Lesson 3 The Road to Success

newspaper reporter, TV presenter Look at the Key Words and choose a job for each quote below. actor, astronaut, dancer, writer, business owner, football player, fire fighter, policeman, newspaper reporter, TV presenter

New Words &Job Guessing “My job is to inspect all streets in this district every day. I need to keep an eye on one or two thieves.” inspect: to look at something or someone carefully, especially to check that everything is satisfactory This man may be a policeman.

New Words &Job Guessing “It can be a bit lonely. Sometimes I don’t see my family for weeks. But this paid off because I became the first Chinese to be sent up into space.” pay off: to be successful or bring good results He must be an astronaut.

New Words &Job Guessing “It's wonderful to celebrate in the glory of scoring three goals in the final 8 minutes.” glory: great honour and praise which you earn by doing something successfully He might be a football player.

New Words &Job Guessing “I'm constantly changing my language and writing style, and I believe this story will be a bestseller.” constantly:all the time or repeatedly He could be a writer.

New Words &Job Guessing “I work a lot more than the half hour you see me on TV every day!” He may be a TV presenter.

Read to Learn Today's story is about another famous TV presenter —Wang Junyan. She talks about her road to success. I'm sure you'll learn something from her. HERE WE GO!!!

Step1: Skimming Read the passage quickly to match the main ideas with paragraphs. Paragraph 1 ( ) Paragraph 2 ( ) Paragraph 3 ( ) Paragraph 4 ( ) Paragraph 5 ( ) A. Wang Junyan found her job interesting and challenging. B. She chose to be a journalist and realised its importance. C. Characteristics which made her a success. D. She didn't give up and made a success. E. Her mother's influence C E B D A

Step2: Scanning Read the passage more carefully while listening to the tape to get detailed information.

Paragraph 1: Characteristics which made her a success. As a child: Wang Junyan never dreamed of becoming a_______________ now: she is the ______________________. famous person on TV How had she achieved_______ ? success Being _____, working ______ and believing in _________ made her the ________ she is today. curious hard what was true success presenter for Universe TV's programmes

Paragraph 2: Her mother's influence Mother: a) had a great love of ____ in the______ b)She taught Jy to be interested in ____ and ____ c)She was a strong ______ d)She worked extremely __ to____Jy through school everything universe mankind nature character hard support They together: would look in old ______ to find birds' ______ and turn over ____ to look at little ________ beneath. nests feathers stones creatures In conclusion: Her attitudes _____life will never stop__________ Jy's thoughts and _______. towards influencing actions

devoted Para 3 & Para 4 understand 1.Why did Jy choose to be a journalist? Because it is important that people grasp what is going on around them 2.When did Jy realise the importance of being a journalist? It was after she was asked to inspect an illegal business. 3.What's the influence of her report on an illegal business? Her report helped the people who had been affected and helped the government to catch the guilty people. 4.In the view of W Jy, what qualities should a reporter have in order to produce high quality reports? devoted A reporter should be committed and never give up.

life Para 5: Wang Junyan found her job interesting and challenging. Although there wasn’t ________in a reporter’s existence, she found it _______________________. She needed many different ____ and was _______ challenged to learn ___ things. much glory interesting and challenging skills new constantly

Let's make an interview in pairs. student A: interviewer Step3: Role Play Let's make an interview in pairs. student A: interviewer student B: Wang Junyan

Some questions for the interviewer: 1, As a child, did you dream of becoming of a famous person on TV? Why? 2, How did you achieve success? 3, Who do you think is the most important person in your life? Will you please say something about him or her? 4, Why did you choose to be a journalist? 5, Is there any special moment that made you realise the importance of being a journalist? 6, In your opinion, if a reporter wants to produce high quality reports, what qualities should he or she have? 7, What do you like most about your job? 8, You like your job and feel curious about different news, but many years later, will you still feel curious? Why?

Never give up Step4: Consolidation Wang Junyan is a TV_______ now. She said that it is _______, ___________, and ______________ that made her a success. It is _______ who taught her to be curious. After graduating from university, Wang became a ______. Her report helped the people who had been ______ and helped the government ______ the company and catch the ______people. Her perseverance _________ because she won an award for the report. She also said that she's never ______with her job and after many years she still felt ________ . presenter being curious believing in what was true working hard her mother reporter Never give up affected inspect guilty paid off bored curious

Have big dreams and goals What does W Jy's story tell you about success? Be curious Have good attitudes Never give up … Success Be committed Work hard Have big dreams and goals

Homework: 1. Read the text carefully and aloud. 2. Write a report about what you have learned from Wang Junyan.