Unit5OvercomingObstaclesTextATrueHeightObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:1.Graspthemainidea(dreamingandhardworkhelpedMichaelStoneonhiswaytosuccess)andthestructureofthetext(narrationwithflashback)2.appreciatecertainnarrativeskills(usingdetailstobringoutcharacter;asurpriseending;useofpuns)3.masterthekeylanguagepointsinTextAandlearnhowtousethemincontext4.understandtheculturalbackgroundrelatedtothecontent5.learntowriteapersonaldescriptionwiththefocusoncharacteristicfeaturesStoriesaboutOvercomingObstaclesReadthefollowingstoriesaboutfourfiguresinhistorytoseehowtheyovercametheirobstacles,andguesswhotheyare.StoriesaboutOvercomingObstacles1.Thestoryofheristhestoryofachildwho,attheageof18months,wassuddenlyshutofffromtheworld,butwho,againstoverwhelmingodds(失敗旳可能性),waged(發(fā)動)aslow,hard,butsuccessfulbattletoreenterthatsameworld.Theinarticulatelittledeafandblindgirlgrewintoahighlyintelligentandsensitivewomanwhowrote,spoke,andlaboredincessantlyforthebettermentofothers.=HelenAdamsKellerBornonJune27,1880,Tuscumbia,Alabama,U.S.anddiedonJune1,1968(aged87).

Aprolificauthor,

politicalactivist,lecturershecampaignedforwomen'ssuffrage,laborrights,socialism,andothersimilarcauses.ShewasinductedintotheAlabamaWomen'sHallofFamein1971.KellerwithAnneSullivan

TheStoryofMyLife(1903)

TheWorldILive(1908)OutoftheDark(1913)ThreeDaystoSee.........If,bysomemiracle,Iweregrantedthreeseeingdays,tobefollowedbyarelapseintodarkness,Ishoulddividetheperiodintothreeparts.

TheFirstDayOnthefirstday,Ishouldwanttoseethepeoplewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcompanionshiphavemademylifeworthliving.FirstIshouldliketogazelonguponthefaceofmydearteacher,Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy,whocametomewhenIwasachildandopenedtheouterworldtome.Ishouldcalltomeallmydearfriendsandlooklongintotheirfaces,imprintinguponmymindtheoutwardevidencesofthebeautythatiswithinthem.OnthatbusyfirstdayIshouldalsoviewthesmallsimplethingsofmyhome.StoriesaboutOvercomingObstacles2.Attheageoffive,shebecameaparaplegic(截癱患者),butsheneverlostheart.Althoughshemissedthechancetogotoschool,shefinishedallthecoursesofprimaryandsecondaryschools,shelearnedEnglish,Japanese,GermanandEsperanto(世界語)allbyherself,andsheassiduously(勤勉地)studieduniversityandpostgraduatecoursesformaster’sdegree.In1983,shebegantoengageinliterarycreativework.張海迪，山東省文登市人，中國著名殘疾人作家，哲學(xué)碩士，英國約克大學(xué)榮譽博士。1983年3月7日，團中央舉行命名表揚大會，授予張海迪“優(yōu)異共青團員”光榮稱號，并作出向她學(xué)習(xí)旳決定。1960年張海迪五歲時因患脊髓血管瘤造成高位截癱，自學(xué)完畢了小學(xué)、中學(xué)和大學(xué)旳知識，并學(xué)習(xí)針灸，在本地行醫(yī)。1983年中國共產(chǎn)黨決定將張海迪樹立為宣傳偶像。張海迪女士得到了兩個贊譽：一種是“八十年代新雷鋒”，一種是“當(dāng)代保爾”。張海迪歷任第九、十屆全國政協(xié)委員。2023年11月當(dāng)選中國殘聯(lián)第五屆主席團主席，2023年9月19日選舉連任中國殘聯(lián)第六屆主席團主席。2023年10月6日當(dāng)選康復(fù)國際主席?，F(xiàn)任中國殘疾人聯(lián)合會主席?！拔蚁耦w流星，要把光留給人間?！薄盎钪?，就要為人民做事?！盨toriesaboutOvercomingObstacles3.Hebecamethe32ndpresidentoftheUnitedStatesinMarch1933atthedepthoftheGreatDepression,andwasreelectedforanunprecedentedthreemoreterms.Despiteanattackofpoliomyelitis(小兒麻痹癥),whichparalyzed(使癱瘓)hislegsin1921,hewasacharismatic(有超凡魅力旳)optimistwhoseconfidencehelpedsustaintheAmericanpeopleduringthestrainsoftheeconomiccrisisandtheworldwar.FranklinD.RooseveltFranklinDelanoRoosevelt(January30,1882–April12,1945;)wasthe32ndPresidentoftheUnitedStatesandacentralfigureinworldeventsduringthemid-20thcentury,leadingtheUnitedStatesduringatimeofworldwideeconomiccrisisandworldWarTwo.TheonlyAmericanpresidentelectedtomorethantwoterms.—1942—1962

—1966

—1979BorninOxford,England.Receivedabachelor’sdegreeinphysicsandthenenrolledasaresearchstudentingeneralrelativityattheUniversityofCambridge.EarnedhisPh.D.degreeattheUniversityofCambridge.StayedattheUniversityofCambridgetodopost-doctoralresearch.DiagnosedashavingAmyotrophicLateralSclerosis(ALS)(肌萎縮性脊髓側(cè)索硬化).AppointedLucasianProfessorofMathematicsatCambridge,apostonceheldbyIsaacNewton.StephenWilliamHawkingBR_GroupDiscussionGroupDiscussionA.Discussingroupstheobstaclesthatyouhavebeenfacedwithinyourlife.B.Discussingroupsthewaysinwhichyouovercamesuchdifficulties.C.Discussingroupstheproblemsthatyoustillhaveinovercomingtheseobstacles.SomeSuggestionsaboutOvercomingObstacles1.Getstarted.

Often,onceyoubegin,you'llfindthetaskiseasierthanyouexpect.Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.2.Breakyourtaskintosmallertasks.Takeonebigtaskandbreakitintosmallertasks.Forinstance,dopartofyourassignmenteachtimeratherthantheentireone.Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.3.Workwiththetimeyouhave.Don'twaituntilyouhavetimetodotheentirething.Instead,evenifyouonlyhavefiveminutes,getstarted.Tomorrownevercomes.4.SetsmalldeadlinesAftermeetingeachdeadline,giveyourselfareward.Forexample,playvideogameswhenyoufinishanhourofstudying.Youshallreapwhatyousow.5.Eliminatedistractions.

Turnoffyourcomputerormobilephone.

Concentrateonyourwork.God

helpsthoseWho

help

themselves.6.Askforhelp.

Sometimes,thereasonyoudon'tstartisbecauseyoudon'tknowwhattodo.Ifthat'sthecase,askforhelp.CulturalBackgroundDoyouknowanythingaboutOlympicgames?TheancientOlympicGameswereheldinOlympiaeveryfouryearsfrom776B.C.to392A.D.ThemodernGamesfirstheldin1896inGreeceand,withtheexceptionofthreegamesnotheldbecauseofthetwoworldwars,havebeeninvariouscitiesoftheworldatregular4-yearintervals.

Since1924,aseparateprogramofwintersportshasbeenaddedtotheGames.IN2023Beijinghostedthe29thOlympicGames.TheOlympicsymbol---fiveinterlockingred,blue,yellow,blackandgreencirclesonawhitefield--representsthecontinentsoftheworldjoinedinfriendship.

TheOlympicmotto---Swifter,Higher,StrongerTheOlympicGamesareorganizedandgovernedbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC).IOCheadquarters:

Lausanne,Switzerland.MaineventsinOlympichistory:—776—1896—1912—1924—2023B.C.~392A.D.AncientOlympicGameswereheldinOlympia.

ModernGamesbegan.WomenareallowedtocompeteintheGames.WintersportswereaddedtotheGames.Beijinghostedthe29thOlympicGames.TherearemanyfamousstarsintheOlympics.Theya