New Horizon English Unit Nine Section A Never

New Horizon English Unit Nine Section A Never Be a Quitter in Face of Life

Section A Never Be a Quitter in Face of Life Pre-reading Activities Text Study Summary Writing Skills

T ext Writing Summary Home Pre-reading Activities Background Information Listening Watch & Role-play

T ext Summary Writing Home 1. Johns Hopkins University is the first research university in the United States. Founded in 1876, it was an entirely new educational enterprise. Its aim was not only to advance students’ knowledge, but also to advance human knowledge generally, through discovery and scholarship. 2. Cuban Missile Crisis refers to a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba; it is one of the hottest periods of the Cold War

T ext Summary Writing Home 3. Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States. Located in the West Wing of the White House, it was originally constructed in 1909, during the Taft administration. 4. Pulitzer Prize is a United States award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism. The award also honors literary achievements and musical compositions. The prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and newspaper publisher in the late 19 th century. More information about the Pulitzer Prize and popular culture can be obtained from the website http: //ww. pulitzer. Org.

T ext Summary Writing Home Listening 1. Listen to a speaker talking about the factors that contribute to his success and fill in the blanks in the following text. I wasn’t the brightest kid in my graduating class. I didn’t even (1) attend ) _______a famous school. What I did have, though, was a supportive (2)_____family, and with their help, I was able to become lawyers the state of Florida and then a Florida one of the top (3)_______in State Supreme Court Justice. And you know what? It wasn’t as set hard as you may think. It started with a clear (4)____of rules: always get up early, always work hard, always do things honestly always try to improve on the day before and never give (5)_______, up. When I was younger, I didn’t always remember the rules remind myself, so my father had to (6)_______me. After a while, though, the rules became habit and everything else sort of fell into place.

T ext Summary Writing Home 2. Answer the following questions according to what your hear. 1) To whom did the speaker owe his success? Key: He owed his success to his supportive family. 2) What were the rules for success that the speaker was taught? Key: The rules were: always get up early, always work hard, always do things honestly, always try to improve on the day before and never give up.

T ext Summary Writing Home Watch & Role-play Directions: Watch one video clip, answer two questions and get ready to role-play the scene: ① Why does the father object to the son’s becoming a pro? ② What lessons does the father give his son? Video Watching

Pursuit Of Happiness

Question Tips ① “You’ll probably be about as good as I was below average. ” “You’ll excel at a lot of things, just not this. I don’t want you shooting this ball day and night. ” ② “Do n’ t ev er l et some body tel l you can’t do something. Not even me. ” “You got a dream … you gotta protect it. ” “If you want something, go get it. ”

P r e re a d in g Summary Writing Text Study New Words and Expressions 12 Structure & Main Ideas Text Reading Home

P r e re a d in g Summary Writing Home New Words and Expressions Word Using Matching Game Structure Text Reading

I. Word Using 1. equivalent a. of the same value, importance, etc. as sth. else e. g. His behavior is equivalent to cheating. 他的行为相当于欺骗。

2. utter vt. say sth. Translation 他整晚没吭声。 Key He didn’t utter a word all night. 近形词 butter 黄油 butterfly 蝴蝶

2. utter a. complete; absolute Collocation 完全不认识的人 an utter stranger 断然拒绝 an utter refusal 我完全不知道该怎样做才好。 I was at an utter loss what to do.

3. ambitious adj. having a great desire to be successful, powerful or wealthy Translation 他立志毕业后要开办自己的公司。 Key He is ambitious to run his own company after graduation.

4. advanced adj. at a higher level Collocation advanced mathematics studies technology disease 高等数学 高深的研究 先进的技术 病情沉重期/晚期

5. sympathize vi. feel sorry for sb. e. g. I sympathize with you; I have had a similar unhappy experience myself. 我很同情你，我自己也有过类似的不 幸遭遇。 同根词 sympathy 同情 sympathetic 同情的

6. correspond v. ① (to, with) be the same as sth. else, or very much like it e. g. ① Their expenses don’t correspond to their income. 他们入不敷出。 ② What she said doesn’t correspond with the facts. 她的话与实情不符。

6. correspond v. ② (with) write letters to sb. and receive letters from them Translation 在见面之前他们已通信两年了。 Key They have corresponded with each other for two years before they meet.

7. keen adj. ① eager or wanting to do sth. very much Translation 许多父母亲热衷于把他们的孩子送往最好的学校。 Key Many parents are keen to send their children to the best schools.

7. keen adj. ① eager or wanting to do sth. very much Phrase be keen on 热心······的；对 ······有兴趣 Use It Q: What are you keen on in your spare time? A: I am keen on … Tips sailing; bridge cards; network games; chat online; rock climbing …

7. keen adj. ② very strong Collocation keen north wind brains competition interest 刺骨的北风 头脑敏锐 激烈的竞争 兴趣浓厚

8. thrill vt. make sb. feel excited and happy Translatio ① n这位旅行者的经历使我们惊骇不已。 ② 当那位英俊的电影明星出场时，她欣喜若狂。 Key ① The traveler thrilled us with his stories. ② She was thrilled when the handsome film star appeared.

9. in (the) face of when facing sth. , esp. sth. unpleasant or difficult Translation 我在很多观众面前不敢唱歌。 Key I dare not sing in (the) face of a large audience.

11. out of touch no longer have information about sth. Translation 如果我们经常通信，就不会失去联系。 Key If we correspond regularly, we shan’t be out of touch with each other.

II. Matching Game 1. make sb. believe sth. that is not true 2. gentle and careful 3. at a higher level 4. 4. the action of recognizing sb. /sth. 5. illegal behavior by sb. with power Key: 1 -c; 2 -a; 3 -d; 4 -b; 5 -e a. tender b. identification c. deceive d. advanced e. corruption to be continued

1. a plan to do sth. a. fascinate 2. die b. marginal 3. attract sb. very much c. concession 4. an acknowledge or admission d. scheme 5. very small e. summit 6. the highest point f. pass away Key: 1 -d; 2 -f; 3 -a; 4 -c; 5 b

Structure & Main Ideas The passage is made up of 21 paragraphs, and, according to pattern “flashback + sequential narration + dialogue + quotation”& pattern “Statement + Denial & Correction”, the author mainly employs in his writing, it can be roughly divided into four parts.

Understanding 1. Match the Main Idea with Its Part 1 (Paras. 1~4) Part 2 (Paras. 5~9) Part 3 (Paras. 10~20) Part 4 (Para. 21) ① Mother pushed me toward working with words from an early age. ② Mother’s response for my Pulitzer Prize ③ Mother would ask me to get up and make something of myself. ④ My progress in working with

2. My Progress and Mother’s Encouragement Part 1 (Paras. 1~4) Mother’s ① get up and make request something of myself ② can’t stand a quitter ① bamboo torture treatment; My have made something of Response myself; be entitled to sleep late; ② her powerful voice, my will, get up.

Difficultie father died, three babies, s lots of bills to pay Part 2 (Para. 5) quit college for work; Mother’s lose our house; response take shelter with Allen; work as a grocer at ten dollars a week

Mother’s push me toward working with goal words (literature) from an early Part 2 age. (Paras ① Edwin James, managing editor. 6 -9) of The New York Times, as an example, an ambitious man Mother’s without much talent, get far. means ② no smarter, successful in his career. ③ very poor, sign up for a set of books.

great interest in reading newspapers about crimes, My accidents, etc; Part 3 Progress In 1947, graduated from (Paras I Johns. 10 Hopkins, as a police 12) reporter of the Baltimore Sun, with $30 a week. refused to sympathize with my Mother’s humiliating wage for a learned response man; corrected me, cannot I make anything, work hard.

seven years later, cover the My White House, reporting from Progress the Oval Office, a big honor, Part 3 II a (Paras success. . 1316) chance, make something; Mother’s warned, marginal progress, response not being too proud of oneself, II watch out, a “harder fall”.

Part 3 (Paras. 1719) My Progress III Mother’s response III wished to be hired by The Times; offered, one of the most prized assignments: a regular opinion piece in The New York Times. not mentioned; proof, my mother’s scheme, absolutely right.

My In 1979, reached the Progress summit of my professional Part 3 IV career, winning the Pulitzer (Para. Prize. mother’s health collapsed, 20) Mother’s response in a nursing home, never knew of my Pulitzer. IV

Text Reading 1. Edwin James was no smarter than anybody else … (Para. 8) no + 比较级 + than “no”用在形容词或副词比较级前表示“毫不， 根本不”，体现强调语气。 Practice

Key ① It’s no worse than the last exercise. ② His case is no more serious than yours. ③ She is feeling no better than yesterday. ④ We went no farther than the bridge.

2. It was proof that my mother’s scheme to push me toward literature from an early age had been absolutely right. (Para. 19) It was proof that … “It”指前一段的“我终于被委任《纽约时报》的一 个固定专栏的评论员”。 “that ”引导同位语从句， 解释名词“proof ”的具体所指。“It was proof that …”的意义相当于“It proved that … ”。

3. “Even if you get to the top, you have to watch out. ” She was always keen to point out, “The bigger they come, the harder they fall. ” (Para. 16) The + 比较级 + …, the + 比较级 + … “越······就越······” Practice

用“The + 比较级 + …, the + 比较级 + …”结构 合成下列组句: ①the temperature gets high, the liquid becomes gas fast ②he tried hard, he seemed to make little progress y ou know m ③ a ny peopl e, you hav e l ittl e ti m e to see them y ou gi ve me mu c h sup p o r t , I wi l l ha v e ④ confidence in myself

Key ① The higher the temperature gets, the faster the liquid becomes gas. ② The harder he tried, the less progress he seemed to make. ③ The more people you know, the less time you have to see them. ④ The more support you give me, the more confidence I will have in myself.

Prereading Text Writing Summary 1 English Equivalents of Chinese 2 Summarize the Text Home

English Equivalents of Chinese 1. 面对 in (the) face of 2. 使成为有出息的人 4. 关心 make sth. of sb. pass away have sth. at heart 5. 从某人的立场或观点来说 from sb. ’s standpoint 6. 有权做；有权得到 be entitled to pick up the pieces take shelter lap up 3. 死亡 7. 收拾残局；恢复正常 8. 躲避 9. 欣赏 10. 盼望；期待 look forward to

English Equivalents of Chinese 14. 围绕着 know better watch out once and for all revolve around 15. 不再了解 out of touch with 11. 明事理（而不至于） 12. 注意；小心 13. 一劳永逸地 16. 考虑到… 17. 仅仅 18. 推向（某道路） 19. 与…相符/一致 20. 到达…的顶峰 Considering… nothing but pushforward correspond … to… reach the summit of…

Summarize the Text When I was five, father died, leaving mother with nothing but three babies and lots of bills to pay. identified my gift for words and devoted her Mother _______ entire life to helping me develop it. She used to require me to get up early and ________ make something of _____. myself She often took Uncle Edwin as an example o f _ _ _how _ _ _ far _ _ _an _ _ambitious _ _ _ _man _ _ _could _ _get _ _ _without __________. much talent Though very poor, she bought some books to improve my reading. When I complained the of ___ _ _humiliating _ _ _ _ wage _ _ _ _ from the job with the

Baltimore Sun as a police reporter, mother refused sympathize with me and told me to work hard to to _______ make anything of the job. When I was assigned by the Sun to report from the Oval Office, she warned me against __________. When I was staying content with them offered T h e New York Times, mother’s scheme to push me toward literature proved to be absolutely ___________ the summit of my right. When I reached ___________ professional career __________ winning the Pulitzer Prize, mother’s health ____ collapsed and she never knew of my Pulitzer. Mother’s ____________ continuous encouragement helped me succeed in my reporter career. She taught me that ___________. one should never quit in life

P r e re a din g Text S ummary Writin g S k ills : Structure Writing : Practical Writing Hom e

I. Structure Writing Develop Paragraphs with a Statement and a Denial and Correction One writing skill for a piece of argumentation is to begin with a statement, then deny and correct it.

Example Parents often think that they know their children well enough to decide what kind of job suits them. They are afraid that their children are too young to decide t h e i r f u t u r e o n t h e i r o w n. However, children would argue that they should be left free to make their own choices. They would prefer to cultivate a spirit of independence and selfreliance. They have their own interests different from their parents’. They prefer jobs which are challenging and require independent, creative thinking or bring greater economic benefits. They would not think much about whether the job is stable or not. They would not accept anything imposed on them by the older generation. Besides, as young adults, they are mature enough to make

Analysis Statement: Parents often think that they should decide what kind of job suits their children. Denial and correction: ① free to make their own choices ② cultivate a spirit of independence and self-reliance ③ their own interest ④ preferable jobs―challenging, independent and creative thinking ⑤ not necessarily a stable job ⑥ not accept anything imposed on them ⑦ make their own choices

Writing Task Write a paragraph on one of the following topics which starts with a statement followed by denial and correction.

Task 1 Statement: Books are the main sources of human knowledge. Denial and correction: ① a recording of the past ② not cover all the things for the future ③ many mysteries unsolved ④ hard for people to cope with practical problems ⑤ develop our ability through practice and observation ⑥ not rely on books only

Sample Some people think that books are the main source of human knowledge, summaries of what people have acquired in their struggle with nature and society. Moreover, with the rapid development of modern society, book knowledge is updated from time to time. For these people, books are everything. However, book knowledge is not everything! Books can never cover all the things and happenings in the world. Book knowledge is only a recording of what has been discovered. (to be continued)

There are many mysteries unsolved and we can find no answers from books up to now. So if one does not try to learn something beyond books, it will be difficult for one to cope with some practical problems. We should develop our ability through practice and observing the world. It is not practical to rely on books only.

Task 2 Topic: It is reasonable for college students to get married on campus.

Sample Some people hold it is reasonable for Chinese college students to get married on campus. A number of students do have a desire for an ideal marriage. Now that they have reached the national legal ages, 22 for men and 20 for women, for marriage, they are entitled to such h a p p i n e s s. However, it shouldn’t be advocated or encouraged. College students, especially male students, are too young and semi-matured to be likely to shoulder the burdens brought (to be continued) by family and take the relative responsibility.

They will inevitably have less time and energy for their academic life because married students have more real-life problems to deal with than those unmarried ones. As a married couple, for instance, they are supposed to rent a room in or outside the university, which will naturally add to their spending. And their school work must be affected and they may not graduate favorably or may not be capable for future work. Students should deal w i t h e p r o b l e m reasonably.

II. Practical Writing Resignation Letters 1. Key points Make clear your reasons for resignation and the date of your resignation. e. g. Please accept my resignation, effective March 8, 2004. 2. Two sample letters of resignation

Sample 1 My dear Mr. President: I have the honor to submit my resignation as Deputy Representative for the United States on the Security Council of the United States. I took the oath of office as the United States Ambassador to Brazil on May 3, 1948. Faithfully yours, Herschel V. Johnson

Sample 2 Dear Board of Directors: I have decided to resign my position as a m e m b e r o f t h e USAWKF Board of Di rectors effecti ve today N o v e m b e r 1 6 , 1999. I would like to thank all of you for giving me a c h a n c e t o serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Your support of me during the time I have p a r t i c i p a t e d i s much appreciated. I will continue to support the

3. Practice Step 1 Write a resignation letter. The reasons , date, company and position is open. Step 2 Answer the resignation letter from another. Write it on the back of the original letter.

Thank you!