1、,Access to success,UNIT 1,Unit 1 Access to success,Learning objectives,To achieve success, we should spare no effort to seek perfection for the simple reason that a small mistake may lead to a great failure or disaster.,Opening up,The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly ri
2、ght and doing it exactly right. Edward Simmons,Success is something you get after working hard with great determination and good preparations.,Opening up,Success doesnt come to you . you go to it. Marva Collins,Opening up,The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity whe
3、n it comes. Benjamin Disraeli,The opportunity is only reserved for those who are ready. Only by making good preparations can you seize the opportunity when it comes.,Success isnt how far you get in life; its what you do to get there.,Opening up,Success is to be measured not so much by the position t
4、hat one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Booker T. Washington,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Sharing,The people in the podcast mainly talk about how they feel about trying new things and what stops them from trying new things. They also talk about the
5、achievements theyve made in their life and the people they admire.,1) bungee jumping 2) cup of tea 3) feel good 4) achievement,Listening to the world,1,2,3,4,5,Sharing,Listening to the world,Sharing,The true statement is: 1. She thinks that fear would probably stop her. 2. He thinks its hard to find
6、 time and money to try new things. 4. He wouldnt be able to try anything new at the moment because hes got to study, and money is also a problem.,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,1.B build houses for needy people 2.C people enjoyed his plays 3.B she has learned French better tha
7、n she thought 4.C his exam grades will help him be admitted to university 5.B becoming a good person,Sharing,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,1) started off 2) a huge business empire 3) teacher 4) taught me so much ab
8、out life 5) imprisoned 6) survived 7) impressed 8) ability or the skills,Sharing,Listening to the world,1 How do you feel about trying new things? I like trying new things because it enables me to experience more and learn more about others, by which I can become more liberal and less biased. I dont
9、 like trying new things because they often let me down. Trying new things sometimes means venture or even danger, so I dont like trying new things and would like to stick to the familiar.,Sharing,Listening to the world,2 What stops you from trying new things? Trying new things may have too much dema
10、nd on me. Furthermore, trying new things may bring me disappointment or even failure. 3 What have you achieved in your life that makes you feel proud? I take great pride in winning first place in the speech contest held in my university. 4 Who do you admire for their achievements and why? I admire W
11、inston Churchill, who led his country from the verge of defeat to victory.,Sharing,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Listening,1 Do you believe that a good memory is critical to success? Why or why not? Yes, I firmly believe that a good memory determines a perso
12、ns success. Firstly, a good memory is a great help in the process of learning. Secondly, a good memory can help you build relationships, which is also a decisive factor for success. Thirdly and most importantly, a good memory can provide you with quick, reliable access to essential thinking tools. N
13、o, I dont think a good memory is critical to success. In my opinion, it is diligence, creativity and persistence that eventually determine ones success.,Listening to the world,Listening,2 Have you ever tried any method to improve your memory? Do you think that useful? Yes, I have tried some methods
14、to improve my memory. For example, I learned the method of location from a book and I liked it very much. Yes, I once believed that there might be some special shortcuts to improving my memory. But when I tried a couple of methods, I felt it was inconvenient to apply them and it is a waste of time.
15、I think I would never try any method again.,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,1 names 2 faces 3 dates 4 words 5 birthdays 6 directions 9 films 10 jokes 11 information about products,Listening to the world,Listening,Sub-topic 2: John, an actor, and his
16、 memory Detail 1: good at words Detail 2: have to remember blocking Detail 3: bad at other things: birthdays always late for things Sub-topic 3: Tim, a history student, and his memory Detail 1: good at dates & names Detail 2: bad at jokes & films,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening to the wor
17、ld,Listening,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,1 Do you enjoy sports? Which ones?Yes, I like sports very much. Personally I like football and basketball. I play them a lot in school and I am even a member of the school football team. At weekends, I enjoy
18、 climbing mountains because that brings me a closer chance to come into contact with and learn more about Mother Nature.,Listening to the world,Viewing,2 Have you ever tried to learn a new sport? How successful were you? Why? Yes, I have tried to learn swimming. I even took part in a swimming compet
19、ition last month. No. Playing Ping-Pong is very suitable for me, so I am not interested in trying any other new sports at all. Besides, I am too busy to afford a lot of time to learn a new sport.,Listening to the world,Viewing,1 What is Christines challenge? Christines challenge is to water ski acro
20、ss the English Channel from the UK to France. 2 Why is she doing it? Shes doing it to raise money for Sport Relief. 3 What are the problems? She has never water skied before, she does the crossing in the middle of winter and shes only had a few months of training.,Listening to the world,Viewing,List
21、ening to the world,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,3 Christine crossed the Channel successfully despite falling a lot during the first half.,Listening to the world,Viewing,Listening to the world,_6_ a My arms and body hurt so much but I just dont want to give up. _4_ b But despite my best eff
22、orts, the wind and waves mean I cant stop myself falling. _3_ c After several falls into the freezing water I already feel like I cant take much more. _7_ d I can see France. And nothing is going to stop me. _1_ e I feel like I am in some sort of a . odd dream. _5_ f This could be an impossible chal
23、lenge. _2_ g Im determined not to fall in but I soon realize determination might not be enough.,Viewing,1. 90 minutes 2. true landmark 3. 10 times; focus 4. make this challenge 5. seven miles 6. four months; outstanding achievement,Listening to the world,Viewing,Listening to the world,VIEWING,Listen
24、ing to the world,Listening,Listening to the world,Viewing,1. What do you think about Christines achievement?,I really appreciate Christines courage and determination. She may have learned how to conquer her fears and overcome difficulties on her way to success. One can achieve anything he/she has dr
25、eamed of, as long as he/she sets a goal and works toward it firmly.,Listening to the world,Viewing,2 Would you do anything like this in order to raise money to help people in need? Why or Why not?,Yes. There are a lot of people who are still living in poverty and suffering from diseases. They desper
26、ately need support and assistance. By helping them, we can have deeper insights into our life. No. First, I dont have that talent for doing things like that. Second, I firmly believe that there are many other ways of helping people in need such as working as volunteers to teach children in those und
27、erdeveloped areas.,Listening to the world,Role-play,B Intelligent people,Speaking for communication,Role-play,1 Why does the man think the boy from Egypt is intelligent? Because the boy doesnt go to school but he can sell things in about 15 different languages. He guesses where people are from by lo
28、oking at them and he learned the languages simply by talking to tourists. 2 Why does the woman think her two friends are intelligent? Because one of her friends built his own house, the other takes parts of old cars and makes new cars from them.,Speaking for communication,Role-play,3 Why are qualifi
29、cations useful, according to the woman? Because qualifications show that you are motivated and committed enough to complete a course and you are able to complete it. 4 What does the woman say about “real life experience, traveling, going out and meeting people, talking?” She says that “these give yo
30、u an amazing education, too”.,Speaking for communication,Role-play,1. Like I said 2. having said that 3. Thats what I was saying,Speaking for communication,Role-play,Speaking for communication,Role-play,Speaking for communication,Role-play,Speaking skills,Speaking for communication,Speaking for comm
31、unication,Speaking skills,Speaking for communication,Speaking skills,Role-play,Situation 1 Study Abroad (Discussing the advantages and disadvantages),Student B 1. If I had enough money, I would go abroad to 2. I always feel sad and uneasy when .,Speaking for communication,Student A 1. What do you th
32、ink of this phenomenon? 2. itd be a great opportunity to , 3. Having said that, I still prefer to , because 4. Thats what I was saying. Homesickness, you know.,Role-play,Situation 2 Asking for Help (who would you turn to for help when in trouble?),Student B 1 I will choose 2 do nothing but 3 As I sa
33、id at the beginning, 4 To some extent, you are right.,Speaking for communication,Student A 1 I am wondering whom you would turn to for help when 2 Having said that, I prefer to turn tofor help because 3 Like I said, 4 Lets put aside personal feelings.,Group discussion,1 What was the speakers challen
34、ge?To learn how to scuba dive. 2 Was it a good or bad experience?It was a really good experience. 3 What did she find easy?The classroom training. 4 What problems did she have?She had difficulty with the practical training. 5 Did she succeed?Yes, she managed to do it eventually.,Get ideas,Speaking f
35、or communication,Group discussion,Get ideas,1 I found it really quite easy. 2 It was . that I had trouble with. 3 We were very nervous. 6 The more I tried the harder it got. 7 I got very frustrated. 9 But eventually I managed it. 10 It was a really difficult challenge. 11 For me, it was quite an ach
36、ievement.,Speaking for communication,Group discussion,Speaking for communication,Group discussion,Discuss and organize ideas,Speaking for communication,1.What was your challenge? 2. Where were you? 3. Who were involved? 4. How did you do it? 5. Did you succeed?,Group discussion,Present ideas,Speakin
37、g for communication,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,1. What is the purpose of the speech?To persuade the audience to believe that success is in the details. 2.
38、Who are most likely to be the audience of this speech?The general public. 3. What are the language features of the speech? In particular, what types of words and sentence structures are mainly used? The language features of the speech are mainly found in its use of short and simple words and sentenc
39、e structures, and in its use of rhetorical devices.,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,3. What rhetorical devices can be found?,The rhetorical devices used in the speech include: Parallelism: You definitely agree that job seekers, no matter how qualified they are, . Retailers, no matter what
40、 premium goods they have, . Food products, no matter how tasty they are, Repetition: You can never deny that . in Para. 4 You can never deny either that . in Para. 5 Contrast: In a word, greatness is often wrapped in essential smallness.,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,Introduction: Para.
41、 _ to Para. _. 1 The speaker grabs the attention of the audience to the topic by _ . 2. The thesis statement is _ Body: Para. _ to Para. _ . The speaker provides _ to support the central idea. Conclusion: Para. _ . The speaker reinforces the central idea by _ _,telling a story,1,3,“Once you learn to
42、 perfect the little things,you have put yourself on the path to success.”,4,7,many examples,8,quoting Steve Jobs:,“Everything is important that success is in the details.”,Short conversations,1 Q: What is the man going to do? B. Make another appointment. 2 Q: What do we learn about the woman from th
43、is conversation? C. She will give the man a calculator for a coffee. 3 Q: What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Go to graduate school. 4 Q: What does the man imply?D. Ken is always absent-minded. 5 Q: What does the man think of his job? C. The job is challenging but rewarding.,Further practic
44、e in listening,Long conversation,1Q: Why does Stacey come to Dr. Pearls office? B. To get permission to quit his class. 2Q: What is worrying Stacey about her studies?A. She faces the danger of lowering her grade pointaverage. 3Q: Which of the following does Dr. Pearl suggest Stacey do? A. Sign up fo
45、r free tutoring in writing. 4Q: What is Dr. Pearls attitude toward Stacey?C. Patient.,Further practice in listening,Further practice in listening,Further practice in listening,Passage 1,1Q: When did Ang Lee come to understand his fathers concern about studying film? D. When he graduated from the fil
46、m school. 2Q: What was Ang Lees most painful experience according to the passage? C. Being refused repeatedly by production companies when shopping a screenplay. 3Q: Why did Ang Lee enroll in a computer course at a community college? A. Because he wanted to learn some skills to be employed. 4Q: What
47、 did Ang Lees wife think of him according to the passage?B. He has a talent in making films.,Further practice in listening,Further practice in listening,Further practice in listening,Passage 2,believe in 2) circumstances 3) searching for 4) a strong sense of 5) responsibility 6) insecurityintegrityaccomplishing are longing for 10) priorities,Further practice in listening,Use the following self-assessment checklist to check what you have learned in this unit.,Wrapping up,Fun time,I Can Do IT!,
