I. Warm UpI. Warm Up

• Please read the following passages to find out which is about Winston Churchill.

Barack Hussein Obama (pronounced /bərɑːk hʊseɪn oʊbɑːmə/)

• He was born in August 4, 1961. He is the first African American to hold the

office. He was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 until he

resigned following his election to the president. He was inaugurated as

President on January 20, 2009.

• He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he

was the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review. He

worked as a community organizer in Chicago prior to earning his law degree,

and practiced as a civil rights attorney in Chicago before serving three terms

in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He also taught Constitutional Law at

the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an

unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000,

Obama was elected to the Senate in November 2004. Obama delivered the

keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004.

Diana Spencer• On July the 29th, 1981, a shy 19 year-old girl married Charles, the

Prince of Wales in London. 3,500 guests and over one billion people

worldwide watched as the fairytale wedding took place. Everything

looked perfect for the happy couple as Charles and the public fell

in love with the girl.

During her marriage the Princess undertook a wide range of royal

duties. Family was very important to the Princess, who had two

sons: Prince William and Prince Henry (Harry). After her divorce

from The Prince of Wales, the Princess continued to be regarded as

a member of the Royal Family. Right until the end of her life she

was involved with charities working to help children, homeless

people and AIDS sufferers, as well as with the campaign to ban

land mines.

Bill Gates• He is the head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world's

wealthiest men. He and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in the 1970s, though

Allen left the company in 1983. He oversaw the invention and marketing of the

MS-DOS operating system, the Windows operating interface, the Internet

Explorer browser, and a multitude of other popular computer products. Along

the way he gained a reputation for fierce competitiveness and aggressive

business savvy. During the 1990s rising Microsoft stock prices made him the

world's wealthiest man; his wealth has at times exceeded $75 billion, making

him a popular symbol of the ascendant computer geek of the late 20th century.

He married Melinda French, a Microsoft employee, on 1 January 1994. The

couple have three children. His has focused on global health issues, especially

on preventing malaria and AIDS in poor countries; in 2005, ABC News

reported that he had given away over six billion dollars in the previous five

years.

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill• British Conservative statesman, orator, painter and writer, note

d for his leadership during World War II. During WWII, his wor

ds “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” enco

uraged British people, even all people around the world to fight a

gainst cruel Fascists. He held various posts under both Conservat

ive and Liberal governments, including First Lord of the Admira

lty (1911-1915, 1939-1940), and Chancellor of the Exchequer (19

24-1929) before becoming Prime Minister (1940-1945, 1951-1956).

His writings include The World Crisis (1923-1929), The Second

World War (1948-1953), and A History of the English-Speaking

Peoples (1956-1958). He won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill— — His Other LifeHis Other Life

Unit 1 : Part AUnit 1 : Part A

21st Century College English: Book 221st Century College English: Book 2

II. Pre-listening II. Pre-listening

Unit 1: Part AUnit 1: Part A

prime ministerprime minister authorauthor painterpainter politician politician

World War I World War I romanticromantic fearlessfearless serious serious

passionatepassionate World War IIWorld War II

YYou're about to hear a conversation about Winston ou're about to hear a conversation about Winston Churchill. Before you listen, take a look at the words Churchill. Before you listen, take a look at the words below. Which do you think you're likely to hear below. Which do you think you're likely to hear when people discuss Churchill? Then, as you listen when people discuss Churchill? Then, as you listen to the tape the first time, circle the words you hear.to the tape the first time, circle the words you hear.

Pre-reading Listening, p. 2Pre-reading Listening, p. 2

Check-upCheck-upCheck-upCheck-up

Pre-reading Activities: ListeningPre-reading Activities: Listening

prime ministerprime minister authorauthor painterpainter politician politician

World War I World War I romanticromantic fearlessfearless serious serious

passionatepassionate World War IIWorld War II

YYou're about to hear a conversation about Winston ou're about to hear a conversation about Winston Churchill. Before you listen, take a look at the words Churchill. Before you listen, take a look at the words below. Which do you think you're likely to hear below. Which do you think you're likely to hear when people discuss Churchill? Then, as you listen when people discuss Churchill? Then, as you listen to the tape the first time, circle the words you hear.to the tape the first time, circle the words you hear.

Pre-reading Listening, p. 2Pre-reading Listening, p. 2

ScriptScriptScriptScript

Pre-reading Activities: ListeningPre-reading Activities: Listening

M:M: So how was your visit to the museum?So how was your visit to the museum?W:W: Fine. And you’ll never believe what I saw there: a Fine. And you’ll never believe what I saw there: a

painting by Winston Churchill! I never knew he was painting by Winston Churchill! I never knew he was a painter.a painter.

M:M: A painter? That can’t be right. It must have been a A painter? That can’t be right. It must have been a different Winston Churchill.different Winston Churchill.

W: W: No, it really was the famous one — the Prime No, it really was the famous one — the Prime Minister. The museum guard told me.Minister. The museum guard told me.

M:M: I don’t believe you! When would Winston Churchill I don’t believe you! When would Winston Churchill the Prime Minister have time to become a painter? the Prime Minister have time to become a painter?

Listening PassageListening Passage

Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities

He was too busy with the war. People don’t become He was too busy with the war. People don’t become painters overnight, you know!painters overnight, you know!

W:W: Well, World War II didn’t last forever. Maybe he Well, World War II didn’t last forever. Maybe he became a painter after he retired. became a painter after he retired.

M:M: But he was a politician! Politicians aren’t artistic. But he was a politician! Politicians aren’t artistic. You need passion to be a painter.You need passion to be a painter.

W:W: So maybe he had a passionate side to his character So maybe he had a passionate side to his character that we don’t know about. Anyway, if you don’t that we don’t know about. Anyway, if you don’t believe me, we can check in the encyclopedia.believe me, we can check in the encyclopedia.

• 1. Ability Training:• To increase your reading speed ( within 10 minutes)

• To master the main idea of the reading material • (Practice comprehension ability)

• To practice writing down the main idea of the reading. (practice writing ability )

• To compare your writing with your partners and then have a discussion to recommend the best one.

• (practice speaking )

• 1. Ability Training:• To increase your reading speed ( within 10 minutes)

• To master the main idea of the reading material • (Practice comprehension ability)

• To practice writing down the main idea of the reading. (practice writing ability )

• To compare your writing with your partners and then have a discussion to recommend the best one.

• (practice speaking )

III. Extensive Reading for the first time III. Extensive Reading for the first time

2. Match the following suitable headings with the corresponding paragraphs.

• Challenge: You have to decide how many paragraphs

share the same heading.

• Ability Training: • To get familiar with this type of reading test and to

know how author organizes the paragraphs.

• 1. Painting became Churchill’s companion that Churchill had never given up in his later years.

• 2. Painting comforted Churchill out of the great grief caused by the loss of his two beloved relatives.

• 3. Churchill came across difficulties at the beginning of learning painting.

• 4. Having experienced hard period in politics, Churchill began to take up painting.

• 5. Churchill succeeded in painting and his industry produced successful results.

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