Between Parents and Us教学课件1.pptVIP

Answer the questions in the KNOW/ WANT TO KNOW chart. competition the horizontal bar airport stewardess welcome ashamed flower fail Answer the questions in the KNOW/ WANT TO KNOW chart. Before reading After reading What do you KNOW about the story from the key words in the box above? What do you WANT TO KNOW about the story? What have you learned? Who do you think flowers should be given to, the winner or the loser? Why? Read the following passage to see whether you agree with the author. Situation How she was received/treated How she felt When she won two world titles for the first time When she brought back one shining medal after another Answer the questions in the KNOW/ WANT TO KNOW chart. She was given a warm welcome in the lobby of the airport. What she got was all smiles, flowers and camera flashes. Not mentioned. She was more obsessed with the fear of losing. Situation How she was received/treated How she felt When she failed at the International Gymnastics Championships Few people greeted her and reports seemed to shun her. She was welcome by the stewardess with colourful flowers. She felt hurt, deserted and ashamed of herself. She was moved to tears. 2. Discuss and answer the following questions in groups. How do you answer the author’s questions both at the beginning and the end of the text? 2. How do you understand the old saying “Failure is the mother of success”? Flowers are both for the winners and for the losers. If you want to succeed, you must experience failures and learn lessons from them. 3. Are there anydifferences between “I failed” and “I am a failure”? If so, what are they? Yes. “I failed” just suggests you admit that you failed in doing a thing, but “I am a failure” suggests that you have a negative attitude toward yourself. Complete each of the following sentences according to the Chinese words given in brackets. ____________________ (刚一走进) th