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New Horizon English Book 2 Unit 8 Life and Success

New Horizon English Book 2 Unit 8 Life and Success. Content. Pre-class assignment Leading-in Exploring Reading through Background information Studying through After-reading questions Assignments Reading More Questions Practical writing. Pre-class assignments.

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New Horizon English Book 2 Unit 8 Life and Success

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  1. New Horizon English Book 2 Unit 8 Life and Success

  2. Content • Pre-class assignment • Leading-in • Exploring • Reading through • Background information • Studying through • After-reading questions • Assignments • Reading More • Questions • Practical writing

  3. Pre-class assignments • Locate a greatest person in the world and find stories to see how they succeeded in their areas. • Can you name some greatest people of the world, including scientists, musicians, statesmen, and so on.

  4. Leading-in • What is genius? • What is the most important quality of a genius? It’s a person’s character. • History has given us many geniuses whose characters, while often considered to be odd, have influenced our daily life. • Name some greatest people of the world, including scientists, musicians, statesmen, and so on.

  5. Exploring Group work • Do you think those people you named in Leading-in are genius（天才）? • What characters（性格特征） should a genius have? Reference words humorous, have fun, curious, brave, keep trying, be inspired, stay fit

  6. How do you describe your character? Reference words • Competitive, confident, curious, fond of playing games, careful, humorous, brave, shy, naïve, generous, coward, timid • What kind of life do you think is a successful life? Reference words great wealth, good health, many true friends, a nice family, a great achievement in one’s own fields

  7. AlbertEinstein Isaac Newton Leonado da Vinci Thomas Edison Mozart Bill Gates

  8. Some other greatest people • Ludwig van Beethoven Galileo Galilei Lu Xun

  9. Reading Through Background information Key information of some greatest people. • Albert Einstein （1879 – 1955） German-Swedish-American. He contributed more than any other scientist to the modern vision of physical reality.He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1921 for the discover of relative theory. His character:humorous

  10. Thomas Edison（1847-1931） American. He was more responsible than any one else for creating the modern world.Edison was issued 1,093 patents（专利）, more than any other inventor in history. • He was deaf at young age. • His character: curious • His quotes "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration." “I have more respect for the fellow with a single idea who gets there than for the fellow with a thousand ideas who does nothing”. phonograph

  11. Ludwig van Beethoven（1770-1827） • German-Austrian • Greatest musician. He was completely deaf • His character: persistent • Sophocles（496 B.C.-406 B.C.） Ancient Greektragedian, statesman and philosopher. He was a greatest hero in Greek history.

  12. William H (Bill) Gates1955- • American. Chairman and Chief • SoftwareArchitectMicrosoft Corporation • Character: He is no cut-no-figure （不足挂齿） kind of guy. He is ambitious: He claimed before 25 he would earn his first $1,000,000. He is an absoluteworkaholic. He became the richest person in America at 28. He earned more in 20 years than the total of King of Car, King of Gasoline, King of Steel and Oligarch （金融寡头）of Finance did in 200 years. Now he is the richest in the world.

  13. Leonardo da Vinci（1452 – 1519） Italian.He was a famous painter , and also an engineer, inventor and  philoso-pher. Mona Lisa Last Supper

  14. Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912 ) Orville (1871-1948) • The Wright brothers were self-taught engineers. They made their first successful airplane flight North Carolina in 1903. The first flight was 120 feet in length and lasted 12 seconds.

  15. Study through Language points: Words character n.性格特征 previously ad.　在…之前 earthmoving a.　推土的 n.+ (v.+ing) a. troublemaking, storytelling, heartbreaking crash n.（飞机）坠毁；（车辆）猛撞 inspire v.使产生灵感；促成 inspiration n.灵感 shock v.　使震惊 shocked a.感到震惊的 shocking a.令人震惊的

  16. Similar words: interest, interested, interesting; excite, excited, exciting; surprise, surprised, surprising; frighten, frightened, frightening function n. v. （起）作用 Italy Italian (Give other examples of nationalities)

  17. -an, -ian: American, Mexican, German, Canadian, Belgian, Brazilian, Australian, Austrian, Russian, Norwegian • -ese: Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Portuguese • -ish: Spanish, Swedish, English, British, Danish • Expressions go beyond 超过，超越 His grade has gone beyond his usual grade. put something into practice　付诸实践，使生效 be well known for　因…而闻名 wander about　漫步，徘徊 search for　寻找

  18. on the top of 　在…顶上 get off the ground 　飞离地面，取得进展 in the face of 　在…面前，面对…而不顾 look for　寻找 at one’s best　最佳状态，巅峰时期 I was not at my best when I took the exam. be famous for　因…而闻名 • Difficult points • Geniuses have qualities that allow them to go beyond everything previously achieve. These special qualities enable them to achieve more than what had been achieved today.

  19. To be a genius is to push the limits, in your mind, and beyond. requires you to use your mind to the fullest and then do even better than that. • Questions • What characters do geniuses usually have? • Who said “genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”? • Who is “a big teenager”? • Who was famous for strength and special ability in riding horses? • Who was a philosopher, poet, politician as well as a sportsman?

  20. Answer to the questions • 1. A genius usually carries the characters of having fun, being curious, being brave, keeping trying, being inspired, staying fit. • 2. Thomas Edison said this. • 3. Bill Gates is regarded as a big teenager. • 4. Leonardo da Vinci was famous for strength and special ability in riding horses. • 5. Sophocles was a philosopher, poet, politician as well as a sportsman

  21. Assignments: 1. Read the text aloud after class. 2. Recite Paragraph 8. 3. Finish the exercises.

  22. Reading More • Before reading the text, get familiar with these words and expressions. Then answer the questions Words: telling a.有效的，重要的 competitive a.竞争的 competition n.竞争 succeed v.　成功 success n. successful a. patience n. 耐心 patient a.　有耐心的

  23. everyday a. 　每日的，日常的 every day phrase 　每天 survey n.&v.　调查 urgent a.　紧急的 housewife 　家庭主妇 n.+n. n. homework housework consist vi.由…组成；在于，存在于 stress n.　压力，紧张 vt. 强调 blue-collar a. 蓝领的，体力劳动的 white-collar, grey-collar, golden-collar considerable a.相当大的 deadline n.最后期限，截止日期

  24. white-collar: person who works in an office • blue-collar: a worker　从事体力劳动的人 • grey-collar: 既有比较高的理论素养与知识水平，又具有比较强的操作能力与实践经验的人才 • pink-collar: 粉领丽人多出自“食脑”阶层，从事自由撰稿、广告设计、网页设计、服装、珠宝、陶艺及各类工艺品设计、产品营销、进出口贸易、管理咨询等工作，她们大多是受过高等教育的年轻人，寻求个性价值、追求劳资公平、接受市场挑战是她们共同的特点。 • golden-collar: 商务人士，往往手中握有年预算100万元以上的权利；英语是他们经常使用的语言；消费高档，月薪都在1万元以上。

  25. Expressions put efforts into　 努力做 get to the point　谈到正题，讲到关键问题　 be likely to　有可能 She is likely to buy that car. apply to　适用于 after all　毕竟；终究 out of control　失控 consist of　由…组成 on top of　完全控制（或掌握）着；对…一清二楚 Don’t worry; I’m back on top of things now.

  26. hold down 保住工作 at the risk of　冒…风险 go back to　追溯到 go the extra length　加倍努力，不遗余力 This is a tough job. We must go the extra length to finish it. a series of　一系列的 care about　关心，在乎 at odds with　同…不协调，和…有矛盾 The manager is always at odds with other managers. drag one’s feet　故意拖延 sit back　向后靠着坐

  27. Difficult points • （Para.1）You may find the results to be quite telling. having a great effect • （Para.10）develop heart disease: cause • （Para.11）unless their day consisted of staying on top of it all: • Unless they have total control over these things.

  28. Understanding questions • To whom is the text mainly directed? • For what purpose does the author ask you to answer the five questions? • Who have the greatest risk of developing heart disease according to the text? • What can we infer about the author’s attitude towards the findings of the survey?

  29. Answer to the questions • 1. The text is mainly directed to both men and women under stress. • 2. The author asks the reader to answer the five questions to know the reader’s working style. • 3. According to the text, working wives with children and a blue-collar husband have the greatest risk of developing heart disease. • We can infer that the author’s attitude towards the findings of the survey is they’re quite significant.

  30. Practical Writing • Understanding and writing notices(1) • Sample 1

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  32. Practice • There will be a seminar on Thursday, 12 November in the conference room, starting at 7:30 pm, on the topic of investment opportunities in Thailand. • SEMINAR • ____________________________ • ___________________ • ________________________ • ___________

  33. Key to practice • SEMINAR • Investment opportunities in Thailand…Subject • in conference Room…Place • Thursday, 12 November…Date • 7:30 pm…Time

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