人教修订版高一英语上Unit 5 The silver screen
Reading教案
Oprah Winfrey

Ⅰ.Introduction
1.①Take Yao Ming (pictures) as an example to learn some new words.
As we all know, Yao Ming is a personality, which means he is world famous or well-known. He comes to fame for being a member on NBA. He has showed promise as a basketball player since he was very young. He has achieved great success now. But unfortunately, a few months ago, his foot was badly hurt, which bothered him very much, he had to skip. But he came to terms with it or managed to bear it. That means he got over the hardship. His spirits inspires us greatly. He wrote a book, My World, My Dream, which has become a best-seller.
②.Read the words
2.Yang Lan--- hostress ---Zheng Da Zong Yi---Women in the world---talk show(pictures)
Ⅱ.Listening (video)
Is the host a man or woman?
Show the pictures of Oprah Winfrey
Ⅲ.Reading
1.Read the passage and try to get the main idea of each paragraph..
P1: birth
P2: her secret of success
P3: successful TV personality who inspires millions
P4: childhood and years before university
P5: working experiences
2.Descriptions about Oprah Winfrey (pictures) and draw a conclusion
Her early ages→hard
As a student→bright
As a host→successful
Her way to success→inspiring
Ask: How did Oprah Winfrey achieve success?
( hard work, discipline, self-improvement, have a strong will, never give up hope)
Ⅳ.Activity
Activity one
Suppose Oprah Winfrey comes to our classroom, you will ask her some questions about her life and working experiences:
Activity two:
Suppose Yang Lan is interviewing Oprah Winfrey and Yao Ming at the same time, and talking about the secret of success:
Ⅴ.Homework
Write about a successful person you admire most.

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