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Unit 2 Success
Lesson 2 Top five secrets of success
Learning objectives
1. To read and talk about the top five secrets of success
2. To listen and read for general understanding
3. To listen for specific information and understanding words in context
4. To learn about and practice showing interest
5. To talk about successful people and support your opinion
Who are they
What are their main achievements
Warming-up
In the 1960s, when China was suffering from serious famine, Yuan Longping came up with the idea of hybrid rice. Ten years later, he succeeded in inventing a new species that produced a 20% higher yield than common types of rice.
Yuan Longping
(father of hybrid rice)
Ma Yun was formerly an English teacher at Hangzhou Teachers College. He first started building websites for Chinese companies with the help of friends in the US. In 1999, he founded Alibaba, a China-based marketplace site which serves more than 65 million members.
Ma Yun
(founder of Alibaba)
Bill Gates is one of the world’s wealthiest men. Gates oversaw the invention and marketing of the Windows operating interface, the Internet Explorer Browser, and other popular computer products. Along the way he gained a reputation for fierce competitiveness and aggressive business savvy.
Bill Gates
(one of the founders of Microsoft)
Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained international attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 375 million copies worldwide. In 2006, Forbes named her the second richest female entertainer in the world.
J. K. Rowling
(author of Harry Potter)
In 2003, Djokovic turned into a professional player and began his career. In 2011, he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open championships and rose to the top in the world ranking. He won all nine Masters championships in his career and earned the title “Golden Master”.
Novak Djokovic
(one of the best tennis players)
Listening
Listen for the first time and think about:
How is the listening material structured
Then predict the possible secrets of success.
Beginning
First, second, third, number four, finally
Conclusion
Listen and check your predictions. Write down the five secrets you hear.
Listen for understanding
Top Five Secrets of Success
1. ___________ 2. __________ 3. ________ 4. __________ 5.
__________
Be passionate.
Have vision and determination .
Work hard.
Set your
goals high.
Keep trying.
Secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
1. __________________ Yuan Long Ping, the father of _____________ For more than _____ years, he has _______his life to _______________ His research has not only helped China find a way to remove ______ but also ____________ to world ______ and social ________
Be passionate.
hybrid rice.
50
devoted
hunger
contributed
rice production.
peace
progress.
secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
2.__________________________________ RenZhenfei, the ________ of Huaiwei Despite all the hardships he faced , he was_________ innnovation in key___________ Huawei has become one of the world’s _______companies of ___________ equipment and smart devices.
founder
Have vision and determination
committed to
largest
telecommunications
technologies.
secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
3. _________ Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft For about five years, when he was a teenager, he spent _______hours working on ________________ His ___________ gave him a big _________ over other people and he became one of the__________ of Microsoft ______________
Work hard.
10, 000
hard work
advantage
founders
a basic computer.
by the age of 20.
secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
4. __________________ Novak Djokovic, one of the best _______ players At the age of five, Novak decided he didn’t want to be just a good ____________, he wanted to be the best tennis player ____________ Djokovic, aged _____, won three major world ______________ and became ______________________________
Set your
goals high.
tennis
tennis player
24
championships
in the world.
the World Number One.
secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
5. ______________ J. K. Rowling, ______ of Harry Potter J.K. Rowling didn’t listen to the _______ comments from the twelve publishers who _____________________ … for the last ten years, J.K. Rowling has been the author of the most famous _______________in the world.
Keep trying.
author
negative
rejected her books.
children’s books
Listen for the last time and complete the passage.
First, be passionate about what you do. If you do something _________ for love and not for other reasons, probably it will ______ you to success. Take Yuan Longping, the father of ______ rice, one of the most _________ scientists in __________, for example. For more than 50 years, he has _______ his life to rice production and his research has not only helped China find a way to _______ hunger but also __________ to world peace and social ________.
primarily
lead
hybrid
influential
agriculture
devoted
remove
contributed
progress
Second, have ________and _____________.Ren Zhengfei,the_______ of Huawei,grew up in a mountainous town in _______ Province.When he started his business,he had only a few people on his team. Despite all the hardships he faced,he was _________ to innovation in key technologies.Now,Huawei has become one of the world's _________ companies of telecommunications equipment and smart devices.
vision
determination
founder
Guizhou
committed
largest
Listen for the last time and complete the passage.
My third ____ is: work hard. The “10000-hour rule for success” states that you need to _______ for a _________ of 10000 hours. That’s about six hours a day for five years. Bill Gates is a good example. For about five years, when he was a teenager, he spent 10000 hours working on a ______ computer. His hard work gave him a big advantage ______ other people and he become one of the founders of Microsoft ___ the age of ______.
tip
practise
minimum
basic
over
by
20
Listen for the last time and complete the passage.
My tip number four is: set your goals high. ____ the age of five, Novak Djokovic decided he didn’t want to be just a _____ tennis player, he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world. In ______, Djokovic, ______ 24, won three major world championships and became the World Number _____.
At
good
2011
aged
One
Listen for the last time and complete the passage.
Finally, my last tip is: keep trying. Luckily for Harry Potter fans, the author J.K. Rowling didn’t listen to the negative _________ from the twelve publishers who _______ her books. For two years, she tried to get them _________. Even the publisher who gave her a ________ said she had no ______ of making money in children’s books. He was wrong and for the last ten years, J.K. Rowling has been the author of the most famous children’s books in the world.
comments
rejected
published
contract
chance
Listen for the last time and complete the passage.
Focus on Function
1. What are the two speakers talking about
2. What has the girl learnt from the book
3. What are the new tips you learnt from their conversation
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
A book that gives lots of great tips on how to be successful.
Ann learnt that the book encourages people to prepare themselves for success.
I learnt about how to develop good habits through a positive attitude and learnt effective daily practices.
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
Talk Builder
1. _____ What’s the name of the book
2. ___________________. What kinds of things have
you learnt
3. _______________________. I may have to give it
a look.
4. _______, it sounds like a useful book.
5. _______, you’ve convinced me to read this book!
Oh
Mm
Really I’m
interested in it
Please tell me about it
Wow
Oh
Please tell me about it
Really I’m interested in it
Wow
Mm
Choose one successful person to introduce to other members.
Speaking