高三英語nothing ventured nothing gained教案
gou jian is sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall.
gou jian was the ruler of the kingdom of yue, conquered by the neighboring kingdom of wu. he was made a slave and suff-ered many hardships. but his tolerance earned the trust of the king of wu and eventually he was set free. but he never forgot his suffering, slept on firewood and straw every night, and tasted bitter gall-bladder until his kingdom was strong enough and he attacked the king of wu and killed him.
something in common in the heroes above: (ask the ss to summerize them and write the qualities on the bb)
make up one’s mind,
be determined to do sth,
persevere with,
stick at, persist in,
not give up, not be discouraged by,
keep going, keep trying, keep positive, etc.
positive adj.
patient,
resilient, persevering, resourceful, focused,
serious, determined, strong-willed
negative adj.
obstinate, stubborn,
pig-headed
discussion
1. what conclusion can we draw from the three stories?
2. by what did they achieve their success?
3. how do you regard the behaviour of gou jian?
4. what can we learn from them?
step ii. reading comprehension
the “spider-story” is often told as an example of this. robert bruce, leader of the scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the english. he watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the english. edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb (電燈泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.
so what? first, always think about your failure. what caused it? were you in high spirit then? what can you change so that things will go right the next time?
second, is the goal (目標(biāo)) you are trying to reach the right one? try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. think about this question: “if i am successful in this, where will it get me?” this may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.
the third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. learn to “l(fā)ive with yourself” even though you may have failed. remember, “you can’t win them all.”
1. robert bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that______.
a. people who fail are not lonely
b. animals can help people sometimes
c. nature will help us if we are hard-working
d. confidence is important for one to be successful
2. edison’s example shows us that______.
a. he liked to do other kinds of work
b. he invented many kinds of light bulbs