第三册Unit7SectionA教案.docx

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第三册Unit7SectionA教案

Unit7SectionABillGates

PartOne:

Objectives

1.Tolearnthestoriesofaninfluentialfigure;

2.Toreviewthereadingskillofidentifyingthewriter’spurpose;

3.Tolearntowriteaparagraphwithageneralstatementsupportedbydetails;

2.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutBillGates?

1）Theformerchairmanof…

2）Theworldwideleaderin…

3）Hediscoveredhisinterestin…attheageof13.

4）Inhisjunioryear,heleftHarvardUniversity,soasto…

5）Guidedbyabeliefthat…,hebegandeveloping…

6）AccordingtoForbesmagazine,hehasbeen…

7）…

BillGatesistheformerchairmanofMicrosoftCorporation,theworldwideleaderinsoftware,servicesandsolutionsthathelppeoplerealizetheirfullpotential.HewasbornonOct.28,1955.Hediscoveredhisinterestinsoftwareandbeganprogrammingcomputersatage13.In1973,GatesenteredHarvardUniversity.Inhisjunioryear,GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicrosoft,acompanyhehadestablishedin1975withhischildhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthecomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.UnderGates'leadership,Microsoft'smissionhasbeentocontinuallyadvanceandimprovesoftwaretechnology,andtomakeiteasierandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousecomputers.AccordingtoForbesmagazine,Gateshasbeentherichestmanintheworldsince1995.

3.WhatcontributestoBillGates’hugesuccess?

1）Hiskeeninsightsinto…

2）Histotalcommitmentto…

3）Hisgreatskillsinmanaging…

4）Hiscompetitiveabilityin…

5）…

Inthefirstplace,itisareturnfromhiskeeninsightsintohisfuture.Asheonceputit,“At19,Icaughtsightofthefuture…andIturnedouttohavebeenright.”Inthesecond,itisafruitofhistotalcommitmenttohispursuits.Forexample,itwasnotunusualforthedeanofMicrosofttowork

16hoursaday.Inthethird,itisaproductofhisgreatskillsinmanaginghisbusiness.Accordingtohiscolleagues,hecoulddealefficientlywithtechnicalproblemswhilehandlingroutineaffairs.Andaboveall,itisaresultofhiscompetitiveabilityindevelopmentofsophisticatedITproducts.Inmorethan30yearssincehedroppedoutofHarvardtoconquertheworldofcomputeroperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,ineffect,hehasbeendeadlyforcompetitorstryingtoclawtheirwayintothemarket.

5.FromBillGates’dropoutofHarvard,canwetellthatcollegeeducationmeansnothingtoone’ssuccess?

Myanswertothisquestionisnegative.BecausehisexperienceonHarvardcampus,thoughunabletoproduceadirecteffectonhissuccess,helpedkeephismindopentowhatwasgoingonintheworldofscienceandrenderhimsharperatwhatfuturewouldholdforhim.AccordingtoBillGates,hisexperienceinHarvardwasregardedas“anamazingprivilege”.Heoncesaid,“ThoughIleftearly,IwastransformedbymyyearsatHarvard,thefriendshipsImade,andtheideasIworkedon.”Infact,helearnedalotatHarvardaboutnewideasineconomicsandpolitics.Andhegotgreatexposuretotheadvancesbeingmadeinthesciences.Soactually,theyearsinHarvardcontributedalottohisfuturesuccess.

6.Fromhislife,whatconclusioncanwedrawastotherelationshipbetweencollegedegreeandsuccess?

Itiswidelybelievedthat,thehigherdegreeoneearns,thebetterchanceofsuccessonestands.ButBillGates’casetellsadifferentstory.Fromhisexperience,therefore,wecanconcludethatthecollegedegreeisnotaguaranteeofone’ssuccessincareerbutasymbolofone’scompleteexperiencewithcollegelifeoratmostawitnesstoaperson’sbuildupofknowledgeessentialtohissuccessincareer.Asisknowntoall,BillGatesdidn'tfinishhisbachelor’sdegreeanddroppedoutofHarvard,letalonethemaster’sordoctor’sdegree.However,hefoundedthebiggestsoftwarecompanyintheworld—MicrosoftCorporationandwithmorethanfiftybilliondollarswealthhehasbeentherichestmanintheworld,forallofwhich,however,hedidn'tdependonhiseducationaldiploma!

Thusitcanbeseenthatone’ssuccessisbuiltnotonthecollegedegreebutonhisabilitybetteredbythecollegelife.

7.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusaboutBillGates?

Let’sanswerthisquestionafterwereadthepassage

PartTwo:

RelatedInformation

1.Rolemodel

ThetermrolemodelwasintroducedbyRobertK.Merton.Mertonsaysthatindividualscomparethemselveswith"referencegroups"ofpeoplewhooccupythesocialroletowhichtheindividualaspires.Thetermhaspassedintogeneralusetomeanany"personwhoservesasanexample,whosebehaviorisemulatedbyothers".

（1）AlbertEinstein

AlbertEinstein（March14,1879–April18,1955）wasaGerman-borntheoreticalphysicist.Heisbestknownforhistheoryofrelativityandspecificallymass–energyequivalence,E=mc2.Einsteinreceivedthe1921NobelPrizeinPhysics“forhisservicestoTheoreticalPhysics,andespeciallyforhisdiscoveryofthelawofthephotoelectriceffect（光电效应）.”Einsteinpublishedover300scientificworksandover150non-scientificworks.Einsteinisreveredbythephysicscommunity,andin1999Timemagazinenamedhimthe"PersonoftheCentury".Inwiderculturethename"Einstein"hasbecomesynonymouswithgenius.

（3）MohandasKaramchandGandhi

MohandasKaramchandGandhi（2October1869–30January1948）wasamajorpoliticalandspiritualleaderofIndiaandtheIndianindependencemovement.HewasthepioneerofSatyagraha—resistancetotyranny（暴政）throughmasscivildisobedience（非暴力反抗）—whichledIndiatoindependenceandinspiredmovementsforcivilrightsandfreedomacrosstheworld.InIndia,heisofficiallyaccordedthehonorofFatheroftheNation.On15June2007,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblydeclared2Octobertobethe"InternationalDayofNon-Violence".

IwantworldsympathyinthisbattleofRight–against–Might.ByGandhiApril5,1930 

（3）MotherTeresa

MotherTeresa（August26,1910–September5,1997）wasanAlbanianRomanCatholicnunwhofoundedtheMissionariesofCharityinKolkata（Calcutta）,Indiain1950.Foroverfortyyearssheministeredtothepoor,sick,orphaned,anddying,whileguidingtheMissionariesofCharity'sexpansion,firstthroughoutIndiaandtheninothercountries.ShewontheNobelPeacePrizein1979forherhumanitarianwork.

（4）BillGates

BornOctober28,1955,BillGatesisanAmericanbusinessmagnate,philanthropist,andchairmanofMicrosoft.DuringhiscareeratMicrosoft,GatesheldthepositionsofCEOandchiefsoftwarearchitect,andremainstheindividualshareholderwiththemostshares,withmorethan9percentofthecommonstock（普通股）.

（5）MartinLutherKing,Jr.

MartinLutherKing,Jr.（January15,1929–April4,1968）wasoneofthepivotalleadersoftheAmericancivilrightsmovement.KingwasaBaptistminister,oneofthefewleadershiprolesavailabletoblackmenatthetime.Hebecameacivilrightsactivistearlyinhiscareer.Hiseffortsledtothe1963MarchonWashington,whereKingdeliveredhis“IHaveaDream”speech.In1964,KingbecametheyoungestpersontoreceivetheNobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoendsegregationandracialdiscriminationthroughcivildisobedienceandothernon-violentmeans.

KingwasassassinatedonApril4,1968,inMemphis,Tennessee.MartinLutherKing,Jr.DaywasestablishedasanationalholidayintheUnitedStatesin1986.

2.Microsoft:

MicrosoftisacompanyfoundedbyBillGatestogetherwithhischildhoodfriendPaulAllenin1975.Inthelate1970sanumberofindividualsandcompaniesweremakinganddistributinghomecomputers.Nobodycanhonestlysaythattheypredictedbackthenjusthowpervasivehomecomputerswouldbecome.IBMnoticedthisphenomenon,andsawitasawayofimpressinguponsmallbusinessjusthowplaingoodIBMmachinesare.IBMdidadealwithMicrosoft,asmallcompanythen,toproducetheoperatingsystemfortheirPC.LikemanyothercompanieswhowereunabletopredictthehugegrowthofthePCmarket,IBMdidn’tpaytoomuchattentiontothedetailsofthedeal.IBMcoulddistributeDOSwiththeirPCs,payingMicrosoftaroyaltyforeverycopysold.Microsoft,however,couldalsosellDOSindependentlyofIBM.ThedealwithIBMforthedistributionofDOSwasprobablythesmartestthingMicrosofthaseverdone.ItwasthefirstofMicrosoft’smanysuccesses.

3.PaulAllen:

AtLakesideSchool,PaulAllen（14yearsold）andfriendBillGates（12yearsold）becameearlycomputerenthusiasts.AllenwentontoattendWashingtonStateUniversity,thoughhedroppedoutaftertwoyearstopursuehisandGates’dreamofwritingsoftwarecommerciallyforthenew“personalcomputers”.

PartThree:

TextUnderstanding

I.IdeaCatching

TheBirthoftheText

FactorI:

Therehasbeenanever-greatercuriosityabouthowBillGates’legendcametrue.

FactorII:

Peoplewonderwhattraitsinhimhaveledtohissuccess.

FactorIII:

Peoplewonderwhatchallengeshemetinhislifelikeothers.

Author:

TheauthorwantstotellothershisinsightintoBillGates’life.

Personaldevelopment

In1975:

⑺GatesandPaulAllenwroteaninterpreterfortheprogramminglanguageusedbyMITSAltair.

In1976:

⑻GatesbeganlicensingMicrosoft’ssoftwareproductsdirectlytocomputermanufacturers.

In1980:

⑼IBMinvitedMicrosofttowriteprogramminglanguagesforIBMPC.

In1981:

⑽TheIBMPCandMS-DOSwerebundledtogetherandannouncedtothepublic.

By1995:

⑾Roughly85%oftheworld’spersonalcomputerswereusingaMicrosoftoperatingsystem.

In1997:

⑿Gateswasworthanestimated$40billion.

II.StructureAnalysis

1.Whatisthetex