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课件网) Unit 4 UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE Give a report on people who persevere To be able to give a report on people who persevere Give a report on people who have encountered adversity in their lives but have persevered and overcome the difficulties. Brainstorm and make a list of possible candidates that you would like to conduct research on. Beethoven Chopin Sima Qian Were the candidates from different countries Did they face different challenges Had they made great contribution in their fields Why have they impressed you the most Name Gender Occupation Country Frédéric Francois Chopin(March 1, 1810-October 17, 1849) male composer, pianist Poland Sima Qian (145 BCE- ) male historian China Ludwig van Beethoven (Dec 16, 1770-March 26, 1827) male composer Germany Choose three people to do your research on. Each person should come from a different country and have faced a different challenges. Here are the kinds of information you should gather: After gathering the information you need, create an outline to help you organise ideas for your report. Frédéric Fran ois Chopin Frédéric Fran ois Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist born in 1810. He was a child prodigy, and showed great musical skill from a young age. He faced great challenges with his health throughout his life. He suffered from tuberculosis repeatedly which gave him problems with his heart. It also made it hard for him to do things later in his life. Despite this he produced over 230 works and took music in new directions. His gained worldwide reputation as the leading musician of his generation. Sadly, his health issues led to his early death at 39, but his work is still loved today, and he is rightly considered as a musical genius. Sima Qian Sima Qian was a Chinese historian born around 145 BCE. He is famous for his work Historical Records, covering 2,000 years of Chinese history. In 99 BCE he became involved in the Li Ling affair. The general was defeated and captured along with Li Guangli, Emperor Wu's brother-in-law. Sima Qian was the only person to defend Li Ling and the Emperor took this as an attack on his brother-in-law. Sima Qian was sentenced to death but was given the option of castration instead. He was then imprisoned for three years. Despite this great challenge, he continued with his histories and developed many innovative techniques, such as interviewing, visiting actual sites, and examining documents from different regions and times. He knew his work was more important than his own personal suffering and is today considered the father of Chinese historiography. Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist born in 1770. He was very influential and is considered one of the greatest composers of all time. He showed talent from a young age and performed widely after finding success. However, he faced many challenges in his life, perhaps most famously with the loss of his he ... ...
