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Stories about Overcoming Obstacles. B R _ Stories about Overcoming Obstacles1. Read the following stories about four figures in history to see how they overcame their obstacles, and guess who they are. Stories about Overcoming Obstacles. B R _ Stories about Overcoming Obstacles2. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
B R _ mainStories about Overcoming Obstacles
Read the following stories about four figures in history to see how they overcame their obstacles, and guess who they are.
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1.The story of her is the story of a child who, at the age of 18 months, was suddenly shut off from the world, but who, against overwhelming odds(), waged() a slow, hard, but successful battle to reenter that same world. The inarticulate little deaf and blind girl grew into a highly intelligent and sensitive woman who wrote, spoke, and labored incessantly for the betterment of others.
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2. At the age of five, she became a paraplegic (), but she never lost heart. Although she missed the chance to go to school, she finished all the courses of primary and secondary schools, she learned English, Japanese, German and Esperanto () all by herself, and she assiduously () studied university and postgraduate courses for master’s degree. In 1983, she began to engage in literary creative work.
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3. He became the 32nd president of the United States in March 1933 at the depth of the Great Depression, and was reelected for an unprecedented three more terms. Despite an attack of poliomyelitis (), which paralyzed () his legs in 1921, he was a charismatic () optimist whose confidence helped sustain the American people during the strains of the economic crisis and the world war.
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—1942
—1962
—1966
—1979
Received a bachelor’s degree in physics and then
enrolled as a research student in general relativity at the University of Cambridge.
Earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of
Cambridge. Stayed at the University of Cambridge to do post-doctoral research. Diagnosed as having
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)().
Cambridge, a post once held by Isaac Newton.
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A. Discuss in groups the obstacles that you have been
faced with in your life.
B. Discuss in groups the ways in which you overcame such difficulties.
C. Discuss in groups the problems that you still have in overcoming these obstacles.
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Brainstorming
Imagine that you have received unlimited funds to start your own foundation. Brainstorm:
1. How would you like to start it?
2. Who would benefit from your
foundation, and how?
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Olympics
Organized and governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Games are the most important international sports event in the world held every four years.
1. Olympic symbol:
five interlocked rings — red, blue, yellow, black and green — on a white field, representing the continents of the world joined in friendship.
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Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
Winter sports were added to the Games.
Beijing will host the 29th Olympic Games.
B.C.~392 A.D. Ancient Olympic Games were
held in Olympia.
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B R _ Pole Vault
The pole vault (PV) is an event in track and field where athletes compete to clear the highest possible crossbar ()by using a vaulting pole. The basic concept is to convert horizontal energy (the run) into vertical energy (thus clearing a higher bar).
Pole Vault
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B R _ Some Suggestions about Overcome Obstacles 1
If there hadn’t been any obstacles in the past, you would have scored outstanding successes in your studies or career. It’s the obstacles you have faced all your life that have kept you from enjoying a perfect life. Overcoming obstacles is thus a necessity of success. Here are some suggestions .
Some Suggestions to Overcome Obstacles
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Get started.
2. Break your task into smaller tasks.
3. Work with the time you have.
Often, once you begin, you’ll find the task is easier than you expect.
Take one big task and break it into smaller tasks. For instance, do part of your assignment each time rather than the entire one.
Don’t wait until you have time to do the entire thing. Instead, even if you only have five minutes, get started.
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4. Set small deadlines.
5. Eliminate distractions.
After meeting each deadline, give yourself a reward. For example, play video games when you finish an hour of studying.
Turn off the TV. Don’t answer the phone.
6. Ask for help.
Sometimes, the reason you don’t start is because you don’t know what to do. If that’s the case, ask for help.
7. Begin now.
What one thing can you do right now that will move you closer to your goal?
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2. Scan the whole text to find out all the words and phrases that are related to sports or stadium. And think about their Chinese equivalents.
National Junior Olympics
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Michael faced the most challenging competition in his pole-vaulting career.
Michael’s childhood was marked with dreams and tough training.
Michael topped his personal best, won the championship and set a new world record.
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What was most unusual about Michael’s victory was that he was blind.
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His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grip. The sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone confronted the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting career.
The stands were still filled with about 20,000 people, even though the final race had ended an hour earlier.
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The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. It also has the element of flying, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event.
As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying. Michael’s mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. Her stories were always ones that described the land from a bird’s-eye view. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of color and beauty.
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Michael had this one recurring dream. He would be running down a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by. It was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he began to lift off the ground. He would begin soaring like an eagle.
Where he flew would always coincide with his mother’s stories. Wherever he flew was with a keen eye for detail and the free spirit of his mother’s love.
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His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer. Bert Stone was a hard-core realist. He believed in hard work and sweat. His motto: If you want something, work for it!
From the age of 14, Michael did just that. He began a very careful training program. He worked out every other day with weightlifting, with some kind of running work on alternate days. The program was carefully monitored by Michael’s coach, trainer and father. Michael’s dedication, determination and discipline was a coach’s dream.
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Besides being an honor student and only child, Michael Stone continued to help his parents with their farm chores. Mildred Stone, Michael’s mother, wished he could relax a bit more and be that “free dreaming” little boy. On one occasion she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, “You want something, work for it!”
All of Michael’s vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. If Michael Stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet, you couldn’t tell. As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on its feet, Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight.
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When Michael cleared the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump. Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A miss would get him second place. Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.
He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the National Junior Olympics.
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He rolled over and did his routine of three finger-tipped push-ups. He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.
The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That’s only one inch off the National record, he thought. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. It wasn’t working. He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accurate description. What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings.
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Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.
So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arms and upper body. The light breeze that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pounding.
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He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.
As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. The surface below him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly. His take-off was effortless. Michael Stone was now flying, just like in his childhood dreams.
Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming. This was real. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring like an eagle.
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It was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his landing that brought Michael back to earth. On his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face, he knew he could only see in his mind’s eye the smile on his mother’s face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too, even laughing. What he didn’t know was that his dad was hugging his wife and crying. That’s right: Bert “If You want It,
Work For It” Stone was crying like a baby in his wife’s arms. He was crying harder than Mildred had ever seen before. She also knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride.
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Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life. He later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6½ inches: a National and International Junior Olympics record.
With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael’s life would never be the same again. It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics and set a new world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best by 9½ inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.
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Translate the sentence into Chinese.
It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder.
Why is Michael’s dream of flying described in details?
He would be running sown a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would…
Because Michael has a very deep impression about the dream. There are two evidence for that: 1) His mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. 2) He always dreamed of flying.
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Paraphrase the sentence.
In his dreams, he would always fly over those places described in his mother’s stories.
Where he flew would always coincide with his mother’s stories.
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What is function of the phrase “on the other hand”?
The phrase is used for comparing different things or ideas.
His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer.
What can you infer from the phrase?
Michael’ s parents are totally different types of people and they play the different roles in Michael’s success.
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Paraphrase the first part of the sentence.
He would not be ashamed of getting himself the second place, but…
What can you learn from the sentence?
Michael holds a very attitude toward the competition. On the one hand, he wouldn’t think it is a shame of winning the second place, on the other hand, he would try his best to win the first place.
Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.
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Paraphrase the sentence.
If something strikes you like a wet bale of hay, it comes as a sudden, forceful and unpleasant surprise.
Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay.
Use some adjectives to describe how Michael felt at that time.
He felt anxious, tense, nervous, etc.
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Is this sentence contradictory with “silence” and “deafening”?
No. “Deafening” here is used to modify “the silence”. It is not an ordinary silence, but a deafening one. This shows both Michael and the crowd are very tense at that moment.
The silence was deafening.
“Only” here means “but”.
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1. v. produce sweat
He was sweating after working so hard.
2. n. liquid which comes out from the body through the
skin to cool it
I was covered in sweat after running to catch the bus.
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grace: n.
We admired the grace with which the fashion models walked across the room.
She danced with a grace that surprised us.
1) quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement
or structure
She had the grace to say that he was right.
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He lives in a world of fantasy.
fantasy, fancy & imagination
An amusement park full of figures from fairy tales may be called Fantasy Land.
fancy
Does she have the imagination to figure out what happened?
He has a numerous acquaintance among politicians.
During the Depression, numerous people wandered from town to town looking for work.
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He has a passion for ice cream.
The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.
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detail: n. small, particular fact or item
Everything in her story is correct down to the smallest detail.
Collocation
If the pain recurs, take this medicine.
1) come or happen again
2) (of ideas, events etc.)come back
My first meeting with her often recurs to my memory.
Thoughts of home and family recurred to the lonely traveler.
3) go back (to sth.) in words or thought
Let us recur to what you said yesterday.
Do you mind if I may recur to your idea.
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His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.
1) (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be in agreement
2) happen at the same time of during the same period
of time
They could not go to the theatre together because his free time never coincided with hers.
The art exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death.
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core: n.
The core of the problem is their objection to educational reform.
1) most important or central part of anything
2) hard central part containing the seeds of certain fruits,
such as the apple
An apple core is the part of an apple left after the flesh has been eaten.
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The show was sponsored by different clients on alternate weeks.
He works on alternate days.
1. adj. 1) every other or second
2) (or two things) happening by turns
This is a week of alternate rain and sunshine.
She wears a shirt with alternate stripes of blue and white.
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Tom alternated between anger and fright.
2. v. (cause to ) follow by turns
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We alternate in doing the household chores.
Sunny weather alternates with rain.
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Sit down and relax!
2) make or become less stiff or tight
His muscles relaxed.
You must not relax your control for a moment.
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1) too pleased with one’s own abilities or looks
2) without result; useless
After a number of vain attempts to climb the mountain, we were forced to return to camp.
It is vain to resist.
vainin vain“”
NB:
vain, empty, hollow & bare
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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
1. The cinema was half .
2. We’ve made a attempt to make him change his
mind.
3. Don’t sleep on boards.
4. The poor girl went on for another ten miles on an
stomach.
5. The walls look solid, but in fact they’re .
hollow
emotion: n.
Jack is a man of great emotion, easily given to tears.
He described the accident in a voice shaking with emotion.
1) any of the strong of feelings of the human spirit
Love, hatred, fear and grief are emotions.
2) strength of feeling; excited state of the feelings
He thought of his dead child with deep emotion.
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The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds.
He had lost all of feeling in the left leg.
reduced the sensitivity of the nerve.
be ashamed of: feeling foolish or uncomfortable because
of (sth.)
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You startled me! I didn’t hear you come in.
She was startled to see him looking so ill.
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Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room under the stairs.
Bruce engaged low gear and drove at a terrifying speed.
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intensity: n. state of being intense
The mayor didn’t realize the intensity of people’s feelings on the housing issue.
The poem shows great intensity of feeling.
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The teacher praised him for his anxiety for knowledge.
1) feeling of worry of fear
After hearing their advice he had no more anxieties.
2) strong wish to do something; eagerness
He always shows his anxiety to please his employers.
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anxiety, worry & concern
anxiety
At the most, he will experience feelings of anxiety, shame, insecurity, and helplessness?
worry
I think rich people have about as many worries as poor ones.
Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors?
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I am suffering from nervous tension.
Can you adapt yourself to the tensions of life in a big city?
2) degree of tightness of a wire, rope, etc.
If you increase the tension of that violin string it will break.
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Is the rope tense?
nervous
There is a tense moment before we heard the news.
2) stretched tight; stiff
With his body so tense, it seemed as though he were listening for something.
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along with: together with
He went on the journey along with his two friends.
She placed the bank notes, along with the change and receipts, back in the drawer.
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stretch out: spread out; straighten to full length
He stretched himself out in front of the fire.
The sea stretched out as far as I could see.
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bring (sb.) back to earth: cause (sb.) to stop daydreaming;
cause (sb.) to return to reality
Emily’s voice brought him back to earth.
You had better bring yourself back to earth for an hour and cook us some dinner.
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in one’s mind’s eye: in one’s imagination
In my mind’s eye I saw the cliffs rising sheer.
She was writing her next piece in her mind’s eye.
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admiration for a happy event or
something successfully done
Let me congratulate you on the birth of your daughter.
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newspaper
The media controls/control the news.
Much of what children learn comes directly from the mass media.
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farm chores
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seem unaware of
be ashamed of
from the deepest depths of one’s soul
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20.
in slow motion
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Talk about the Pictures
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1. The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder.
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2. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of color and beauty.
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3. He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.
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4. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother.
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Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life.
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I believed that in this whole world I alone had been chosen to suffer.
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In the next few frozen seconds, the shame and horror of that moment penetrated, and I was sick with an intensity I had never felt before.
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I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfishness, and indifference to the needs of others.
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A. Hair:
curly (wavy, straight)
thick (thin) hair
wear one’s hair braided () in long pigtails
tie one’s hair back in a pony tail
wear one’s hair in a tight bun ()
hair hangs loose
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B. Build:
dwarfish ()
C. Face:
double-fold eyelid
grow a beard (a moustache, sideburns)
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mean
She is .
angry or upset, because she just
doesn’t consider their feelings. She
is .
D. Character:
Choose the right adjectives from the list and complete the following sentences.
ambitious cheerful clever flexible generous hardworking insensitive lazy mean punctual sensitive shy unreliable
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3. They are always on time. They are .
4. He is always aware of what other people think or feel.
He is .
5. Tom always shares his toys with his friends. He
is .
6. They work all the time. They are .
7. He never makes his bed or tidies his room. he is
very .
8. He often promises to do things but then he forgets. He
is .
9. She likes to smile and be happy. She is .
punctual
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10. My best friend always gets the best grades at school.
He is very .
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12. He could work in any of the departments. He is .
13. Betty hasn’t got a boyfriend because she is too .
clever
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A R _ Homework 1
1. Write a paragraph of 80 to 100 words about a person you are familiar with. Brainstorm what you know about this person — stories, facts, etc. — and use examples to illustrate his / her individual characteristics.
2. Select a person you greatly admire, a celebrity for instance, and plan an interview with him/her. Brainstorm five to eight questions that you feel you should raise in order to learn more about this person. After class, you may either conduct the interview or make an Internet research. Then write a paragraph about the person with no less than 120 words.
Homework
Proverbs and Quotations
If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
— Joshuas Reynolds American female essayist
Proverbs and Quotations
2. It never will rain roses. When we want to have more
roses we must plant tree.
— G. Eliot British novelist
— Mendeleyev Russian chemist
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4. Few things are impossible in themselves; and it is often for want of will, rather than of means, that man fails to succeed.
— La Rocheforcauld French writer
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Match the picture with the person’s name and pick up one that you know and tell your group members how he or she overcomes obstacles in life:
Who are they?
theoretical physicist.
2. Liu Xiang, Olympic champion hurdler.
3. Helen keller, a blind and deaf woman who became a
famous activist.
paralyzed.
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S R _ Pair Work2
Useful expressions: enlarge vocabulary overcome timidity broaden one’s mind form the habit of review regularly take notes in class turn to teacher for help confront difficulty with energy and enthusiasm
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S R _ Pair Work3
Read the following stories about four figures in history to see how they overcame their obstacles, and guess who they are.
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B R _ Stories about Overcoming Obstacles2
1.The story of her is the story of a child who, at the age of 18 months, was suddenly shut off from the world, but who, against overwhelming odds(), waged() a slow, hard, but successful battle to reenter that same world. The inarticulate little deaf and blind girl grew into a highly intelligent and sensitive woman who wrote, spoke, and labored incessantly for the betterment of others.
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2. At the age of five, she became a paraplegic (), but she never lost heart. Although she missed the chance to go to school, she finished all the courses of primary and secondary schools, she learned English, Japanese, German and Esperanto () all by herself, and she assiduously () studied university and postgraduate courses for master’s degree. In 1983, she began to engage in literary creative work.
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3. He became the 32nd president of the United States in March 1933 at the depth of the Great Depression, and was reelected for an unprecedented three more terms. Despite an attack of poliomyelitis (), which paralyzed () his legs in 1921, he was a charismatic () optimist whose confidence helped sustain the American people during the strains of the economic crisis and the world war.
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—1962
—1966
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Received a bachelor’s degree in physics and then
enrolled as a research student in general relativity at the University of Cambridge.
Earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of
Cambridge. Stayed at the University of Cambridge to do post-doctoral research. Diagnosed as having
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)().
Cambridge, a post once held by Isaac Newton.
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A. Discuss in groups the obstacles that you have been
faced with in your life.
B. Discuss in groups the ways in which you overcame such difficulties.
C. Discuss in groups the problems that you still have in overcoming these obstacles.
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Brainstorming
Imagine that you have received unlimited funds to start your own foundation. Brainstorm:
1. How would you like to start it?
2. Who would benefit from your
foundation, and how?
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Organized and governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Games are the most important international sports event in the world held every four years.
1. Olympic symbol:
five interlocked rings — red, blue, yellow, black and green — on a white field, representing the continents of the world joined in friendship.
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Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
Winter sports were added to the Games.
Beijing will host the 29th Olympic Games.
B.C.~392 A.D. Ancient Olympic Games were
held in Olympia.
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B R _ Pole Vault
The pole vault (PV) is an event in track and field where athletes compete to clear the highest possible crossbar ()by using a vaulting pole. The basic concept is to convert horizontal energy (the run) into vertical energy (thus clearing a higher bar).
Pole Vault
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B R _ Some Suggestions about Overcome Obstacles 1
If there hadn’t been any obstacles in the past, you would have scored outstanding successes in your studies or career. It’s the obstacles you have faced all your life that have kept you from enjoying a perfect life. Overcoming obstacles is thus a necessity of success. Here are some suggestions .
Some Suggestions to Overcome Obstacles
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Get started.
2. Break your task into smaller tasks.
3. Work with the time you have.
Often, once you begin, you’ll find the task is easier than you expect.
Take one big task and break it into smaller tasks. For instance, do part of your assignment each time rather than the entire one.
Don’t wait until you have time to do the entire thing. Instead, even if you only have five minutes, get started.
Some Suggestions to Overcome Obstacles
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4. Set small deadlines.
5. Eliminate distractions.
After meeting each deadline, give yourself a reward. For example, play video games when you finish an hour of studying.
Turn off the TV. Don’t answer the phone.
6. Ask for help.
Sometimes, the reason you don’t start is because you don’t know what to do. If that’s the case, ask for help.
7. Begin now.
What one thing can you do right now that will move you closer to your goal?
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2. Scan the whole text to find out all the words and phrases that are related to sports or stadium. And think about their Chinese equivalents.
National Junior Olympics
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Para(s).
Michael faced the most challenging competition in his pole-vaulting career.
Michael’s childhood was marked with dreams and tough training.
Michael topped his personal best, won the championship and set a new world record.
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What was most unusual about Michael’s victory was that he was blind.
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His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grip. The sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone confronted the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting career.
The stands were still filled with about 20,000 people, even though the final race had ended an hour earlier.
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The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. It also has the element of flying, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event.
As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying. Michael’s mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. Her stories were always ones that described the land from a bird’s-eye view. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of color and beauty.
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Michael had this one recurring dream. He would be running down a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by. It was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he began to lift off the ground. He would begin soaring like an eagle.
Where he flew would always coincide with his mother’s stories. Wherever he flew was with a keen eye for detail and the free spirit of his mother’s love.
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His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer. Bert Stone was a hard-core realist. He believed in hard work and sweat. His motto: If you want something, work for it!
From the age of 14, Michael did just that. He began a very careful training program. He worked out every other day with weightlifting, with some kind of running work on alternate days. The program was carefully monitored by Michael’s coach, trainer and father. Michael’s dedication, determination and discipline was a coach’s dream.
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Besides being an honor student and only child, Michael Stone continued to help his parents with their farm chores. Mildred Stone, Michael’s mother, wished he could relax a bit more and be that “free dreaming” little boy. On one occasion she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, “You want something, work for it!”
All of Michael’s vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. If Michael Stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet, you couldn’t tell. As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on its feet, Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight.
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When Michael cleared the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump. Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A miss would get him second place. Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.
He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the National Junior Olympics.
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He rolled over and did his routine of three finger-tipped push-ups. He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.
The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That’s only one inch off the National record, he thought. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. It wasn’t working. He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accurate description. What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings.
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Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.
So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arms and upper body. The light breeze that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pounding.
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He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.
As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. The surface below him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly. His take-off was effortless. Michael Stone was now flying, just like in his childhood dreams.
Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming. This was real. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring like an eagle.
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It was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his landing that brought Michael back to earth. On his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face, he knew he could only see in his mind’s eye the smile on his mother’s face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too, even laughing. What he didn’t know was that his dad was hugging his wife and crying. That’s right: Bert “If You want It,
Work For It” Stone was crying like a baby in his wife’s arms. He was crying harder than Mildred had ever seen before. She also knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride.
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Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life. He later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6½ inches: a National and International Junior Olympics record.
With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael’s life would never be the same again. It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics and set a new world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best by 9½ inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.
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Translate the sentence into Chinese.
It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder.
Why is Michael’s dream of flying described in details?
He would be running sown a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would…
Because Michael has a very deep impression about the dream. There are two evidence for that: 1) His mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. 2) He always dreamed of flying.
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Paraphrase the sentence.
In his dreams, he would always fly over those places described in his mother’s stories.
Where he flew would always coincide with his mother’s stories.
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What is function of the phrase “on the other hand”?
The phrase is used for comparing different things or ideas.
His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer.
What can you infer from the phrase?
Michael’ s parents are totally different types of people and they play the different roles in Michael’s success.
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Paraphrase the first part of the sentence.
He would not be ashamed of getting himself the second place, but…
What can you learn from the sentence?
Michael holds a very attitude toward the competition. On the one hand, he wouldn’t think it is a shame of winning the second place, on the other hand, he would try his best to win the first place.
Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.
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Paraphrase the sentence.
If something strikes you like a wet bale of hay, it comes as a sudden, forceful and unpleasant surprise.
Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay.
Use some adjectives to describe how Michael felt at that time.
He felt anxious, tense, nervous, etc.
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Is this sentence contradictory with “silence” and “deafening”?
No. “Deafening” here is used to modify “the silence”. It is not an ordinary silence, but a deafening one. This shows both Michael and the crowd are very tense at that moment.
The silence was deafening.
“Only” here means “but”.
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1. v. produce sweat
He was sweating after working so hard.
2. n. liquid which comes out from the body through the
skin to cool it
I was covered in sweat after running to catch the bus.
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grace: n.
We admired the grace with which the fashion models walked across the room.
She danced with a grace that surprised us.
1) quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement
or structure
She had the grace to say that he was right.
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He lives in a world of fantasy.
fantasy, fancy & imagination
An amusement park full of figures from fairy tales may be called Fantasy Land.
fancy
Does she have the imagination to figure out what happened?
He has a numerous acquaintance among politicians.
During the Depression, numerous people wandered from town to town looking for work.
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He has a passion for ice cream.
The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.
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detail: n. small, particular fact or item
Everything in her story is correct down to the smallest detail.
Collocation
If the pain recurs, take this medicine.
1) come or happen again
2) (of ideas, events etc.)come back
My first meeting with her often recurs to my memory.
Thoughts of home and family recurred to the lonely traveler.
3) go back (to sth.) in words or thought
Let us recur to what you said yesterday.
Do you mind if I may recur to your idea.
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His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.
1) (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be in agreement
2) happen at the same time of during the same period
of time
They could not go to the theatre together because his free time never coincided with hers.
The art exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death.
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core: n.
The core of the problem is their objection to educational reform.
1) most important or central part of anything
2) hard central part containing the seeds of certain fruits,
such as the apple
An apple core is the part of an apple left after the flesh has been eaten.
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The show was sponsored by different clients on alternate weeks.
He works on alternate days.
1. adj. 1) every other or second
2) (or two things) happening by turns
This is a week of alternate rain and sunshine.
She wears a shirt with alternate stripes of blue and white.
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Tom alternated between anger and fright.
2. v. (cause to ) follow by turns
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We alternate in doing the household chores.
Sunny weather alternates with rain.
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Sit down and relax!
2) make or become less stiff or tight
His muscles relaxed.
You must not relax your control for a moment.
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1) too pleased with one’s own abilities or looks
2) without result; useless
After a number of vain attempts to climb the mountain, we were forced to return to camp.
It is vain to resist.
vainin vain“”
NB:
vain, empty, hollow & bare
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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
1. The cinema was half .
2. We’ve made a attempt to make him change his
mind.
3. Don’t sleep on boards.
4. The poor girl went on for another ten miles on an
stomach.
5. The walls look solid, but in fact they’re .
hollow
emotion: n.
Jack is a man of great emotion, easily given to tears.
He described the accident in a voice shaking with emotion.
1) any of the strong of feelings of the human spirit
Love, hatred, fear and grief are emotions.
2) strength of feeling; excited state of the feelings
He thought of his dead child with deep emotion.
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The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds.
He had lost all of feeling in the left leg.
reduced the sensitivity of the nerve.
be ashamed of: feeling foolish or uncomfortable because
of (sth.)
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You startled me! I didn’t hear you come in.
She was startled to see him looking so ill.
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Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room under the stairs.
Bruce engaged low gear and drove at a terrifying speed.
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intensity: n. state of being intense
The mayor didn’t realize the intensity of people’s feelings on the housing issue.
The poem shows great intensity of feeling.
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The teacher praised him for his anxiety for knowledge.
1) feeling of worry of fear
After hearing their advice he had no more anxieties.
2) strong wish to do something; eagerness
He always shows his anxiety to please his employers.
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anxiety, worry & concern
anxiety
At the most, he will experience feelings of anxiety, shame, insecurity, and helplessness?
worry
I think rich people have about as many worries as poor ones.
Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors?
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I am suffering from nervous tension.
Can you adapt yourself to the tensions of life in a big city?
2) degree of tightness of a wire, rope, etc.
If you increase the tension of that violin string it will break.
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Is the rope tense?
nervous
There is a tense moment before we heard the news.
2) stretched tight; stiff
With his body so tense, it seemed as though he were listening for something.
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along with: together with
He went on the journey along with his two friends.
She placed the bank notes, along with the change and receipts, back in the drawer.
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stretch out: spread out; straighten to full length
He stretched himself out in front of the fire.
The sea stretched out as far as I could see.
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bring (sb.) back to earth: cause (sb.) to stop daydreaming;
cause (sb.) to return to reality
Emily’s voice brought him back to earth.
You had better bring yourself back to earth for an hour and cook us some dinner.
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in one’s mind’s eye: in one’s imagination
In my mind’s eye I saw the cliffs rising sheer.
She was writing her next piece in her mind’s eye.
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admiration for a happy event or
something successfully done
Let me congratulate you on the birth of your daughter.
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newspaper
The media controls/control the news.
Much of what children learn comes directly from the mass media.
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3.
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farm chores
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seem unaware of
be ashamed of
from the deepest depths of one’s soul
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20.
in slow motion
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Talk about the Pictures
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1. The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder.
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2. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of color and beauty.
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3. He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.
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4. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother.
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Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life.
6.
I believed that in this whole world I alone had been chosen to suffer.
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In the next few frozen seconds, the shame and horror of that moment penetrated, and I was sick with an intensity I had never felt before.
8.
I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfishness, and indifference to the needs of others.
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A. Hair:
curly (wavy, straight)
thick (thin) hair
wear one’s hair braided () in long pigtails
tie one’s hair back in a pony tail
wear one’s hair in a tight bun ()
hair hangs loose
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B. Build:
dwarfish ()
C. Face:
double-fold eyelid
grow a beard (a moustache, sideburns)
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mean
She is .
angry or upset, because she just
doesn’t consider their feelings. She
is .
D. Character:
Choose the right adjectives from the list and complete the following sentences.
ambitious cheerful clever flexible generous hardworking insensitive lazy mean punctual sensitive shy unreliable
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3. They are always on time. They are .
4. He is always aware of what other people think or feel.
He is .
5. Tom always shares his toys with his friends. He
is .
6. They work all the time. They are .
7. He never makes his bed or tidies his room. he is
very .
8. He often promises to do things but then he forgets. He
is .
9. She likes to smile and be happy. She is .
punctual
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10. My best friend always gets the best grades at school.
He is very .
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12. He could work in any of the departments. He is .
13. Betty hasn’t got a boyfriend because she is too .
clever
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1. Write a paragraph of 80 to 100 words about a person you are familiar with. Brainstorm what you know about this person — stories, facts, etc. — and use examples to illustrate his / her individual characteristics.
2. Select a person you greatly admire, a celebrity for instance, and plan an interview with him/her. Brainstorm five to eight questions that you feel you should raise in order to learn more about this person. After class, you may either conduct the interview or make an Internet research. Then write a paragraph about the person with no less than 120 words.
Homework
Proverbs and Quotations
If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
— Joshuas Reynolds American female essayist
Proverbs and Quotations
2. It never will rain roses. When we want to have more
roses we must plant tree.
— G. Eliot British novelist
— Mendeleyev Russian chemist
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4. Few things are impossible in themselves; and it is often for want of will, rather than of means, that man fails to succeed.
— La Rocheforcauld French writer
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Match the picture with the person’s name and pick up one that you know and tell your group members how he or she overcomes obstacles in life:
Who are they?
theoretical physicist.
2. Liu Xiang, Olympic champion hurdler.
3. Helen keller, a blind and deaf woman who became a
famous activist.
paralyzed.
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Useful expressions: enlarge vocabulary overcome timidity broaden one’s mind form the habit of review regularly take notes in class turn to teacher for help confront difficulty with energy and enthusiasm
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