From Hardship Comes Success Reading Skills Reading Skills New wordsText B Unit 9 Unit 9 Section B Unit 9 Unit 9 Section B

From Hardship Comes SuccessFrom Hardship Comes SuccessFrom Hardship Comes SuccessFrom Hardship Comes Success

Reading SkillsReading Skills New wordsText B

Unit 9 Unit 9

Section BSection B

Unit 9 Unit 9

Section BSection B

I. I. PredictioPredictio

nn

Reading Skills

Predicting is using the text to guess what willhappen next. Then readers confirm or reject their prediction as they read. Predicting is a reading strategy used before and during reading. A technique to apply to this readingstrategy is to use the Think-Pair-Share method.

Take Passage A of Unit 10 as an example.

II. Decide Your ChoiceII. Decide Your Choice

Reading Skills

Looking at the title of the passage Reports on Britain Under the Bombs, We may ask:

a. When was Britain bombed? Why?

b. What did English people do for fun?

c. Was the report interesting?

After reading the first three paragraphs, you’ll know: In the middle of August, Nazi bombs started to fall along England’s Channel Coasts.

Then you go on reading. When you read “AirMarshal Goering’s bomber pilots were sure of their ultimate triumph over England.” you mayraise another question: a. How bomber pilots bombed England? b. Who won at last?c. Who was Marshal Goering?

Reading Skills

Reading Skills

After reading paragraph 6, you may again ask: a. What hardships did London suffer ?b. Why did Marshal Goering boast?

You keep asking questions and confirm your predictions as you keep reading on. When you finish the article, you will have all the questionsanswered.

1. supervise v. be in charge of an activity or person, and make sure that things are done in the correct way

Word UsingWord Using

Words and Expressions—Word Using

e.g.

Translation Supervise your children

in and near water.

Key

看护好在水里或水边嬉戏的孩子。


1. supervise v. be in charge of an activity or person, and make sure that things are done in the correct way

e.g.

2. undertake vt. promise or agree to do something

Students are required to undertake simpleexperiments.


一家地方公司承担了此项工程，但未及竣工就破产了。

Translation

Key

A local business undertook the work, but went bankrupt before they finished.


2. undertake vt. promise or agree to do something


Funny ads by Google: Want to get Quick Rich? Now you can get rich easily by sponsoring your babies’ body !

e.g.

3. sponsor vt. support a person, activity, etc. by giving money


The team is sponsored by JVC, so the players wear the letters JVC on their shirts.

Translation

Key

该球队由 JVC 赞助，所以球员都穿标有 JVC 字样的球衣。

3. sponsor vt. support a person, activity, etc. by giving money

4. regarding prep. concerning


e.g.The company is being questioned regarding

its employment policy.

Translation如果你对我们的服务有任何问题，请尽管打电话给我。KeyIf you have any questions regarding our service, please feel free to call me.

• Doctors are obliged to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery. • 她有义务对杰克好一点，因为他是老板。

Translation

Key

• She is obliged to be nice to Jack because he’s her boss.

5. be obliged to do sth. make sb. legally or morally bound to do sth.


• 要有康复的可能，医生就有责任挽救病人。

6. margin n. ① the empty space at the side of a page


a wide margin Bible

e.g.


6. margin n. ② an additional amount of sth. such as time, money, or space

e.g.a safety margin 安全距离TranslationThe narrow gateway left me little margin for error as I reserved the car.

Key门口狭窄，弄得我倒车时几乎不能出任何差错。

7. deserve vt. ① earn something by good or bad actions or behavior


你已经工作了两个小时，该休息一下了。

Translation

Key

After two hours of working you deserve a rest.

7. deserve vt. ② be good enough to be considered

他们的建议值得我们特别关注。

Translation

Key

Their suggestions deserve our special attention.


8. apply for


make a formal request for something

Translation

Key

他已经向学校申请奖学金。

He has applied to the school for the scholarship.

http://images.google.cn/imgres?imgurl=http://www.slcc.edu/singleparentnetwork/images/Scholarships.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.slcc.edu/singleparentnetwork/scholarships.asp&h=371&w=464&sz=28&hl=zh-CN&start=10&tbnid=8fQopYtSfuwt7M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dscholarship%26gbv%3D2%26complete%3D1%26hl%3Dzh-CN%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DG

9. pay off

Translation

Key


bring some benefit or good results

你所做的所有努力都将会有回报。

All the efforts you make will pay off.

11. in the meantime

Translation

Key


during the time when sth. else is happening

在这期间该国发生了经济危机。

In the meantime, an economiccrisis took place in that country.

obviously, clearly combine respectable; admirablerangecrimebecause ofmake sth. full

• evidently • integrate • honorable • scope • offense • due to • fill up

Old to NewOld to New

Words and Expressions—Old to New

a

d

e

f

Matching GameMatching Game

___ oblige

__ assumption

__ loan

__ abundant

__ exclude

__ meantime

a.an amount of money borrowed from a bank

b. the same period of time

c. force sb. to do sth. d. more than enough

e. sth. that one thinks is true though having no proof

f. not include sb. or sth. b

c

Words and Expressions—Matching Game

Chinese to EnglishChinese to English

学士学位

遇到许多困难

就业机会

非赢利机构

相关技能

社会福利金

a bachelor’s degree

encountered many difficulties

employment opportunities

non-profit institutions

relevant skills

social security income

Words and Expressions — C to E

自测技巧 Back

From Hardship Comes Success

Para. 1 “I prefer action to words,” says John TC Yeh, the award-winning businessman. Over the past four decades, John, who has been deaf since birth, has proven his abilities time and time again—as a young immigrant, a college student, a clever business leader, an employer of persons who are disabled, an advocate, and a loving husband and father of three.

N H C E

Prediction 1 After reading the title and the first paragraph, you probably know that the following part might be about: A) How has John TC Yeh suffered from being deaf? B) How has he become successful as an immigrant? C) How has he become successful as a disabled man? C) How has he become successful as a disabled man?

N H C E自测技巧 Back

Para. 2 A native of Taiwan, John came to the United States with his family in 1962 so that he and his sister, who is also deaf, could receive the best education possible. John graduated from the Kendall School for the Deaf and then went on to Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He wanted to become a mathematics teacher, but encountered many difficulties along the way, most importantly that employers would not hire him because he was deaf.

Chinese Question 5

问题预览生词学习阅读理解随笔


Para. 3 John reflects that his first job was cleaning up at a restaurant. “I supervised myself, so my lack of hearing didn’t affect my job,” he recalls. He went on to receive his master’s degree in computer science, but after applying for hundreds of jobs, he once again found that employers were unwilling to hire him, evidently because he was disabled.

Chinese Question 4 Question 5



Prediction 2 After reading the above two paragraphs, you know that John TC Yeh, who is deaf, became a mathematics teacher after earning a bachelor’s degree. He encountered many difficulties along the way. Are you expecting that he would: A) make bitter complaints about the unjust treatment he had received? B) describe how he overcame these difficulties by

hard work? C) try to seek help from others?

B) describe how he overcame these difficulties by

hard work?问题预览生词学习阅读理解随笔


Para. 4 In the late 1970s, John decided that the only way a deaf person could succeed in business was to take ownership of the problem and develop his or her own business. Frustrated by the lack of employment opportunities for deaf individuals, he and his brothers took out a huge loan and founded a software company in the Silicon Valley, Integrated Microcomputer Systems, Inc. (IMS). Their gamble paid off, making millions and providing jobs for both the hearing and the deaf.




Para. 5 In the meantime, IMS and John were recognized with numerous awards for honorable services to the community, creative business practices and technical excellence. Para. 6 In 1994, 16 years after establishing IMS, John and his brothers sold the company and became “semi-retired.” After less than two years, John undertook sponsoring the development of technology to offer affordable, real-time text services to deaf students.

Chinese



Prediction 3

From the above three paragraphs you know that

John and his brother took out a huge loan and

founded a software company to provide jobs for

the disabled. They were recognized with many

awards. In the next paragraph, do you expect the

writer to: (To be continued)



Prediction 3

A) explain John’s motivation in doing all these

good deeds?

B) go on telling us what John did for disabled

people?

C) summarize all the John’s achievements?

B) go on telling us what John did for disabled

people?



Para. 7 John has rarely taken a rest since starting his first company. Over the years, in addition to proving his skill for business, John has demonstrated his abilities as a leader advocating for the deaf by serving on the boards of a broad scope of non-profit and educational institutions.

Chinese


随笔

阅读理解生词学习问题预览


Para. 8 In a recent interview, John was asked

questions regarding the employment of persons

with disabilities, including Asian Americans and

Pacific Islanders with disabilities. Some of the

interview is presented below.

Q: What unique difficulties with employment do

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)

who are disabled face today?

Chinese


Prediction 4 From the above paragraph you know the following paragraphs of the article are part of an interview. And you have already read the first question. What will be the focus of John’s answers? A) How proud he is working for the disabled. B) What his qualities are as a leader. C) How to get a better understanding of the disabled. C) How to get a better understanding of the disabled.



A: I wouldn’t characterize the bulk of the barriers I’ve faced as being cultural. With reference to difficulties due to being deaf, they’ve mostly been related to communication and language. The bottom line is there has to be very clear communication to work together effectively. Q: What can AAPIs who are disabled do to increase their opportunities for meaningful, competitive employment?

Chinese Question 6



A: No matter how bright or well educated you are, the thing that I look at most as an employer is attitude and how it relates to productivity. As an employer, I see a large quantity of applicants who are very competent and technically skilled, but have bad attitudes. Employers are not obliged to hire you unless a good attitude is part of the equation.




Q: Has your company actively looked for employees who are disabled? A: I wouldn’t simplify this question too much. It is not abnormal to hire people you know and trust, and for me many of those people happen to have disabilities. But, I can’t guarantee someone a job just because he or she has a disability. They have to have the relevant skills, the capabilities, and the right attitude. There is no margin for workers who simply fill up space; he or she must have value.

Chinese



Q: What benefits might employers reap from hiring persons who are disabled, including AAPIs who are disabled?

Chinese



A: My experience is that people who are disabled are motivated, care about their work, and show that they want to work. They also tend to stay at their job longer. In addition, for many AAPIs, family and culture are important. They understand what work means, how a good job leads to a good life for their family. I believe that there is an abundant supply of disabled workers who are not being utilized. My companies have benefited from that supply.

Chinese Question 8



Q: What else should employers know when

hiring persons who are disabled?

A: Employers need to better understand people

who are disabled. Most of us take offense at the

assumption that collecting Social Security Income

can provide us everything we need. (To be

continued)

Chinese



Unemployment is humiliating and awfully

boring, and there’s no meaning there. Excluding

someone because he or she has a disability that

does not affect performance is equivalent to

wrongs such as hiring based on race. Everyone

deserves to have the opportunity to do a good

job, and as a result have a sense of pride in being

a part of society.

Chinese


课文阅读

自测技巧 Back

Choice MakingN H C E

1. What pushes John TC Yeh upward and o

nward in his life in spite of hardship?

A. His blindness.

B. His immigrant status.

C. His disability.

D. His attitude.

Refer to Q & A

问题预览生词学习随笔

自测技巧 BackChoice MakingN H C E

2. In which area hasn’t John TC Yeh proved

his abilities according to the passage?

A. Education.

B. Sports.

C. Business.

D. Family.

Refer to Para. 1

课文阅读问题预览生词学习随笔


3. According to John TC Yeh, the only way a

disabled person can succeed in business is to

________.

A. find a kind employer

B. seek government support

C. start his or her own business

D. search employment opportunities

Refer to Para. 4



4. Which fact led John to be self-employed?

A. He didn’t like his first cleaning job.

B. It was not easy finding another job.

C. He got his master’s degree.

D. He had lots of money to spend.

Refer to Para. 3



5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. John went to live in the United States with his family.

B. John’s lack of hearing didn’t affect his first job.

C. John founded his own software company on loan.

D. John’s company only employed people with disabilities.

Refer to Para. 4

Refer to Para. 2

Refer to Para. 3

Refer to Para. 4



6. According to John, most of the difficulties

encountered by disabled people in

employment are caused by ________.

A. cultural differences

B. racial prejudice

C. communication problems

D. problems with physical movement

Refer to Q & A



7. Which of the following things does John

value most in his employees?

A. Technical skills.

B. Personal abilities.

C. A mild personality.

D. A positive attitude.

Refer to Q & A



8. Which of the following is NOT included in

the benefits of hiring a disabled person

according to John?

A. Modesty.

B. Stability.

C. Understanding.

D. Gratitude.

Refer to Q & A


Homework

• To be prepared for the dictation of vocabulary;

• Finish the exercises of section B in the textbook;

• Finish some exercises about Identifying the Writer’s Purpose.

• Preview Unit 10.• Teach themselves. (reading, speaking,

listening, writing, etc.)

Documents

From Hardship Comes Success Reading Skills Reading Skills New wordsText B Unit 9 Unit 9 Section B Unit 9 Unit 9 Section B