(共17张PPT)
Unit 2 Success
Lesson 2 Period 1
Warming-up
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)
Warming-up
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)
Warming-up
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)
Warming-up
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)
Warming-up
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 1st time and think about:
How is the listening material structured
Beginning
First, second, third, number four, finally
Conclusion
Listening
Listen for the 2nd time and fill in the blanks. (Write down key words)
Listening
Secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice For more than 50 years, he has ________________ ________________. His research has not only helped China find a way to remove hunger but also
_________________________________________.
Be
passionate
devoted his life to
rice production
contributed to world peace and social progress
Listening
Secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba ...everybody thought he was crazy. ________________________________________________. Alibaba has not only become the biggest online sales company _______________
_______________________
_______.
Be
confident
But he was confident that this company would be successful
but also changes people’s shopping habits as well
Listening
Secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft For about five years, when he was a teenager, _________ __________________________________. His hard work gave him a big advantage over other people and ______________
___________________________________.
Work hard
he spent 10,000 hours working on a basic computer
he became one of the founders of Microsoft by the age of 20
Listening
Secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
Novak Djokovic, one of the best tennis players At the age of five, Novak Djokovic decided he didn’t want to be __________________________________________________________________. Djokovic, aged 24, won ________________________________________________________________________.
Set goals high
just a good tennis player, and he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world
three major world championships and became the World Number One
Listening
Secrets Representative figures Supporting facts Achievements
J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter J. K. Rowling didn’t listen to the negative comments ___________ _____________________________. ... for the last ten years, J. K. Rowling has been the author of _____________
________________________________.
Keep trying
from the 12 publishers who rejected her books
the most famous children’s books in the world
Speaking
Choose one successful person to introduce to other students based on the notes in Activity 4.
Who is he/she
What are his/her important experiences
What are his/her main achievements
What are his/her secrets to success
...
Assignment
Write a brief introduction to a successful person in your mind.
Support your idea with details.
Goodbye!