Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Onwards & upwards Onward means moving forward or continuing a journey. Upward means pointing towards or facing a higher place  B4U2 Starting out Activity 1 Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements? What made them successful? Activity 1 Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements? Stephen Hawking, Nelson Mandela and Xu Beihong. Their achievements: • 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. • Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white government’s system of racial separation(种族隔离). 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. Activity 1 2. What made them successful? Their personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them success. Activity 2 What is the key message of the poem? The poem is all about perseverance, determination and willpower. Never give up especially when things go wrong. It reminds us that there are elements of success within every failure, so we mustn’t quit whatever difficulties we may encounter in life. Activity 2 2. Which of life’s difficulties are mentioned in the poem? Things sometimes go wrong; the road seems all uphill; the funds are low and the debts are high. 3. What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out”? Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed. On the road to success, you have to experience failure first. In other words, “failure is the mother of success”. B4U2 Understanding ideas Leading in Match each writer to his/her work. Prediction “We regret to inform you ... ” What do you think it means to