大学体验英语第二册_unit5

Experiencing English

Book Two

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Unit 5

Ways to Success

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ProceduresPassage A Warm-up Activities Culture Notes Language Points Difficult Sentences Summary Follow-up Activity Assignment Department of College English

Warm-up Activity

Look at the pictures and guess who they are.

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Who said the famous sayings?1. If A is success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein 2. Genius is one percent inspiration (灵感) and 99 percent perspiration (汗水). Thomas Edison

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3. Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Ernest Hemingway 4. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln 5. Success is a lousy (糟糕的) teacher. It seduces (诱使) smart people into thinking they can’t lose. Bill GatesDepartment of College English

Talk About: what factors do you think will contribute to success?interest hard work self-confidence talent love for your career team spirit /cooperation with your fellow workers good education …

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Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts

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Culture Notes

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Culture NotesWho is Bill Gates? What do you know about him? ﹡chairman of Microsoft Corporation ﹡founded Microsoft with his childhood friends Paul Allen in 1975 ﹡born in 1955 ﹡attended Harvard in 1975 ﹡dropped out of Harvard in 1977Department of College English

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Can you tell us why he established this foundation?

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Language Points1.take advantage of: make use of You’d better take advantage of the fine weather to play tennis. We should take full advantage of the exceptional opportunity to promote the sales of our products .

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Language Points2. opportunity: n. a favorable moment or occasion for doing something Don't slip any opportunity of practicing your English. It will give you an opportunity to meet all kinds of people.

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Language Points3. claim: v. say that something is true or is a fact without having any proof Jean claims to own a car but I don't believe her. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

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Language Points4. let alone: not to mention I have not even read the first chapter, let alone finished the book. I haven’t enough room for the family, let alone three dogs and four cats.

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Language Points5. discourage: vt. prevent (an action) The school teachers discourage smoking. We tried to discourage him from climbing the

mountain without a guide. Don’t let one failure discourage you, try again. Cf. encourage vt.

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Language Points6. foster: v. help (something) grow or develop; raise (a child, an animal, etc.) Cooperation learning fosters a spirit of cooperation. fostered parents fostered children

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