1、Before Reading_ radiohead,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Radiohead is an English band made up of five schoolmates from Oxford, England. They have often been
2、praised as among the most creative musical groups of their era, noted for their multi-layered songs and often radical evolutions from album to album. Their first album, Pablo Honey was released in 1993 which included the hit song Creep. Their second release, The Bends, was an even bigger success, an
3、d their third release, OK Computer was nominated for a Grammy in 1998 as Best Album of the Year. In 2001 they were again nominated for Best Album for their release, Kid A. Optimistic is a song from Kid A.,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,If you try the best you can If you try the best yo
4、u can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enoughId really like to help you, man Id really like to help you, man And now this messed up marionnette (木偶) Floating around on a prison shipIf you try the best you can If you try
5、the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you try If you try the best you can Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth,Before Reading_ listen to the song1,Flies are buzzing round my head Vultures (秃鹫) circling the dead Picking up eve
6、ry last crumb (碎屑) The big fish eat the little ones The big fish eat the little ones Not my problem, give me some If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enoughThis ones o
7、ptimistic This one went to market This one just came out of the swamp (沼泽) This one dropped a payload Fodder (饲料) for the animals Living on animal farm,Optimistic,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen
8、to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ questions about the song,1. How many animals are mentioned in the song? What are they?,Five. They are flies, vultures, fish, pigs and dinosaurs. Pigs are not mentioned directly. However, the song Optimi
9、stic directly refers to a book named Animal Farm about pigs.,2. As we know, dinosaur is an extinct species on earth. Why is the song ended with “Dinosaurs ruling the earth”? What does it imply?,In very ancient times, dinosaurs ruled and dominated the earth. It implies that all species are destined f
10、or extinction. Were the “dinosaurs” currently dominating the planet, but not forever.,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discus
11、sion,Before Reading_ questions about the song2,3. The song can be interpreted in many ways. Can you interpret the song from the perspective of optimism?,As is sung in the song, “You can try the best you can. If you try the best, you can. The best you can is good enough.”, we should try to be optimis
12、tic and make the best of whats left even if we are trapped by unpleasant situations.,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discuss
13、ion,Before Reading_ william arthua ward,William Arthur Ward (1921 1994), author of Fountains of Faith, is one of Americas most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that
14、 it is possible. ”“It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.” William Arthur Ward,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the
15、 Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ learn the poem by heart,The pessimist finds fault. The optimist discovers a remedy.The pessimist seeks sympathy. The optimist spreads cheer.The pessimist criticizes circumstances. The optimist changes conditi
16、ons.The pessimist complains about the apple seeds. The optimist plants them.The pessimist imagines impending peril. The optimist sees signs of prosperity.The pessimist disparages. The optimist encourages.,Optimist Vs. Pessimist William Arthur Ward,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,
17、Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,The pessimist creates loneliness. The optimist finds friends.The pessimist nibbles at the negative. The optimist is nourished by the positive.Th
18、e pessimist builds barriers. The optimist removes roadblocks.The pessimist invents trouble. The optimist enriches the environment.,Discussion,Before Reading_ word web,Directions: Figure out the expressions related to “optimistic attitude”.,optimistic attitude,ample happiness,unlimited confidence,gre
19、at persistence,problem-solving ability,positive, constructive thinking,positive affirmation,positive attitude,sufficient joy,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,L
20、earn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ richard devos and amwahy.,1. Richard DeVos,Richard DeVos, born on March 4, 1926 in Michigan of the United States, is a billionaire co-founder of Amway, restructured as Alticor in 2000. Rich DeVos is the owner of basketballs Orlando Magic as
21、 well as a very famous speaker and writer. He is a heart transplant recipient.,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Be
22、fore Reading_ richard devos and amwahy.2,2. Amway Corporation,Type,Private,Year of Founding,1959,Name,Amway,Full Name,American Way,Key People,Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos,Headquarters,Ada, Michigan, USA,Industry,Multi-level marketing,Products,Personal care products, jewelry, dietary supplements, wat
23、er treatment and cosmetics as well as other products from top brands,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Readi
24、ng_ richard devos and amwahy.3,Products of Amway (China),Personal care, home care, and nutrition and wellness categories,Ways of Sale,Direct sale from business owners to consumers or sale online,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Backgrou
25、nd Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ richard devos and amwahy.4,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the
26、 Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ richard devos and amwahy.5,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn t
27、he Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ richard devos and amwahy.6,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,
28、Before Reading_ richard devos and amwahy.7,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ richard devos and amwa
29、hy.8,Amway is a multi-level marketing company founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos. The companys name is the abbreviation of “American Way.” Based in Ada, Michigan, Amways business is built on direct sales from business owners to consumers. In many markets, Amway also has web stores where
30、 consumers can find information about the available products and place an order online. Its product lines include personal care products, jewelry, dietary supplements, water treatment and cosmetics as well as other products from top brands. Amway (China) was founded in 1992 one year after Rich DeVos
31、 visit to China. The company has 7,000 outlets in 2,000 cities throughout China offering more than 160 products in Amways personal care, home care, and nutrition and wellness categories. Amway (China) products are made in China at the parent companys largest factory outside the US.,An English Song,W
32、illiam Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,Before Reading_ discussion,1. How are you feeling today? How do you feel about your present life?
33、2. How do you react to difficulties in life? Can you give an example? 3. Do you think optimism is the key to a happy and better life?,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Discussion,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questi
34、ons about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Global Reading_ part division of the text,Part Division of the Text,True or False,Questions and Answers,Parts,Paragraphs,Main Ideas,1,2,13,47,It is necessary to choose optimism to shape our outlook and expectations.,The author illustrates the effe
35、cts of negativism through his own experiences.,3,810,The author suggests that we direct our attention to positive and constructive thinking rather than to negativism.,Table Completion,Global Reading_ questions and answers,1. What does a pessimistic attitude usually lead to in real life?,A pessimisti
36、c attitude usually leads to failure in real life.,2. What is the relationship between optimism and success?,According to Rich DeVos, there seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship between optimism and success.,Part Division of the Text,True or False,Questions and Answers,3. Why should eac
37、h of us choose between optimism and pessimism to shape our outlook and our expectations?,Because there is enough good and bad in everyones life, which serves as a rational basis for us to choose either optimism or pessimism.,4. What is the authors choice? Why does he make such a choice?,Rich DeVos c
38、hooses to highlight the positive and slip right over the negative, because he is an optimist by choice as much as by nature. And he finds that the good in life is far greater and more important than the bad.,Table Completion,Global Reading_ table completion1,Part Division of the Text,True or False,T
39、able Completion,Questions and Answers,Summary,Setting 1,The author felt uneasy when the attendant told him he didnt look well.,In a service station,Setting 2,Along the side of the road,He looked at his face in the mirror, puzzled.,Setting 3,Back home,He began to feel a little sick and doubted whethe
40、r he had picked up some rare disease.,Setting 4,In the service station again,He figured out it was the light reflecting off the walls that made everyone inside the service station look as though he had hepatitis.,Conclusion,A negative attitude may have a profound effect on the way we feel and act.,G
41、lobal Reading_ True or False,Part Division of the Text,True or False,Questions and Answers,Table Completion,F,1. We can be optimists if we think less or even ignore the difficulties.,We can be optimists and still recognize that problems exist and that some of them are not dealt with easily.,( ),2. M
42、oney spent on Americas space program is more valuable than that on the poverty problem on earth.,F,Instead of criticizing money spent on the space program, we should think about what we can do to solve the poverty problem with an optimistic attitude.,( ),Global Reading_ True or False,Part Division o
43、f the Text,True or False,Questions and Answers,Table Completion,3. If we take an optimistic attitude towards life, we will look on the positive side of the situation and gradually cultivate a positive and constructive way of thinking.,4. To deal with such issues as big and ongoing as poverty, only a
44、 dreamer is needed.,F,To deal with such important problems, a dreamer, who is extremely optimistic, very persistent and full of confidence, is needed.,( ),T,( ),Some psychologists believe that ones state of mind has great influence over ones social and intellectual performance, and the quality of li
45、fe depends much on ones attitude towards life. If this is the case, then can we consciously make our emotions work for us in a constructive way? The following passage provides a positive answer: by simply choosing optimism, we can lead a better life.,Detailed Reading_t0,Detailed Reading,If you expec
46、t something to turn out bad, it probably will. Pessimism is seldom disappointed. But the same principle also works in reverse. If you expect good things to happen, they usually do! There seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship between optimism and success. Optimism and pessimism are with
47、 powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want, so as to shape our outlook and our expectations. There is enough good and bad in everyones life ample sorrow and happiness, sufficient joy and pain to find a rational basis for either optimism or pessimism. We can choose to laugh or cry, bl
48、ess or curse. Its our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope or down in despair?,Choose Optimism Rich DeVos,Detailed Reading_t1,Detailed Reading,I believe in the upward look. I choose to highlight the positive and slip right over the negative. I am an optim
49、ist by choice as much as by nature. Sure, I know that sorrow exists. I am in my 70s now, and Ive lived through more than one crisis. But when all is said and,Detailed Reading_t2,Detailed Reading,done, I find that the good in life is far greater and more important than the bad.,An optimistic attitude
50、 is not a luxury; its a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live in.,
