Unit 5 Ways to Success In this unit, you will a first listen, and then interview some successful people read about famous people and their success stories learn new words and expressions practice the use of the relative and appositive clauses; write greeting cards for achievements visit Culture Salon to read quotes from famous people L. Listen and talk The photos are all related to Ways to Success. Describe them to your classmates with the help of the following question 1. What is happening in these photos? Describe them as you imagir 2. Which photo do you like best? Why? 3. Who else do you know is successful in his/her career? IL. Read and explore Passagea My Advice to Students: Education Counts Lead-in Questions 1. Who is Bill Gates? What do you know about him? 2. What do you think of school education Does it play a significant role in your life? 3. Do you want to pursue graduate study after you get your Ba or BS? Explain Related nformation Bill gates Gates, William Henry, Ill(1955-)is an American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the lead ing computer software company in the United States. Gates cofounded Microsoft in 1975 with high school friend Paul Allen. The companys success made Gates one of the most influential figures in the computer industry and eventually one of the Microsoft Corporation is a leading American computer software company Microsoft develops and sells a wide variety of software products to businesses and consumers in more than 50 countries. The companys Windows operating systems for personal computers are the most widely used operating systems in the world
1 Unit 5 Ways to Success In this unit, you will ◼ first listen, and then interview some successful people; ◼ read about famous people and their success stories; ◼ learn new words and expressions; ◼ practice the use of the relative and appositive clauses; ◼ write greeting cards for achievements; ◼ visit Culture Salon to read quotes from famous people. I. Listen and Talk The photos are all related to Ways to Success . Describe them to your classmates with the help of the following question. 1. What is happening in these photos? Describe them as you imagine. 2. Which photo do you like best? Why? 3. Who else do you know is successful in his/her career? II. Read and Explore Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts Lead-in Questions 1. Who is Bill Gates? What do you know about him? . 2. What do you think of school education? Does it play a significant role in your life? 3. Do you want to pursue graduate study after you get your BA or BS? Explain. Related Information ◼ Bill Gates Gates, William Henry, III (1955- ) is an American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software company in the United States. Gates cofounded Microsoft in 1975 with high school friend Paul Allen. The company’s success made Gates one of the most influential figures in the computer industry and, eventually, one of the richest people in the world. ◼ Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is a leading American computer software company. Microsoft develops and sells a wide variety of software products to businesses and consumers in more than 50 countries. The company’s Windows operating systems for personal computers are the most widely used operating systems in the world
Microsoft has its headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft s other well-known prc oroducts include Word, a word processor; Excel, a spreadsheet program; Access, a database program; and Power Point, a program for making business presentations. These programs are sold separately and as part of office an integrated software suite. Microsofts Internet Explorer allows users to browse the World Wide Web. Among the companys other products are reference applications; games; financial software;; programming languages for software developers; input devices, such as pointing devices and keyboards, and computer-related books Ohio Ohio is one of the east north Central states of the united States ohio is located on several main routes between the eastern and western United States Therefore it attracted settlers from all parts of the country and developed a culture significant for its diversity. Ohio first developed as an agricultural region, and more than half of the land is still devoted to growing crops and raising livestock. The states position on major east-west highways and railroads and its access to Lake Erie and the Ohio River, however, offered a large potential market for industrial production. This strategic location, combined with the presence of abundant natural resources and potential sources of power, made possible the rise of the industrial concentrations that have made ohio a lead ing industrial state Notes to the text 1. It's true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out--and I'd love to have the time to go back.(para. 4) It's true that I left college early to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before I left, and if I had the time I'd love to go back(for my further study) 不错,为创建微软,我未完成大学学业,不过辍学之前我已经在哈佛呆了三 年,而且我真心希望有一天能重返校园 2. Since you are a success, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education. (para. 5) As you are a success, my students tend to infer from your success that they don't have to worry very much about doing well in school 你成功了,我的学生因此就认为没有必要接受良好的教育 3. But somebody hand ing you a book doesn,'t automatically foster learning.(para But if someone gives you a book you may not necessarily learn anything from it 但人家递给你一本书并不能自动地让你学到东西。 4. In high school there were periods when I was highly focused on writing software but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests.(para. 12)
2 Microsoft has its headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft’s other well-known products include Word, a word processor; Excel, a spreadsheet program; Access, a database program; and PowerPoint, a program for making business presentations. These programs are sold separately and as part of Office, an integrated software suite. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer allows users to browse the World Wide Web. Among the company’s other products are reference applications; games; financial software; programming languages for software developers; input devices, such as pointing devices and keyboards; and computer-related books. ◼ Ohio Ohio is one of the East North Central states of the United States. Ohio is located on several main routes between the eastern and western United States. Therefore it attracted settlers from all parts of the country and developed a culture significant for its diversity. Ohio first developed as an agricultural region, and more than half of the land is still devoted to growing crops and raising livestock. The state’s position on major east-west highways and railroads and its access to Lake Erie and the Ohio River, however, offered a large potential market for industrial production. This strategic location, combined with the presence of abundant natural resources and potential sources of power, made possible the rise of the industrial concentrations that have made Ohio a leading industrial state. Notes to the Text 1. It's true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out--and I'd love to have the time to go back. (para. 4) It's true that I left college early to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before I left, and if I had the time I'd love to go back (for my further study). 不错，为创建微软，我未完成大学学业，不过辍学之前我已经在哈佛呆了三 年，而且我真心希望有一天能重返校园。 2. Since you are a success, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education.(para. 5) As you are a success, my students tend to infer from your success that they don't have to worry very much about doing well in school. 你成功了，我的学生因此就认为没有必要接受良好的教育。 3. But somebody handing you a book doesn't automatically foster learning. (para. 10) But if someone gives you a book you may not necessarily learn anything from it. 但人家递给你一本书并不能自动地让你学到东西。 4. In high school there were periods when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. (para. 12)
Sometimes in high school I engaged myself wholly in writing software, but most of the time I stud ied a large variety of subjects 读高中时,我有一段时间醉心于软件编写,但大部分时间里,我的学习兴趣 相当广泛。 5. One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son"lost himself in the hole of the computer One parent wrote me that her 15-year-od son became completely preocupied by the computer and ignored everything else 有位家长写信说,她15岁的儿子“钻进计算机无底洞里了 6. It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. (para. 15) It's Ok to be very strongly interested in any subject or activ ity such as computers dance, or language, but not if it makes your interests too narrow 你对计算机、舞蹈、语言或其他任何的科目有深入的兴趣也无可厚非,但太 偏执而舍弃学习广度则不是一件好事了。 7. If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, you've got two problems If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interests in high school, you have two problems(not just one 如果高中阶段兴趣过于集中,你会面临两个问题。 8. Graduate school is one way to get specialized knowledge, although extended college education isn't always a good investment from a purely economic stand point (para. 17 Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area, but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition money 读研究生是获取专业知识的一个途径,不过从纯经济角度来看,大学毕业后 再接受教育不总是明智的投资, Summary of the text It is well known that Bill Gates dropped out of college. Some people even think he never finished high school. In fact he finished three years at Harvard, where he studied a variety of subjects and only took one computer class. His main advice to students is to do much as he did, but to finish college before dropping out unless the opportunity of a lifetime appears. He feels students should not specialize too soon If they do specialize they should also pursue other subjects and make acceptable grades. Above all else he believes students should learn how to learn, so they can learn on their own outside the classroom this in fact is how gates learned most of what he knows about computers, though he apparently feels that most students need a somewhat more structured approach to education than he had
3 Sometimes in high school I engaged myself wholly in writing software, but most of the time I studied a large variety of subjects. 读高中时，我有一段时间醉心于软件编写，但大部分时间里，我的学习兴趣 相当广泛。 5. One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son "lost himself in the hole of the computer." (para. 14) One parent wrote me that her 15-year-od son became completely preocupied by the computer and ignored everything else. 有位家长写信说，她 15 岁的儿子“钻进计算机无底洞里了”。 6. It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. (para. 15) It's OK to be very strongly interested in any subject or activity such as computers, dance, or language, but not if it makes your interests too narrow. 你对计算机、舞蹈、语言或其他任何的科目有深入的兴趣也无可厚非，但太 偏执而舍弃学习广度则不是一件好事了。 7. If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, you've got two problems. (para. 16) If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interests in high school, you have two problems (not just one). 如果高中阶段兴趣过于集中，你会面临两个问题。 8. Graduate school is one way to get specialized knowledge, although extended college education isn't always a good investment from a purely economic standpoint. (para. 17) Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area , but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition money. 读研究生是获取专业知识的一个途径，不过从纯经济角度来看，大学毕业后 再接受教育不总是明智的投资。 Summary of the Text It is well known that Bill Gates dropped out of college. Some people even think he never finished high school. In fact he finished three years at Harvard, where he studied a variety of subjects and only took one computer class. His main advice to students is to do much as he did, but to finish college before dropping out unless the opportunity of a lifetime appears. He feels students should not specialize too soon. If they do specialize they should also pursue other subjects and make acceptable grades. Above all else he believes students should learn how to learn, so they can learn on their own outside the classroom. This in fact is how Gates learned most of what he knows about computers, though he apparently feels that most students need a somewhat more structured approach to education than he had
Words and expressions 1. take advantage of: make use of, profit from E xample We should take full advantage of the exceptional opportunity open in exports You'd better take advantage of the warm weather by going for a walk this afternoon 2. opportunity: a favorable moment or occasion(for doing something) Examples It will give you an opportunity to meet all kinds of people Don, t let slip any opportunity of practicing your English 3. claim: say that(sth ) is true or is a fact without having any proof Jean claims to own a car but i don 't believe her. He claimed that he had done the work without help 4. let alone: not to mention E I have not even read the first chapter, let alone finished the book The baby can't even walk, let alone run 5. threaten: hang over dangerously, uttera threat; give warning of E Giant pandas are threatened with extinction Dark skies threaten rain 6. look to: depend on the action of Examples We look to you for help / to help us An able young man is ashamed to look to others for assistance 7. foster: help(something to grow or develop Examples Cooperative learning fosters a spirit of cooperation The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts when he was young 8. focus on: direct one's attention to Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people in London As we can't study all the resources, I propose we focus attention on one of
4 Words and Expressions 1. take advantage of: make use of, profit from Examples: • We should take full advantage of the exceptional opportunity open in exports. • You'd better take advantage of the warm weather by going for a walk this afternoon. 2. opportunity: a favorable moment or occasion (for doing something) Examples: • It will give you an opportunity to meet all kinds of people. • Don't let slip any opportunity of practicing your English. 3. claim: say that (sth.) is true or is a fact without having any proof Examples: • Jean claims to own a car but I don't believe her. • He claimed that he had done the work without help. 4. let alone: not to mention Examples: • I have not even read the first chapter, let alone finished the book. • The baby can't even walk, let alone run. 5. threaten: hang over dangerously, utter a threat; give warning of Examples: • Giant pandas are threatened with extinction. • Dark skies threaten rain. 6. look to: depend on the action of Examples: • We look to you for help / to help us. • An able young man is ashamed to look to others for assistance. 7. foster: help (something) to grow or develop Examples: • Cooperative learning fosters a spirit of cooperation. • The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts when he was young. 8. focus on: direct one's attention to Examples: • Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people in London. • As we can't study all the resources, I propose we focus attention on one of
9. grateful: feeling or showing thanks E I was most grateful to John for bringing the books We are grateful to our neighbors for help in time of trouble 10. discipline: a method of training E Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory In learning a foreign language, pronunciation drills and question and answer drills are good discipline 11. capable: having ability of doing or the power to do Ex She is extremely capable and dependable This computer is capable of storing millions of bits of information 12. appropriate: correct or suitable Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear. It seemed appropriate to end with a joke 13. lead to: have as a result cause a bad cold can lead to pneumonia Hard work leads to success Understanding the text 1. Why do many students write to Gates every year? They want to get his advice about education 2. Why do some parents write to Gates? They want to get guidance for their children 3. What does Gates think of dropping out of school? He discourages it 4. Which university did Gates go to? Did he graduate with a degree He went to Harvard but he dropped out in his junior year. 5. When does Gates think is the appropriate time for students to think about specialization?
5 them. 9. grateful: feeling or showing thanks Examples: • I was most grateful to John for bringing the books. • We are grateful to our neighbors for help in time of trouble. 10. discipline: a method of training Examples: • Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory. • In learning a foreign language, pronunciation drills and question and answer drills are good discipline. 11. capable: having ability of doing or the power to do Examples: • She is extremely capable and dependable. • This computer is capable of storing millions of bits of information. 12. appropriate: correct or suitable Examples: • Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear. • It seemed appropriate to end with a joke. 13. lead to: have as a result, cause Examples: • A bad cold can lead to pneumonia. • Hard work leads to success. Understanding the Text 1. Why do many students write to Gates every year? They want to get his advice about education. 2. Why do some parents write to Gates? They want to get guidance for their children. 3. What does Gates think of dropping out of school? He discourages it. 4. Which university did Gates go to? Did he graduate with a degree? He went to Harvard but he dropped out in his junior year. 5. When does Gates think is the appropriate time for students to think about specialization?