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种族隔离制 #15 ?Before you read: 1.What do you think contributes to a bright and beautiful future? 2.What is the topic sentence? Can you design a title for the passage according to the topic? ?Reading ____________________ ?Decisions are shaping your destiny every second. They are a cause being set in motion. From the moment you wake up until you sleep you are making decisions. Everything that happens in life both the thrilling and the challenging began somewhere with a decision. Anthony Robbins says it best, “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” ?It is the decisions not the conditions of your life that determine your destiny. What are you deciding to do about your future? What are you deciding to do about the frustrations and tragedies of your past and present? An inspiring speaker, Neal Peterson, whom I had the pleasure of hearing speak recently, looked at his disadvantages and turned them into advantages. His decision was that just being black in apartheid South Africa, poor and disabled didn’t mean he could not achieve his dream. He decided these things would not limit him but would in fact be an advantage in his life. What happened as a result? He sailed solo around the world in a rich man’s sport in a homemade boat against all unexpected. ?The word “decision” actually comes for the Latin roots meaning “to cut off from.” Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility. This kind of clarity gives you such power. You can stop smoking, drinking, overeating, gambling or whatever it is that needs to change in an instant with one simple decision. ?There is a big difference in being interested in something and being committed to it. Statements such as “I’d really like to make more money.” or “I’d like to make a difference.” or “I’d like to be closer to my kids.” or “I’d like to give up smoking.” are just stating a preference. These statements are very weak and hold no power. The power comes when you decide to be committed. ?For years I stated that I would like to be a vegetarian and nothing happened as there was no commitment there. And then one day for me something triggered and I made a decision. It was “That’s it from this day forward I am a vegetarian.” There was the decision, the commitment and for 4 years now I have not eaten meat. And it was so easy. I don’t miss it a bit and never did from the moment I took the power back and made a committed decision. The power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. ?Make a committed decision today and change your destiny. For, decisions are the moments that shape your destiny and you are making them every second of the day. The power of committed decision allows you to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. (492words) Vocabulary: rapartheid /əp'ɑːthaɪt/ n. 种族隔离制 a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law. trigger [ˈtrigə]v. .触发，引起to put in motion or move to act clarity [ˈklæriti]n.清楚，明晰the quality of being clear in outline or sound. 改编说明: 根据课标要求:在使用的过程中，教师可以根据需要对教材内容进行适当取舍或补充，以使教材的内容更加符合学生的需要和贴近学生的实际生活。教师对教材进行补充或取舍时，不应该影响教材的完整性和系统性。 根据上述的理念，笔者对本文作了如下的改编: 1. 根据论说文的体裁根据行文的需要对文章段落进行调整:?去掉原文中的第一,第二和第八自 然段。并非简单删除，这些部分分别用作对课文主题的拓展延伸“What decisions have you made?”and “what decisions are you making?”以及培养学生critical thinking: “What would life be like but for a decision”? 2. 文本突出强调“a committed decision”。通过对文本的解读把原文中第6自然段上移，目的是 突出第三部分语篇在观点论说中“先论后证”的特点a true decision?a contrast?an supporting example的流程。有助于对文本结构的解读。 3. 坚持英语文章改编后仍保留原汁原味的原则，通过分析高二学生的学习能力，保留课文中的 优美句子，有待学生欣赏和诵读。只对生僻的非课标词汇进行了替换，使之更符合课标词汇 并更能有助于理解主题。如:odd?unexpected;其他词汇有待运用合理的词汇教学策略得到 理解和运用，突出情景语境对词汇教学的重要性。 Worksheet: 1.Read the passage and match the following phrases with the correct meanings: 1. set...in motion A. to separate them from things that they are normally connected with 2. commit sb.to doing sth B.at once, immediately 3. cut…off C.to get going ;to give impulse to 4. in an instant D. to promise sincerely that you will definitely do sth 1.Answer the following questions: 1.What’s the tone of the writing? (A. ironic B. persuasive C. negative D. subjunctive) 2. How is the writing organized? A. supporting examples?detailed explanations?argumentation?topic B. topic?argumentation?supporting details? brief conclusion C.point of view?supporting examples?argumentation?conclusion D. explainnation ?examples?point of view ? supporting details 2.Read part of Neal Peterson’s speech and fill in the blank with the key words. A True Decision Decisions are _________ our destiny every second; Decisions are a cause being set in ______________; It is not the_____________ of our life that determine our destiny; It is with a decision that the thrilling and the _____________ begins; With a __________ decision, I neglect the ___________ and tragedies; With a true decision, I look at my ____________ and turn them into advantages; The __________ of decisions gives me the _________ to get past any excuse to change every part of my life; The true meaning of decision is committing to_________a result and cutting myself off from any other possibility. 教学: 自我评价(Self-assessment): Think about the passage after the class and then complete the following form. Now rate yourself on a scale of five,one being low and five being high. Things I can do Evaluation I can understand the reading passage. 5 4 3 2 1 I can understand the meaning of the words and phrases. I can pronounce the word and phrases well. I can share my opinion with my classmates and take part in discussion actively. I can understand the topic of the passage. I can make a true decision for a better tomorrow.. I can write some beautiful and inspiring sentences arround the topic..