Book 2Unit 3Born to WinPart OneViewing,Understanding and SpeakingVideo ScriptTopic:Winners in Life Setting:At Nancy’s homeCharacters:Nancy,Julia,Nancy’s kids (two,one boy and one girl)Nancy:…Hey,Julia,how are you doing?Julia:Good to see you.Nancy:Oh,it’s so good to see you.Julia:Are you doing OK?Nancy:I’m doing all right.…Julia:No,I didn’t have any trouble.Nancy:Good.Julia:The taxi driver came right here.Nancy:It’s pretty easy to find.Julia:Yes,not too bad.Nancy:Oh,come in.Julia:Thank you.Nancy:Come and have a seat.Julia:Thank you.Your home is lovely.Nancy:Oh,thank you.These are my children.Julia Julia::Hello.Kids:Hi.Julia:(to kids )How are you?Kids:Good.Thanks.Julia:Good.Nancy:Would you like something to drink?Julia:I would,if you don’t mind.Nancy:Let me get something.(Nancy brings the water )Julia:Thank you very much.(Nancy brings the drink.)Oh,thank you.Nancy:It’s hot.Julia:Thanks.Nancy:You’re welcome.Julia:Smells good…Yah,I like that.Julia:It’s wonderful to see you again.Tell me how you’ve been?Nancy:Well,it’s a long story.You would never believe how unlucky I’ve been.Julia:How come?You were considered to be the luckiest one in our class when we were collegestudents.Do you remember you were the only one chosen to go to Germany for an exchangew ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网program?Nancy:Yes.But that was about the end of my luck.Julia:No,you had a boyfriend too…Eric,right?[Nancy nods her head.]He was so smart andhandsome!You were the envy of all the girls because he fell in love with YOU.We always thought you were a perfect match.Did you marry him?Nancy :Yes,I (误读成we ,应改正)did.We had a few wonderful years,and then one day he had aterrible accident.Julia:An accident?Nancy :Yes,he was killed on his motorbike.A truck hit him.He was killed instantly.Julia:I’m so sorry to hear that.What bad luck!Nancy:He left me with two children.[pointing to the two children who are playing together ]Onewas five,one was three.I had quit my job as a programmer to stay at home and care for them.I had no choice but to look for a job to be able to support us.Julia:You were good at computer programming.I wouldn’t think that you would have anydifficulty in finding a job in that field.Nancy:You might not believe it,no one wanted to hire a single mother with two children.I wasfive years out of touch with current programming,latest technology.And the jobs that I did find didn’t pay very well.Julia:What a pity!How did you make a living then?Nancy:I had to settle as a secretary in a small firm.And the job is dull,the pay is low,and I don’treally get along well with my colleagues.Julia:So,I…I see why you may be feeling unlucky.Nancy:Well,I thought things would be getting better last year when I found a boyfriend.He likedthe kids and the kids liked him.He would be an ideal husband and so we were going to get married last Christmas.On our wedding day,the church building burned down.So we put off the wedding.Julia:Why didn’t you just hold the wedding in a different location?Nancy:Well,we thought that maybe it was a sign that we weren’t meant to be together.Lookingback at my recent life,it’s been a total failure.I just…even now,looking at things now.I was so lucky in my first 28years of life,and now luck seems to have abandoned me.I’m an unlucky person most of the time.Julia:Oh,you keep complaining about your unhappy life.And,and…and recently it’s not been sogood,but nobody is lucky all the time,and there have been good things in your life also.Nancy:You have to admit,though,that some people are luckier than others.Nobody can succeedwithout having a little bit of luck.Julia:You are no less lucky than many others in this world.Whether you’re lucky or not dependson how you think about life.You’ve been thinking too much about the unpleasant things in your life.But if you would look at things from another point of view,things would probably look a lot different.Nancy:But how?I can find nothing,nothing,lucky in my life happening right now.Julia:Mm,just look at your children.They are so cute and happy!You have to consider them yourassets.And you’ve done a good job with them.Nancy:Yes!I’m proud of them.To tell the truth,I really do enjoy watching them grow up.Ah,itmeans everything to me.I really think I am lucky to be a mother to them.Thanks for listeningw ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网and talking with me.It’s been nice talking to you and…and seeing you once more.I see that I really have had a good share of good luck.Julia:It seems to me you have much to be thankful for.I hope the next time I see you,you’ll befeeling like your life is much more successful.Kids:Yes.(这里为什么是小孩子插嘴?)Exercise 1Directions:You’re going to watch a video in which two women are talking about their pastevents.Read the following part carefully,which will make it easy for you to understand the video.1)programmer n.a person who writes programs for a computer 程序编制员e.g.To make the computer work at full capacity,the programmer has to think like the machine.2)exchange program n .a program in which people,especially students,travel to anothercountry to work or study for a period of time 交流项目3)asset n.an important person,thing or quality 宝贵财富e.g.She is very talented and is a real asset to our company.Exercise 2Directions:Now watch the video and pay attention to the things lucky or unlucky that happenedto Nancy.Then put the folliwing things in chronological order.____A)She worked as a secretary in a small company.____B)Her husband died in an accident.____C)On her wedding day,the church building burned down.____D)She married Eric who was smart and handsome.____E)She and her new boyfriend decided to put off their wedding.____F)She was the only person chosen to go to Germany for an exchange program.____G)She quit the job as a programmer.____H)She had a new boyfriend.Key to Exercise 2:2.A)B)C)7E)F)1G)3H)6Exercise 3Directions:Watch the video again and fill in the missing words in the incomplete lines of thespeakers’.1)You would never believe how ________I’ve been.2)Do you remember you were the only one chosen to go to Germany for an ________program?3)You were the ________of all the girls because he fell in love with YOU.4)We always thought you were a ________________.5)I had ________my job as a ________to stay at home and care for them.6)I was five years out of touch with ________________,latest technology.7)How did you ________________________then?8)He would be an ________husband and so we were going to get married last Christmas.9)On our wedding day,the church building ________________.w ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网10)Looking back at my recent life,it’s been a ________________.11)You have to ________,though,that some people are ________than others.12)You have to consider them as your ________.Key:1)unlucky 2)exchange 3)envy 4)perfect match 5)quit,programmer 6)current programming 7)make a living 8)ideal 9)burned down 10)total failure 11)admit,luckier 12)assetsExercise 4Directions:Watch the video a third time.This time you are required to repeat a few importantlines.What you have said will be recorded so that you can compare your pronunciation and intonation with the speakers’.Try to imitate their pronunciation and intonation.1)You were considered to be the luckiest one in our class when we were college students.2)But that was about the end of my luck.3)I had no choice but to look for a job to be able to support us.4)I wouldn’t think that you would have any difficulty in finding a job in that field.5)You might not believe it,no one wanted to hire a single mother with two children.6)I had to settle as a secretary in a small firm.7)…and I don’t really get along well with my colleagues.8)Well,I thought things would be getting better last year when I found a boyfriend.9)Why didn’t you just hold the wedding in a different location?10)Well,we thought that maybe it was a sign that we weren’t meant to be together.11)Oh,you keep complaining about your unhappy life.12)You are no less lucky than many others in this world.13)You’ve been thinking too much about the unpleasant things in your life.14)But if you would look at things from another point of view,things would probably look a lotdifferent.15)I really think I am lucky to be a mother to them.16)It seems to me you have much to be thankful for.Exercise 5Directions:Now you know that whether you are lucky or not depends on how you think about life.Please talk about yourself—Do you think you are lucky or unlucky?Give your reasons.Your talk will be recorded so that your teacher will be able to know your performance.If you want to improve your work,try again before you submit your recording.Part Two Listening Listening,,Understanding and Speaking Listening IWilma Rudolph (女子名)scarlet fever 猩红热paralyzed 瘫痪的w ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网miracle 奇迹come in 获得…名Olympic 奥运会的gold medal 金牌TapescriptWilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22children in her family.She was born earlier than expected and almost died at birth.When she was 4years old,she got scarlet fever.One of her legs became paralyzed.At age 9,she began to learn to walk without help.By 13she could walk very well.Doctors said it was a miracle.That same year she decided to become a runner.She entered a race and came in last.For the next few years every race she entered she came in last.Everyone told her to quit,but she kept on running.One day she actually won a race.And then another.From then on she won every race she entered.Eventually this little girl,who was told she would never walk again,went on to win three Olympic gold medals.(141words)Exercise 1(Online)Directions:Listen to the passage and then complete the following sentences.Fill in one word ineach blank.1)There were ________children in Wilma’s family.2)Upon birth she almost ________.3)When she was ________years old,she got scarlet fever.4)She began to learn to walk without help when she was ________years old.5)When she was ________years old,she could walk very well.6)When she was ________years old,she decided to become a runner.7)She placed ________in her first race.8)She won ________Olympic gold medals.Key to Exercise 1:1)Twenty-two/222)died 3)four/44)nine/95)thirteen/136)thirteen/137)last 8)three/3Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage again and check your answers.Then discuss the followingquestions in pairs.1)Was Wilma Rudolph a winner?Why or why not?2)What do we learn from the story?Sample:1)Yes,she is certainly a winner.She overcame her physical disability and succeeded in becomingan Olympic champion,which is difficult even for a normal person.I admire her courage and persistence.2)I learned from the story that one should never give up if he/she wants to succeed.Don’t bew ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网discouraged if others tell you that you are not able to do something.Believe in yourself,and tell yourself that you can.Listening IIawful 可怕的everlasting 永恒的soar 翱翔on the verge of 濒临于break down [健康、精神等]衰竭’cause =becauseTapescriptI Believe I Can FlyI used to think that I could not go on And life was nothing but an awful song But now I know the meaning of true love I’m leaning on the everlasting arms *(If I can see it Then I can do it If I just believe it There’s nothing to itI believe I can flyI believe I can touch the skyI think about it every night and day Spread my wings and fly awayI believe I can soarI see me running through that open door I believe I can fly I believe I can fly I believe I can fly)See I was on the verge of breaking down Sometimes silence can seem so loud There are miracles in life I must achieve But first I know it starts inside of me(Repeat *)’Cause I believe in me (Repeat *)If I just spread my wingsw ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网I can fly I can flyIf I just spread my wings I can flyExercise (Online)Directions:Listen to the following song and fill in the blanks with the words you hear from therecording.I Believe I Can FlyI used to think that I could not 1)________And life was nothing but an awful 2)________But now I know the meaning of 3)________________I’m leaning on the everlasting arms *(If I can 4)________it Then I can do itIf I just 5)________it There’s nothing to itI believe I can flyI believe I can touch the 6)________I think about it every night and daySpread my wings and 7)________________I believe I can soarI see me running through that 8)________________I believe I can fly I believe I can fly I believe I can fly)See I was on the verge of breaking down Sometimes 9)________can seem so loud There are miracles in life I must 10)________But first I know it starts inside of me(Repeat *)’Cause I believe in me (Repeat *)If I just spread my wings I can flyw ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网I can flyIf I just spread my wings I can flyKey to Exercise:1)go on 2)song 3)true love 4)see 5)believe 6)sky 7)fly away 8)open door 9)silence 10)achieve Listening IIIbeard 胡子recognize 认出overjoyed 极高兴daughter-in-law 媳妇jump in 欣然参与TapescriptA woman came out of her house and saw 3old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard.She did not recognize them.She said:“I don’t think I know you,but you must be hungry.Please come in and have something to eat.”“Is the man of the house home?”they asked.“No,”she said,“He’s out.”“Then we cannot come in,”they replied.In the evening when her husband came home,she told him what had happened.“Go tell them I am home and invite them in!”The woman went out and invited the men in.“We do not go into a House together,”they replied.“Why is that?”she asked.One of the old men explained:“His name is Wealth,”pointing to one of his friends,and said pointing to another one,“He is Success,and I am Love.”Then he added:“Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”The woman went in and told her husband what was said.Her husband was overjoyed.“Wealth.Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”His wife disagreed:“My dear,why don’t we invite Success?”Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house.She jumped in with her own suggestion:“Would it not be better to invite Love?Our home will then be filled with Love!”“Let us listen to our daughter-in-law’s advice,”said the husband to his wife.“Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”The woman went out and asked 3old men,“Which one of you is Love?Please come in and be our guest.”Love got up and started walking toward the house.The other 2also got up and followed him.Surprised,the lady asked Wealth and Success:“I only invited Love,Why are you coming in?”The old men replied together:“If you had invited Wealth or Success,the other two of us would have stayed out,but since you invited Love,wherever he goes,we go with him.Wherever there is Love,there is also Wealth and Success!”(356words)Exercise 1(Online)Directions:Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1)What did the woman invite the three old men to do?________________________________________________.2)Why didn’t they come into the house?________________________________________________.w ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网3)What are the names of the three old men?________________________________________________.4)Whom did the husband want to ask to come in?_______________________________________________.5)Whom did the wife want to ask to come in?_______________________________________________.6)What was the daughter-in-law’s suggestion?_______________________________________________.7)Whom did they decide to invite finally?_______________________________________________.8)Who came into the house finally?_______________________________________________.Key to Exercise 1:1)To come in and have something to eat.2)Because the man of the house/the husband wasn’t at home.3)Wealth,Success,Love.4)Wealth.5)Success.6)To invite Love to come in.7)Love.8)Love,Wealth and Success.Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage again and discuss with your partner whether you agree withwhat the three old men said:Wherever there is Love,there is also Wealth and Success?Sample:--I think what the three old men said is a bit too absolute.I partially agree with it.I would rather put it this way:Wherever there is Love,there is more likely to be Wealth and Success.If there is love,people will have more interest in the work they are doing,or they can cooperate better and be more optimistic.Without love,people would be cold to each other,have less efficiency in work,and even fight with each other,and people could hardly achieve wealth and success.But love is only one of the factors contributing to wealth and success.There are other things like hard work,intelligence,creativity,and luck that count.Part ThreeMore ListeningPractice One John Talbott-The Wrestler Words You Need to Know:wrestling 摔跤tournament 锦标赛John Talbott 男子名Simpson College 辛普森学院weight division 重量级opponent 对手in a row 连续地lower 较低的coach 教练wrestler 摔跤手upper 上面的handicap 残疾w ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网TapescriptAt the small college National Wrestling tournaments,John Talbott of Simpson College won the first place in the 158-pound weight division by defeating four opponents in a row.The unusual thing about this announcement is that John Talbott is missing the lower part of both of his legs!He lost his lower legs just below the knees in an accident when he was 9years old.According to his coach he is the hardest working wrestler on his team,and he has developed great strength in his upper body and arms by weight training.In addition,John Talbott simply will not accept that his handicap will keep him from doing anything he wants to do in life.(117words)Exercise 1(Online)Directions:Listen to the passage and choose the most appropriate answer for each question.1)In which weight division did John Talbott win the first place?A.138-pound. B.148-pound.C.158-pound. D.168-pound.2)How many opponents did John defeat in a row?A.3. B.4.C.5. D.6.3)What is unusual about John?A.He is missing the lower part of his legs.B.He is missing one leg.C.He is missing the lower part of his arms.D.He is missing one arm.4)When did John become handicapped?A.When he was 8. B.When he was 9.C.When he was 18. D.When he was 19.5)How did John develop his great strength?A.By gaining weight. B.By losing weight.C.By wrestling. D.By weight training.Key to Exercise 1:1)C 2)B 3)A 4)B 5)DExercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage again and retell the story about John Talbott.Practice Two The Courage to Try Words You Need to Know:w ww .k h da w .c o m课后答案网lounge 休息厅Jane Goodall 人名authority 权威behavior 行为chimpanzee 黑猩猩gorilla 大猩猩timid 胆怯的Louis Leakey(人名)anthropologist 人类学家Kenya 肯尼亚anthropology 人类学Tapescript At a dormitory lounge on a college campus.Two students,John,a biology major,and Mary,an English major,are sharing a morning newspaper.John:Did you see this article about Jane Goodall?Mary Mary::No,but I’ve heard the name.I don’t remember why she’s famous.John:Well,she’s probably the world’s top authority on the behavior of chimpanzees and gorillas.She has written several books,published many articles,and has lectured all over the world about her studies.Mary Mary::How did she begin her work in this area?John:That’s quite a story.The article says that she was a timid twenty-six-year old without a university education when she got the courage to call Louis Leakey,the famous anthropologist at the Museum of Natural History in Kenya.She had been working as a waitress,saving her money,and hoping for a chance to study animals.Mary Mary::What happened next?John:Leakey offered her a job as his assistant in 1960.She paid her own expenses for a year,and Leakey then helped her find the money to continue her research and finally finish a university degree in anthropology.Her studies have continued since then,changing our ideas about these animals who are man’s closest relatives.Mary Mary::Why is the newspaper writing about her now?John:She is doing a new T.V.show next month on The Animal Planet where she will tell about her most recent studies in Africa.Mary Mary::I’d like to see that even though I’m not a biologist.(260words)Exercise 1(Online)Directions:Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences with the information youget from the recording.1)The two students are talking about Jane Goodall,the world’s top _________on the _________of chimpanzees and gorillas.2)When she got the courage to call Louis Leakey,the famous anthropologist,she was a _________________________old without a university _________.3)Leakey offered her a job as his ___________in 1960.4)She is doing a new T.V.show next month on The Animal Planet where she will tell about her__________________________in Africa.Key to Exercise 1:1)authority,behavior 2)timid twenty-six-year,education 3)assistant 4)most recent studies Exercise 2(Online)Directions:Listen to the dialogue again and decide whether the following statements are true orfalse.Write “T”for true and “F”for false in the space provided.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网____1)Jane Goodall has done a lot of research on the behavior of chimpanzees and gorillas.____2)When she called the famous anthropologist,she was well prepared with a university degree.____3)She had earned so much money that she decided to contribute some money to the researchof animals.____4)Working as a waitress helped a lot with her research work later on.____5)Even though she failed to get a university degree in anthropology,her research on animalswas outstanding.Key to Exercise 2:1)T 2)F 3)F 4)F 5)FPractice Three Norman Rockwell Rockwell-The -The Famous Artist Words You Need to Know:Norman Rockwell 人名Lindbergh 人名the Atlantic 大西洋Neil Armstrong 人名Eisenhower 人名portrait 肖像athletics 体育coordinated 肌肉功能协调的corrective 矫正的illustrator 插图画家Tapescript In the United States,Norman Rockwell is the best-known artist who ever lived.He painted average people,but also recorded major events,such as Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic in 1927and Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon many years later.Presidents Eisenhower,Kennedy,and Johnson also sat for portraits which he painted.Rockwell was born in New York in 1894.When a school-boy,he wanted to compete in athletics,but was unsuccessful.He was poorly coordinated,had to wear corrective shoes,and also wore very thick glasses.However,he discovered one thing he could do very well.He could draw.From an early age he used his drawing skills to entertain his school friends.He quit high school to attend art school and finally went to Paris to study modern French painting.He did not do well with this,but he did discover that he really liked to paint people.He returned to the U.S.,studied with leading magazine illustrators of the time,and became successful at painting people.In 1916,he painted a cover for the popular weekly magazine,THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.By 1919he was its chief cover artist.The American public loved the way he recorded ordinary people and events on the magazine covers.He did so for over 35years.(216words)E xercise 1(Online)Directions:Listen to the passage and circle the things Norman did.1)Went to the moon.2)Was a president.3)Was a famous artist.4)Flew across the Atlantic.5)Painted for presidents.6)Attended an art school.7)Studied modern art in Paris.8)Was a chief cover model.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网Key to Exercise 1:Things Norman did:3)5)6)7)Exercise 2(Online)Directions:Listen to the passage again and choose the best answer for each of the following items.1)What was Norman good at?A.Painting people.B.Playing sports.C.Recording people’s voices.D.Recording major events.2)When was he born?A.1927 B.1894 C.1916. D.19193)Why was he unsuccessful in athletics?A.Because he was too poor to buy exercise equipment.B.Because his parents didn’t support him.C.Because he didn’t have enough training.D.Because he was physically unfit.4)When he was in Paris,____________.A.he refused to study modern French painting B.he decided to quit painting C.he didn’t do well in modern French painting D.he refused to work for popular magazines 5)How long did he paint magazine covers for The Saturday Evening Post?A.13years B.30years C.15years D.35years Key to Exercise 2:1)A 2)B 3)D 4)C 5)D Practice Four Beethoven Beethoven’’s Struggles Words You Need to Know:snack bar 小吃店Ludwig Van Beethoven 路德维格·范·贝多芬symphony 交响曲Ode to Joy 欢乐颂organist 风琴手Bonn 波恩TapescriptAt a snack bar on a U.S.college campus,Bob,a student,is sitting with Carol,and they are waiting for Mary to return from shopping.Bob:Hi Mary,What did you find this time?Mary:Do you remember in our Music Appreciation class when we studied music by Ludwig VanBeethoven?I found a C.D.with some of his best-known symphonies.Carol:Oh yes,I think that Ode to Joy in his 9th Symphony is one of the happiest and most joyfulpieces of music ever written!Bob:I agree,but Beethoven had many unhappy times during his life.Mary:He seemed “born to win”as a musician.He first studied with his father who was a singerand organist in Bonn ,Germany.He published his first music at the age of twelve in 1782,w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网played in private concerts,and had his first public concert in 1795.Carol:But,even though he was a brilliant pianist,it was his original music which he was bestknown for.I also remember that in 1802he began to lose his hearing.Was that the end of his music career?Bob:No,but he became bitter and unhappy after that,and his music,though excellent,was astruggle for him.Mary:We were told that he could “hear the music in his mind”even though he could not hear theactual music.Despite the many personal disappointments he suffered,he became known as the greatest musician of his time.(247words)Exercise 1(Online)Directions:Listen to the dialogue and write down the year when the following events took place.1)___________Beethoven published his first music.2)___________Beethoven had his first public concert.3)___________Beethoven began to lose his hearing.Key to Exercise 1:1)17822)17953)1802Exercise 2(Online)Directions:Listen to the dialogue again and tick (√)the things that are true for Beethoven.Key to Exercise 2:tick:1)3)5)6)8)9)10)Part Four Testing TestingYourself Yourself I.Is Winning Everything Everything??TapescriptIs winning everything?Ask kids and the answer is probably “No”.Ask adults and the answer is probably “Yes”.And it is adults who control sports for young people—with terrible results for many kids.Twenty million children between the ages of eight and sixteen play organized sports outside school.Their experiences are sometimes very bad.Why?Because of the adults,often their parents,who watch the games.Children’s sports are organized like professional sports.Children play baseball and football.They wear all the equipment that professional athletes wear.They have almost everything that adult players have.And many people come to watch their games,especially the families of the players,their parents,grandparents,brothers and sisters.Because the children’s games are like adult,professional games,their parents want adult,professional competition.When a child drops a ball,his father becomes angry.When a child doesn’t run fast,his mother might shout,“Run faster!Run faster!”w w w .k .c o m 案网。