Experiencing English 2

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Experiencing English 2
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Unit 5 Ways to Success
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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.

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home
Teaching procedures I. Listen and Talk
Lead in
Dialogue Samples
II. Read and Explore
Passage A
Think About It
Related Information
Words and Expressions
Summary of the Text
Understanding the Text
Notes to the Text
III. Culture Salon
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Unit 5 Ways to Success
Part I
Listen
Talk
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Unit 5 Ways to Success
Directions Listen to the following passage and
try to fill the missing words. Click here to
listen.
Success can be reached in different
ways by people in different careers.
Bill Gates began at age 13 to program
computers. His 1._______ for personal computing
has been central to the success of Microsoft
Corporation, the company he 2. _______ with his
childhood friend in 1975. The former CEO of
General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business
legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is, Change
before you have to. He believes in leading by
example and 3. _______ his employees to do their
best everyday.   Michael Jordan said, I accept
4. ______, but I cant accept not trying. He is
one of the best athletes to ever play team
sports. His great smile, athletic 5. _______, and
pleasant personality have made him one of the
most famous 6. _______ in the world. Michael
Jordan spent a lot of time playing basketball as
a child but in senior middle school he was taken
off the team. Instead of 7. _______, he worked
through adversity and became the greatest
basketball player yet. Celine Dion came from
8. _______ beginnings in a rural French Canadian
town in Canada. The youngest of fourteen
children, her voice is internationally known on
such soundtracks as Beauty and the Beast and
Titanic. Ronaldo is Brazils greatest 9.
_______ in soccer since Pele. He began his
professional 10. _______ in the season 90-91,
playing for the Social Ramos Club. FIFA
(Federation Internationale de Football
Association) voted him best player of the year in
1996.
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• keys
• 1. program 2. founded
• 3. encourages 4. failure
• 5. achievements 6. athletes
• 7. giving up 8. humble
• 9. talent 10. career

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• Dialogue Samples
• Dialogue 1
• An Interview with Bill Gates
• Key words and patterns
• ?Mr. Gates, what kind of role did fate or luck
  play in your success?
• ?What do you think is more important to your
  success, intelligence or hard work?
• ?Please explain the secret of your success.
• ?Do you regret not finishing college?
• ?I quit college to start Microsoft, and I dont
  regret that.

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• Dialogue 2
• An Interview with Michael Jordan
• key words and patterns
• ?Michael, did you watch basketball when you were
  not playing the last couple of years, or were you
  staying away from watching basketball?
• ?You were always considered the best.
• ?In two years a lot of things happened. A lot of
  talent has come in. Other players have grown to
  be better players than when I faced them.

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Unit 5 Ways to Success
Directions Listen to the following passage and
fill in the missing words with the help of
pictures.Click here to listen.
RonaldoFootball Player
Bill GatesChairman of Microsoft
Jack WelchEx-CEO of General Electric
Michael JordanBasketball Player
Celine DionPopular Singer
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Unit 5 Ways to Success

• The photos are all related to Ways to
  Success . Describe them to your classmates with
  the help of the following question.
• What is happening in these photos? Describe them
  as you imagine.
• Which photo do you like best? Why?
• Who else do you know is successful in his/her
  career?

• .

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Unit 5 Ways to Success
Part II
Read
Explore
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Passage A

• My Advice to Students Education Counts

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• Words Expressions of passage A
• 1.capable a.1) (of) having the power, skill, or
  other qualities needed (to do something)???
• eg Hes quite capable of lying to get out of
  trouble.
• 2) skilful and effective???
• eg She is a very capable manger.
• incapable adj.
• 2. claim v. 1) declare to be true ??
• eg After the battle both sides claimed victory.
• 2) (on, for) ask for, take.??,??
• eg Did you claim on the insurance after your
  car accident?

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• 3.discourage v. prevent or try to prevent (an
  action) ??
• eg I discouraged him from borrowing money.
• 4. dynamics n. a force that produces change,
  action or effects (?)??
• dynamic adj. full of activity, new ideas.
• eg a dynamic young businessman
• 5. Heartfelt a. deeply felt ???
• eg my heartfelt thanks
• 6. jeopardize v. put something at risk or in
  danger ??

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• eg If you are rude to him it may jeopardize
  your chance of promotion.
• 7. obsessive a. excessively interested ???
• eg his obsessive interest in music
• 8. perceive v. (come to) have knowledge of
  something through the mind ?????
• eg They perceived that they were unwelcome and
  left.
• 9. purely ad. only, merely ???
• eg I helped him purely and simply out of
  friendship.

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• 10. standpoint n. a position from which things
  are seen and opinions are formed ??
• eg Lets look at this from the standpoint of
  the ordinary voter.
• Phrases and Expressions
• 1.drop out (of )stop attending or taking part
• eg He dropped out of college after only two
  weeks.
• 2. sign up sign an agreement to take part in
  something ????????
• eg Ive signed up to take course at the local
  college.

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• 3. lose oneself in be extremely interested in
  something ???
• eg He lost himself in the book.
• 4. fall into pass into a specified state ??
• eg He fell into a rage when he heard that his
  son failed the test again.
• 5. try out test something by use, action, and
  experience, in order to find out about its
  quality, worth, effect, etc. ??
• eg The drug has not been tried out on human yet.

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Lead-in Questions

• 1. Who is Bill Gates? What do you know about him?
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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.
(Click the button below to go to each part.)
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Notes to the Text

• Click the following words to listen to the text.

Listen to the whole text.
Listen to paragraph 1.
Listen to paragraph 13.
Listen to paragraph 2.
Listen to paragraph 14.
Listen to paragraph 3.
Listen to paragraph 15.
Listen to paragraph 4.
Listen to paragraph 16.
Listen to paragraph 5.
Listen to paragraph 17.
Listen to paragraph 6.
Listen to paragraph 7.
Listen to paragraph 8.
Listen to paragraph 9.
Listen to paragraph 10.
Listen to paragraph 11.
Listen to paragraph 12.
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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.

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Summary of the Text

• 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.
• .

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Understanding the Text

• 1. Why do many students write to Gates
• every year?

They want to get his advice about education.
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Understanding the Text

• 2. Why do some parents write to Gates?

They want to get guidance for their children.
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Understanding the Text

• 3. What does Gates think of dropping out
• of school?

He discourages it.
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Understanding the Text

• 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.
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Understanding the Text

• 5. When does Gates think is the appropriate
• time for students to think about
  specialization?

He thinks that students should think about
specialization while in college.
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Understanding the Text

• 6. Many students choose to work for a while
  
• before going to a university. What do you
• think of this?

Open.
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• My Advice to Students Education Counts   
  
• Hundreds of students send me e-mail each
  year asking for advice about education. They want
  to know what to study, or whether it's okay to
  drop out of college since that's what I did.
  A smaller number of parents send messages,
  seeking guidance for their son or daughter. "How
  can we steer our child toward success?" they ask.
  
• My basic advice is simple and heartfelt Get
  the best education you can. Take advantage of
  high school and college. Learn how to learn.

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• It's true that I dropped out of college to
  start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three
  years before dropping outand I'd love to have
  the time to go back. As I've said before, nobody
  should drop out of college unless they believe
  they face the opportunity of a lifetime. And even
  then they should reconsider. Kathy
  Cridland, a sixth-grade teacher in Ohio, wrote to
  say, "Several of my students claim that you never
  finished high school. Since you are a success, my
  students perceive that as a reason not to care
  much about getting a good education." I
  finished high school!

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• The computer industry has lots of people
  who didnt finish college, but Im not aware of
  any success stories that began with somebody
  dropping out of high school. I actually dont
  know any high school dropouts, let alone any
  successful ones.
• In my company's early years
• we had a bright part-time
• programmer who threatened
• to drop out of high school to
• work full-time. We told him no. Quite a
  few of our people didn't finish college, but we
  discourage dropping out. Having a diploma
  certainly helps somebody who is looking to us for
  a job.

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• College isn't the only place where
  information exists. You can learn in a library.
  But somebody handing you a book doesn't
  automatically foster learning. You want to learn
  with other people, ask questions, try out ideas
  and have a way to test your ability. It usually
  takes more than just a book. ?Education
  should be broad,
• although it's fine to have deep
• interests, too. 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. My parents
  encouraged this, and I'm grateful that they did

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• Although I attended a lot of different kinds
  of classes in college, I signed up for only one
  computer class the whole time. I read about all
  kinds of things.
• One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son
  "lost himself in the hole of the computer." He
  got an A in website design, but other grades were
  sinking, she said.
• This boy is making a mistake. High school and
  college offer you the best chance to learn
  broadly math, history, various sciences and
  to do projects with other kids that teach you
  first-hand about group dynamics. It's fine to
  take a deep interest in computers, dance,
  language or any other discipline, but not if it
  jeopardizes breadth.

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• If you fall into an obsessive pattern in
  high school, you've got two problems. One is that
  you're unlikely to change when you go to college.
  The other is that if you don't get reasonably
  good grades, it's hard to go to a college that
  has the highly motivated, capable students who
  can really help you learn about the world.
• In college it's appropriate to think about
  specialization. Getting real expertise in an area
  of interest can lead to successunless the
  specialty ends up being a dead end or you're not
  good at. Graduate school is one way to get
  specialized knowledge, although extended college
  education isn't always a good investment from a
  purely economic standpoint.

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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).
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Notes to the Text

• 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.
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Notes to the Text

• 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.
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Notes to the Text

• 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
studied a large variety of subjects.
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Notes to the Text

• 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.
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Notes to the Text

• 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.
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Notes to the Text

• 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).
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Notes to the Text

• 7. 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.
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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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 5. threaten hang over dangerously, utter a
  threat give warning of

Examples

• Giant pandas are threatened with extinction.
• Dark skies threaten rain.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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 them.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 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.

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Words and Expressions

• 12. appropriate correct or suitable

Examples

• Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for
• school wear.
• It seemed appropriate to end with a joke.

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Words and Expressions

• 13. lead to have as a result, cause

Examples

• A bad cold can lead to pneumonia.
• Hard work leads to success.

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Bill Gates
http//www.microsoft.com/billgates

• 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 companys success made
  Gates one of the most influential figures in the
  computer industry and, eventually, one of the
  richest people in the world.

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Microsoft
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft office
http//www.msn.com/

• 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.
  Microsoft has its headquarters in Redmond,
  Washington. Microsofts 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. 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.

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The State of Ohio
The Ohio River,which traverses all of Ohios
natural land regions
http//www.state.oh.us/

• 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 leading industrial state.

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Culture Salon
Always bear in mind that your own resolution
to success is more important than any other one
thing.
Abraham Lincoln Many of life's failures
are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up.


Thomas Edison If A is success in life, then
A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x y is play
and z is keeping your mouth shut.
Albert Einstein Success is a
lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into
thinking they can't lose.
Bill Gates
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be
destroyed but not defeated.
Ernest
Hemingwa Each success only buys an admission
ticket to a more difficult problem.

Henry Kissinge Success usually comes to
those who are too busy to be looking for it.


Henry Thoreau I
don't know the key to success, but the key to
failure is to try to please everyone.
Bill
corsby
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Goal Checking

• On a scale of A to E, where A stands for
  very well, B for well, C for moderately
  well, D for not very well, and E for not at
  all, rate how well you have achieved the goals
  set at the beginning of this unit.
• A B C D E interview successful people
• A B C D E understand the two reading passages
• A B C D E use the new words and expressions
• A B C D E write about the advantages of getting
  a good education
• A B C D E use relative and appositive clauses
• A B C D E write greeting cards for achievements
• A B C D E understand the quotes from some
  celebrities
• If you have given yourself a C or lower rating on
  any of these goals, please
• -visit the Experiencing English website for
  additional help.
• -review the section that you found difficult.
• -ask your teacher for extra help.
• -work with a peer or form a study group to
  reinforce your progress.

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Thank You!