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SB1U2 Onwards & upwards
Period 1 Starting out
At the end of this class, you are expected to:
1. learn some great people's achievements and their
qualities;
2. enjoy a poem briefly on your own;
3. understand the topic of this unit.
Teaching objectives
suffer from
make the most of
devote oneself to
pass away
mourn
go through
equality
passionately
racial seperation
eventual
composition
institution
忍受,遭受,患......病
充分利用
致力于;献身于
去世
v. 悼念,哀悼
经历,经受
n. 平等,均等
adv. 热情地;强烈地;激昂地
种族隔离
adj. 最终的;结局的
n.(音乐、艺术、诗歌的)作品,创作
n. 团体;机构
Success in the Face of Hardship
in the face of…
面对…
苦难
He showed great courage in the face of danger.
Many people in Afghan are suffering from war hardship.
1. Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements?
2. What made them successful?
Watch and answer
Names Achievements What made them
successful
Stephen Hawking was one of the world's leading scientists. His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988, which became a best-seller. Their personal qualities of perseverance
willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white government's system of racial separation. In 1993. he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Xu Beihong was a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western composition to reflect a modern China.
Listen and read
Answer the questions.
1 What is the key message of the poem?
2 Which of life’s difficulties are mentioned
in the poem? What is your understanding
of the line “Success is failure turned
inside out”?
3 Do you like the poem? Give your reasons.
Vocabulary from the poem
trudge [trʌdʒ] v.
to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavy
fund [fʌnd] n.
[pl.] money that is available to be spent
debt [det] n.
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