Unit 4 Growing up Reading 2： Never give up 课件19张

Unit 4 Growing up
What did he prove to us?
Size and body type does not
matter---you can do almost
anything if you never give up.
Ma Yun once said:
It doesn’t m ____ how you look,
but it m_____ how hard you work.
atter
atters
He was very small---much smaller…
1
simply because he was only 170 cm tall
4
His h
because all its players were more than 20cm taller than he was
5
3
because of his height
eight
because he was too small
2
A small man had a big dream
Spud tried out for the school team, but he was refused at first.



try out for sth.
What’s your dream and what would you like to try out for?
Spud wanted to be a basketball player, so he tried out for the school basketball team.
In junior high
badminton team
the voice of China
English talent competition
Never give up!
Don't lose heart!
Keep trying!
Practice harder!
If you fail, what may Spud say to you?
……
He practiced even harder and got the coach to change his mind.
1. What was the coach's “mind”?
In senior high
2. How did Spud Webb get the coach
to change his mind?
sit in the stands
I got to know Spud ______ a newspaper report.
Let me begin ________ telling you something about the NBA.
Ma Yun, Chairperson of Alibaba, has made much money _______ the Internet.
through hard work /by practicing harder
through
by
through
get sb. to do sth.
1. I know Henry is too tired, but I can’t _____ him to stop practicing. He won’t listen to me.
A. make B. let
C. have D. get
2. Mr. Li thinks Henry is too weak to come first in the race. Henry got Mr. Li ________ (change) his mind through hard work.

to change
D
change one’s mind
Children often _________________(改变主意) about what they are going to do in the future.
But Spud Webb______________________ (从未改变过主意) about becoming an NBA player.
never changed his mind
change their minds
He decided to play at a junior college and then succeeded in getting a scholarship.
succeed in (doing) sth.=do sth. successfully
What did you succeed in doing through hard work?
get an award
solve Math problems
lead the team to the final
improve my English
After graduating from senior high
After graduating from university
Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not interested in him.
although
Although/Though he was
1. ________________________ the star of the team in junior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands in senior high.
2. _____________________________ Player of the Year in senior high, no university would invite him to play basketball.
Although/though he was named
= though
He was forced to play in another basketball league.
be forced to do sth
1. Because of her deafness and blindness, Hellen Keller _____________(force) to learn and practice Braille(盲文). Finally, she became a famous writer.
2. Because of his illness, Stephen Hawking _____________(force) to remain in the wheelchair. However, he had great achievements.
force sb. to do sth
was forced
was forced
1. Helen Keller‘s deafness and blindness _________________ (迫使她学习)Braille. Finally, she became a famous writer.
2. Hawkin‘s illness ___________________
(迫使他呆在) in the wheelchair. However, he had great achievements.
forced her to learn
forced him to remain
1.In 2003, few people ________________ Taobao
Marketplace. Now, Ma Yun has succeeded in making
Taobao popular all over the country.
2. In 2011, few people heard of Wechat, but now
not only the young but also the elderly
__________________ it.
Spud remained in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.
take notice of sth.
The NBA didn't__________________ until one year later.
take notice of him
took notice of
have taken notice of
Why do you think Spud Webb could achieve his dream? And why?
practical
well-
prepared
…
never give up
work hard
Discussion
strong-
willed
confident
Steve Jobs was a great businessman in the USA.
At first, he started a company with his friends. However, he 1 leave. Finally, he came back and became the CEO of his former company.
He decided to design new electric products. At the very beginning, few people 2 of his new products, but he did 3 when pursuing(追求) his dream. He experienced many failures, but he never 4 . As a result, he 5 making his products popular all over the world. Although he got cancer, he still remained hard-working.
Steve Jobs had many achievements 6 . He was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune magazine.
be forced to
lose heart
not change one's mind
succeed in
take notice of
through hard work
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking is the most famous scientist of his time.
When he died on March 14, 2018, the whole world felt sad about the loss of a great physicist.
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England in 1942. He came to Cambridge University at the age of 17. Unluckily, he got ALD in 1963.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
. Stephen Hawking showed that nobody, however bad
their situation is, should lose hope. Life is not fair, he
once said, You just have to do the best you can in your
own situation.
Mini-writing
Difficulty
Action
Achievements
lost abilities to move or speak slowly
went on to a college
became a great researcher
would only live a few years, said the doctor
lived over 50 years and went on with his research
became world-famous for his 1988 book “A Brief History of Time”; received a number of honorary degrees as a professor
Although..., .../ However, .../As a result, he...
It's difficult to say what is
impossible,for the
dream of yesterday is
the hope of today and
the reality of tomorrow.
Everybody who got to where they ARE
had to start where they WERE.
If it's to be,it's up to me.
Homework
Write about how you deal with difficulities in your English learning.
Finish Period 3 in the exercise book
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