Unit 5 The Secret to Success

“here’s the secret,” mr. fisher said. “i write all my goals down in a special notebook. every morning, i look at my notebook and read my goals. then i say to myself, ‘how can i get one step closer to my goals?’”mr. fisher continued: “try it yourselves. picture your dream in perfect detail and write it down. don’t be afraid if your dreams seem impossible. no one ever believed that the wright brothers could build an airplane. and people laughed when christopher columbus said that he wanted to sail around the world. but these people believed in their dreams. they thought about their dreams every day. and each day they took little steps to get closer to their dreams.”

reading comprehensioncircle the best answer for each question.  1. why did different people visit kelly’s class every day?a. because it was career week at her school.b. because her teacher was sick.c. because they came to study with the students.  2. why was it hard for mr. fisher to get a good education?a. because he was not smart.b. because he traveled all around the world instead of going to school.c. because he grew up in a poor family in the mountains.  3. why did the students pay close attention to mr. fisher?a. because he told many interesting stories about his life.b. because they didn’t want to do their homework.c. because they wanted to learn about mt. qomolangma.  4. what does mr. fisher advise people to do?a. to sail down the nile every morning.b. to write down their dreams in a notebook.c. to forget about having goals.   5. how were the wright brothers similar to christopher columbus?a. they believed they could reach their dreams.b. they envied talented people.c. they were afraid that their dreams would not come true. c forming opinions: guided writing（一）read the notes that kelly took about mr. fisher’s secret to success.steps to success:  1. have a dream. don’t worry if your dream seems impossible.  2. picture your dream in perfect detail.  3. write your dream down in a special notebook.  4. read about your dream every morning.  5. think of something to do so that you can get closer to your dream. then do it. （二）now help kelly write a well-organized paragraph. describe what kelly learned about success.    i wanted to know the secret of being successful. mr. fisher told us about his (1) ___________________________. the first step is to (2) ___________________________. he said not to worry (3) ___________________________. the second step is to (4) ___________________________. this will help you to be clear about what your dream really is. the third step is to (5) ______________________________________________________. the fourth step is to (6) ______________________________________________________. finally, (7) ___________________________. mr. fisher said that this was his secret to success.