Personal Heroes

1. Personal Heroes 3 制作者：外国语学院 高新艳

2. Lead-in Questions: • Brainstorm: words related to computer or internet. • What can we do on a computer and through the Internet? • What do you know about Bill Gates ?

3. Brainstorming (1) Topic-related words or phrases • screen, monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, browser • floppy disk, hard disk, CD- Room drive, chips • start up/power up your computer, click on an icon • operating system, programming language • the World Wide Web, webpage, website, homepage • network, net-surfing, search engine • uploading, downloading, software, hardware • log on /out the net, netizen • hacker, cracker, virus, crash • shut down your computer, the Apple Macintosh

4. Brainstorming (2) : draw pictures type my homework play games Computer and Internet …… see movies communicate with friends gather information for my lessons listen to music

5. The Introduction of Bill Gates (1955--) Ⅲ • An American entrepreneur and the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, former chief executive officer of Microsoft, the world’s leading software company • Forbes magazine’s The World’s Billionaires list has ranked him as the richest person on earth for the last thirteen consecutive years. • He co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen and is widely respected for his foresight and ambition.

6. The Introduction of Bill Gates • Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded in 2000. • Gates’ advice to the youth: —Life is not fair, get used to it. —The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. —If you mess up, its not your parents fault, so don’t whine about our mistakes, learn from them.

7. Unit 3 Reading 1 Unleashing Your Creativity — By Bill Gates

8. Reading Strategies (1) • The game of basketball is enjoyed by many people around the world. • The game of basketball is enjoyed by many people around the world. Reading Words in Groups • Tip: Read words that form nature groups: groups in the same phrase or clause • Compare the reading speeds:

9. Reading Strategies(2) Read faster and more accurately skimming Sentence Group Reading Comprehension scanning Sense Group Integrating skills

10. Fast Reading -Apply the strategy and Do the exercises • In the seventh grade, Bill Gates was hooked by a handy old typewriter, which also changed his life . • When Bill Gates and his friend started Microsoft 30 years ago, they believed PC would change the world and they have. • Computers provide kids everywhere with all of the world’s knowledge, help people build communities, edit the audio or video products and write programs at home. • Bill Gates believes that through our natural _______, _______ and __________to solve tough problem, we’re going to make some amazing_____________ in the areas of medicine, education and __________ . N Y NG inventiveness creativity willingness achievements technology

11. Structure of the Text Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part I (Para. 1) I am optimistic due to my belief in the power of creativity and intelligence. (Paras.2-4) The powerful inspiration I have got from computers. (Paras.5-7) Great benefits I have got from computers. (Paras.8-10) There are lots of other ways to improve our world. (Paras.11-12) I’m optimistic and I believe the world is getting better through efforts.

12. Clue of this Speech Come straight to the point, concise Introduction body body body Conclusion opinion personal experience positive influences other possible solutions strike a note of hope General-specific-general

13. Part I & Part V Introduction and Conclusion I V How do closing paragraphs echo the introduction? What does the speech mainly talk about? Text Study—Reading in Depth Reading 1 Unleashing Your Creativity

14. Part Ⅱ: Organization Analysis —timesequence Para. 4 • I continue to get inspiration from computers. Continue Para. 3 (after 30 years) • ____________________________________________________. My belief in the great power of computers has been proven Growth Para. 2 (30 years ago) • _____________________________________________. I was inspired by computers when I was young Start (in seventh grade) Text Study—Reading in Depth

15. Part Ⅲ: Organization Analysis: —listing Para. 5 In what way do computers feed our curiosity and inventiveness? Para. 6 What other benefits can we get from computers? Para. 7 Why does Gates “tap-dance to work” ? Text Study—Reading in Depth

16. Part Ⅳ: Writing Strategies: General-specific; problem-solution Para. 9 What have Gates and his wife done to improve the world ? Para. 8 other waysto improve the world Para. 10 What does Gates mean by saying “it doesn’t take much to make an immense difference in…” ? Text Study—Reading in Depth

17. Detailed Study

18. I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. (Para. 1) Paraphrase As a firm optimist, I stick to the idea that the creativeness and brightness of human beings will turn our world into a better place. 我一直就是个乐观的人，坚信人类凭借自己的创造力和聪明才智可以让世界变得越来越美好。

19. ability to use your imagination to produce new ideas, make things, etc. 1. creativity: n. • 创造力和独创性比专业技能更为重要。 • Creativity and originality are more important than technical skills. • Note: create, creator, creative, creature, creativeness • 现代教育非常重视培养有创造力的新一代。 • Modern education attaches great importance to cultivating a new creative generation. • Synonyms: cleverness, genius, imagination, ingeniousness, invention, inventiveness, originality

20. Para. 1 2. root: n. & v. • v. to have developed from something and be • strongly influenced by it • Racism is still deeply rooted in our society. • His opinion is rooted in experience. 2) n. the main cause of a problem • Money is the root of evil. • Phrases: take root: 建立，确立； 生根，扎根 ； root out: 根除，杜绝

21. Para. 2 3. as / so long as : • My father didn’t mind whom I married, as long as I could stand on my own two feet and dependent on my husband. 如果你开车小心，你就会很安全。 • As long as you drive carefully, you will be very safe. Phrases as/ so long as 只要，如果；既然，由于 再见 so long before long 不久以后 渴望 long for 不再，已不 no longer

22. Para. 2 4. hook ：v. & n. V.to succeed in attracting someone (informal) • Open this book and read a few pages and you will be hooked. • Cigarette ads are designed to hook young people. V. to catch a fish with a hook • At the first cast I hooked a huge fish. Put your coat on the hook. (n.) Phrases: hook up 将……接上电源;hook to 将(或 与) ……连接起来； off the hook 脱离困境；hook up with sb. 与某人来往

23. Practice Para. 3 Please match the following phrases with their translations. at a time at all times at one time at the time at times at the same time at the best of times 一度，曾经 在······时候 尽管如此，同时 有时候 在最有利的时候 在任何时候，经常 那时候

24. Para. 4 5. inspire: v. He called Mr. Mandela a hero who had inspired millions. (encourage, stimulate) His driving hardly inspired confidence. (to produce or arouse a feeling, thought, etc. ) The poem was inspired by the autumn. (prompt, give rise to) Note: inspiring, inspired, inspiration, inspirational, aspiration Phrases inspire sb. to do sth. 鼓舞某人做某事； 激发某人的灵感做某事 inspire sth. in sb./ inspire sb. with sth. 激发某人的某种感情； inspire sb. with courage激起某人的勇气

25. Para. 8 6. for all: in spite of • __________________________________________________ (但 是，尽管个人电脑能帮助人做许多很酷的事情), there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC • For all her rudeness, she is actually quite a kind-hearted old soul. Translate 这本书虽然文体清晰，但读起来并不容易。 • For all its clarity of style, the book is not easy reading.

26. Practice Please match the following phrases with their translations. above all after all all but all in all all over at all for all in all 毕竟，终究，究竟 几乎，差不多；除了……都 首先，尤其是 （用于否定句）丝毫，一点 总共，合计 尽管，虽然 到处，遍及 从各方面来说，总的说来

27. My wife, Melinda, and I have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many as possible. (Para. 9) Paraphrase My wife, Melinda, and I have decided to devote ourselves to the cause of improving health and education so that it can benefit as many people as possible. 我的妻子梅琳达和我已致力于帮助尽可能多的人改善健康和获得教育。

28. commitment, n. 7. commit: v. (Para. 9) 1) promise / say definitely承诺，肯定地说 总统承诺要改革卫生保健制定。 The president is committed to reforming health care. 2) commit a crime/ commit murder/ commit suicide Most crimes are committed by young men. 3) a large amount of money has been committed to this project Translate into Chinese Her commitment to work is beyond question. (奉献, 投入) Compare: commit, commission, committee, commitment

29. As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else, and that if doesn’t take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives. (Para. 10) Paraphrase Being a father, I can understand that children’s death in Africa is as sad as it is in other parts of the world, and it won’t cost much to make a great change in these children’s life. 作为一个父亲， 我相信，一个非洲孩子的死去所引起的痛苦和悲伤丝毫不亚于任何其他地方孩子的死亡，我还相信，不用花多大代价就可以让这些孩子的生活大为改观。

30. Para. 10 8. make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/ in sb./ sth.): to have an effect / no effect on sb. / sth. • Your age shouldn’t make any difference to whether you get the job or not. • Changing schools made a big difference to my life. Translate 这场雨对比赛没多大影响。 • The rain didn’t make much difference to the game.

31. Para.11 I’m still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible— and it’s happening every day. Translate 我仍是一个坚定的乐观主义者，坚信即便是世界上最难的问题都有取得进展的可能—而这样的进步其实每天都在发生。 —conversion, amplification, sentence order

32. Revision Check Yourself • 1. I will accept any job____ I don’t have to get up early. • A. lest B. as long as C. in case D. though (CET-4: 1994, 1) • 2. ______ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment. (CET-4, 1998,1) • As soon as B. As well as C. So far as D. So long as • He will surely finish the job on time_____ he’s left to do it in his own way. (CET-4: 2001, 1) • in that B. in case C. as far as D. so long as • 4. The leader of the expedition_____ everyone to follow his example. (CET-4: 2002, 6) • A. promoted B. reinforced C. sparked D. inspired

33. Revision Check Yourself • 5. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an ____ force who pushes her students to excel for beyond their own expectations. (CET-6:2001,1) • A. inspirational B. educational C. excessive D. instantaneous • _______ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world. (CET-4:1997,1) • On B. By C. At D. Of • 7. “You are very selfish. It’s high time you _____ that you are not the most important person in the world, ” Edgar said to his boss angrily. (CET-4: 1999,1) • A. realized B. have realized C. realize D. should realize

34. Revision Check Yourself • 8. ____ their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other. (CET-4: 1998, 1) • But for B. For all C. Above all D. Except for • The bond of true affection had pulled us-six very different men from six very different countries-across Antarctica; we prove in the end that we weren’t very different_______. (CET-6: 1998, 1) • for all B. as usual C. in particular D. after all • By signing the lease we made a____ to pay a rent of $ 150 a week. ( CET-6: 1999, 6) • A. conception B. commission C. commitment D. confinement

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