3Never, ever give up!Unit 1 Section AUnit 1 Section A山东建筑大学外国语学院公共外语第一教研室山东建筑大学外国语学院公共外语第一教研室Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. Accordingly, a “genius” is often merely atalented person who has done all of his or her homework. Thomas Edison (American inventor)Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time.Sandra Day OConnor (American jurist)31UNIT1The way to successUNITSection A 31The way to successUNITNever, ever give up!ObjectivesObjectivesTo talk about the secret of successTo further understand the textTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the essay writing skillContentsNever, ever give up!Never, ever give up!Section AWarming-up activities Text study Language applicationSummaryWarming-up activitiesLead-inLead-inPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activitiesCultural backgroundCultural backgroundNever, ever give up!Never, ever give up!Section A1. What is success?To live your life the way you want to live itTo earn money, power, and fameTo be surrounded by people you admire and respectTo achieve your dreams, desires, hopes, wishes, etc.A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.Lead-inLead-inShort answer questions2. What do you think are the secrets of success?A strong will and adequate preparationDetermination and persistenceWell begun is half done.When you want success as badly as you wanted air, you will get it.Lead-inLead-inShort answer questions1 As long as you are committed to your goals and you are _ about your dreams, you will _ accomplish them.2 To accomplish _ results in your life, you have to be 100 percent committed and you must be willing to _ your time and effort.passionateListen to a talk about steps to make your dreams come true. Fill in the blanks based on what you hear.eventuallyamazingsacrificeListen and talkPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activities3 What are the three steps that you should follow to achieve success? 1) _ 2) _ 3) _Map your goals outBelieve in yourselfTake action1. Why do most people fail to achieve success in the end?2. Can you think of any other helpful steps that can be taken to make your dream come true? Listen to the talk again and discuss the following questions.Listen and talkPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activities1. Why do most people fail to achieve success in the end?Not have the passion; Not clear about what they want;Not know the exact destination that they want to reach;Not focus on what they want. Listen and talkPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activities2. Can you think of any other helpful steps that can be taken to make your dream come true?First, to learn to adopt suitable strategies;Second, to realize the significance of learning;Finally, to create or find opportunities rather than wait for opportunities to find us.Listen and talkPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activities We We cannot cannot travel travel every every path. path. Success Success must must be be won won along along one one line. line. We We must must make make our our business business the the one one life life purpose purpose to to which which every every other other must must be be _. _. I I hate hate a a thing thing done done by by halves. halves. If If it it be be right, right, do do it it boldly. boldly. If If it it be be wrong, wrong, leave leave it it undone. undone. The The men men of of history history were were not not perpetually perpetually looking looking into into the the mirror mirror to to make make sure sure of of their their own own size. size. _ _ in in their their work work they did it. they did it. subordinateAbsorbedTo be continuedListen to a short passage on success and fill in the missing information.Compound dictationPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activitiesThey They did did it it so so well well that that the the wondering wondering world world sees sees them them to to be be great, great, and and _ _ them them accordingly. accordingly. To To live live with with a a high high ideal ideal is is a a successful successful life. life. It It is is not not what what one one does, does, but but what what one one tries tries to to do, do, that that makes makes a a man man strong. strong. “Eternal “Eternal vigilance,” vigilance,” it it has has been been said, said, “is “is the the price price of of _.” _.” With With equal equal truth truth it it may may be be said, said, “Unceasing “Unceasing effort effort is is the the price price of of success.”success.”Listen to a short passage on success and fill in the missing information.labeledlibertyTo be continuedCompound dictationPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activities If If we we do do not not work work with with our our might, might, others others will; will; and and they they will will outstrip outstrip us us in in the the race, race, and and pluck pluck the the prize prize from from our our grasp. grasp. Success Success grows grows less less and and less less _ _ on on luck luck and and chance. chance. Self。