M11U3reading.ppt

1、The secret of success,Welcome to the unit,Many people work very hard to become successful in their chosen career. Look at the following pictures of successful individuals and discuss the questions below with your partners.,Huatuo,Bill Gates,Churchill,Yao Ming,Huatuo had a kind heart and he was modes

2、t,and hardworkng.He did not value fame or fortune. Bills success lies in the fact that he was hardworking,ambitious,intelligent and competitive. Churchill loved his nations tradition.He was simple and ambitious. The secret of Yao Mings success is not born with,but lies in his hardworking,wisdom and

3、toughness.,Unit 3 Sir Clive Sinclair,Reading,Sir Clive Sinclair,the man who brought technology to the man in the street,the ordinary people,Fast reading 1. When was Clive Sinclair born? 2. What was Clives first job? 3. What society was Clive chairman of ?,He was born on 30 July 1940.,At the age of 1

4、7, he got a job as an assistant editor for a radio magazine that was full of diagrams of electrical circuits.,British Mensa, a club for clever people.,Careful reading The structure of the article Part 1 (Para1)_ Part 2 (Para2-3) _ Part 3 (Para 4 ) _ Part4(Para 5-6 ) _ Part 5 (Para 7 ) _,Sinclairs ea

5、rly years,Sinclairs success,Sinclairs failure,Sinclairs recent years,Summary,What did Sinclairs grandfather and father do? _ 2. Why didnt Sinclair go to university? _ _ 3. What was the first thing that Sinclair made and sold? _,They were both engineers.,Because he decided that university would teach

6、 him nothing new.,The pocket-sized radio.,5. Why was the ZX80 computer so popular? _ _ 6. What did the ZX Spectrum prove most useful for? _,Because the computer was very cheap, which cost less than 100 pounds.,It proved more useful for playing,His C5 car.,It demonstrated that Sinclair had skillful l

7、eadership and strength of personality.,7. What was Sinclairs failure? _ 8. What did the growth of Mensa demonstrate? _ _ _,The following is a timeline of important dates in Sinclairs life. Fill in what happened in each year.,He got a job as an assistant editor for a magazine.,Sinclair registered his own company.,He launched the worlds first pocket calculator.,He launched the worlds first pocket TV.,Sincla