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Slide 2 Born to Win Slide 3 Because it is not easy to come by, because in the process of our striving for success, we have both our body and soul tempered, and we are enlightened by the most valuable qualities of human beings: confidence, courage, love, fortitude, patience and sense of responsibilities. Why is success so dear to everybody? Slide 4 Task 1Discussion Task 2Guessing Work Task 3A SongHero Task 4Video Clip Task 5Proverbs and Sayings Task 6 Listening Born to Win Slide 5 Task 1Discussion What Is Success/winning? To be clear about what success is must be the first step to achieving success. Hold a discussion on the conceptions about success and try to give your own successful experiences. Slide 6 Winning means being happy. Winning means being NO.1 or one of the best in your field. Winning means being able to make great contribution to society. Winning means being able to overcome great difficulties that others cant. Slide 7 Winning means making a lot of money. Winning means doing what you enjoy and being good at it. Winning means having good health and a happy family. Winning means that you can be the kind of person you want to be. Slide 8 Generally, success is the realization of ones hopes and justified ( ) ideals. Under such a general notion ( ), however, people have different understandings of success because the hopes and ideals they appreciate ( ) vary from individual to individual ( ). In my point of view, the definition of success includes four steps: 1) a goal to set; 2) challenges to be met; 3) the process of surmounting ( ) difficulties, and 4) the reward of success. Slide 9 In the first step, one should set a goal that is worthy of pursuing and attainable with effort. Then success begins the moment one starts to pursue the goal. Following the goal- setting, there should be challenges and the process of surmounting difficulties in the pursuit of the goal. These two steps are essential because success acquires its value in accepting challenges, in overcoming difficulties and in enduring hardships. Slide 10 Success is To laugh often and much; To earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; Slide 11 To find the best in others; To give of one's self; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To appreciate beauty; Slide 12 To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - As to Ralph Waldo Emerson Slide 13 Directions: Hold a discussion on these misconceptions about success and try to give your own successful experiences. Slide 14 Once Im successful my troubles are over. You may be successful, but you may still have the ups and downs in your life. Enjoy the success you achieve and live each day as it comes. Slide 15 It takes a lot of luck to be successful. Sure, it takes some luck to be successful. But it takes a lot more intelligence, diligence and knowledge Slide 16 Some people cant be successful because of the background, education, etc. Anybody can be successful. Its a matter of wanting to, then doing what it takes to achieve it. Slide 17 Task 2Guessing Work They all set models for the young. They are hardworking, brave and iron-willed. They all played an important part in the history of our human beings. Slide 18 He was born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929. After the bus boycott, he was elected president and gained national prominence for his role in the campaign. On August 28, 1963, more than 250, 000 protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., where he delivered a famous speech. The speech is I Have a Dream. Martin Luther King.Jr. Great Civil rights leader Famous speech I Have A Dream Slide 19 Born on Oct. 28, 1955, he grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at the age of 13. He left Harvard to devote his energy to Microsoft, a company he started in 1975. His foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. William H. Gates Chairman and Chief Software Architect Microsoft Corporation Slide 20 She was Britains first woman Prime Minister. She was born in 1925, the daughter of a grocer who was active in local politics, eventually becoming mayor of Grantham. As an undergraduate she was President of the Oxford University Conservative Association. Her writings include two volumes of memoirs, The Downing Street Years (1993) and The Path to Power (1995). Mrs. Margaret Thatcher Britain's first woman Prime Minister. Slide 21 In the summer of 1920, he graduated from the Chongqing Preparatory School and went to France for further study. His famous saying is No matter it is a white cat or a black cat, a cat that can catch rats is a good one. In October 1934, when the Central Red Army was forced to begin the Long March, he took the post of chief secretary of the Central Committee. Deng Xiaoping Great leader Lead China into a new historical period. He was born on August 22, 1904, in the province of Sichuan. Slide 22 Activity Now, divide the class into two groups to hold a competition. One group will offer some useful information about a famous person in the world for the other group to guess who the person is. The group getting more correct answers will be the winner. Slide 23 Task 3 A SongHero Listen to a song Hero and try to answer questions: Who is a true hero in your mind? What qualities should a hero have? Slide 24 There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be __ Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the ___ that you know Will melt away Hero Slide 25 And then a hero comes along With the ____ to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can ____ So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you Hero Slide 26 It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will ____ Slide 27 And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your ____ aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you Hero Slide 28 Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow But don't let anyone Tear them away Hold on There will be tomorrow In time You'll find the way Slide 29 Hero And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you Slide 30 Task 4Video Clip Enjoy the movie Brave Heart. Slide 31 Video Clip Slide 32 Where there is a will, there is a way. --- Thomas Edison Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. --- Edison Slide 33 Task 5 Proverbs and Sayings People often ask me if I know the secret of success, and if I could tell others how to make their dreams come true. My answer is, you do it by work. Walt Disney , : Will, work and wait are the three pyramidal cornerstones for success. Louis Pasteur Slide 34 Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. Emerson Genius only means hard-working all one's life. --------- Mendeleyev Slide 35 Task 6 Listening The genius of Mozart 1756-- 1791 Slide 36 My son was hailed ... by all of Vienna not only as a great _______, but as one of the greatest and most controversial _________ of his time, but I saw it first. I nurtured that talent in him... I helped him become what he now was. pianist composers Slide 37 On a ______ evening in February 1785, the elites in Vienna gathered to hear a new work from Australia's leading virtuoso pianist, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Importance of what lay in the _________ was known to only one man, Leopold Mozart, the composer's estranged ( )father. stormy masterpiece Slide 38 I believe Mozart is the greatest composer of all time. The popular view is that he was born a _______ straight from his mother's womb. But in my opinion, his _______ grew and developed from the love and losses during his brief 35 years. Life was the _____ force of this genius. genius brilliance driving Slide 39 In this theory, I want to discover, helped by the true account of who knew him from first-hand, following his footsteps. How Mozarts own suffering and joy created music so powerful that he captivated( ) the listeners today just as he did that to his first audience more than 200 years ago. Slide 40 The History Of Coca-Cola Slide 41 On the surface, it's just a soda pop, a cold drink you can buy almost anywhere. But it's come to be more than that. How did this soft drink, Coca-Cola, become an emotional touchdown for millions around the globe. Trace that story, and you'll trace a small part of the world story. Slide 42 "Well, I think Coke's great success over the years was in ingratiating itself into every change of society." "I've often said to friend/ of mine that I could probably teach a course of American Social History and use nothing but advertising for Coca-Cola." Slide 43 "During the Depression that you can always call a fellow and say ' Larry, meet me down for a Coco Cola. I wanna buy you a Coca- Cola.'" "It was with it, the effervescence of American society in the effervescence of its drink." "If you're having a bad time, if the country's having a bad time, if the world's having a bad time, it's OK, because there is still Coke." Slide 44 Slide 45 Slide 46 Slide 47 Work in groups to answer the following questions. A winner is one who responds genuinely by being trustworthy and responsive, both as an individual and as a member of society. What does the word winner mean in this article? Slide 48 A winner is genuine. A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use his own knowledge. A winner is flexible. A winner has a love for life. A winner cares about the world and its people. What are the characteristics of a winner? Slide 49 A loser lacks an ability to appropriately express himself through a full range of possible behavior. A loser has difficulty giving and receiving love. What are the characteristics of a loser? Slide 50 Slide 51 Each person is born with what he needs to win at life. A winner is one who responds genuinely by being trustworthy and responsive, both as an individual and as a member of a society. A loser is one who fails to respond genuinely. Introduction (Para. 1)The meanings of winner and loser (Para. 2)Few people are winners and losers all the time. (Para. 3) Slide 52 Characteristics of a winner A winner is genuine. A winner is independent in thinking. A winner is flexible. A winner has a love for life. A winner cares about the world and its people. Winners (Para. 47) Slide 53 He is afraid to try new things. A loser has difficulty giving and receiving love. poor nutrition, cruelty, unhappy relationships, disease, continuing disappointments, and inadequate physical care, etc. Losers (Para. 810) Possible causesCharacteristics of a loser Slide 54 Slide 55 1. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose. (Line 6) When we refer to as, we dont mean Slide 56 When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who makes someone else lose. When we refer to the computer as the dominant machine in the future, we do not mean they will take the place of human beings. Slide 57 When I refer to _________________________, I do not mean ________________________________. When we refer to _____________________________________ ___________________________, we do not mean that _______ ___________________________, we do not mean that ______________________________________________________. study as the chief task in college we have no necessity to contact society mutual benefits for both sides as the base to develop relations between nations we shall sacrifice the world peace for benefits of only some nations Slide 58 1. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose. (Line 6) Slide 59 2. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others. (Line 30) Without he does sth.. Without he does sth. , Slide 60 Without you I cannot live. Without me you feel the life is pale. Without money I tell myself to work hard to make more. Without time I dream to pay for freedom. Slide 61 2. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others. (Line 30) Slide 62 3. Although people are born to win, they are also born totally dependent on their environment. (Line 36) they are born dependent on dependent on their environment they Slide 63 1) Tired and sleepy, I went to bed. 2) Chen, only 1.30 meters tall, won the first prize. 3) He died young. He was found died. 4) He came home quite changed. Slide 64 3. Although people are born to win, they are also born totally dependent on their environment. (Line 36) Slide 65 4. Somewhere along the line losers begin to avoid becoming independent. (Line 38) avoid doing avoid avoid mind, finish, enjoy, celebrate, advocate, suggest, delay, quit, forgive, admit, tolerate, escape, consider, give up, be capable of doing, have trouble/difficult/a problem + doing, succeed in doing, keep/prevent... from doing, cannot help/cannot help but do, keep (on), spend + n. + doing, be skilled/skillful at/in doing Slide 66 You must avoid giving any unnecessary information. China is to avoid experiencing big ups and downs in economy in the coming year. Slide 67 Professors should ________ repeating in lectures material that is in the textbook. A) refuse B) prohibit C) prevent D) avoid Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the bosss office. A) prevent B) prohibit C) turn D) avoid D D Slide 68 4. Somewhere along the line losers begin to avoid becoming independent. (Line 38) Slide 69 Slide 70 1. unique (Line 1, Para. 1) adj. being the only one of its type Drug abuse is by no means __________________________. _________________ because all the others like it were destroyed. That building is unique That building is unique a unique problem to this region Slide 71 unique opportunity unique ability unique work of art unique talent unique wish Slide 72 uniqueness (Line 15, Para. 4) It is the ____________________________________ for which he will be long time remembered. uniqueness of Elvis Presleys singing style Slide 73 2. potential (Line 3, Para. 1) 2. potential (Line 3, Para. 1) n. possibility for developing or being developed Athens Olympic gold medalists Li Ting and Sun Tiantian are___________________________________. Taiwanese pop queen Amei Chang (Zhang Huimei) ________________________________ when she was very young. young tennis players with great potential showed potential for becoming a singer Slide 74 adj. that may happen or become so, although not actually existing at present actually existing at present MP3 MP3 That type of MP3-capable mobile phone _______________________. Solar power is a source of energy. has a large potential market potential Slide 75 3. refer to as (Line 6, Para. 2) mention or speak about someone or something The speaker referred to him as an up-and-coming politician. Chinese pop music fans _______ Hong Kong SAR veteran singers Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, Li Ming and Guo Fucheng ______________________. refer to as Four Heavenly Kings Slide 76 Capable leaders can dominate others by force of character. With remarkable skills and great confidence, Swiss Roger Federer can ____________________________________________. 4. dominate (Line 7, Para. 2) v. have or exercise control or power over domination dominate todays ultra-competitive mens tennis world Slide 77 She was genuinely surprised about what he said. The governments new higher taxes are genuinely beginning to bite. 5. genuinely (Line 8, Para. 2) adv. sincerely, truly, honestly adv. sincerely, truly, honestly Slide 78 genuine genuine adj. real, not false; sincere; frank adj. real, not false; sincere; frank 1) ; 2) That jacket is made of genuine leather. His genuine speaking touched all the listeners. genuine gold/friend/support/painting genuine passion / affection / pride / desire / hatred / love / regret / enthusiasm genuine passion / affection / pride / desire / hatred / love / regret / enthusiasm Slide 79 6. capacity (Line 12, Para. 3) n. 1) the ability to do a particular thing n. 1) the ability to do a particular thing She has a mind of great capacity. He is a man with a prodigious ( ) capacity of alcohol. That original novel in English is far beyond the capacity of those non-English major students. Slide 80 2) the amount that something can hold or contain The assembly hall was filled to capacity. That multimedia classroom. 100 has a seating capacity of 100 students Slide 81 7. capability (Line 4, Para. 1) n. the fact or quality of being able to do something n. the fact or quality of being able to do something ability, capability capacity ability e.g. That boy has the ability to write novels. e.g. That boy has the ability to write novels. capability of/for doing capabilities Slide 82 e.g. As an excellent table tennis player, Chinese Wang Hao has the capability of winning the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing the capability of winning the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Olympic Games. 2008 2008 capacity to do / of doing / for doing I appreciated his capacity of/for making friends. e.g. I appreciated his capacity of/for making friends. Slide 83 ability, capability, capacity That kid shows an unbelievable _________ for learning chemistry. chemistry. I believe you have the ________ to finish the task. That cartoon book goes beyond the ________ of preschool readers. readers. Those psychologists compared the _________ of two teenagers and concluded that the first was smarter. But teenagers and concluded that the first was smarter. But the second one still had some ________ for improvement. the second one still had some ________ for improvement. capacity ability capacity capabilities capability Slide 84 8. evaluate (Line 25, Para. 5) v. calculate or judge the value or degree of v. calculate or judge the value or degree of ___________________, all the connoisseurs drew the same conclusion that the pottery was an antique of Ming Dynasty. The head coach will _________________________________ before deciding which player could take part in the upcoming Olympic Games. After careful evaluating evaluate all the key factors very carefully Slide 85 9. flexible (Line 28, Para. 6) adj. 1) that can change or be changed to be suitable adj. 1) that can change or be changed to be suitable for new needs for new needs It is really necessary for that Oscar-winning actress to _____________________ to handle all kinds of social intercourses. A wise political leader should be flexible in dealing with various economic issues. A wise political leader should be flexible in dealing with various economic issues. design a flexible schedule Slide 86 2) that can bend or be bent easily / / / / Dancers need to be flexible. flexible plastic tubing flexible plans/arrangements a flexible character flexible cord flexible working hours flexible rules/principles flexible strategy flexible decision-making systems Slide 87 10. call for (Line 29, Para.6) need or deserve need or deserve To become an excellent golfer as Tiger Woods _____________________. West Point, the most famous military academy of the United States, _______________________ _________________. calls for talent and savvy calls for those young people with a true vocation Slide 88 11. contribute (Line 41, Para.8) v. help in causing a situation, event, or condition v. help in causing a situation, event, or condition psychological pressure, failure Great psychological pressure contributed to his failure in the English Speaking Competition. international matches, the maturity of ones skills and state of mind Taking part in international matches regularly will contribute to the maturity of young players skills and state of mind. Slide 89 Both of the two candidates made use of various means to ___________________. (behind the curtain) Some political figures indirectly manipulated the stock market behind the curtain. Some political figures indirectly manipulated the stock market behind the curtain. manipulate voters will 12. manipulate (Line 47, Para.10 ) v. control or influence for ones own purposes v. control or influence for ones own purposes manipulation Slide 90 Slide 91 Each human being is born as something unique. a normal person a normal person a creatively productive person a creatively productive person Its a matter of degree. His chances are greater for Slide 92 He is flexible. He is flexible. He has a love for life. He has a love for life. continuing disappointments continuing disappointments He was held back by his low capacity. Slide 93 Slide 94 Slide 95 it Slide 96 Outside it was pitch dark and it was raining cats and dogs. He glanced at his watch; it was 7:15. It was only then that I began to have doubts whether my story would ever be told. Slide 97 Slide 98 And that was the terrible thing that happened. There is no month in the whole year, in which nature wears a more beautiful appearance than in the month of October. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed there. Slide 99 Slide 100 Slide 101 ( ) : 1. 3. 2. Slide 102 1. 2. 3. Slide 103 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: My Definition of Success. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 2. 3. Slide 104 Success is a magic word, and everyone is in constant pursuit of ( ) success. But what exactly is success? Generally, success is the realization of ones hopes and justified ( ) ideals. Under such a general notion ( ), however, people have different understandings of success because the hopes and ideals they appreciate ( ) vary from individual to individual ( ). In my point of view, the definition of success includes four steps: 1) a goal to set; 2) challenges to be met; 3) the process of surmounting ( ) difficulties, and 4) the reward of success. My Definition of Success Slide 105 In the first step, one should set a goal that is worthy of pursuing and is attainable with effort. Then success begins the moment one starts to pursue the goal. Following the goal-setting, there should be challenges and the process of surmounting difficulties in the pursuit of the goal. These two steps are essential because success acquires its value in accepting challenges, in overcoming difficulties and in enduring hardships. Slide 106 For instance, a person who inherits ( ) a huge amount of money from his parents cannot be called a successful person because there are no difficulties or hardships involved in his achieving wealth. The reward of successthe final step is inseparable from the process of surmounting frustrations ( ). Slide 107 This is my definition of success. However, success is just like a multi-faceted ( ) diamond. Others may define it from other aspects. I will stick to my own definition, following the four- step path and holding the belief that I will become a potentially successful person in the near future. Slide 108 I. [ TOEFL ] Directions: You will have thirty minutes to plan and write an essay on the topic given below. Use the first few minutes to read the topic carefully and think about what kind of essay you will write. You may use the space immediately below the essay topic to make notes. Write your essay on the lined pages that follow. You will have enough space if you write on every line and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Someone thinks that playing a game is fun only when you win. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Use specific reasons to support your answer. Slide 109 II. [ IELTS ] Topic: Nowadays it is believed that one cannot obtain the necessary qualifications for success through studies at universities or similar academic institutions. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Use your own experience and knowledge to support your arguments. You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task. You should write a minimum of 250 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience to support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. Slide 110 III.[ GRE ] When Ida McAllister ran for mayor of Lake City four years ago, she failed to win even 30 percent of the vote. But since then, McAllister has made public her commitment to environmental causes. She would be wise, therefore, to announce her intention to close all Lake City parks to automobile traffic, thus following the example of the former mayor of Plainsville, Alecia Yu. On the recommendation of a small group of concerned citizens, Mayor Yu prohibited automobile traffic in all Plainsville parks, and therefore was credited with solving the pollution problem and improving the quality of life in Plainsville. This action would have great appeal to the citizens of Lake City, most of whom participate in the communitys recycling program, and would guarantee McAllisters success in her current quest to be Lake Citys new mayor. Slide 111