Unit5-Overcoming Obstacles英語(yǔ)教學(xué)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(fù)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(guó)少年奧運(yùn)會(huì)個(gè)人最高紀(jì)錄看臺(tái)賽跑決賽撐竿跳項(xiàng)目田徑比賽體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員健美運(yùn)動(dòng)員舉重WordsandphrasesrelatedtosportsorstadiumBarInflatedlandingmatVaulterPush-upRunwayNationalrecordPoleTake-offSetanewworldrecord橫桿充氣墊撐竿跳高運(yùn)動(dòng)員俯臥撐跑道全國(guó)紀(jì)錄撐竿起跳刷新一項(xiàng)世界紀(jì)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

earlierevents

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(dān)憂

beanxiousfor渴望，盼望

beanxioustodo渴望做…

Weareanxiousforyoursafereturn.

我們盼望著你的平安歸來(lái)

Sheisanxioustoseeherparents.她渴望見(jiàn)到她的父母。Languagepoints

15)tension:worryornervousness

e.g.TensionsbetweenIndiaandPakistanhaverisensincetheDecember13attackontheIndianParliament.

16)alongwith:togetherwith

e.g.Alongwithhundredsofothershehadinvestedmoneyinstocksandbond