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Unit 6 Amazing Achievements listening and speaking

Unit 6 Amazing Achievements listening and speaking. May. 15. 2012. What leads to success?. P W F P I G P S. assion. ork. ocus. ersist. deas. ood. ush. erve. Benjamin Franklin （ 1706-1790 ）. Listen to the passage and answer the questions:.

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Unit 6 Amazing Achievements listening and speaking

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  1. Unit 6 Amazing Achievementslistening and speaking May. 15. 2012

  2. What leads to success? P W F P I G P S assion ork ocus ersist deas ood ush erve

  3. Benjamin Franklin （1706-1790）

  4. Listen to the passage and answer the questions: • What did Benjamin Franklin want to be when he was young? • What did Ben’s father feel about his son’s dream? • Where did Ben choose to work later? A seaman A. Glad B. Angry A. In a printing shop B. In a candle shop

  5. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you have heard on the tape. What 1. was Franklin’s father? • A shoe maker B. A cake maker • A cloth maker D. A candle maker • did young Franklin hate? • the smell of leather B. the colour of cakes • the smell of candles D. the noise of making clothes • could Ben see when he went to the seaside? • Hundreds of big ships • seamen from different nations • ships from nations all over the world • Boats and ships from every port of the country What What

  6. Where 4. did tell us that he had a strong wish for the sea? • In one of his talks B. In one of his letters • In one of his lectures D. In one of his later writings • could Ben leave his brother’s shop? • At the age of twenty-two B. At the age of eighteen C. At the age of twenty D. At the age of twelve When

  7. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you have heard on the tape. What 1. was Franklin’s father? • A shoe maker B. A cake maker • A cloth maker D. A candle maker • did young Franklin hate? • the smell of leather B. the colour of cakes • the smell of candles D. the noise of making clothes • could Ben see when he went to the seaside? • Hundreds of big ships • seamen from different nations • ships from nations all over the world • Boats and ships from every port of the country Where did Franklin tell us that he had a strong wish for the sea? Where did Ben later choose to work instead of working in his father’s shop? What What

  8. Where 4. did Franklin tell us that he had a strong wish for the sea? • In one of his talks B. In one of his letters • In one of his lectures D. In one of his later writings • could Ben leave his brother’s shop? • At the age of twenty-two B. At the age of eighteen C. At the age of twenty D. At the age of twelve When

  9. Conclusions: • When we listen to something for the first time, what should we focus on? 2. When we try to catch the details, what should we pay attention to? A. The main idea B. The details We should pay attention to the parts concerning who, what, when, where, whyandhow.

  10. — A man who changed American farming

  11. Listen to the report and answer the questions 1. What was the name of the man introduced in the talk? 2. What did his experiment lead to? Many new kinds of 3. What was the phenomenon that he discovered one day? Luther Burbank. fruits, vegetables and flowers. larger and whiter potatoes That two of the plants had ___________ __________ than any others he had seen.

  12. Listen to the report again and fill in the blanks. California • The man was from ________. • His experiments were based on _________ of Darwin about the way plants grow and change. • He cultivated them so carefully that he at last had the Burbank potatoes, which were ______ enough to be free from _______. • The potatoes are also _______ in places where there used to be no potato planting. • The man made about _________ from the dale of these new potato plants. the discoveries diseases strong valuable 150 dollars

  13. Say Burbank’s Story In Your Own Words Burbank changed… when harvesting, found, larger and whiter than… cultivated, so carefully that, had the Burbank potatoes, strong enough, be free from… valuable, in places where there used to be…

  14. Brain storming What leads to Burbank’s success?

  15. Tell Burbank’s Story In Your Own Words …changed… When…found… …cultivated…so… that…had…be free from… …where…used to be…

  16. Make a speech • Use the qualities leading to success • take Burbank or Yuan Longping’s success as an example • make a speech on “How to be successful”

  17. Assignments 1. Listen to the exercise on P46-47,WB 2. Write down your speech on the work sheet.

  18. There is only one person who can define success in your life, and that's you.

  19. Thank you

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