M11U3reading.ppt

* 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 ①Huatuo had a kind heart and he was modest,and hardworkng.He did not value fame or fortune. ②Bill’s success lies in the fact that he was hardworking,ambitious,intelligent and competitive. ③Churchill loved his nation’s tradition.He was simple and ambitious. ④The secret of Yao Ming’s success is not born with,but lies in his hardworking,wisdom and toughness. Reading —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 Clive’s first job? 3. What society was Clive chairman of ? He was born on 30 July 1940. At the age of 17, 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 ) ________________________ Sinclair’s early years Sinclair’s success Sinclair’s failure Sinclair’s recent years Summary What did Sinclair’s grandfather and father do? _______________________________ 2. Why didn’t 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 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 com