Lesson 3 Nine to Five

肥西三中：杨锐

•Think of a successful career person that you admire.

•What do they do and why do you admire this person?

Tips: actor, astronaut,dancer,doctor, novelist, CEO, professional footballer, politician, businessman, newspaper reporter(anchor),singer, TV presenter,etc.

Today’s story is about a famous reporter —Wang Junyan. She talks about her successful experience. I’m sure we’ll learn something from her.

HERE WEGO!!!

Fast-reading

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2

3

4-5

A. The reason why she chose to be a journalistB. Characteristics which made her a successC. Her feeling about being a reporterD. Mother’s influence

Read the article as fast as you can and then matchthe main idea of each part.

Careful-reading

Part1:

Characteristics

which made

her a success. Part 2:

Mother’s

influence

Part 3:

The reason

for being a

journalist

Part 4:

Her feeling

about being

a journalist

①__

②__

①__

②__

①__

②__

1. ____2. ____3. ____

①____

②____

①____

②____

Part 1:

Characteristics which made her a success

① Being curious

②Working hard

③ Believing in what was true

① ____________

② ____________

③ ____________

Part 2:Mother’sinfluence

To be curious

① Never be defeated

① Love everything

② Be interested in mankind and nature

A strong character

②Work extremely hard (to support her)

① ____________

② ____________

② ____________

① ____________

Part 3:

The reason

for being a

journalist

①It is important for people to grasp what is going on

②Especially after inspecting an illegal business

① ____________

② ____________

Part 4:Her feelingabout beinga journalist

① ____________

② ____________

① interesting

② challenging

Vocabulary learning

Match the words with their meanings.

1. A strong desire to know about something. curiosity

2. The quality of continuing to try to achieve particular aim in spite of difficulties. perseverance

perseverance commitment investigate scandal curiosity

3. A promise to support somebody /

something. commitment

4. Carefully examine the facts of a

situation or a crime to find out the

truth about it.

investigate

5. An event that people think is

morally or legally wrong and

cause public feelings of shock

or anger. scandal

Summary

①Wang Junyan is a __________ now. She said that it is ________, ___________, and ______________ that made her success. It is _______ who taught her to be curious. ②After graduating from university, Wang became a ______ for a local newspaper. Her report ______ people and it also helped the government ______ the company and catch the __________. ③Her perseverance( 坚持 ) ______ when she won an award for the report. She also said that as a reporter she needed many __________ and kept ______ new things. She still felt ______ now .

TV presenter

being curious working hard

believing in what was true

her mother

reporter

helped

inspect guilty people

paid off

different skills

learning curious

Voice your opinion

Everyone wants to succeed, but the road to success is not so smooth. So What does Wang Junyan’s story tell us about success and what do you think we should do to achieve success?

Success

Goodattitude

Workhard

Never give up

Curiosity

Be committed

Believe in truth

• Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

自信是走向成功的第一步。

•Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才不过是勤奋而已。

•The biggest, the smartest, and the strongest

are not the survivors. Rather, the survivors

are the most adaptable.

Charles Darwin

adaptabilit

y

•Constant dripping wears away a stone.

水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

•Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

perseverance

You have to believe in yourself . You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success .That's the secret of success . Charles ChaplinCharles Chaplin

Success, we all create together!I hear, I think;

I see, I remember;I do, I understand.

Homework:

What do you think of the road to success? Write a short passage about your own opinion.