Unit 1 Reading

Unit1CouldIChangeMyLifeThinkofasuccessfulpersonthatyouadmire.Whydoyouadmirethisperson?Let’stalk1.Whichphotodoyoulikebest?Why?2.Whoelsedoyouknowissuccessfulinhis/hercareer?MichaelJordanMichaelJordanWhatledtohissuccess?BillGateswastheheadofthesoftwarecompanyMicrosoftandoneoftheworld'swealthiestmen.Gatesalsocravesinthecharity.SomesuccessfulpeopleZhangZiyihascompletedthematterwithintenyearswhichmanypeopledidn’tdaretothink.Tenyears,shestartedfromzero,becameaninternationalgiantstarfromayoungstudent.sheistheyoungestappraisalcommitteeofCannesFilmFestival.J.K.Rowling:RowlingmaybeearningalotofmoneyfromHarryPottertoday,butbeforeshepublishedtheseriesofnovelsshewasnearlypenniless,severelydepressed,divorced,tryingtoraiseachildonherownwhileattendingschoolandwritinganovel.Rowlingwentfromdependingonwelfaretosurvivetobeingoneoftherichestwomenintheworldinaspanofonlyfiveyearsthroughherhardworkanddetermination.SteveJobs“We’reheretoputadentintheuniverse.Otherwisewhyelseevenbehere?”“Never,never,never,nevergiveup.”“Yourtimeislimited,sodon’twasteitlivingsomeoneelse’slife.”WhatdoesSUCCESSmeantoyou?Let’stalkSuccessmeansbeinghappy.SuccessmeansbeingNO.1oroneofthebestinyourfield.Successmeansbeingabletomakegreatcontributiontosociety.Successmeansbeingabletoovercomegreatdifficultiesthatotherscan’t.Successmeansmakingalotofmoney.Successmeansthatyoucanbethekindofpersonyouwanttobe.ISitasuccessfromhomelesstoHarvard?Howtomakeit?ReadingPassage1HomelesstoHarvard听录音回答下列问题1.WhathappenedtoLiz’sfamilyin1996,justbeforeChristmas?2.WhichuniversityacceptedLizMurrayIn2000?3.What’sthenameofherowncompany?Hermotherdied,herfathermovedtohomelessshelter.HarvardUniversity.ManifestLiving仔细阅读课文回答下列问题Part11.WhendidLizrealizeherparentshadbeenaddictedtodrugs?2.WhatinspiredLiztochangeherlife?3.Whatdidshedecidetodo?Whenshewasonlythree.Hermother’sdeath.Shedecidedtogotohighschool,evenifshewasstillhomeless.Part21.Whendidshebeginhighschool?2.Whatdidshepromisedherselftodo?3.Howlongdidittakehertofinishherhighschool?Attheageof15.ShepromisedtobecomeastraightAstudent.Twoyears4.Howlongdidittakeotherstudentstofinishhighschool?5.HowmuchwastheScholarship?Fouryears.12,000dollarseveryyears.Part3-41.WhileLizwasinHarvard,whatdidshebegintodo?Why?2.WhydidsheleftHarvardandstudiedinColumbiaUniversityin2001?3.DidshereturnedtoHarvardandgraduated?4.Whatdidshedoafterthat?Shebeganpublicspeakingtohelppeopletosucceedinlife.Shehadtotakecareofhersickfather.Yes,shedid.Shestartedherowncompanytoempoweradultstocreatetheextraordinarythingsinlives.ConsolidationExerciseUnit1Page7Let’sDiscussWhatmovedyoumostinLiz’sstory?Ifwewanttochangeourlifeandbecomeasuccess,whatisimportant?Herspiritbywhichsheovercomesallthedifficultiesonherwaytosuccess.Neverlosefaith,hardworkanddetermination.SuccessisanAttitude!YouDeservetoSucceedCharacter“Primarysuccesscomesfromprimarygreatness…yourcharacter.”StephenCovey史蒂芬·柯维Author,“7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople”高效能人士的七个习惯Passion“Tosucceedyouhavetobelieveinsomethingwithsuchpassionthatitbecomesareality.”AnitaRoddick安妮塔·罗迪克Founder,TheBodyShop英国美体小铺美容化妆品公司Motivation“Gettingselfconfidenceisattheheartofsuccessineveryaspectoflife.”JackWelch杰克·韦尔奇FormerCEO,GeneralElectric原通用电气（GE）董事长兼CEOOptimism“Successfulpeopleareoptimists.Theybelievetheycanandwilldoit.”MarshallGoldsmith马歇尔·戈德史密斯ExecutiveLeadershipCoach全球高级领导者教练Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,try,andtryagain.Theshortestanswerisdoing.“Changebeforeyouhaveto.”—JackWelchProverbsandSayingsonSUCCESS“Iacceptfailure,butIcan’tacceptnottrying.”—MichaelJordanManisnotmadefordefeat.Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.—ErnestHemingwayGeniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.—ThomasEdisonInaword,lifecanreallybechanged,aslongasyouworkhard,aslongasyoupay.2.Writeasummaryofthispassage1.RecitenewwordsandphrasesThankYou!