我自信 所以我 成功 我不足 所以我 努力 我努力 所以我进步

to be understood in life, while there is nothing to be feared. If you want to succeed, it’s more important for you to have imagination than knowledge. There are only things to be understood in life, while there is nothing to be feared.

If we make great efforts to do something, we’ll succeed. And no matter how clever he is, a person will fail if he doesn’t try his best. Don’t think that the obvious things are the easiest to understand. Only the greatest mind can raise the easiest questions.

If you want to achieve anything, you have to depend on yourself and act. Your success only depends on your own efforts, though help from others is necessary.

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Reading No boundaries

Stephen Hawking

What do you know about Stephen Hawking? disabled --- caused by a disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 肌萎缩性侧索硬化症 a professor in Cambridge University famous for new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes famous for the book A Brief History of Time

Skimming Choose one word for each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3-4 Para 5-6 Para 7 achievements opinions disease problems dream

How would ordinary people feel when they were Para 1 incurable disease A promising graduate student How would ordinary people feel when they were told that they had an incurable disease? feel very sad give up ………

dreams Para 2 research in face of… disease stay calm/ fight against an ordinary life to get married a job in face of… PhD disease stay calm/ fight against

2. What did he do in the early 1970s? Para 3-4 1. What did he do in 2002? His disease has disabled him. Sitting in the wheelchair. Telling about his theories and thoughts on questions about? 2. What did he do in the early 1970s? Big Bang and black holes Becoming famous A Brief History of Time( in 1988)

Different opinions about science: Para 5 Different opinions about science: that science is about “true” facts that never change People often think____________________ ____________________________________. Hawking thinks____________________ __________________________________. even the best theory can turn out to be wrong

Discussion: Suppose Hawking’s Theory of Black Hole was found wrong by himself, would he admit it? Give your reasons.

test Build a theory observe Basic steps of scientific method: Para 6 use a model test Use experiments Build a theory observe

Para 7 How does he make a speech without moving his lips? Through a computer. 2. What is it that Hawking does not like his speech computer? He is British, but it gives him an American accent.

True or False 1.Hawking can’t express himself in words without the help of a computer. 2.Hawking’s best-seller A Brief History of Time explains difficult Theory in a simple way. 3.In scientific field,the best theory can’t turn out to be wrong. 4.In scientific research the observation is very important. T T F T

5.All the theories can be tested by experiments. 6.Sometimes it is not a piece of cake to understand Hawking’s lecture. F T 7.Hawking was told that he had an incurable disease when he was just 21 years old. T 8.When Hawking gives lectures, he always speaks through a computer. T

Reading comprehension: Choose the right answer: Read the quote in the text again. When was Stephen Hawking told about his disease? A. Twelve months earlier. B. When he was getting married. C. Two years earlier. D. When he met Jane Wilde. 2. According to Hawking, science is . A. never true B. always changing C. always true 3. A scientific theory is good if . A. it is difficult B. it can be tested C. it can predict future events

4. Why did Stephen Hawking think: “There did not seem much point in working on my PhD”? A. Because there was no point in being a PhD. B. Because there was no hope of being PhD. C. Because he thought he would die soon. D. Because he had no place to work.

C. was sitting in a famous chair D. made new discoveries about 5. Hawking became famous in the 1970s, because he _______. A. was disabled B. was a PhD C. was sitting in a famous chair D. made new discoveries about universe

6. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the text? A. Hawking is famous for his new discoveries. B. People should come to terms with their fate. C. A scientific theory is always wrong. D. Anyone with great determination will achieve his success.

7. From the text, we can infer that __. A. Hawking got married to Jane Wilde before he fell ill B. science is always true C. Hawking is an American D. great scientists always want to know more

understanding: How do you understand the title “No boundaries” ?

… science thinking in imagination truth and falsehood（谬误） between no boundaries truth and falsehood（谬误） between the healthy and the disabled

Zhang Haidi paralyzed writer composer

Beethoven Germany Deaf Musician/ composer

Helen Keller deaf and blind educator writer speaker

Roosevelt Paralyzed Governor/president

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it!

homework 1.Finish the Word Study on Page 5 & Vocabulary on Page 82-83. 2. Underline useful words and phrases in the reading passage. 3. Recite paragraph 1-2.