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Unit 2 A life's work
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning aims:
To learn to get the main idea of the passage from the title and the given pictures;
To learn to understand the main idea of each paragraph by getting the key information;
Find out the structure of the text;
To understand the craftsman’s spirit.
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.
我知道成功的定义:全情投入、努力,以及对所期望之事坚持不懈的付出。
perseverant & persistent
devoted & dedicated
determined
diligent…
坚持不懈的
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
不是我很聪明,只是我面对问题的时间更久。
perseverant & persistent
Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.
没有技艺,灵感只是一根在风中摇曳的芦苇。
skill & craft
talent & aptitude
手艺,工艺,技艺
What do you think of the photos? Which photo impresses you most?
Pre-reading
Look at the photos and answer the questions.
1. What differences are there between these two photographers?
The photographer in the first picture is working on the street with a single, easy-to-carry camera. The photographer in the second picture is working in a studio with expensive, technologically advanced equipment.
2. What do you think they each want to show through their works?
3. What does the first picture tell you about the photographer?
The first picture tells us about the photographer’s approach to his work and his interest in people’s day-to-day lives.
Now read the passage and check your answers.
What do you know about the man in the picture?
Bill Cunningham (1929~2016) was an American fashion photographer famous for his candid photography(抓拍), in particular that taken on the streets of New York. As a fashion journalist in his early career, his photography caught the attention of an American newspaper, for which he reported from 1978 until his death in 2016.
While-reading
Fast Reading
Guess what may be talked about in the passage from the title and the given pictures.
The passage will tell us stories