Fame-and-Success

UnitThreeFameandSuccessTextAFameLead-in1Pre-readingActivities2TextStudy3Summary4ContentsWriting5Lead-inInteractiveModeIInteractiveModeIIInteractiveModeIII123Lead-inOurtopictodayis“Fame”.Famereferstothestateofbeingpopularwithalotofpeopleasaresultofone’sachievement.Whetherornottogainfame,therefore,isoftenseenasagoodtestforone’ssuccessinlife.Nowlet’sproceedwithourtopic-centeredlead-in.InteractiveModeIQ1:Whatdopeopleseekfamefor?1)Forariseinsocialposition?2)Forabundanceofwealth?3)Fordrowninginfame’sglory?4)Forrefinementofsocialtaste?5)Forassimilationintohighsociety?InteractiveModeIIQ2:Whatsideeffectsdoesfameseekingexertonone?1)Willitleadtothelossofyouridentity?2)Willitresultinalifefarfromyouroriginalwishes?3)Willitdepriveyouofthefreedomtoexpressyourselffreely?InteractiveModeIIIQ3:Whatonearthistherebehindthecelebrity?1)Isthereanyspotontheirsouls?2)Willtherebemorefeelingoffailurethanofsuccess?3)Aretherethousandsmorewhoarenotsolucky?4)Isthereastrongsenseofregret?Pre-readingBackgroundInformationReadthesepicturesDiscussSpielberg斯皮尔伯格(美国电影导演)OscarWilde奥斯卡•王尔德(爱尔兰作家)ThomasWolfe托马斯•乌尔夫(美国小说家)Beethoven贝多芬(德国作曲家)Pestalozzi裴斯泰洛齐(瑞士教育改革家)SpielbergBeethovenBillGatesHeisChairmanoftheMicrosoftCorporationanditschiefsoftwarearchitect.BillGatesdiscoveredhisinterestinsoftwarewhenhewasatelementaryschoolandbeganprogrammingcomputersattheageof13.•1.Whatqualitiesdoyouthinksuccessfulpeoplepossess?•2.Somepeoplesay,“Fameislikeadouble-edgedsword.”What’syouropinion?•3.Ifyoucouldchoose,wouldyouprefertobeafamousorordinary?ThequalitiessuccessfulpeopleshouldpossessFirstly,theyarecompassionateandconcernedaboutthewell-beingofmankind.Secondly,theycommitthemselvestothecausetheyarepursuingandrefusetogiveupinthefaceofdifficultiesandevenfailuresastheyknowthattheirgoalscanbereachednomatterhowobstaclesmaylieintheway.Thirdly,theyaremodestaboutwhattheyachievedastheyknowthateachsuccessonlybuysanadmissiontickettoamoredifficulttaskorproject.Lastly,theyallhaveteamspiritandareallgoodteamplayers.Fameisbutavapor,andtheonlythingthatenduresisone’scharacterorvirtue•Famecanassureoneofahighsocialstatus,highregard,greatadmiration,etc.Famecanalsobringonewealthasacelebrityhasmorechancestoearnbigmoney.Besides,theapplausesandflowersfromthefansmayboostone’sself-confidenceandincreaseone’ssenseoffulfillment.•However,theothersideofthecoinisthatfamecanbeadestructiveforce.Itcanbeaburdenthathindersyoufromprogressingfurther.Itmaydepriveyouofyourfreedom,privacyandevenyourownidentity.Itmayevendriveyouinsaneandbringyoulotsofpain,ascanbeseenfromthelifestoriesofsomeworldfamouspopsingersandmoviestars.Asapublicfigure,heisoftenchasedbyfansandjournalists,andhisprivatelifeneverescapesthemedia’sattentionorpubliccuriosity.Famealsoplacesoneundergreatpressure.Hehastoworkinlinewithpublicexpectationsandthusbecomestheslaveofhisownsuccess.Whenfacedwithfame,somepeoplechasethematanycost,useanykindofmeanstogetitandlosethemselvesintheend.Hype(炒作)wasfamiliartoeveryoneinrecentyears.Almosteveryoneishyping,whethercommonpeopleorstars.Filmstars,singers,writers…allkindsofstarsarehypingtoattractmoreattentionandgethigherfame.Famebringsthemself-confidenceandhappiness，butalsocanpushesthemintotrouble.Areallthethingstheygetfromhypereallygoodforthem?Howlongwillthiskindoffamekeep?Internethype(互联网炒作)springsupandbecomesapopularwayforcommonpeopletogettheirso-calledfame.It’sridiculoustochasefameinthisway.Peoplearecrazy…ThisisaparagraphsaidbyoneoftheheroineofthefilmFameinthefinalTextStudyNewWordsInteractiveAnalysisofTextTextStudyNewWordschasevt.追逐；追赶crueltyn.[C,U]残酷；残忍pessimistica.悲观的conquestn.[U]1.征服;控制2.征服;攻占bankrupta.破产的motiven.[C]动机worshipvt.崇拜；敬重；仰慕spurvt.鼓励；刺激luren.[C]诱惑drownv.1.沉浸于2.(使)淹死NewWordsimperiala.1.壮丽的；宏大的2.帝国的agentn.[C]1.经纪人2.代理人，代理商hastenvt.加快；加速elevatorn.[U]电梯blurn.[C]模糊的记忆;模糊不清的事物idlea.不工作的；闲着的borevt.使厌烦boreda.厌烦的continuityn.[U]连贯(性)；连续(性)sustainvt.维持；使…持续NewWordsminutea.极小的discountvt./n.1.忽视;低估2.打折/[C]折扣plotn.[C]1.(小说的)情节2.阴谋moviemakern.[C]电影制作人distincta.1.独特的2.清晰的；明显的spotlightn.[C]聚光灯junglen.[C,U](热带)丛林fraudn.[C,U]欺诈；诈骗contaminatevt.污染；弄脏underlinevt.1.在···下划线2.强调;使突出NewWordsuncompromisinga.不妥协的；不让步的objectvi.反对；不赞成accusevt.指控；控告banquetn.[C]宴会suevt.起诉；控告attorneyn.[C]律师secondvt.支持；附议finevt.罚…的款expelvt.开除；驱逐justifyvt.证明…有道理；为…辩护InteractiveAnalysisofTextThepassageisapieceofargumentationwhichtriestoconvinceusthatseekingfamesometimesleadstoone’sowndestruction.Sothepatternofwritingthewriteradoptsforthetextisasfollows:Nowlet’smakeadetailedanalysisofthetextthroughdynamicinteraction:InteractiveAnalysisofTextGeneralStatementSpecificArgumentationConclusionTheTailofFameInteractiveAnalysisofTextPartIGeneralStatement(Para.?)A:Itislikeadogchasinghisowntailwho,whenhecapturesit,doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.(Para.1)Q2:Whatisthewriter’sstatementaboutfame?A:Thecrueltyofsuccessisthatitoftenleadsthosewhoseeksuchsuccesstoparticipateintheirowndestruction.Q1:Whatisitliketoseekfame?InteractiveAnalysisofTextQ:TheMainIdeaofPartI?A:Justasadogchasesitsowntail,seekingfameoftenleadstoself-destruction.Q:Whatde