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Unit FiveI Never Write Right
Designed by Shi Yuan
BookⅠ
The First Two Periods
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
• Song• Group discussion• I have a dream• Background information • Listening Practice• Oral Practice• Assignments
Never Had a Dream Come TrueS Club 7
• Oooh-ooohEverybody's got somethingThey had to leave behindOne regret from yesterdayThat just seems to grow with timeThere's no use looking back or wondering(Or wondering)How it could be now or might have been(Or might have been)All this I know but still I can't find waysTo let you goI never had a dream come trueTill the day that I found youEven though I pretend that I've moved onYou'll always be my babyI never found the words to sayYou're the one I think about each dayAnd I know no matter where life takes me toA part of me will always be with you, yeah
Somewhere in my memoryI've lost all sense of time (ah-ha, ha-ha)And so my road can never be'cos yesterday is all that fills my mindThere's no use looking back or wondering(Wondering)How it should be now or might have been(Or might have been)All this I know but still I can't find waysTo let you go
• I never had a dream come trueTill the day that I found youEven though I pretend that I've moved onYou'll always be my babyI never found the words to sayYou're the one I think about each dayAnd I know no matter where life takes me toA part of me will always beYou'll always be the dream that fills my headYes you will, say you willYou know you will, oh babyYou'll always be the one I know I'll never forgetIt's no use looking back or wondering(Or wondering)Because love is a strange and funny thing(And funny thing)No matter how I try and tryI just can't say goodbye, no, no, no, no
I never had a dream come trueTill the day that I found youEven though I pretend that I've moved onYou'll always be my babyI never found the words(Never found the words to say) to sayYou're the one I think about each day (each day)And I know no matter where life takes me toA part of me will always beA part of me will always be with you, ooh
Group Discussion
1. Please divide yourselves into groups of 4 or 5 students for each.
2. Have a discussion focusing on one of the following questions for 5 minutes.
3. Choose one out of each group to present your group discussion. When the student gives his or her presentation, please come to the front of the classroom.
4. Others listen carefully and grade the performance of the speakers.
5. The speakers grade their own performance.
6. The teacher grades the performance of each speaker.
Direction:
• 1. Have you got any dreams? If so, what are they?
• 2. What do you think are needed to fulfill one’s dreams?
Do you know this famous
person?
I have a dream
• I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest for freedom in the history of our nation.
• years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering . It came as a joyous to end the long night of bad captivity.
• But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of . One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
discrimination
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Five score
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Background information
• Linda Stafford• Chicken Soup for the Soul• Education in Britain and The US• Webster Dictionary
• Linda Stafford (author)• Year of birth : 1943• Occupation : a native American writer • Education : University of Alaska, 1969• University of New Mexico, 1967• University of Texas, 1966• University of Colorado, 1961 • Theme of her Works : hope, optimism, never
giving up
• Chicken Soup for the Soul
• Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short stories. Short motivational essays are also featured. The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.
• It is a collection of true stories from people in businesses, organizations, factories, schools and hospitals, who are not afraid to bring their soul to work. At times funny, touching, wise and inspiring, these tales show the daily courage, compassion and creativity that take place in workplaces everywhere. Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work is a rich resource for those of us who want a life-affirming workplace.
Education in Britain and The US
In Britain all children have to go to school between the ages of 5 and 16.
In the US children must go to school from the age of 6 to between the ages of 14 and 16, depending on the state they live in.
Subject
In England and Wales the subjects taught in schools are laid down by the National Curriculum, which was introduced in 1988 and sets out in detail the subjects that children should study and the levels of achievement they should reach by the ages of 7, 11, 14 and 16, when they are tested. The National Curriculum does not apply in Scotland, where each school decides what subjects it will teach.
In the US the subjects taught are decided by national and local governments. Whereas British schools usually have prayers and religious instruction, American schools are not allowed to include prayers or to teach particular religious beliefs .
Examinations
At 16 students in England and Wales take GCSE examinations. These examinations are taken by students of all levels of ability in any of a range of subjects and may involve a final examination, an assessment of work done during the two year course, or both of these things. At 18 some students taken A-level examinations, usually in not more than 3 subjects. It is necessary to have A-levels in order to go to a university or polytechnic .
In Scotland students take the SCE examinations. A year later, they can take examinations called HIGHS, after which they can either go straight to a university or spend a further year at school and take the Certificate of Sixth Year Studies. In Scotland the university system is different to that in England and Wales. Courses usually last four years rather than three and students study a larger number of subjects as part of their degree.
• In the US school examinations are not as important as they are in Britain. Students in High Schools do have exams at the end of their last two years, but these final exams are considered along with the work that the students have done during the school years.
Social Events and Ceremonies
In American high schools there is a formal ceremony for Graduation (=completion of high school). Students wear a special cap and gown and receive a diploma from the head of the school. Students often buy a class ring to ear, and a yearbook, containing pictures of their friends and teachers. There are also special social events at American schools. Sports events are popular, and cheer leaders lead the school in supporting the school team and singing the school song. At the end of their junior year, at age 17 or 18, students held in the evening. The girls wear long evening dresses and the boys wear TUXEDOS.
• In Britain, there are no formal dances or social occasions associated with school life. Some schools have SPEECH DAY at the end of the school year when prizes are given to the best students and speeches are made by the head teacher and sometimes an invited guest. However, in many British schools students and teachers organize informal dances for the older students.
• Webster Dictionary• In 1806, Noah
Webster published his first dictionary. His great dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language, appeared in two volumes in 1828. This work included 12,000 words and 40,000 definitions that had never before appeared in a dictionary.
Listening practice
• Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.
Many successful people actually daydreamed their success and achievements long before they realized them. Henry J. Kaiser 1) __________ that “you can imagine your future,” and he believed that a great part of his 2)_________ success was due to 3) _________ use of daydreams. Harry S. Truman said that he used daydreaming for 4)______. Conrad Hilton dreamed of operating a hotel when he was a boy. He 5) _______ that all his 6) ____________ ____ were first realized in his imagination.
“Great living starts with a picture, 7) ______ in some person’s imagination, of what he would like someday to do or be. Florence Nightingale dreamed of being a nurse. 8) ______________________________; all such characters escaped the mere push of circumstance by 9) _______________________________________.” There are the words of the well-known thinker Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, and 10)___________________________________________________________ .
maintainedbusiness
positiverest
recalled accomplishments
held
Edison pictured himself an inventorimagining a future so vivid that they headed for it
They show that people can literally daydream themselves to success
Listening Practice---Blank-filling
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a writer, only to be put off by fears that you lacked the ability? If so, then reading Linda Stafford’s story will have you reaching for your pen with renewed hope.
I Never Write Right Linda Stafford
• When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and my own books. Half of the students nearly fell out of their chairs laughing.
• “Don’t be silly. Only can become writers,” the English teacher said. “And you are getting a D this semester.”
illustrate
geniuses
• I was so that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short, sad poem about and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly. To my astonishment they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed.
• “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said.• I’d tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.
That was more than any of them had done, and if it was “just plain dumb luck,” that was fine with me.
• During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and . By the time I graduated from high school (with a C-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers. And if people must choose between their friends and dreams, they must always choose the latter.
embarrassedbroken dreams
recipes
But sometimes you do find a friend who supports your dreams. “It’s easy to write a book,” my new friend told me. “You can do it.”
• “I don’t know if I’m smart enough,” I said, suddenly feeling 15 again and hearing echoes of laughter.
• “Nonsense!” she said. “Anyone can write a book if they want to.”
• I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. We lived on a goat farm in Oklahoma, miles from anyone. All I had to do each day was take care of four kids, milk goats, and do the cooking, laundry and gardening.
• While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
• I chose a publisher at random and put the manuscript in an empty diapers package, the only box I could find. The letter I enclosed read: “I wrote this book myself, and I hope you like it. I also drew the illustrations. Chapters 6 and 12 are my favorites. Thank you.”
• I tied a string around the diaper box and mailed it without a self-addressed stamped envelope, and without making a copy of the manuscript. A month later I received a contract, an advance on royalties and a request to start working on another book.
• Crying Wind became a , was translated into 15 languages and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows during the day and changed diapers at night. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on tours. My first book also became required reading in Native American schools in Canada.
It took six months to write my next book. My Searching Heart also became a bestseller. My next novel, When I Give My Heart, was finished in only three weeks.
People ask what college I attended, what degree I have, and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is none. I just write. I’m not a genius, I’m not gifted and don’t write right. I’m not disciplined, either, and spend more time with my children and friends than I do writing.
bestseller
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• I didn’t own a thesaurus until four years ago and I use a small Webster’s dictionary that I bought for 89 cents. I use an electric typewriter that I paid $129 for six years ago. I’ve never used a word processor. I do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry for a family of six and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. I write everything in longhand while sitting on the sofa with my four kids, eating pizza and watching TV. When the book is finished, I type it and mail it to the publisher.
• I’ve written eight books. Four have been published, and three are still out with the publishers. One stinks.
• To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you, “Yes, you can! Yes, you can!” I don’t write right, but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing isn’t difficult, it’s fun, and anyone can write a book if they set their mind on it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
Oral practice
•Have you heard of any successful or unsuccessful stories around you? And why did they succeed or fail at last?
Assignments
1. Read the new words again and again after class, next time you are supposed to read them aloud in class.
2. Read the text and do Ex. 1-2.
3. Preview Reading skill and do related ex.
4. Do translation work.
