NewHorizonEnglish

Book2

Unit3

ASuccessfulCareerContentPre-classassignmentsLeading-inExploringReadingthroughStudyingthroughUnderstandingquestionsAssignmentsReadingMorePracticalwritingPre-classassignments

Lookatthefollowingpictures,doyouknowwhoarethey?Doyouthinktheyaresuccessfulintheircareer?Whatkindofpersoncanberegardedassuccessfulinhis/hercareer?Yao

Ming,a

basketballstarinNBA.AlbertEinstein,wasborninGermanyonMarch14th,1879.Hewasthegreatestphysicianin20thcentury.

LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),afamousmusician.Works:3PianoTriosStringQuintetinEbPianoSonata#5inc

3PianoSonatasetc.

LiYuchunwasvoted"SuperGirl"bytheaudiencesthroughmobilephonetextmessagesin2023.Leadingin

Whatdreamdoyouhaveinyourlife?Doyouwanttoberichandfamous?Whatshouldapersondoinordertobesuccessful?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentideas.Nowlet’shaveadiscussiontoseehowdoyouunderstandthequestion.

Wordsforreferenceearnalotofmoneycleverhonesthard-workinggoodhealthpersistenthighsocialpositiongoodeducationExploringNowlet’sdiscussthefollowingquestions:1.Whatdoyouintendtochooseasacareerinthefuture?Why?（Herearesomeexamples)

2.Howwillyouprepareyourselfforyourfuturecareer?

ANurseAJournalistATourGuideATeacherAWriterAManagerADoctorASecretaryAModelAFarmerAnEngineerAnActressorSingerSoonerorlater,however,you'llwanttodecideonacareerthatfitsyoubest.Sohowdoyouprepareforacareer?Herearesometipstohelpyou:GetacollegeeducationMakealisttogetstartedTalktoadults.Knowwhatemployerswant.Doresearchoncareerfields

Inordertobesuccessfulinyourcareer,youmust:beingoodhealth.receivehighereducationlearnmanythingsindifferentfieldshavespecialknowledgeofacertainfieldhavesomequalitiesetc…StudyingthroughLanguagepoints:

Words1.diner

n.asmallrestaurantbesidetheroad（路邊旳）小餐館◆

Smallasitis,thedinerservesdeliciousfood.dinev.eatdinner進正餐◆Let’sdineonsmokedsausages.

2.fellowadj.another(oftwoormorethingsorpeoplelikeoneself)同類旳

◆Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.3.lackvt.Without缺乏；沒有

◆

Ididn’tgetthejobbecauseIlackexperience.n.thetasteofnothavingsth.缺乏；不足

◆

Thereisalackofoxygenatthetopofthemountain.

4.servev.offer招待

◆Weservebreakfastfrom7:00amto10:00pm.

servicen.

5.alike

adv.thesameorsimilarly相同地；一樣地

◆Richandpoorfamiliesalikecanbelackinginlove.adj.

◆ThetwosisterslooksoalikethatIcan’ttellwhoiswho.6.achievementn.achievev.7.confidencen.confidentadj.

8.faithn.faithfuladj.9.investv.investmentn.10.applyv.applicationn.11.mountv.riseinlevelorincreaseinamount增長◆Theargumentonthistopicwillcontinuetomount.

12.billn.帳單

Expressions:

1.lookupto尊敬；敬佩2.helpout幫助3.pickup取得；學會4.dreamof夢想5.sharewith分享6.inthemeantime其間；同步7.endup最終8.investin投資DifficultSentences:1.(Para.1)Helenwasinher60s,hadredhair,andtonsofself-respect—somethingIwasreallylacking.

Helenwasover60inage.Herhairwasred,andshehadgreatrespectforwandpride

inherself—aqualitythatIreallydidn’thave.2.(Para.3)AssoonasIsawhimwalkingtowardsthediner,Iwouldputhisorderinwithouthimevenneedingtoask.

Sincehecametoeatthesamethingeveryday,assoonasIsawhimwalkingtowardsthedinerIknewwhathewouldorder,andthenIwouldtellthekitchentopreparethemealforhimevenbeforeheaskedmetodoso.3.(Para.6)Goodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavetheopportunitytomakeitcometrue.

Goodpeopleshouldhavetheopportunitytorealizetheirdreamsjustastheywish.4.(Para.9)I’msogladIinvestedinyou.

I’msogladIbelievedinyourdreamsenoughtolendyouthemoney.

(WhydidFredsayso?)

(Becausehecouldpayhismedicalbillswiththemoneyshepaidhimbackplus14-percentannualinterest)

Understandingquestions

Whatmadetheauthorhappywhenshehelpedoutinthekitchen?WhywouldtheauthorputFredorderinwithouthimevenneedingtoask?Whydidsomeoftheregularcustomeragreetolendher$50,000?Didtheauthoropenherownrestaurantwiththe$50,000?Whatdidshedoafterallthemoneywaslost?AnswerstoQuestions:1.Preparingthefoodandservingthemjustthewaythecustomerwantedmadeherhappywhenshehelpedoutinthekitchen.2.Becausehealwaysatethesamethingeveryday.3.Becausetheythoughtgoodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavetheopportunitytomakeitcometrue.4.No,shewenttoabanktohavethemoneyinvestedforher.5.Sheworkedasastockbrokerandwasabletoopenherownfirmfiveyearslater.Assignments

Readthetextaloudafterclass.Recitethefirstparagraphofthetext.PreparethequestiontotextB:HowmuchdoyouknowaboutGrammyandNatalieCole?Finishtheexercises.ReadingmoreBeforereadingthetext,getfamiliarwithGrammyAwards.

TheGrammyAwardsarepresentedbytheUSRecordingAcademy.TheAwardsprocessbeganin1957andhasnowbecomethepremiermusicawardsshoeonTV.Itistheonlypeer-presentedawardtohonortheartisticachievementofmusiciansandsingers,aswellastechnicalproficiencyofbehind-thescenescontributors,suchasproducersandengineers,intherecordingindustry,withoutregardtoalbumsales.

Words:marryv.結婚marriage.nshouldern.肩膀V.擔負recoverv.恢復健康recoveryn.experimentn.試驗v.做試驗quitv.停止miraclen.奇跡arrestv.n.逮捕，拘捕gratefuladj.感謝旳Expressions:

showfor:在…方面有種成果

makeanameforoneself出名lookbackon記起，回憶起

turnout成果是

dieof死于

onthespot立即，即刻

kickthehabit戒除…習慣cometogether趨于完善checkinto登記進入takeoff開始有成就；開始受歡迎

DifficultPoints:(para.3)Ihavebeentohellandback.Ihavehadsometerribleexperiencesandalmostdied,butnowIhaverecovered.(para.5)Ireallycouldhaveturnedouttobeadifferentperson.It’sreallyquitepossiblethatIcouldhavebecomeadifferentpersonthoughIdidn’t.(para.9)Shesaysitwasamiracle—theworkofanangelonhershoulder.Shesaysithappenedbecauseofthehelpofanangelonhershoulder;otherwisewouldhavebeenimpossible.(para.15)I’msogratefulforthewaymylifehasturnedout.IowesomanythankstoGodforthelifeI’mleadingnowaftersomanyhardships.PracticalWritingApplicationForms:

Eachapplicationformwillbedifferentandorganizationsmayhavespecificinstructionsabouthowtocompletetheirform.However,therearesomegeneralprincipleswhichapplytoanyapplicationformprocessSample1Sample2Sample3WritingSuggestionsTa