characters(性格特征)

1、New HorizonEnglishBook 2 Unit 8Life and SuccessContento Pre-class assignmento Leading-ino Exploringo Reading througho Background informationo Studying througho After-reading questionso Assignmentso Reading Moreo Questionso Practical writingPre-class assignmentsLocate a greatest person in the world a

2、nd 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.Leading-ino What is genius?o What is the most important quality of a genius? Its a persons character.o History has given us many geniuses wh

3、ose characters, while often considered to be odd, have influenced our daily life.o Name some greatest people of the world, including scientists, musicians, statesmen, and so on.ExploringGroup worko Do you think those people you named in Leading-in are genius（天才）?o What characters（性格特征） should a geni

4、us have? Reference words humorous, have fun, curious, brave, keep trying, be inspired, stay fito How do you describe your character? Reference wordso Competitive, confident, curious, fond of playing games, careful, humorous, brave, shy, nave, generous, coward, timido What kind of life do you think i

5、s a successful life? Reference words great wealth, good health, many true friends, a nice family, a great achievement in ones own fieldsIsaac NewtonLeonado da VinciThomas EdisonMozartBill GatesAlbert EinsteinSome other greatest peopleo Ludwig van BeethovenGalileo Galilei Lu XunReading Through Backgr

6、ound information Key information of some greatest people.o 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: humorouso Thom

7、as 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: curiousHis quotes Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. “I have more r

8、espect for the fellow with a single idea who gets there than for the fellow with a thousand ideas who does nothing”. phonographo Ludwig van Beethoven （1770-1827）o German-Austriano Greatest musician. He was completely deafo His character: persistento Sophocles （496 B.C.-406 B.C.） Ancient Greek traged

9、ian, statesman and philosopher. He was a greatest hero in Greek history.o William H (Bill) Gates 1955-o American. Chairman and Chief o Software ArchitectMicrosoft Corporation o 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,

10、000. He is an absolute workaholic. 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.o Leonardo da Vinci （1452 1519） Italian. He w

11、as a famous painter , and also an engineer, inventor and philoso-pher.Mona LisaLast Suppero Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912 ) Orville (1871-1948) o 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 len

12、gth and lasted 12 seconds. Study throughLanguage 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o Similar words

13、: 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) o -an, -ian: American, Mexican, German, Canadian, Belgian, Brazilian, Australian, Austrian, Rus

14、sian, Norwegian o -ese: Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Portuguese o -ish: Spanish, Swedish, English, British, Danisho 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 on the top of 在顶上 get

15、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 ones 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o Difficult pointso Geniuses have qualities that allow them to go beyond everything previously achieve. These special qualities enable them to achieve more t

16、han what had been achieved today.o 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.o Questions1. What characters do geniuses usually have?2. Who said “genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine perc

17、ent perspiration.”?3. Who is “a big teenager”?4. Who was famous for strength and special ability in riding horses?5. Who was a philosopher, poet, politician as well as a sportsman?Answer to the questionso 1. A genius usually carries the characters of having fun, being curious, being brave, keeping t

18、rying, being inspired, staying fit.o 2. Thomas Edison said this.o 3. Bill Gates is regarded as a big teenager.o 4. Leonardo da Vinci was famous for strength and special ability in riding horses.o 5. Sophocles was a philosopher, poet, politician as well as a sportsman Assignments: 1. Read the text al

19、oud after class. 2. Recite Paragraph 8. 3. Finish the exercises.Reading Moreo Before reading the text, get familiar with these words and expressions. Then answer the questionsWords: 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

20、a. 有耐心的 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o white-collar: person

21、 who works in an officeo blue-collar: a worker从事体力劳动的人o 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o 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。 o 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

22、上。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 Dont worry; Im back on top of things now. hold down 保住工作 at the risk of冒风险 go back to追溯到 go the extra lengt

23、h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 ones feet故意拖延 sit back向后靠着坐 Difficult pointso （Para.1）You may find the results to be quite telling. having a great ef

24、fecto （Para.10）develop heart disease: causeo （Para.11）unless their day consisted of staying on top of it all:o Unless they have total control over these things.Understanding questionso To whom is the text mainly directed?o For what purpose does the author ask you to answer the five questions?o Who h

25、ave the greatest risk of developing heart disease according to the text?o What can we infer about the authors attitude towards the findings of the survey?Answer to the questionso 1. The text is mainly directed to both men and women under stress.o 2. The author asks the reader to answer the five questions to know the readers working style.o 3. According to the text, working wives with children and a blue-collar husband have the greatest ri