1、l l l l Discussion: 1. What is success? 2. What do you think are the secrets of success? 1 As long as you are committed to your goals and you are _ about your dreams, you will _ accomplish them. 2 To accomplish _ results in your life, you have to be 100 percent committed and you must be willing to _

2、 your time and effort. passionate Listen to a talk about steps to make your dreams come true. Fill in the blanks based on what you hear. eventually amazing sacrifice Listen and talk 3 What are the three steps that you should follow to achieve success? 1) _ 2) _ 3) _ Map your goals out Believe in you

3、rself Take action 1. Why do most people fail to achieve success in the end? 2. Can you think of any other helpful steps that can be taken to make your dream come true? Listen to the talk again and discuss the following questions. Listen and talk Is it really possible to achieve anything you want in

4、your life? The answer is a “yes”. As long as you are committed to your goals and you are passionate about your dreams, you will eventually accomplish them. To Accomplish amazing results in your life, you have to be 100 percent committed and you must be willing to sacrifice your time and effort. Here

5、 are three steps that you may follow to make your dreams come true. Step 1-Map your goals out Write down your goals and develop a detailed blue- print of how you are not going to achieve them. Without goals, you are not going to stay focused on the direction you are heading; you will be distracted b

6、y your Surroundings. l Step 2-Believe in yourself l You must believe that you can attain your goals and that your dreams will come true. If you dont believe in what you do, you will never achieve what you seek. This is common sense. Belief is what drives you. You need to have a firm belief before yo

7、u can achieve something. Step 3- Take action Take massive and consistent action. Success is all about taking consistent action each day. Without taking action, nothing will come true. It is not that one day you wake up and you have a million dollars in your bank. Success will not come automatically.

8、 You have to work for it; you have to bring about the results. Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. Accordingly, a “genius” is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework. Thomas Edison (American inventor) Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant

9、 it may seem at the time. Sandra Day OConnor (American jurist) 1UNIT1UNIT Cultural background: Public means private! Schools funded by the government, either directly or via local education authorities, are called state schools and education provided in this way is known as state education. This dis

10、tinguishes it from private education, which comprises independent schools. The confusing bit is that some independent schools ( a varying number, because the term is not exact) are known as public schools.The possibility of confusion is especially great because in America schools organized by the go

11、vernment are called “public schools” and the education provided by the government is called the “public school system”. In Britain today 8 percent of children outside the state. 1. deviate from 偏離，背離 2. preclude sb. from doing 阻止某人做 3. remove sth/sb from sth 移開，拿開，去掉，從開除 4. whereby 憑那個；借以 5. write s

12、b/sth off 認為失敗（或沒有價值） 6. bypass (做某事時）避開，越過某人） 7. spur 8. triumph over 9. uphold 10.endeavor to do sth 11.in the pursuit of sth 12.Work ones way to/through /into 13.nominateas 刺激；鞭策；激勵 打?。粦饎?；成功 支持；擁護；維護 努力做某事；盡力做某事 在追求的過程中 (通過努力）逐步達到 提名作為 Introduction (1&2) Illustration (3,4,5,6&7) Conclusion(8) Chu

13、rchill managed to be a successful man although he was not a good student when he was young. (Para. 1) “Never give up” is the speech given by Churchill to young boys in his old school. (Para. 2) Introduction (Para. 1) (Para. 2) Introduction: Use the example of Churchill to lead to the question: What

14、is the secret of success? Introduction Illustration Body: Give illustrations and examples to bring forward the statement that only those with a strong will, those who ”keep their eyes on the prize”, and those who expend the substantial effort to keep going, will finally succeed. Nothing can inhibit

15、a strong spirit committed to success: Einstein and Edison are good examples to illustrate this. The example of Abraham Lincoln is added here to show that his strong will was the spur to push him forward and finally to make him successful . Only those who “keep their eyes on the prize” will find thei

16、r endeavors successful: Many artists, statements, writers and inventors have had the same experience. The example of Sandra Day OConnor is given here to show that her success is due to her sheer persistence . The secret of success is based on a burning inward desire that fuels the determination to act, to keep preparing, to keep going. Without substantial effort, only saying they