Unit1NothingVentured,NothingGained第一课时WarmingUpDoyouknow“不入虎穴，焉得虎子”inChinese?HowcanwesaythesamemeaninginEnglish?Nothingbrave,nothinghave.Nothingseek,nothingfind.Nothingstake,nothingdraw.Nothingventure,nothingwin(orhaveorgain).Nothingcrave,nothinghave.Sownothing,reapnothing.Hewhorisksnothing,gainsnothing.Hewhorisksnothinggainsnothing.Ifyouventurenothing,youwillhavenothing.Tasks:ReadandlistentothethreestoriesonP1.Andtrytothinkoutthecharacterstheyhaveincommon.Whatdoyouthinkhelpedthemoutandachievedsuccessinlife?KingBruceiswatchingthespiderweavingitsweb.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginaholeonahillfromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider(蜘蛛)makingaweb.BruceissaidtohavegotconfidencefromthisandtohavegoneontobeattheEnglish.AnneSullivanisteachingHelenKellerbyfeelingortouching.HelenKeller,bornanormallittlegirl,butattheageof19monthsbecameiiiandlostherhearingandhersight.SheandherfamilywasindespairuntiltheymetAnneSullivan.HerworkwithHelenwasverysuccessful.Aftercollege,Helengavelecturetoursspeakingaboutherexperiencesandherbeliefs.Theyworkedveryhardtoraisemoney,toencouragepeopletoeducateblindanddeafchildren.GouJianissleepingonbrushwoodandtastinggall.GouJianwastherulerofthekingdomofYue,conqueredbytheneighboringkingdomofWu.Hewasmadeaslaveandsuff-eredmanyhardships.ButhistoleranceearnedthetrustoftheKingofWuandeventuallyhewassetfree.Butheneverforgothissuffering,sleptonfirewoodandstraweverynight,andtastedbittergall-bladderuntilhiskingdomwasstrongenoughandheattackedtheKingofWuandkilledhim.Somethingincommon:makeupone’smind,bedeterminedtodosth,perseverewith,stickat,persistin,notgiveup,notbediscouragedby,keepgoing,keeptrying,keeppositive,etc.Positiveadj.patient,resilient,persevering,resourceful,focused,serious,determined,strong-willedNegativeadj.obstinate,stubborn,pig-headedDiscussion1.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthethreestories?2.Bywhatdidtheyachievetheirsuccess?3.HowdoyouregardthebehaviourofGouJian?4.Whatcanwelearnfromthem?ReadingcomprehensionThe“spider-story”isoftentoldasanexampleofthis.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginaholeonahillfromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider(蜘蛛)makingaweb.BruceissaidtohavegotconfidencefromthisandtohavegoneontobeattheEnglish.Edison,too,theinventorofthelightbulb(电灯泡),madehundredsofmodelsthatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeone.Sowhat?First,alwaysthinkaboutyourfailure.Whatcausedit?Wereyouinhighspiritthen?Whatcanyouchangesothatthingswillgorightthenexttime?Second,isthegoal(目标)youaretryingtoreachtherightone?Trytodosomethinkingaboutwhatyourrealgoalsmaybe.Thinkaboutthisquestion:“IfIamsuccessfulinthis,wherewillitgetme?”Thismayhelptopreventfailureinthethingsyoushouldn’tbedoinganyway.Thethirdthingtorememberaboutfailureisthatit’sapartoflife.Learnto“livewithyourself”eventhoughyoumayhavefailed.Remember,“Youcan’twinthemall.”1.RobertBrucewasmentionedinthepassagetoshowthat______.A.peoplewhofailarenotlonelyB.animalscanhelppeoplesometimesC.naturewillhelpusifwearehard-workingD.confidenceisimportantforonetobesuccessful2.Edison’sexampleshowsusthat______.A.helikedtodootherkindsofworkB.heinventedmanykindsoflightbulbsC.failuremaybeawaytowardssuccessD.hewasamanofmanyimportantinventions3.Ifyouarenotsureaboutwhatsuccesswillgetyou,you’dbetter.A.changeyourgoalB.goonwithyourgoalC.notcareforthatD.workevenharderonyourgoal4.Itca...
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