Unit1 Book3The way to successSection A Never, ever give up!ObjectivesTo talk about the secret of successTo further understand the textTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the essay writing skillWarming-up activitiesLead-in---Short answer questions1. What is success?•To live your life the way you want to live it•To earn money, power, and fame•To be surrounded by people you admire and respect•To 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.2. What do you think are the secrets of success?• A strong will and adequate preparation•Determination and persistence•Well begun is half done.•When you want success as badly as you wanted air, you will get it.•Listen and talkListen to a talk about steps to make your dreams come true. Fill in the blanks based on what you hear.1 As long as you are committed to your goals and you are passionate about your dreams, you will eventually accomplish them.2 To accomplish amazing results in your life, you have to be 100 percent committed and you must be willing to sacrifice your time and effort.3 What are the three steps that you should follow to achieve success?1)Map your goals out2) Believe in yourself3) Take actionListen to the talk again and discuss the following questions.1. 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.2. 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. Compound dictationListen to a short passage on success and fill in the missing information.We cannot travel every path. Success must be won along one line. We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate. I hate a thing done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly. If it be wrong, leave it undone. The men of history were not perpetually looking into the mirror to make sure of their own size. Absorbed in their work they did it. They did it so well that the wondering world sees them to be great, and labeled them accordingly. To live with a high ideal is a successful life. It is not what one does, but what one tries to do, that makes a man strong. “Eternal vigilance,” it has been said, “is the price of liberty” With equal truth it may be said, “Unceasing effort is the price of success.”If we do not work with our might, others will; and they will outstrip us in the race, and pluck the prize from our grasp. Success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance. Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures. The great and indispensable help to success is character. Character is a crystallized habit, the result of training and conviction.Every character is influenced by heredity, environment and education. But these apart, if every man were not to be a great extent the architect of his own character, he would be a fatalist, and irresponsible creature of circumstances. Instead of saying that man is a creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovel. Bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks, until the architect can make them something else. The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much. Wise men don’t care for what they can’t have.Text studyStructure of the text:Introduction→Illustration→ConclusionMain ideas of the partsPara. 1As a young boy, Winston Churchill attended a public school called Harrow. Though not a good student, he did finish at Harrow and went on to the university. He eventually had a premier army career and was elected prime minister. His amazing determination helped motivated his entire nation and was an inspiration worldwide.Para.2What did Churchill say when he was invited to address the patriotic young boys at his old school, Harrow?Young men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!Part I — Paras. 1 – 2By using Winston Churchill’s story and his speech at Harrow as an introduction to the topic, the text makes clear its statement: the secret of success is “Never give up”.Paras.3-4What can the examples of Einstein, Edison and Abraham Lincoln illustrate?Personal history, educational opportunity, individual dilemmas –none of these can inhibit astrong spirit committed to success.Paras. 5-6What can the example of Sandra Day O’Connor illustrate?•Keep their eyes on the prize;•Uphold a committed and focused will and spirit;Have the will to overcome profound obstacles and to work diligentlyPara. 7The secret of success is based upon a burning inward desire – a robust, fierce will and focus –that fuels the determination to act, to keep preparing, to keep going even when we are tired and fail. It’s not how many times you fall down that matters. It’s how many times you get back up that makes success!Part II — Paras. 3 – 7Through the examples of world famous scientists, statesman, and jurist, the text brings 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.Para. 8What is the conclusion of the text?•Where there’s a will, there’s a way;•Hard work, determination dedication and preparation;•Transcend handicap;•Accomplish any feat and achieve success.Part III — Para. 8By reinforcing the statement given in part II, the text draws the conclusion that with hard work, determination, dedication and preparation, you can transcend any handicap, accomplish any feat, and achieve success.Language focusPractical phrases1. deviate from …偏离，背离……短语应用:有人生目标的人是永远不会偏离正确航向的。
