Teaching Plan
Unit 1 the Way to Success
Part I Preview
1. Students listen to the audio of the text.
2. Students work in groups and brainstorm the traits that lead to success.
3. Teacher introduces the author of the text.
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) grew up as the son of a British noble. He attended a private school from age seven, and entered Harrow in 1888. He was not impressed with his education. Later he entered Sandhurst Royal Military College in 1893, after three attempts to pass the entrance test. He joined the army in 1895.
He was British Conservation politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, he served as prime minister twice (1940-1945 and 1951-1955). A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer and an artist. He is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature ( in 1953), and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.
Part II Teaching objectives
1. To talk about the secret of success.
2. To further understand the text.
3. To summarize the theme of the text.
Part III Main ideas & structure
Introduction: Use the example of Churchill to lead to the question: What’s the secret of success? (Paras. 1-2）
Churchill managed to be a successful man through he was not a good student when he was young. (Para. 1)
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“Never give up” is the speech given by Churchill to young boys in his old school. (Para. 2)
Body: Give illustrations and examples to bring forward the statement that only those with a strong will, those who “keep their eyes on the prize”, and those who expend the substantial effort to keep going, will finally succeed. (Paras. 3-7)
Conclusion: Reinforce the statement above. (Para. 8)
Part IV Post-test
Never, ever give up!
When invited to address the patriotic young boys at his old school, Harrow, Britain’s great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill gave this short, clear-cut speech: “Young men, ___________. Never give up! Never give up! _____________________!”
Personal history, ___________________, individual dilemmas – none of these can _____ a strong spirit committed to success. Take Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln as an example. Despite the immense obstacles and extreme criticism, their strong will, ________, dedication and determination enabled them to ___________ the overwhelming failures and profound difficulties in their lives.
Many artists, statesmen, writers and inventors achieved prosperity because they possessed a ______________________ to keep preparing and working and a passion to succeed.
Many people simply say that they want something, but they do not ___________
______________ required to achieve it. Many people let the threat of failure stop them from trying with all of their heart.
The secret of success is based upon a burning inward desire that _____ the determination to act, to keep preparing, to keep going even when ________________. Focus on becoming more knowledgeable. Focus on _________________________. Maintain the strong will to keep going. With hard work, determination, dedication and preparation, you can _____________________, ____________________, and achieve success!
Part V Summary
Part VI Assignment
Watch the TED speech “8 Traits Lead to Success”, take notes about the examples that the lecturer has mentioned and then do the relevant exercises on the handout.
Exercise 1:
Match the 8 traits with the persons the lecturers interviewed.
Passion Rupert Murdoch
Work Alex Garden
Good Freeman Thomas & Carol Coletta
Focus Bill Gates
Push Norman Jewison
Serve Joe Kraus
Idea David Gallo, Goldie Hawn & Frank Gehry
Persist Sherwin Nuland
Exercise 2
And the first thing is passion. Freeman Thomas says, “I’m ＿＿＿ by my passion.” TED-sters do it for____; they _____do it for ______. Carol Coletta says, I would pay some one to do what I do.” And the interesting thing is: if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
Work! Rupert Murdoch said to me, “It’s all ________. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun.” Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes! TED-sters do have fun working. And they __________. I figured, they’re not workaholics. They’re workafrolics.
Good! Alex Garden says, “To be successful ___ your _________ in something and get damn ________it.” There’s no magic; it’s _______,_______, _______.
And it’s focus. Norman Jewison said to me, “I think it all has to do with ________ yourself on __________.”
And push! David Gallo says, “Push yourself. _________________, you’ve gotta push, push, push.” You gotta push through _______ and ________. Goldie Hawn says, “I always had self-doubts.” I wasn’t good enough; I wasn’t smart enough. I didn’t think I’d make it.” Now it’s not always easy to push yourself, and that’s why they invented mothers. Frank Gehry—Frank Gehry said to me, “My mother pushed me.”
Serve! Sherwin Nuland says, “It was a privilege to serve as a doctor.” Now a lot of kids tell me they want to be millionaires. And the first thing I say to them is: “OK, well you can’t serve yourself; you gotta ___________ something of _____. Because that’s the way people really get rich.”
Ideas! TED-ster Bill Gates says, “I had an idea: founding the first micro-computer software company.” I’d say it was a pretty good idea. And there’s ________to _________in coming up with ideas—it’s just doing some very simple things. And I give lots of evidence.
Persist! Joe Kraus says, “Persistence is the number one reason for our success.” You gotta persist through _______. You gotta persist through crap! Which of course means “________, Rejection, Assholes and ________.”
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