unit 5 ways to success

Unit Unit 55 Ways to SuccessWays to Success

UnitUnit 55 Ways to SuccessWays to Success

In this unit, you willIn this unit, you will first listen, and then interview some

successful people; read about famous people and their

success stories; learn new words and expressions; practice the use of the relative and

appositive clauses; write greeting cards for achievements; visit Culture Salon to read quotes from

famous people.

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Ways to SuccessWays to Success Directions: Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words. Click here to listen.

Success can be reached in different ways by people in different careers. Bill Gates began at age 13 to program computers. His 1._______ for personal computing has be

en central to the success of Microsoft Corporation, the company he 2. _______ with his childhood friend in 1975.

The former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is, “Change before you have to.” He believes in leading by example and 3. _______ his employees to do their best everyday.

Michael Jordan said, “I accept 4. ______, but I can’t accept not trying.” He is one of the best athletes to ever play team sports. His great smile, athletic 5. _______, and pleasant personality have made him one of the most famous 6. _______ in the world. Michael Jordan spent a lot of time playing basketball as a child but in senior middle school he was taken off the team. Instead of 7. _______, he worked through adversity and became the greatest basketball player yet.

Celine Dion came from 8. _______ beginnings in a rural French Canadian town in Canada. The youngest of fourteen children, her voice is internationally known on such soundtracks as Beauty and the Beast and Titanic.

Ronaldo is Brazil’s greatest 9. _______ in soccer since Pele. He began his professional 10. _______ in the season 90-91, playing for the Social Ramos Club. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) voted him best player of the year in 1996.


Directions: Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words with the help of pictures.Click here to listen.

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The photos are all related to Ways to SuccessWays to Success . Describe them to your classmates with the help of the following question.

1. What is happening in these photos? Describe them as you imagine.

2. Which photo do you like best? Why?3. Who else do you know is successful in

his/her career?

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Passage A

My Advice to Students: Education CountsMy Advice to Students: Education Counts


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Experiencing English 2

Notes to the TextNotes to the Text1.It's true that I dropped out of college to start Mi

crosoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out--and I'd love to have the time to go back. (para. 4)

It's true that I left college early to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before I left, and if I had the time I'd love to go back (for my further study).

不错，为创建微软，我未完成大学学业，不过辍学之前我已经在哈佛呆了三年，而且我真心希望有一天能重返校园。



Notes to the TextNotes to the Text2.Since you are a success, my students perceive

that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education.(para. 5)

As you are a success, my students tend to infer from your success that they don't have to worry very much about doing well in school.

你成功了，我的学生因此就认为没有必要接受良好的教育。



Notes to the TextNotes to the Text

3.But somebody handing you a book doesn't automatically foster learning. (para. 10)

But if someone gives you a book you may not necessarily learn anything from it.

但人家递给你一本书并不能自动地让你学到东西。




4.In high school there were periods when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. (para. 12)

Sometimes in high school I engaged myself wholly in writing software, but most of the time I studied a large variety of subjects.

读高中时，我有一段时间醉心于软件编写，但大部分时间里，我的学习兴趣相当广泛。




5.One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son "lost himself in the hole of the computer." (para. 14)

One parent wrote me that her 15-year-od son became completely preocupied by the computer and ignored everything else.

有位家长写信说，她 15 岁的儿子“钻进计算机无底洞里了”。




6.It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. (para. 15)

It's OK to be very strongly interested in any subject or activity such as computers, dance, or language, but not if it makes your interests too narrow.

你对计算机、舞蹈、语言或其他任何的科目有深入的兴趣也无可厚非，但太偏执而舍弃学习广度则不是一件好事了。




7.If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, you've got two problems. (para. 16)

If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interests in high school, you have two problems (not just one).

如果高中阶段兴趣过于集中，你会面临两个问题。




8.Graduate school is one way to get specialized knowledge, although extended college education isn't always a good investment from a purely economic standpoint. (para. 17)

Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area , but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition money.

读研究生是获取专业知识的一个途径，不过从纯经济角度来看，大学毕业后再接受教育不总是明智的投资。


Passage BChristopher Reeve--A Real SupermanChristopher Reeve--A Real Superman




1.No one could imagine Christopher Reeve any other way. (para. 1)

This was the only way anyone could imagine Christopher Reeve.

谁也无法想象克里斯托弗会是另外一种样子。




2.His horse, Eastern Express, appeared to be in fine shape. (para.2)

His horse, Eastern Express, seemed ready to run and win the race.

他的坐骑“东方快车”显得状态颇佳。




3.He thought it might be best for his family, too. (para. 5)

He thought it might also be the best thing for his family (if he would die).

他想放弃生存对家人而言也是最佳方案。




4.Wherever Christopher appeared, his speeches met with standing ovations - and many teary faces. (para. 8)

Wherever Christopher appeared, people stood to applaud and many of them were moved to tears.

不论克里斯托弗出现在哪里，人们都起立喝彩，很多人甚至泪流满面。




5. After nighttime dreams of running and playing with his son, he needed the 20 minutes "to wake up and make that shift…"(para. 8)

After dreaming at night about running and playing with his son, he needed 20 minutes to adjust to the fact that he was still crippled.

整晚都梦见和儿子奔跑玩耍，他需要 20 分钟来“清醒和调整……”



Culture SalonQuotes from Famous People

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. Bill Gates Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Ernest Hemingwa Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. Henry Kissinge Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Henry Thoreau I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone. Bill corsby



Goal CheckingGoal Checking On a scale of A to E, where A stands for “very well”, B for “well”, C for “mod

erately well”, D for “not very well”, and E for “not at all”, rate how well you have achieved the goals set at the beginning of this unit.

A B C D E interview successful people A B C D E understand the two reading passages A B C D E use the new words and expressions A B C D E write about the advantages of getting a good education A B C D E use relative and appositive clauses A B C D E write greeting cards for achievements A B C D E understand the quotes from some celebrities

If you have given yourself a C or lower rating on any of these goals, please: -visit the Experiencing English website for additional help. -review the section that you found difficult. -ask your teacher for extra help. -work with a peer or form a study group to reinforce your progress.

Thank You!Thank You!

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