Unit 3 the secret of success Project(1) Writing and making a speech 课件（20张PPT）

(共20张PPT)
What defines you?
By the end of the class, we will be able to
1. have a better understanding of the passage;
2. write a summary based on Velasquez’s story;
3. learn what beauty really means.
What question does Velasquez raise in the video?
What defines you?
世界最瘦零脂肪女性演讲师-骷髅女孩Lizzie Velasquez_标清.mp4
Analyzing the structure of the passage and
finding the main idea of each part
Part 1 (Para 1) the ___________ to the passage
Part 2 (Para ___- ___) other people’s _________ to Velasquez’s outer appearance
Part 3 (Para ___- ___) Velasquez’s decision to be a
motivational speaker and ___________ to success
introduction
2
4
5
7
reactions
commitment
2. What are people’s various reactions to Velasquez’s outer appearance?
From doctors:
She had no _________ to do anything; she couldn’t
cry; she couldn’t walk; she couldn’t crawl.
ability
From ________________________:
No one wanted to play with her or stand by her.
No one wanted to do a single thing with her.
From netizens:
She was labeled “the World’s Ugliest
Woman” in one video, and the comments going
along were ______________, saying “Why would
her parents keep her?!”, “Kill it with fire!” and
“Put a gun to her head and kill herself.”

classmates/playmates/peers
horrible/cruel/awful
From family :
They __________ her so normally that when she
started kindergarten she had not realized that she
was different;
They encouraged her to continue school and be
herself so eventually everyone would see she was
_____ ____________;
Again with family _________ her, she was brave
enough to channel the hatred into motivation and to
rise above the cruelty.
raised
no different
helping
3. What are Velasquez’s reactions in different
periods?
Kindergarten
At five
In high school
In college
Present
she had no clue that she was different
she couldn’t understand
she had to go home and ask her parents.
she chose to be happy
channel the hatred into motivation and to rise above the cruelty
decided to be a motivational speaker
published her books
she finally shrugged off the hurtful comments about her looks as just words.
Time line
optimistic/
positive

diligent
brave/confident
strong-willed/
determined
cheerful/happy
motivated
beautiful /tolerant……
personality
What kind of person do you suppose
Velasquez is?
4. Judge the following sentences true or false.
(1). Despite the help of her family, she began to hate the people who made horrible comments on her.
(2). She was going to define her by her outer appearance.
5. What does “diminish” in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A. increase B. modify C. decrease D. expand
F
F
How do you interpret the sentence “she finally
shrugged off the hurtful comments about her looks
as just words” in Paragraph 7?
A. She could be easily set off by those hurtful comments.
B. She didn’t care about those hurtful comments eventually.
C. She painfully managed to focus on her achievements.
D. She felt sad whenever looking back on the hurtful words.
2. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Appearance: something to define you
B. Velasquez: a brave and beautiful heart
C. Achievement: something to support you
D. Speech: a way to make you stronger
3. Summarize the article within 30 words.
The article tells us a true story that despite the fact that she was described as the world’s ugliest woman, Velasquez faced everything bravely and achieved success with her family’s help. (31 words)
Assessment:
Neat handwriting 1’
Main points 2’
Beautiful sentences 2’


Appearance is not the only thing to make
us charming.
A person is not lovely for being beautiful
but beautiful for being lovely.
It is the inner beauty that makes
us beautiful.
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Would you like to know what defines me?
As your teacher, helping you to grow to be kind defines me.
/to acquire more knowledge defines me.
/to go to your dream university defines me.
As your class teacher, making my girl students intellectual ladies defines me.
As your class teacher, making my boy students real gentlemen defines me.

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It is not our sufferings but our choices to be inner beautiful that define us.
Choose to be brave; Choose to be confident; Choose to be a dreamer; Choose to be a winner!
What defines you?
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1. Polish your writing up;
2. Watch her TED speech after class.