Unit5-Overcoming Obstacles英語教學課件

Unit5OvercomingObstaclesAboutObstacleHowdoyoudefineobstacles?Didyouhaveanyobstaclesinyourlife?Howdidyoumanagetoovercomethem?Howdoyoufeelwhenyoulookback?MajorObstaclesinLifeSelf-EsteemIllnessDisastersGriefRelationshipDecisionMoneyQuotesThegreatertheobstacle,themoregloryinovercomingit.Whenitisdarkenough,youcanseethestars.Obstaclesarethingsapersonseeswhenhetakeshiseyesoffhisgoal.Life’supanddownsprovidewindowsofopportunitytodetermineyourvaluesandgoals—Thinkofusingallobstaclesassteppingstonestobuildthelifeyouwant.ProverbsrelatedwiththethemeWherethere'sawill,there'saway.(有志者事竟成。)Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.(偉業(yè)非一日之功/羅馬非朝夕建成。)Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.〈皇天不負有心人/自助者天助?！礩oushallreapwhatyousow.(種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆/一分耕耘,一分收獲。)Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.(鍥而不舍,金石可縷。)TrueHeightWhatisthisstoryabout?WhenWhoWhatHowdoyouunderstandheight?Ithasmorethanonemeaning.ThenewbarheightsthatMichaelclearedoneafteranother;ThetremendousobstaclesMichaelhadovercomeinattaininghisgoal.TrueHeightAmansurroundedbydarknessusuallystrideeverystepverycarefully.Wecanimaginehowdifficultablindman’spole-vaultingcareerwas.Hemadeit.Hereachedhistrueheight.Pole-vaultingPole-vaultingwasnotoneoftheoriginalOlympicsportsinancientGreece.SomethinkthatthesportwasderivedfromtheDutchhabitofdyke-jumping.Oneoftheearliestpole-vaultingstandswasbuiltinGermanyin1791.Pole-vaultingTheobjectiveis,obviously,togettheathlete'scenterofmassoverthehighestbarpossible.However,today'spole-vaultersuseaquitedifferenttechniquetothatused100yearsago,whenathleteswentoverthebarwiththeirfeetpointingdownwards.Athletesnowdoacomplexgymnasticmaneuver,turningupsidedownasthejumptakesplace.Weshallseethatthisisadirectresultofthetechnologyused.WordsandphrasesrelatedtosportsorstadiumNationalJuniorOlympicsPersonalbestStand(s)FinalracePolevaulteventTrackandfieldcompetitionGymnastBodybuilderWeightlifting全國少年奧運會個人最高紀錄看臺賽跑決賽撐竿跳項目田徑比賽體操運動員健美運動員舉重WordsandphrasesrelatedtosportsorstadiumBarInflatedlandingmatVaulterPush-upRunwayNationalrecordPoleTake-offSetanewworldrecord橫桿充氣墊撐竿跳高運動員俯臥撐跑道全國紀錄撐竿起跳刷新一項世界紀錄PartOneParas1-2Michaelfacedthemostchallengingcompetitioninhispole-vaultingPartTwo

Paras3-5Michael'schildhoodwasmarkedwithdreamsandtoughtraining.Michael’sparentshaveimportantinfluenceonhim.PartThree

Paras6-12Withgreattensionatfirst,Michaelfinallyfindthespecialfeeling–hischildhooddreamsofflying.Hetoppedhispersonalbest,wonthechampionshipandsetanewworldrecord.PartFour

Para13WhatwasmostunusualaboutMichael'svictorywasthathewasblind.Howdoestheauthororganizethearticle?

Thetextconsistsofthemainstoryandaflashback.How,then,doestheauthormanagetomakethesepartsinthetextflowsmoothly?theongoingcompetition

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theongoingcompetition(1to2)

repeatakeywordinthelastsentenceofaparagraphinthefirstsentenceofthenextparagraph(2to3)pickupakeyideafromapreviousparagraphandrepeatitinthesentenceintroducingthenextparagraphLanguagepoints1)bearout:provethat(sth.)istrue

e.g.TheevidencethattheUSCentralintelligenceAgencyhasobtainedbearsouttheirclaimsthatBinLadeniscloselyrelatedtotheSeptember11terroristattacksintheUSA.

2)mere:nothingmorethan

3)fantasy:imagination,esp.whenithasnoconnectionatallwithreality

e.g.IstillhavethefantasythatonedayIwillwintheNationalLottery.

4)numerous:verymanyLanguagepoints

5)passion:zeal,enthusiasm

6)detail:relevantforms-----detailed,

indetail,

gointodetail(s)

7)recur:reappear

8)coincide:a.happenatthesametime(followedbywith)

e.g.Theartexhibitioncoincideswiththe50thanniversaryofhisdeath.

b.beinagreement(with)

e.g.Ourinterestscoincide.

Languagepoints9)alternate:everyotherorsecond;happeningbyturns

e.g.WespendalternateSundayswithmyhusband’sparents.

10)onone/two/severaloccasion(s):once/twice/severaltimesinthepast.

e.g.Hedrinksfartoomuch.OnoccasionIsawhimdrinkawholebottleofvodka.

11)beashamedof:feelingfoolishoruncomfortablebecauseof(sth.)

e.g.Youshouldbeashamedofyourself,tellingliesatyourage.

12)startle:surprise,astonishLanguagepoints

13)intensity:thestateofbeingintensee.g.Themayordidn’trealizetheintensityofpeople’sfeelingsonthehousingissue.

14)anxiety:adj.anxious

collocations:beanxiousabout/for焦急，擔憂

beanxiousfor渴望，盼望

beanxioustodo渴望做…

Weareanxiousforyoursafereturn.

我們盼望著你的平安歸來

Sheisanxioustoseeherparents.她渴望見到她的父母。Languagepoints

15)tension:worryornervousness

e.g.TensionsbetweenIndiaandPakistanhaverisensincetheDecember13attackontheIndianParliament.

16)alongwith:togetherwith

e.g.Alongwithhundredsofothershehadinvestedmoneyinstocksandbond