UnitOneCouldIchangemylife?职高二第四册英语ReadingandWritingByHeYadongLizMurray莉丝·默里(LizMurray),出生于1980年9月23日,是一名美国励志演说家,她被称为感动全美的“奇迹女孩”,她出生于贫民窟,她以奋斗自强考上哈佛的经历激励人们跨越困境去追寻自己心中的梦想,人们称她拥有世界上最阳光的笑容。16岁时她成为流浪女。当时,她在偷食物时会顺便偷些自学书籍,然后在一位朋友家的门厅里研读功课。如今,她的自传体小说《破晓:关于宽容、生存和我的历程的备忘录——从流浪女到哈佛女》(BreakingNight:AMemoirofForgiveness,Survival,andMyJourneyfromHomelesstoHarvard)已经登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜。人们对此书的评价是:“对生存的惊险记载”。①BothLiz’sfatherandmotherwereaddictedtodrugs.②Lizfinishedherhighschoolintwoyears.③Lizwonascholarshipof$1,200ayear.④LizgraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.Pleaseskimthearticleanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).PassageAReadthearticleagainandcirclethebestanswer.①WhatinspiredLiztochangeherlife?a.Herparent’sbehaviouroftakingdrugs.b.Hermother’sdeath.c.Herfather’sillness.②HowoldwasLizwhenshegraduatedfromtheschool?a.15b.17c.19③WhydidLizleaveHarvardin2001?a.Shehadnomoneytostudythere.b.ShelikedColumbiamorethanHarvardUniversity.c.Shewantstotakecareofhersickfather.WhatmovedyoumostinLiz’sstory?Findmoreinformationaboutherandshareitwiththeclass.1…whensherealizedherparentshadbeenaddictedtodrugs.addictedadj._____________e.g.Nowmanykidsareaddictedtoplayingnetgames._______________________Hegotaddictedtopoetryandhopedonedaytobeapoethimself.________________________Theparentsfelthelplesswhentheyfoundtheirsonhad___lovestoriesforlong.A.addictedB.addictedtoC.addictedhimselfD.beenaddictedto2.Attheageof15,Lizbeganhighschool,butshepromisedherselftobecomeastraightAstudent.1).attheageof…____________(比较:ofallages/forone’sage)上瘾的;沉迷于某种嗜好的现在很多孩子都沉溺于网络游戏。他沉醉于诗歌,希望有一天自己成为诗人。在…岁时各个年龄段的就年龄而言D介词2).begin/start3).promisevi./vt./n.promise(sb)todo/sb.sth./that…make/keep/breakapromise4)astraightAstudent____________3.Itonlytookhertwoyearstofinishwhatotherstudentstookfouryears.1)Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.2)whatotherstudentstookfouryears是what引导的___________,充当_________4.Whileshewasthere,shebeganpublicspeaking–helpingpeoplewho,likeherself,hadanalmostimpossiblemountaintoclimbtosucceedinlife.她在校期间,就开始公开演讲——帮助那些像她一样的有着几乎不可跨越的大山的人获取成功。一个全优生宾语从句finish的宾语1)who引导____________,修饰先行词_____________2)toclimb动词不定式做___________,修饰_________,3)helpsb.(to)dosth.5.SheleftHarvardin2001….totakecareofhersickfather.比较:sick/illill表示“生病的;有病的”这一意思时,一般用作_____,不能作____;而sick既可以作_____又可以作_____,如“病人”可以说asickman或thesick,但不能说anillman或theill。e.g.Sheis_________inbed.她卧病在床。Sheislookingafterher_____father.她在照顾她生病的父亲sick还有“___________”之意。e.g.Thesmellmakesmesick.这气味使我感到恶心。ill作______修饰名词时是“_________”之意。e.g.Heisanillman.他是一个邪恶的人定语从句people后置定语mountain表语定语表语定语ill/sicksick恶心的;厌倦的定语坏的;邪恶的6.Inlate2006,herfatherdiedofAIDS.dieof/diefrom/diefor/dieout/bedyingforManypeopledied_____hungerbeforeliberation.Theoldmandied______atrafficaccidentLotsofthemdied_____thecauseofliberation.表示死于(枪)伤,虚弱,过度劳累,饮食过度等(外因)绝种,死光为某种目的而献身、牺牲渴望其后跟hunger,cold,illness,oldage,afever,heat等名词,其后常跟wound,accident,overwork,carelessness,drinking等名词。offromforPassageBWordsExplanationsimpactdream,orimageforthefuturepassawayinfluence,orhaveaneffectoneventuallydievisionfinallyReadpassageBandmatchthewordswiththeirexplanations.ReadpassageBagainandcirclethebestanswer.①Whoistheintendedaudienceofthespeech?a.ThosewhowantLiztohelpthemapplyforHarvardUniversity.b.Thosewhohavemetdifficultiesandwanttomakeachange.c.ThosewhohavehelpedLizchangeherlife.②WhatisthepurposeofLiz’sspeech?a.Totellpeopleshewashomeless.b.Totellpeopleaboutthedifficultiesshehasmetinlife.c.Toencouragepeopletomakeachange.③HowdidLizMurrayappealtoheraudience?a.Bylistingfactsandopinions.b.Byusingaccountsofpersonalexperience.c.Byreasoningandarguing.Workwithapartner.DiscussandanswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonpassageB.①whatdidLizdowhenshewantedtogotoschool?②AccordingtoLiz,whatarethefourstepsofmakingachange?③WhatcanyoulearnfromLiz?Sheknockedoneverydoorateveryschoolthatcouldinterviewher.Connectavisionforyourself,askyourself“whatif”,identifywhat’sinthewayandrealizelifedoesn’twaitforanyone.Ourlifeisnotlater,butrightnow./Wecouldalwayschangeourlife.Writerssometimesusequestionstodrawaudience’sattention.ReadLiz’sspeechandfindwherethestrategyisused.Writethequestionsonthelinesbelow.1._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Haveyoueverhadanexperiencethathasimpactedyousodeeplythatitchangedthepersonyouare?Whatelsedoyouneedtobeginadayandleadalifethatyoudoreallyneedtolead?Haveyoueveraskedyourselfaquestionwhenyoumetdifficultiesinlife—”whatif…”ThefollowingisthestructureofpassageB.LearnhowLizarrangesherspeech,andmakeanoutlineforyourownspeechaboutthechangesyouwanttomake.Liz’sspeechstepsChangesIwanttomakeSharingherexperienceaboutchangeStep1:openingStateyourtopicHermother’sdeathStep2:whyPresentwhyyouwanttomakeachangeGoingtoschooltochangeherlife.Step3:WhatPresentwhatchangesyouaregoingtomakeKnockingateverydoorateveryschooltogetanint