Unit 5

1. Unit 5 Overcoming obstacles Phoebe Hu

2. Warm—up Activities • Discussions: Discuss in groups the obstacles that you have been faced with in your life. Discuss in groups the ways in which you overcame such difficulties.

3. Warm—up Activities • Listening: New words Wage: to engage in (a war or campaign) Inarticulate: Uttered without the use of normal words Paraplegic: 瘫痪的 Assiduously: diligently Esperanto: 世界语 Poliomyelitis: 小儿麻痹症 Paralyzed: 瘫痪的，麻痹的 Charismatic: charming, amazing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: 肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化 Question : Who are they in the recording?

4. Helen Keller Zhang Haidi President Stephen Hawking Franklin Roosevelt

5. Presentations: overcome obstacles • Speech : how to overcome obstacles • Some Suggestions about Overcome Obstacles 1. Get started. Often, once you begin, you'll find the task is easier than you expect. 2. Break your task into smaller tasks. Take one big task and break it into smaller tasks. For instance, do part of your assignment each time rather than the entire one. 3. Work with the time you have. Don't wait until you have time to do the entire thing. Instead, even if you only have five minutes, get started.

6. 4. Set small deadlines. After meeting each deadline, give yourself a reward. For example, play video games when you finish an hour of studying. 5. Eliminate distractions. Turn off the computer. Don't answer the cell phone. 6. Ask for help. Sometimes, the reason you don't start is because you don't know what to do. If that's the case, ask for help.

7. Proverbs • Do you know these proverbs? 1. Where there is a will, there is a way. 2. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 3. God helps those who help themselves. 4. You shall reap when you sow. 5. Constant dripping wears away the stone.

8. Scanning: There are many words or phrases related to sports or stadium. national Junior Olympicspersonal best stand final racepole vault event track and field competitiongymnast body builderweightliftingbarvaulter inflated landing matfinger-tipped push-up runwaynational recordpole take-off set a new world record

9. The configuration of Text A Part OneParas 1-2 Michael faced the most challenging competition in his pole-vaulting career. Part TwoParas 3-5 Michael' s childhood was marked with dreams and tough training. Part ThreeParas 6-12 Michael topped his personal best, won the championship and set a new world record. Part FourPara 13 What was most unusual about Michael's victory was that he was blind.

10. Text Analysis • What is the meaning of the title “True Height”? It has more than one meaning. It may refer to: 1) the new bar heights that Michael cleared one after another; 2) the tremendous obstacles Michael had overcome in attaining his goal.

11. 2. The author keeps the secret about Michael’s blindness until the last sentence in Text A? Could you explain the way of writing? Every one who has read this story will probably agree that its most striking feature is the closing line. As we read on, our admiration for Michael is building up until we believe that, when Michael broke both national and international records, we have reached the climax. However, the real climax is in the last sentence. When we find that out, what a great impact it has on us.

12. Language Points 1. fantasy(Line10), fancy & imagination fantasy 通常指无限制的，不受意志支配的， 完全脱离现实的空想 fancy 强调凭空想像客观世界不存在之事物， 这种凭空想像并非完全脱离现实，只是离现 实较远 imagination 它所表示的想像或想像力可以指 对过去的事物的重新构想；也可以指对不存 在或不能存在之事物的构想

13. Eg: An amusement park full of figures from fairy tales may be called Fantasy Land. His mind went where fancy took it. These plans reveal a complete failure of imagination. 2. Alternate (Line 28) Collocation: alternate between 时而…时而…… alternate in 轮流 alternate with （使）与……交替 Eg: They alternate between supporting us and opposing us. We alternate in doing the household chores. Sunny weather alternates with rain.

14. 3. Vain (Line 37) Vain 空洞的、空虚的 Empty 某空间没有人或物，无任何内容 Hollow 物体内部是空的，如树、气球等 Bare指某物的表面上是空的，无装饰的 1) The cinema was half _________. 2) We’ve made a __________ attempt to make him change his mind. 3) Don’t sleep on __________ boards. 4)The poor girl went on for another ten miles on an _________ stomach. 5) The walls look solid, but in fact they’re __________. empty vain bare empty hollow

15. 4. Anxiety (Line) anxiety, worry & concern都有“担忧”、“担心”之意 anxiety 主要指对不幸或失败的痛苦的恐惧和不安 worry 指扰乱人精神安宁的持续不断的疑虑或害怕 concern 强调介入了思想不安的因素,它将严肃的思想 和情绪结合起来 Eg:After hearing their advice he had no more anxieties. I think rich people have about as many worries as poor ones. Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors.

16. 5. along with: together with all along 始终；一直 come along 进展;；跟着来 get along 进展； 与……和睦相处 go along 进展；前进； 同行

17. A: look, how a graceful action ! B: Certainly, the pole-vaulter is a pride of our country. A：What do you mean? B: As we all know, to be a professional athlete, you need work out everyday, such as push-up , running weightlifting…… Also a good coach is necessary. A: Oh, I see, it’s not easy to dedicate to sport , numerous detail and a little mistake will make you fail. Oh, next participator is stepping on the runway. B: Now not only the athlete but also the audience become tense. He is sprinting ,he begin to fly. His take-off is effortless，he break the record!!!!!!!!! Learning the new words

18. Homework • Preview Unit 6 • Discussion: If you had a second life, which one would you want to be, a boy or a girl? • Debate: Girls: Do you think women are weaker than men? Boys: Do you think women are weaker than men? • Presentation: Woman, Half the Sky