冀教版英语必修5 Unit 3 The story of success.doc

Unit 3 The story of success Section One Step 1. Words to the teacher 1. Talk about the idea of success. Tell the students that everyone has a different idea of what it means to be successful. Do not give the students a definition of success or they will model your definition instead of coming y with their own. 2. Ask the students to think about their own definition of success. Give them a few minutes to write their own personal definitions. 3. Divide the students into small groups and ask them to discuss their definitions. If the students have been encouraged to think for themselves, their definitions will vary widely and this will result in a good conversation. 4. Ask the class for the different definitions that they have uncovered. Write these on the board. Step 2. Pre-reading The article on Stephen Hawking includes a lot of description. It describes him in different ways: Physically and mentally. 1. With students, brainstorm a list of word used to describe people. 2. Write the words on the blackboard. 3. Divide the words into words that describe mental characteristics. Ask the students whether they think there should be another category 4. Point out that these words can also be divided according to whether they are considered to be positive characteristics or negative characteristics. 5. Create a chart such as the following. Ask the students to give the opposite (negative) of the characteristics give. Note that many answers are possible. POSITIVE NEGATIVE Hard-working Lazy Clever stupid Relaxed Nervous Honest Dishonest Generous Mean Cheerful Sad Flexible Inflexible Handsome Ugly Kind Cruel Self-confident Self-abased Step 3. Reading 1. Give the students time to read the text in class. 2. While they are reading ask them to find the words that describe Stephan Hawking. They can underline these words in their textbooks or write them on a separate sheet f paper. 3. When the students have finished reading they should have a list of words and phrases of va