alfred Nobel, awarded to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made great contributions to society. The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the supreme commendation in the world today.

Before reading 5.1 English Joke Directions: Go through the joke and guess what the bank president asked and then fill in the blank. Secret of Your Success “Sir, what is the secret of your success?” a reporter asked a bank president. “Two words.” “And, Sir, what are they?” “Right decisions.” “And how do you make right decisions?” “One word.”

Before reading 5.2 “One word.” “And, sir, what is that?” “Experience.” “And how do you get experience?” “Two words.” “And, Sir, what are they?” “ .” Wrong decisions _______________

Global Reading-main Text A Part Division of the Text Further Understanding For Part 1 Multiple Choice For Part 2 Who’s Who Warm-up Exercise

Global Reading1.1 Part Division of the Text Parents fail to let children know the fact that many great figures in our history didn’t become successful at an early age While parents often take great people as examples for children, people who succeeded late in life are hardly mentioned. It’s time rather than early talents that counts in achieving success.

For Part 1.1 For Part 1 Multiple Choice Read Part 1 Read the text carefully and choose the best answer for each question. 1. What is true about many of the greatest figures mentioned in Paragraph 1? _____ C A) They were geniuses in their teens. B) They showed promise of being doctor, lawyer of Indian chief at an early age. C) They were given to daydreaming, indecision, and dullness. D) Their parents were worried about them.

For Part 1.2 ____ B 2. Why do you hear little about these people’s early failure? A) Because their parents didn’t want to let other people know about the facts. B) Because parents prefer to cite more inspiring examples. C) Because stories about their failure are not true. D) Because parents despair of their children.

For Part 1.3 _____ A 3. It’s that is often taken by parents as a good example of success. A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart B) Peter Illyitch Tchaikovsky C) Louis Pasteur D) Thomas Edison

For Part 1.4 4. Which of the following great figures did NOT have trouble at school? _____ C A) Charles Darwin B) Thomas Edison C) Herbert Hoover D) William Faulkner

For Part 1.5 ___ C 5. Which of the following statements is true according to Part 3? A) People graduated from college young became very successful later in their life. B) People who were too stupid or lazy to get into or finish college are ordinary clerks. C) Some early prodigies are now hired by the early stupid or lazy people. D) Early talents are more important a factor to determine one’s success later in his / her life.

For Part 2.1 For Part 2 Who’s Who Read Part 2 Read the text quickly and then match Column A with Column B. Column A Column B a. They were good at engineering in their early teens. b. His teacher tried to get him out of the class. c. He was 20 before he became interested in science. d. At 22, he suddenly showed great passion for music. Pasteur Wright Brothers Tchaikovsky Edison

For Part 2.2 Column A Column B e. He showed talent for music at an early age. f. At 17 he had read enough mathematics for a doctor’s degree. g. He started his medical studies after he was 30. h. He barely managed to graduate from the divinity school. i. He seemed to be a born administrator. j. He was turned down by the West Point because of poor vision. k. He once worked as a postmaster in a small town. l. She didn’t sell a painting until she was 80. Schweitzer Faulkner Darwin Hoover Mozart Truman Fermi Grandma Moses

Warm-up Exercise1.1 Warm-up Exercise Directions: Complete the following sentences according to the text. Only one word can be put in each blank and the first letter of the word is provided. 1. He could b understand what the teacher was saying, because he’d always taken f interest in the subject. 2. I can’t help d when I think of spending the rest of my life in this bare and desolate mountain area with very little p and narrow v . arely _____ ___ aint espairing ________ ______ ____ ision romise

Warm-up Exercise1.2 3. We should keep in mind that the battle against terrorist attacks is f f over. Some terrorist groups are still in their f years. 4. I can never quite make out why he t d such a f offer. As a graduate fresh from school, he should be more realistic. 5. You’d be b o living on your own than quarrelling all the time with your parents at home. _______ ormative ar rom ___ __ own urned _____ ____ ascinating ________ ____ ff etter __

Detailed Reading1.1 Text A For many people, success does not come at an early age. The author tells us a few stories about some famous people and shows us that it’s never too late for success. It’s Never Too Late for Success Charles D. Rice You and your parents can stop worrying — Pasteur, Edison, Darwin and lots more were farfrom being geniuses in their teens.

Detailed Reading1.2 History books seldom mention it, but the truth is that many of our greatest figures weregiventodaydreaming, indecision, dullness, and they showed no promise of being doctor, lawyer or Indian chief. So, young men and women, if you suffer from the same symptoms, don’t despair. The world is built by men and women whose parents worried that they would never succeed. You don’t hear too much about their early failure because parents prefer to cite more inspiring examples.

Detailed Reading1.3 A Man They Don’t Tell You About If you take piano lessons and you don’t feellike practicing, your parents might justly complain and show you the famous picture of little Mozart playing the piano at midnight in the attic. But the point is, your parents would not show you a picture of a certain person who never showed any interest in music in his formative years. In fact he never showed talent in any direction whatever. It was not until he was 22 that he suddenly becamefiredwith a great passion for music, and his name was Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky.

Detailed Reading1.4 The great Pasteur’s parents were in despair because teenage Louis did nothing but draw pictures and go fishing. Pasteur was 20 years old before he became even faintly interested in science. Edison Was “Addled” So it goes. You have the Wright brothers, who were brilliant at engineering in their early teens, and you have Thomas Edison, whose teacher tried to get him out of the class because his brain was “addled”. You have the Nobel Prize physicist Enrico Fermi, who at 17 had read enough mathematics for a doctor’s degree. And you have the great Albert Schweitzer, who waveredbetween music and the church until he was 30. Then he started his medical studies.

Detailed Reading1.5 Darwin Hated School Charles Darwin’s early life was a mess. He hated school, and his father once shouted, “You care for nothingbut shooting dogs and catching rats, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family!” He was sent to Glasgow to study medicine, but he couldn’t stand the sight of blood. He was sent to divinity school and barely managed to graduate. Whereupon he was shipped to the South Seas on the famous exploring ship Beagle. On that voyage, one of history’s greatest scientists was born. It was here that he collected the material for the book that would revolutionize biological science — The Origin of Species.

Detailed Reading1.6 Truman Was Turned Down by the West Point Politics offers a familiar example of contrast. Herbert Hoover must have learned administration in the cradle. When he was at school he was football manager, though he didn’t know the game. Whatever he touched went smoothly, football or food for a starving Europe. Turneddown by the West Point because of poor vision, Harry Truman tried a dozen jobs, including a drugstore, a bank, a factory, and a railroad yard. But he got to the White House just the same.

Detailed Reading1.7 Faulkner Failed in English Great writers are supposed to be born, not made, but here again there are many fascinatingexceptions. William Faulkner quit school in the fifth grade and went around the country as a house painter and a dishwasher. Once he tried attending college, but failed in freshman English and quit. He worked as a postmaster in a small Mississippi town, where people were angry with him for getting the mail all mixedup and closing the office whenever he felt like it. Faulkner was 25 before he started the writing career that won him a Nobel Prize.

Detailed Reading1.8 How About Those Prodigies? You have a small army of child prodigies who were graduated from college when they were 15 and are now ordinary clerks. And you have a small army of men who were too stupid or lazy to get into or finish college and who are today presidents of the firms that hire the prodigies. So who’s to say what about youth? Any of you boy or girl who knows what he wants to do in life is probably the betteroff for it. But no teenager need despair of the future. He has that one special advantage over the greatest man alive — time! If you don’t think time counts, look at Grandma Moses. She never sold a painting till she was 80!

famous famous: known widely Examples: — Glasgow is famous for its museums. — Her husband is famous as an actor.

Far from far from: a long way from being; not at all Examples: — The show was far from being a failure; it was a great success. — The high temperatures this summer were far from normal. — He’s not a fool; far from it.

genius genius: (person who has) an unusually high level of intelligence Examples: — Albert Einstein was a genius in physics. — Our teacher had a genius for explaining difficult things in a simple way.

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