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Unit 2 A life’s work
Topic Integrated Revision: Man and self
Learning objectives:
(After this class, you will be able to…)
1. Comb expressions related to craftsmanship and use them in specific contexts to form your vocabulary network.
2. Express your own opinions using words and expressions learned in this unit.
Step 1 导入
1. Read the quotes and share with your class your understanding of these quotes.
a. I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Albert Einstein
c. Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind. Johannes Brahms
Nouns:
devotion,
integrity,
passion,
...
2. Build a framework.
cook,
photographer,
artist,
...
Identity
adjectives:
Remarkable,
uncomplicated,
Plainly-dressed,
...
Craftsman and
Craftsmanship
Qualities
One of the + adj最高级+n
more than...,
a leading artist in...,
...
phrases:
have a fascination with,
a lack of self-interest,
one’s passion for,
...
Achievements
Task 1: topic-related words and lexical chunks.
Identity
Quality (n)
Quality(adj.)
Quality(phrases)
Achievement
Step2 知识重建
Task 2. Review the reading passage Life Behind the Lens and fill in the blanks.
Bill Cunningham, who looked ordinary, was one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years. 1._________ made Cunningham so great? He usually found 2._____________ (inspire) where others could not, in simple, everyday scenes. These things were real, and it was within their reality 3._________ Cunningham saw both beauty and potential. Through this fascination with what people 4._________ (wear), and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone - fashion as he saw it 5.___________ (belong) to the people, not just to high society and big 6.___________ (brand). Moreover, what made Cunningham great was his 7.___________ (devote) to photogra