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Unit 5 Overcoming Obstacles
Learning Objectives: Students will be able to:
1. grasp the main idea and structure of the text; 2. appreciate the narrative skills;
3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities; Pre-reading task:
1. Collect proverbs and quotations related with the theme of this unit.
2. On the way to success, there must be many obstacles, how can one overcome them?
First Period
I. Listening Task (10m)
Listen to the dialogue and try to answer the questions.
A: May I help you? B: yes, I’ve come to apply for the position as a telephonist. A: how long have you been in London? B: about three months.
A: Have you worked as a telephonist? B: No, but I think I can learn quickly.
A: Your English is very good, I’ve noticed that, but the problem is my telephonist must have local
knowledge as well. B: Is it?
A: People call us not just to order meals. They often ask questions about travel, entertainment, etc.
So I have to say I can’t offer you the job. B: That’ll right. I can try other places. Questions:
1. What’s the relationship of these two persons? (interviewer and applicant) 2. In which city does the dialogue take place? (London)
3. What kind of job does the person what to get? Does the person get the job finally? What’s the
reason? (telephonist; no; have no experience) 4. Why does the telephonist need local knowledge? II. Review Task (20m)
1. Proverbs and quotations
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. (有志者事竟成。) Rome wasn’t built in a day. (罗马非一日建成。)
God helps those who help themselves. ( 自助者天助。) You shall reap what you sow. （一份耕耘，一份收获。）
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming.（障碍越是巨大，逾越它就越感自豪。） When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ( 只有天空漆黑时，你才可以看到星星。) If you want something, work for it!
2. On the way to success, there must be many obstacles, how can one overcome them? Give us
your own experiences to show that.
From the last saying said by Michael’s father, it is known that hard work is important to success, but it is not the only factor that contributes to success. As it can be found out in this text, dreaming it equally important. III. Cultural Notes (15m)
Olympics: the Olympic Games is the most important international sports event in the world held
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every four years.
Ancient Olympic Games: held in Olympia every four years form 776B.C. to 392A.D.
Modern Olympic Games: first held in 1896 in Greece; held in various cities of the world at
regular 4 years’ intervals.
The Olympic symbol ---- five interlocking circles
The Olympic motto ---- “Swifter, Higher, Stronger” (详细见教参52页) Related Words:
track and field events (田径运动) track events（径赛）field (田赛运动场) track（跑道）corner（弯道）starting line（起跑线）finish line（重点县）sprint/ dash（短跑）middle distance race（中距离赛跑） long distance race（长距离赛跑）relay race（接力赛）hurdles（跨栏赛跑）field events（田赛）jumping events (跳跃项目) triple jump（三级跳远）long jump 跳远）high jump（跳高）Fosbury flop or back bend（背越式跳高）straddle jump（俯卧式跳高）pole vault （撑杆跳高）throwing events （投掷项目）shot put (铅球)discus throw（掷铁饼）hammer throw（掷链球）javelin throw（掷标枪）marathon（马拉松）competitive walking/ heel-to-toe walking （马拉松）modern pentathlon （现代五项）horse-riding（骑马）fencing (击剑) shooting（射击）swimming（游泳）cross-country race（越野赛） IV. Structure of Text A （45m）
List the questions on the blackboard, ask the students to read the text quickly in 10 minutes and then answer the questions.
1. Why is the competition at the National Junior Olympics described as the most challenging in
Michael’s pole-vaulting career?
Michael was preparing for the pole vault, and the pole was set at 17 feet three inches higher than his personal best, so it can be regarded as the most challenging day. 2. Why the pole vault is the highlight of the track and field competition? There are so many people watching the competition, because it combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. 3. What was Michael’s childhood dream? How come he had this dream? He was dreaming of flying like an eagle. His mother contributes a lot to his dream. 4. What did Michael begin to do from the age of 14? He began a careful training program in order to fulfill his flying dream. 5. What made Michael associate his final jump with his childhood dream?
Before the final jump, he felt nervous very much, and then he began to think about his mother, and took deep breath. After he overcame his nervous state, he began to run, and he felt it was like the flying in his dream, which indicated that he had achieved success that he expected for a long time. 6. Why would Michael attract a lot of media attention? He was a blind man.
Summary:
Part I → Ques1-2 Michael was facing the most challenging competition in his (para1-2) pole-vaulting career.
Part II → Ques3-4 Michael’s childhood was marked with dreams and tough (para3-5) training
Part III → Ques5 Michael topped his personal best, won the championship and (para6-12) set a new world record.
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Part IV → Ques6 what was most unusual about Michael’s victory was that he (para13) was blind. V. Homework (5m)
Collect stories relevant to overcoming obstacles, especially those who do not have a sound body, and try to tell the story during the class.
Second Period
I. Review Task (10m)
Divide the class into several groups, and ask them to tell their stories to each other, and then choose one representative to tell the story during the class.
(Helen Keller: though she was blind and deaf, but she became a famous writer and teacher.
Stephen Hawking: though he suffered a serious disease, and can’t move and speak, he became a famous scientist and developed a lot of influential theories. ) II. Detailed Analysis of the Text (60m)
1. Playing on the Meaning of Words (part I)
Many words have more than one meaning and can remind one of a number of different ideas and events all at once. For example, the first three sentences of paragraph one, in which a word is used in two different senses. What are they?
And ask the students to give their own opinion on the question: How do you understand the title “True Height”? Does it also carry more than one meaning?
After reading the whole text, it is known that the title of the text had more than one meaning. It can be understood as the new bar heights that Michael cleared one after another, or it can be viewed as the tremendous obstacles Michael had overcome in attaining his goal.
Extra reading for fun: each line has a word or words that remind us of an activity or discovery associated with the scientists mentioned, can you soot the words? Replying to an Invitation to the a Scientists’ Ball a. Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm; b. Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend; c. Edison thought it would be an illumination experience; (详见教参50页) 2. Writing Technique: flash back (part II)
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. How does the author manage to make these parts in the text flow smoothly?
1) To repeat a key word; ask the students to find the key word that helps join part one and part two.
2) To pick up a key idea and then repeat; ask the students to find the key idea that helps join part two and part three.
Ask the students to pay more attention to the change of the tense. (Which sentence shows the beginning and ending of the flashback? past tense ---- part perfect tense ---- past tense) 3. Finding out Details (part II—part III)
1) A child usually inherits characteristics from both his or her mother and father. So does Michael. Michael’s mother is romantic and passionate, while his father is a hard-core realist. Ask the students to find out those details about Michael that show him to be his mother’s boy or his father’s son.
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