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课件网) Unit 2 Onwards and upwards Starting out & Understanding ideas Warm up Guess Who male British scientist physics and cosmology black holes disabled Guess Who male black president Nobel Peace Prize equality South Africa Guess Who male Chinese artist ink-and-wash painting reformation of Chinese art horses Guess Who female British author a poor single mother wizarding world Harry Potter Watch the video and answer the questions. Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements What made them successful Stephen Hawking Nelson Mandela Xu Beihong Stephen Hawking He was one of the world's leading _____. His book A brief History of Time was published in 1988, which became a _____. Nelson Mandela He was the first _____of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white government's system of _____ separation. In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel _____Prize. Xu Beihong He was a Chinese _____ who created a new form of _____ art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western _____ to reflect a modern China. scientists best-seller black president racial Peace artist national composition Their personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them success. Conclude what made them successful If you are faced with difficulties, failures, disabilities, ..., what would you do Listen and read the poem. Answer the questions. What is the key message of the poem Which of life's difficulties are mentioned in the poem What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out” Do you like the poem Give your reasons. trudge [tr d ] v. to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavy fund [f nd] n. [pl.] money that is available to be spent debt [det] n. a sum of money that you owe someone. queer [kw r] adj. (old-fashioned) strange or unusual pace [pe s] n. the speed at which sb/sth walks or moves blow [bl ] n. a sudden event which has damaging effects on sb/sth, causing sadness or disappointment vocabulary from the poem three stanzas rhyme Pay attention to the rhymes. What is the key message of the poem The poem is all about perseverance, determination and willpower. Never give up especially when things go wrong. It reminds us that there are elements of success within every failure, so we mustn’t quit whatever difficulties we may encounter in life. 2. Which of life's difficulties are mentioned in the poem Things sometimes go wrong; the road seems all uphill; the funds are low and the debts are high. What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out” Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed. On the road to success, you have to experience failure first. In other words, “failure is the mother of success”. 3. Do you like the poem Give your reasons. Some mottos that inspire people not to give ... ...
