全新大學(xué)進(jìn)階英語Unit 1 The Pursuit of Dreams

全新版大學(xué)進(jìn)階英語：綜合教程1NEWPROGRESSIVECOLLEGEENGLISH1ThePursuitofDreams1UnitGoalsContentsPartOneOpenerPairWorkPartTwoReading&InteractingGettingPreparedTextStudyFocusingonLanguageinContextPartThreeIntegratedSkillsPracticingViewing&ListeningSpeakingWritingPairwork:Lookatthetwophotosbelow.Thenworkwithyourpartnerandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.YoumaywanttosearchonlineforinformationbyusingyourcellphonetoscantheQRcodes(二維碼).QianXuesen:aChinesescientist,fatherofChina’sspaceprogramsSteveJobs:anAmericanbusinessman,co-founderofAppleInc.1.

Canyousayafewwordsaboutthetwopeopleinthepictures?2.Whatdreamdideachofthemhaveandworkhardtoachieve?3.Whatdifficultiesdidtheycomeacrosswhenpursuingtheirdreams?實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想achieve/realizeone’sdream;makeone’sdreamcometrue技術(shù)technology留學(xué)gotostudyabroad創(chuàng)辦公司start/found/setupacompany以……而聞名befamousfor致力于devoteoneselftoHelpfulWords&ExpressionsWatchthevideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmates.1.WhatdifficultsituationhasRobbieWildemet?2.Howmuchdoyouknowabouthim?3.IsitpossibleforyoutobecomeaDJifyouwereinthesamecondition?DJ(discjockeyordeejay)

DJis

apersonwhomixesrecordedmusicforanaudience.ThereareavarietyofDJs,dependingonwheretheywork(e.g.radio,clubandmobileDJs)orwhattypesofmusicalperformancetechniquestheyuse(e.g.electronica,reggaeandhip-hopDJs).

通常指在娛樂場(chǎng)所播放、調(diào)試音樂產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)勁效果引導(dǎo)大家熱辣跳舞的人，也可以是在酒吧主持與音樂有關(guān)的節(jié)目（或廣播）的主持人，俗稱唱片騎士或打碟師。NotesWarm-upVideoTurntable

Aturntableisa

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platesupportingarecordasitisplayed.Byadjustingthespeedoftheturntable,eitherbyadjustingthespeedknob,orbymanipulatingtheplate(e.g.byslowingdowntheplatebyputtingafingergentlyalongtheside),DJscanmatchthe

temposofdifferentrecordssotheirrhythmscanbeplayedtogetheratthesametimewithoutclashingormakeasmooth,seamlesstransitionfromonesongtoanother.唱機(jī)轉(zhuǎn)盤是一個(gè)支撐唱片的圓形旋轉(zhuǎn)盤，可以通過速度旋鈕或操縱板調(diào)節(jié)轉(zhuǎn)盤的速度（例如，將手指輕輕地放在唱片的一側(cè)能夠放緩唱片的速度）。DJ可以搭配不同唱片的節(jié)奏，或從一首歌曲無縫地過渡到另一首歌曲。DJmixer

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theformofsoundsorpictures.MostDJmixershavefarfewerchannelsthanamixerusedbya

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audioengineer.混音器是用于合并輸入信號(hào)以產(chǎn)生聲音或圖像形式的組合輸出的裝置。大多數(shù)DJ混音器的頻道遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)少于錄音制作人或音頻工程師使用的混音器。

DJsoftwareUnlikemostmusicplayersoftwaredesignedforregularconsumers,DJsoftwarecanplayatleasttwoaudiofilessimultaneously,displaythewaveformsofthefilesonscreenandenabletheDJtolistentoeithersource.ThewaveformsallowtheDJtoseewhatiscomingnextinthemusicandhowtheplaybackofdifferentfilesisaligned.

與大多數(shù)針對(duì)普通消費(fèi)者的音樂播放軟件不同，DJ軟件可以同時(shí)播放至少兩個(gè)音頻文件，并在屏幕上顯示文件的波形，DJ能夠聆聽任何一個(gè)音源，能夠通過軟件上的波形看到接下來的音樂是什么，以及不同樂曲的節(jié)奏如何搭配。TEXT Adeafdiscjockey?Soundsimpossible?NotifyouareRobbieWilde,whowasdeterminedtopursuehisdreamofdrivingdancerstotheirfeetdespitehishearingloss.DeafDJByRobbieWildeastoldtoKennethMiller1

IwasborninEnglandwithperfecthearing.In1990,whenIwasfive,myfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.Istartedgettingearinfectionseverythreemonthsorso.Wedidn’thavehealthinsuranceatthetimeandwhenIgotathirdinfection,myparentscouldn’tpayforthetreatment.Iwentdeafinmyrightearandwasleftwith50percenthearinginmyleft.Overtime,myremaininghearingdroppedto20percent,whereitistoday.MydoctorspredictedthatIwouldbecompletelydeafbynow,soIthinkI’mdoingprettywell.2TherewasalwaysmusiconinmyhousewhenIwaslittle.IlovedlisteningtoMetallica,LedZeppelin,BobMarley,MichaelJackson.MydadwasaDJ,soheplayeddisco,folk,dance,rock,andmusicfromothercountries.Formy18thbirthday,mydadaskedmetodeejayattherestaurantheowned.Afterdoingthatforafewweeks,Iwashooked.Iwantedtolearnmore.

3Ie-mailedDJShiftee,awell-knownNewYorkCityDJ,whenIwas25:“Iknowyoulikeachallenge.Howaboutteachingadeafpersontodeejay?”Hewrotebackthenextday:“Challengeaccepted.”Hetutoredmetwiceaweekfortwoyears,helpingmedevelopcorrecttechnique.Ipracticedfourhoursaday.NowwhenI’mperforming,musclememorytakes

over.4WhenIstarteddeejayingatclubs,Iwouldn’ttellthemanagersIwasdeaf.Iwouldjustshowup,introducemyself,andstartplayingmusic.Attheendofthenight,someonewouldsay,“Oh,here’sthecheck.”AndI’dsay,“What?Oh,Ican’thear.”Theywerealwayssosurprised.SometimesIwouldbringdoctor’snotesbecausetheywouldn’tbelieveme.ItwasreassurancethattheyweregivingmejobsbecauseIwasgood,notoutofsympathy.Eventuallypeoplestartedcallingme“thatDeafDJ,”andthenamestuck.

5Forashow,Isetuponespeakerfacingmyleftside,mygoodear,andmakeitlouderallthewayup.ThespeakersthatplaythebassareonthefloorbehindmesoIcanhearsomeofthelowerfrequenciesandfeelthebeatinmyfeet.AndIcanfeeltheenergyofthesongandthecrowdgoescrazy,youfeelthat.Thesongcomestolife.6Iusesoftwarethatturnsthemusicintolinesofcoloronacomputerscreen.Redisthebass,blueissnare,greenisthevocalsormelody.I’mvisuallyhearingthemusic.WhatIloveaboutdeejayingisthecreativity,whatyoucandowithamachine,twoturntables,andamixer.7

Thenexttimeyougodancingcoveryourears,andyou’llfeelalittlebitofhowIdoit.You’llstartusingyourothersenses.You’llstartseeingthatyou’reabletohearthemusicinadifferentway.Musicisnotallabouthearing.

8Iplayallsortsofget-togethersnow,fromcollegepartiestocorporateevents.Ialsogotoelementaryschoolsforthedeafandtalktothestudentsaboutmotivationandbelievinginthemselves.I’mbigon

talkingtotheparents.Itellthem,“Myadvicetoyouistolet[yourkids]chasetheirdreams.I’madeafDJ,sowhynot?”

Pairwork:Thistextisorganizedinorderoftimetotellthewriter’sownlifestoryaboutthedevelopmentofhisdeafnessandskillsasaDJ.Findoutmajorevents/activitiesinthewriter’slifeaccordingtotimeindicators,suchasexpressionsoftimeandtense.Comparenoteswithyourpartner.1.TextOrganizationTimeParagraphsMajorEvents/ActivitiesWhenhewaslittle2?Therewasalwaysmusiconinhishouse.?HelovedlisteningtoMetallica,

LedZeppelin,BobMarley,MichaelJackson.?HisdadwasaDJ,whoplayeddisco,folk,dance,rock,andmusicfromothercountries.Onhis18thbirthday2Hisdadaskedhimtodeejayattherestaurantheowned.Afterdeejayingathisfather’srestaurantforafewweeks2HewashookedonbeingaDJandwantedtolearnmore.TheDevelopmentoftheWriter’sSkillsasaDJTimeParagraphsMajorEvents/ActivitiesWhenhewas253Heemailedawell-knownDJandwasabletogethistutoringtwiceaweekfortwoyears.Whenhestarteddeejayingatclubs4Heshowedup,introducedhimself,andplayedmusicwithouttellingpeopletherehewasdeaf.Nowwhenheperforms3568?Heisskillful,withhisbodymovingautomatically.?Hecanhearsomeofthelowerfrequenciesandfeelthebeatinhisfeet.?Heusessoftwarethatturnsthemusicintolinesofcoloronacomputerscreen.?Heplaysallsortsofget-togethers,fromcollegepartiestocorporateevents.Pairwork:Withtheteacherasguide,youandyourpartnerworkonthefollowingcomprehensioncheckexercises.2.1Focusingon(關(guān)注)themainideasCompletethefollowingparagraphwithkeyinformationfromthetext.RobbieWildehasbeenenjoyinghislifeasa(n)

DJ.Hewasbornwithperfecthearing,butisnowcompletelydeafinhisrightearandcanhardlyhearinhisleft.Hegrewupina(n)

musicalhomeenvironmentandstarteddeejayingatage18.Withastrongdesiretoperfecthisskills,heaskedawell-knownDJfortutoring.Hehasbeenworkinghardanddoesnotwanthisskillsrecognizedsimplybecausepeoplehavesympathyforhisdisability.Inthisway,hesetsagoodexampleforotheryoungpeopleinchasingtheirdreams.2.ComprehensionCheck2.2DiggingintodetailAnswerthefollowingquestionstobetterunderstandthetext.Youmaywanttowritedownsomekeywordsinthespaceprovidedbeforeyoudoso.(Para.1)1HowdidRobbiebecomedeaf?(Para.4)2HowdidpeopleintheclubsfeelwhenRobbietoldthemhewashardofhearing?Theywerealwayssurprised.Hewasbornwithperfecthearinginbothears,butsevereearinfectionsthatstartedwhenhewasfivelefthimdeafinhisrightearand50%deafinhisleft.Overtime,hisremaininghearingdroppedto20percent.(Para.5)3Whatdoeshedotohelphimselfhearthemusicwhenhedeejaysforashow?Heplacesonespeakerfacinghisgoodleftear,andmakesitlouderallthewayup.Thespeakersthatplaythebassareputonthefloorbehindhim,sohecanhearsomeofthelowerfrequenciesandfeelsthebeatinhisfeet.(Para.6)4Whatdoestheword“visually”mostprobablymean,judgingfromthecontext?Itmostprobablymeans“withtheeyes”.(Para.6)5Whatdoesheloveaboutdeejaying?Helovesitscreativity,andwhathecandowithamachine,twoturntables,andamixer.Thistextisafirst-personnarrativebasedonanintervieworaconversationwithRobbieWilde.Awrittentextthoughitis,itdemonstratessomestylisticcharacteristicswecanfindinconversationalEnglish.

First,lookattheinformalwordsandexpressionsthroughoutthetextthatmakethereaderfeelcomfortablebecauseoffamiliarity:orso(para.1),hooked(para.2),stuck(para.4),alltheway(para.5),alittlebit(para.7),bigon(para.8),andsoon.Inthecaseofdirectquotations,whichareusedbythenarratortoaddrealismandliveliness,theynaturallycontaininformalusagesandellipses,suchasHowabout…?(para.3),Challengedaccepted.(para.3),What?(para.4),andwhynot?(para.8).

Second,mostsentencesarenotparticularlylongandalsodonothavecomplexstructures.Inthecaseswheresentencesareconnectedthroughtransitionalwords,simplecoordinatingconjunctionssuchasand,soandbecauseareused.

Third,thenarrationofeventsoractivitiesreliesonsimpleverbs,verbalphrasesornounclausesinsteadofstrongandcomplexverbsornouns.Examplesofsuchverbs,verbalphrasesandnounclausesinclude,amongmanyothers,have,go,do,

tell,talk,ask,feel,bring,play;takeover,showup,setup,cometolife;whereitis,whatyoucando,howIdoit,whatIlikeabout…Fourth,wordsthatrefertotheperson(s)orthing(s)intheimmediatecontextarefrequentlyusedtoachievetheeffectofgettingthereadermoreinvolved.Twotypesofsuchwordscanbefoundinthistext:(1)first-personandsecond-personpronouns(i.e.I,me,my,we,you,your),(2)wordssuchastoday,now,that(Afterdoingthat;youfeelthat).Finally,contractionsarecommoninthiswrittentext,thusretainingtheinformalstyleandrhythmofspeechfromtheoriginalintervieworconversation.Justrunaquickscanofthetext,andyou’llbeabletolocatethesecontractions:didn’t,couldn’t,I’m,here’s,can’t,wouldn’t,andyou’ll.1.InChina,whathasthesocietyofferedtopeoplewithdisabilities?Inwhataspectsdoyouthinkitshouldimprove?Canyougiveussomespecificinstances?2.Nowadays,moreandmorepeople,especiallyyoungones,pursuetheirdreamsdespiteofthelimitsofreality.Someofthemquitjobstotravelaroundtheworld;someofthemtryeverymeanstobeasinger.Theymaygetbothpraiseandblame:

“Theyaresobravetobewhattheywanttobeinspiteofallthedifficulties;theirlivesareworthliving.”

“Theyaresoselfish;theyjustrefusetothinkabouttheirlimits,theirlivelihood,thesocialreality,andthefeelingoftheirfamily.”Whatdoyouthinkaboutthisissue?Youcantakesomeexamplestosupportyourideas.pursuitinfectioninsurancepredictfolkhookchallengetutorsympathyfrequencysoftwarescreencreativitycorporateelementarymotivationchaseovertimebynowdowellhowabouttakeovershowupallthewaycometolifebelieveinbebigonwhynot1.Fillintheblankswithwordsorphrasesfromtheboxbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.challengecreativityinfectionpredictscreenpursuitsympathyallthewaybynowdowellsoftwaremotivationovertimefrequencycometolifecorporateinsurance1

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toexpressthemselvesandmakethemfeelproudofwhattheycanachieve.I’vemadenewfriendsandamdoingwellatcollege.IthinkI’menjoyingbeingacollegestudent.Peoplewithdisabilitieswanttobetreatedlikeeveryoneelseandgivenequalopportunities.Theydonotwantsympathy.challengecreativityinfectionpredictscreenpursuitsympathyallthewaybynowdowellsoftwaremotivationovertimefrequencycometolifecorporateinsurance4

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Lifeisfullofchallenges.Weshouldbestrongenoughtofaceuptothem.Agreatpianistdoesnotsucceedovernight.Hisskillsaredevelopedovertime.ItisreportedthatmillionsofpeopleintheUSarenotcoveredbyhealthinsurance.Thepartyreallycametolifeonceagainwhenthehugebirthdaycakewasserved.Thetrainmustberunninglate;weshouldhavegottoBeijingbynow.Howdeterminedoneistoachieveone’sdreamisclearlyasignthatcanbeusedtopredictsuccess.Settingagoalandgoingallthewaytoachieveitcanbeagreattestofone’swillandperseverance.Thedoctortriedtopreventtheinfectionspreadingtootherpartsofthebody.Iwastoldthatmycomputerwasn’tpowerfulenoughtorunthatsoftware.Corporateexecutivesusuallyhavehighsalaries.challengecreativityinfectionpredictscreenpursuitsympathyallthewaybynowdowellsoftwaremotivationovertimefrequencycometolifecorporateinsurance9

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I’matechfanandreallylikeAppleproductsfortheircooldesigns.(bigon)Insteadofgoingtoschool,thisdisabledmantaughthimselfthroughtocollegelevel.(alltheway)Ifyouaskmewhatismyreasonforbecomingateacher,IthinkI’vealwaysdreamedofbecomingonebecauseteachingisacreativejob.(motivation)pursuitmotivationtakeoverhookallthewayfolkbebigonelementarypredict4

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Ipersonallydon’tbelievethatthere’sawayoftellinginadvancehowsuccessfulalittlekidwillbecometwentyyearsfromnow.(predicting)Imadeupmymindtostudycomputerscience,andbecameextremelyinterested.(hooked)Hewillnoteasilygiveupandwillcontinuehislongsearchforhappiness.(pursuitof)Thequestionsweresosimplethatheeasilypassedthetest.(elementary)pursuitmotivationtakeoverhookallthewayfolkbebigonelementarypredict8

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MyfathertaughtmetoplaytraditionalmusicontheflutewhenIwasten.(folk)Sincethedebate(辯論),itseemsthatDr.Smith’spointofviewhasbecomedominant.(takenover)3.Completeeachofthefollowingsentencesafterthemodelwiththewordorphraseinbrackets.Makechangesoradditionswherenecessary.pursuitmotivationtakeoverhookallthewayfolkbebigonelementarypredictI’vechosentocomeallthewaytoattendcollegeinShanghaibecauseIwanttoacceptthechallengeoflivingonmyown.(challenge)1

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WewaitedforPhilfortwohours,buthedidn’tshowup.Wehadtocanceltheappointment.(showup)Nowadaysthepriceofhiringatutorisveryhigh.Somanyparentschoosetotutortheirkids/childrenthemselves.(tutor)Model:3

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Bepositiveaboutyourlifeandseeamazingthingsyouhaveachieved.Inotherwords,believeinyourself!(believein)Whenwe’reyoung,wetakerisksandmayfail.However,weshouldkeepchasingourdreamsandnevergiveup.(chase)I’llfindajobandbecomeaskilledworkeraftergraduatingfromcollege.Ihavenomotivationforgoingtograduateschool.(motivation)ConversionEnglishwordsareusuallyformedinfourways:●

affixation(詞綴法)includingprefixation(前綴法),suchasimpossible,rewrite,

andsuffixation(后綴法),suchasuseful,visually,pursuer,motivation;●compounding(合成法),suchassoftware,well-known,

3-year-old;●abbreviation(縮略法),suchasDJ,USA;●conversion(詞性轉(zhuǎn)換法).Conversionisdonewhenawordchangesitsclasswithoutanychangeofitsform.Itstypicalcasesincludenoun→verb,verb→noun,adjective→nounandadjective→verb,suchastutorn.→v.changev.→n.redadj.→n.loweradj.→v.Inthetexttherearesomewordsusedinthesameway.Canyoufindanyofthem?Andcanyoulistanyotherwordslikethem?Rewritethepartsinitalicsofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperwordsofconversion,makingchangeswherenecessary.1Whenyou

sendmetheemail,don’tforgettoattach(附上)acopyofthedocument(文件).2

Whensealevelrises,itcanincreasetheheightofstormwaves,

makingmoreareasvulnerable(易遭受)tostormdamage.3Thelettermusthavesatinthedrawerforsuchalongtimethat

ithasbecomeyellow.Sealevelrisecanincreasetheheightofstormwaves,makingmoreareasvulnerabletostormdamage.Thelettermusthavesatinthedrawerforsuchalongtimethatithasyellowed.Whenyouemailme,don’tforgettoattachacopyofthedocument.4Boblivesnotfarfromtheschoolheattends.Sohegoestoschoolbybicycle.5

Whenthecolorturnsgreenitmeansthey’redoingwell;when

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meanstheymightfail.Greenmeansthey’redoingwell;redmeanstheymightfail.Boblivesnotfarfromtheschoolheattends.Sohebicyclestoschool.CompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesinEnglishaccordingtotheChinesegiven.Useasentencepatternfromoneoftheboxesbelow.howabout…?e.g.Howaboutteachingadeafpersontodeejay?

(Para.3)whynot…?e.g.I’madeafDJ,sowhynot?

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我知道你已定了目標(biāo)。那為什么不制定一個(gè)計(jì)劃呢？Iknowyou’vesetyourgoal.Whynotmakeaplan?2

當(dāng)一扇門關(guān)閉了，另一扇門則為你打開。找找其他機(jī)會(huì)，

怎么樣？Whenonedoorcloses,anotheropensforyou.Howaboutlookingforotheropportunities?3

光學(xué)書本知識(shí)是不夠的。為什么不通過業(yè)余打工來獲得一

些實(shí)際經(jīng)驗(yàn)?zāi)?？Itisnotenoughtolearnfromtextbooks.Whynottakeapart-timejobtogainsomepracticalexperiences?4

學(xué)校目前沒有提供社區(qū)服務(wù)的學(xué)生社團(tuán)。跟你的同學(xué)們一

起來辦一個(gè)，怎么樣？

Theschooldoesn’thaveastudentsocietythatprovidescommunity

services.Howaboutstartingonewithyourclassmates?5

如果我們都認(rèn)為大學(xué)生活是一種新的成長(zhǎng)體驗(yàn)，那么干嘛

不更加積極地參加校園里的各項(xiàng)活動(dòng)呢？Ifweagreethatcollegelifeisanewexperienceforgrowingup,whynottakeamoreactivepartinvariousactivitiesoncampus?Pairwork:Workwithyourpartnertocompletethefollowingdialogues,usingthewordsandphrasesinbrackets.Makechangesoradditionswherenecessary.pursuitmotivationtakeoverhookallthewayfolkbebigonelementarypredictA:Ihaven’tthoughtseriouslyaboutmylife’sdreamsyet.I’mnotsurewhereI’mgoingtoendup.Anyadvice?B:Well,tochaseyourdreams,youneedmotivationandyour

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knowyoulovefood,don’tyou?Howabout

owningarestaurant?

(hook,motivation,howabout,chase)Model:Ourgovernmentencouragescollegestudentstobecreativeandstartcareerplanning(職業(yè)規(guī)劃)early.Whatdoesthismeanforyourdreamofafuturejob?Asacollegestudent,Iambigonlearningandapplyingskillsourfuturejobneedsinsteadofbookknowledgeonly.Iwouldliketotakeonchallengesduringcollege.AndIhavestrongmotivationtogoabroadtolearnmoresomeday.(challenge,motivation,bebigon)1A:B:MyproblemisthatIhavedreamsbuttheyalwaysseemsofarawayandhardtoachieve.What’syouradvice?First,youneedtolookinsideyourselfandknowwhatyoureallywanttodo.Inotherwords,youneedtobuildupyourconfidence(信心)andbelieveinyourself/yourdream.Second,createaconcrete(具體的)planandtakeactioninpursuitofyourdream.Bysodoing,youwill,I’msure,makeyourdreamcometrueovertime.(pursuit,believein,overtime)2A:B:KeyWords&ExpressionsWordFormationSentencePatternsComprehensivePracticeKeyWords&ExpressionsWordFormationSentencePatternsComprehensivePracticeDoyouhaveadreamjobinmindalready?Ifso,whatisit?Wouldyoumindsharingitwithus?Mydreamjobisacorporatepositionsuchasamanagerleadingateamtohelpthecompanyreachitsgoals.WhatIlikemostaboutthejobistoovercomechallengesandmakedecisionswithcreativity.I’vegothookedonreadingbooksonteamleadershipnow!(hook,creativity,corporate)3A:B:Inchasingmydream,obstacles(障礙)comemywayfromtimetotime.Isometimesthinkofgivingup.AsasuccessfulCEO,canyoushareyourexperiencewithmeabouthowtodealwiththem?Yes,I’dbemorethanhappytodoso.Todealwiththingsholdingmeback,I’lllookcloselyatthemfirst,andthenmakealist,insteadofsayingtomyself“Whynotjustgiveup?”.Forsomeobstacles,Iwillnotletexcusestakeover.Forexample,itactuallydoesn’thelpifmyblamegoesallthewaytolifenottreatingmewell.Byfindingtherightkindofhelp,Icangrowstrongernomatterwhatanddowell.(alltheway,whynot,dowell,takeover)4A:B:AswelearnfromtheText,RobbiehaslostmostofhishearingbutisdeterminedtobeaDJ.Viewashortvideoabouthim.Focusonlyonwhathehastosayinresponsetothethreequestionslistedbelow.Fillintheblanksinthedialogueboxesaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Segment1HowdoesRobbieviewdeejaying?“Youknow,Istillconsideritasahobby.Ireallydoloveit.LikeIdon’tseeitasajob,youknow.Andthat’sthebestpart,ifyoulovesomething,youknow,youdon’tconsideritasajob,youknow,you’rehappytogotowork.”Segment2Howwouldhelikeotherstoviewhim?“Youknow,Idon’twantyoutoseemeasadeafDJ,oradeafkidtryingtoDJ.Iwantyou,IwantyoutoseemeasagreatDJthathappenstobedeaf,youknow,because,youknow,Idon’twantsympathy,Idon’twant,‘Oh,let’sgivehimagig,because,youknow,hishearingisimpaired(損壞).’”Segment3Howwouldhelikeotherstoviewhim?“Youknow,there’salotofsoundsoutintheworldyoudon’twanttohear.Ilikeitmuffled(消音).It’s,it’s…youknow,IlikewhoIam.I’mproudofwhoIam.”TVinterviewScenario:SupposeaTVpresenterishostingashowontheAmericandreamandtheChinesedream.SheisinterviewingRobbieWilde,GacFilipaj,andYuMinhongviavideoconferencing(視頻會(huì)議).Roles:TVpresenterRobbieWildeGacFilipajYuMinhongGroupwork:●

Workinagroupoffourpeople.●

Eachpersonpicksarole.●

Brainstormwhatspecificquestionsthepresenterisgoingtoask.Tips:Theinterviewquestionscanbeabouttheinterviewees’achievements,whatchallengesstoodinthewayoftheirsuccess,whattheythoughtandhowtheyfeltwhenencounteringdifficultiesinchasingtheirdreams,howtheyarefeelingnow,whattheirplansforthefutureare,whatadvicetheyhaveforyoungpeople,etc.●

Thepresentercollectsthequestionsandwrites

themdownonasheetofpaper.Theotherthree

peopletobeinterviewedprepareanswers.Write

ascripttogetherifthegroupthinksitnecessary.Theotherthreeinthegroupscanthearticlesinthisunitandwritedownkeyinformationrelatedtothequestionstobeasked.Tips:●

Thenrole-playtheinterview.First,workindividuallyonaparagraphabout“MyDreamJob”.Then,presentyourwritinginagroupoffourtosharedreamjobswitheachother.Comparethefourpeople’sdescriptionsofobstaclesandwaysofachievingdreams.Atthesametime,checkandfixgrammarmistakesforeachother.Payspecialattentiontotheuseoftenses.1Youmustwriteaparagraphofnolessthan120words.2Youmuststateclearlywhatyourdreamjobisatthebeginningof

yourparagraph.3Youmustincludeatleastonesentencestatingwhatyouhavelearnedfromthethreedreampursuersinthisunit.4Youmustincludeinformationabouttheobstaclesyoumayfaceandhowyouplantoworkatcollegeforyourdreamjob.5Youmustuse:Evaluationcriteria:

●fivekeywordsandexpressionsfromtheText,

●twonewwordsfromtheothertwoarticles,

Highlightthesewordsandexpressionsclearlybyunderlining

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