牛津译林版选修11：Unit 3 The secret of success Reading.pptVIP

M11 U3 Sir Clive Sinclair Sir Clive Sinclair -- the man who brought technology to the man in the street Mensa is a society for bright people, which creates a platform for them to share their thoughts and ideas. Sinclair was made chairman of British Mensa when he joined it. The growth of Mensa demonstrated Sinclair’s leadership skills and strength of personality. 1.普通人，常人，平民百姓 2. 赋有（能力等）的；享有(幸福等)的 3. 大量 4. 被……所淹没，充满，充斥 5. 对付，处理 6. 电子工程学 7. 奄奄一息，行将就木 8. 承认，认可 * a wise leader a hardworking film star Lang Lang, an intelligent and determined pianist the man in the street the ordinary people Read the text quickly and decide which of the following can best express the main idea of the text. Sir Clive’s stories. B. Sir Clive’s mini inventions. C. How Sir Clive ran his company. D. Sir Clive Sinclair’s life and inventions. Para His great _________ _____ and _________ of ___________ (_____) His ________ (_______) His ________ and _______ (_________) Para Para 2-4 1 Paras 5 Sir Clive Sinclair’s life and inventions 6 People’s _____________ of his ________ and ______________ (_____) childhood failure success strength leadership skills personality achievements efforts recognition Why couldn’t his teachers teach him when he was ten? Why did he decide to work at 17? already so good at… would teach him nothing new be blessed with brains; talented What did he invent as a child? a calculator 1977 1976 1961 1962 Reasons Results Inventions Time pocket-sized radio The company was flooded with demands pocket calculator digital watch pocket TV produce in bulk and sell cheaply positive attitude Reasons Results Inventions Time 1983 1982 1980 ZX80 computer ZX Spectrum computer Sinclair C5 car It makes a real hit Failure cheaper It was good for playing computer games on Being very small and having a strange oval front the symbol of his summit of his career (still respected for his earlier successes) Sinclai