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Unit5 Overcoming Obstacles

Unit5 Overcoming Obstacles. Text A True Height. Pre-reading: enjoy a song. Consider the title of the song to see how it is related to the theme of the unit?. Proverbs in association with the theme of the unit? Chinese version?. Where there is a will, there is a way.

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Unit5 Overcoming Obstacles

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  1. Unit5 Overcoming Obstacles Text A True Height

  2. Pre-reading: enjoy a song • Consider the title of the song to see how it is related to the theme of the unit?

  3. Proverbs in association with the theme of the unit? Chinese version? • Where there is a will, there is a way. • Rome wasn’t built in a day. • God helps those who help themselves. • You shall reap what you sow. • Constant dripping wears away the stone.

  4. Cultural notes

  5. Olympics • The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia every four years from 776 B.C. to 392 A.D. The modern Games first held in 1896 in Greece and, with the exception of three games not held because of the two world wars, have been in various cities of the world at regular 4-year intervals.

  6. The Olympic symbol • five interlocking red, blue, black, yellow, and green circles on a white field • represents the continents of the world joined in friendship.

  7. The Olympic motto • Citius, Altius, Fortius • Swifter, Higher, Stronger

  8. the International Olympic Committee (IOC) • Located in Lausanne,Switzerland. • in 1912, the Committee decided to allow women to compete in the Games. • winter Olympic games was decided to separate from the summer ones in 1986. • The Youth Olympic Games was decided to take in 2010.

  9. Reading Guidance 1. the text True Height explains thatand both helped Michael Stone on his way to success.

  10. 2. text organization: as the text consists of the main story and a flashback, the narration has to switch from the ongoing competition to earlier events and then return to the ongoing competition.

  11. Now scan the first sentence of Paras 1-6 and answer the following questions. • 1)Which first sentence switches from past tense to past perfect tense? • 2) Which first sentence shows that flashback is over and the narration returns to the National Junior Olympics?

  12. How, then, does the author manage to make these parts in the text flow smoothly ? Refer to page 154

  13. 3.For further study: 1) Find out details about Michael Stone’s dream and passion that shows him to be his mother’s boy; his hard work that show him to be his father’s son. Both of them as a union bring him success, but which is more important to his success in your opinion? 2) The surprising end of the text, where the climax lies.

  14. Analyze the difficult sentences • 1. It was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he began to leap off the ground . (lines 18-19) 就在他深深吸上一口气的瞬间，他开始从地面一跃而起。 强调结构：It +be +被强调部分+that (who ) +句子其他成分。 如： It was yesterday that (不用副词when) I met an old friend of yours in the street .

  15. 2. What he didn’t know was that his dad was hugging his wife and crying .(lines 83-84) 由关系代词what 引导的名词从句常表示一个具体的东西，在结构上相当于一个名词+ 一个定语从句。意思是：（所）… 的（= that [those] which , the thing(s) which , anything that） 可用作主语从句，表语从句，宾语从句等。 What you are doing seems very important. (主) China is no longer what it used to be .(表) Do what you think is right .(宾) We listened to what he said .(介宾)

  16. Language Study • Bear out: prove that (sth.) is true证实 • The evidence that the US Central Intelligence Agency has obtained bears out the claims that Bin Laden is closely related to the September 11 terrorist attacks in the USA. • The witnesses will bear you out in court.

  17. passion: strong feeling, esp. of love n.热情 • She had never before loved anyone with such passion. • have a passion for • She had a passion for dancing which interfered with her schoolwork.

  18. detail: 1 ) small, particular fact or item n.细节； • I can still recall every detail of my Graduation Day. • 2) sth. which is unimportant and doesn't affect the main issue 琐碎的事 • The salary is a detail; the main thing is to find a job. • go into detail (s): explain sth. thoroughly • Can you give me a rough idea of what happened, without going into detail? • in detail: fully or thoroughly详细地 • She told them in detail what they were going to say at the meeting.

  19. coincide: 1) happen at the same time (followed by with) vi. • The art exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death. • 2) be in agreement (with) • 100 degrees centigrade coincides with 212 degrees Fahrenheit. • Our interests coincide.

  20. vain:⑴too pleased with one's own abilities or looks adj.虚荣的，自负的 • She was vain of/about her appearance. • ⑵ without success; uselessly • We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

  21. bring (sb.) back to earth: cause (sb.) to stop day-dreaming; cause (sb.) to return to reality 使回到现实中 • Emily's voice brought him back to earth. • come back to earth • He was totally lost in his reading and didn’t come back to earth until he finished the book.

  22. Page 159 to learn more about the words with multiple meanings.

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