Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking Home Zooming In: An Integrated English CoursElectr- Teaching Portfolio An English Song Radiohead is an English band made up Radiohead of five schoolmates from Oxford, England. KID A Listen to the Song They have often been praised as among the Questions about the Song most creative musical groups of their era, An English Poem noted for their multi-layered songs and often William Arthur Ward radical evolutions from album to album. Their Learn the Following first album, Pablo Honey was released in Poem by Heart 1993 which included the hit song Creep. Their second release, The Bends, was an Word Web even bigger success, and their third release, Background Information OK Computer was nominated for a Grammy Richard DeVos and in 1998 as Best Album of the Year. In 2001 Amway Corporation they were again nominated for Best Album Discussion for their release, Kid A. Optimistic is a song from Kid A. 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子教案②
An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Radiohead is an English band made up of five schoolmates from Oxford, England. They have often been praised as among the most creative musical groups of their era, noted for their multi-layered songs and often radical evolutions from album to album. Their first album, Pablo Honey was released in 1993 which included the hit song Creep. Their second release, The Bends, was an even bigger success, and their third release, OK Computer was nominated for a Grammy in 1998 as Best Album of the Year. In 2001 they were again nominated for Best Album for their release, Kid A. Optimistic is a song from Kid A. Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Optimistic An English Song Radiohead Flies are buzzing round my head If you try the best you can Vultures(il)circling the dead If you try the best you can Listen to the S Picking up every last crumb( The best you can is good enough Questions about the Song The big fish eat the little ones If you try the best you can The big fish eat the little ones n English Poem If you try the best you can Not my problem, give me some The best you can is good enough William Arthur Ward If you try the best you can Learn the Following If you try the best you can Id really like to help you, man The best you can is good enough I'd really like to help you, man Poem by Heart If you try the best you can And now this messed up marionnette Word Web If you try the best you can (木偶) The best you can is good enough Floating around on a prison ship Background Information Richard De Vos and This ones optimistic If you try the best you can Amway Corporation This one went to market If you try the best you can This one just came out of the The best you can is good enough Discussion swamp(沼泽) If you try the best you try This one dropped a payload If you try the best you can Fodder(饲料) for the animals Dinosaurs ruling the earth Living on animal farm Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子②
If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough I’d really like to help you, man I’d really like to help you, man And now this messed up marionnette (木偶) Floating around on a prison ship If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you try If you try the best you can Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth Flies are buzzing round my head Vultures (秃鹫) circling the dead Picking up every last crumb (碎屑) The big fish eat the little ones The big fish eat the little ones Not my problem, give me some If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough This one’s optimistic This one went to market This one just came out of the swamp (沼泽) This one dropped a payload Fodder (饲料) for the animals Living on animal farm Optimistic An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song 1. How many animals are mentioned in the song? What are Radiohead they? Listen to the Song E Five. They are flies, vultures, fish, pigs and dinosaurs. Pigs Questions about the Song are not mentioned directly. However, the song Optimistic An English Poem directly refers to a book named Animal Farm about pigs William Arthur Ward Learn the Following 2. As we know, dinosaur is an extinct species on earth. Why Poem by Heart is the song ended with Dinosaurs ruling the earth"? What Word Web does it imply? Background Information 5: In very ancient times, dinosaurs ruled and dominated the Richard De Vos and earth. It implies that all species are destined for extinction Amway Corporation We're the dinosaurs"- currently dominating the planet, Discussion but not forever 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子就②
1. How many animals are mentioned in the song? What are they? Five. They are flies, vultures, fish, pigs and dinosaurs. Pigs are not mentioned directly. However, the song Optimistic directly refers to a book named Animal Farm about pigs. 2. As we know, dinosaur is an extinct species on earth. Why is the song ended with “Dinosaurs ruling the earth”? What does it imply? In very ancient times, dinosaurs ruled and dominated the earth. It implies that all species are destined for extinction. We’re the “dinosaurs” — currently dominating the planet, but not forever. An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song 3. The song can be interpreted in many ways. Can you Radiohead interpret the song from the perspective of optimism? Listen to the Song E As is sung in the song, "You can try the best you can. If you Questions about the Song try the best, you can. The best you can is good enough n English Poem we should try to be optimistic and make the best of what's William Arthur Ward left even if we are trapped by unpleasant situations Learn the Following Poem by Heart Word Web Background Information Richard De Vos and Amway Corporation Discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子就②
3. The song can be interpreted in many ways. Can you interpret the song from the perspective of optimism? As is sung in the song, “You can try the best you can. If you try the best, you can. The best you can is good enough.”, we should try to be optimistic and make the best of what’s left even if we are trapped by unpleasant situations. An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song William Arthur Ward(1921-1994), author of Fountains of Faith, Radiohead is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims Listen to the Song Questions about the Song The only thing that stands between a man and what he An English poem wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to William Arthur Ward believe that it is possible Learn the Following It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, Poem by Heart impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle Word Web William Arthur Ward Background Information Richard De Vos and Amway Corporation Discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子②
William Arthur Ward (1921 – 1994), author of Fountains of Faith, is one of America’s most quoted writers of inspirational maxims. “The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. ” “It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.” — William Arthur Ward An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Optimist Vs. Pessimist An English Song William Arthur Ward Radiohead The pessimist finds fault The pessimist creates loneliness Listen to the Song The optimist discovers a remedy The optimist finds friends Questions about the Song An English poem The pessimist seeks sympathy The pessimist nibbles at the negative The optimist spreads cheer The optimist is nourished by the William Arthur Ward ositive Learn the Following The pessimist criticizes circumstances The optimist changes conditions The pessimist builds barriers Poem by Heart The optimist removes roadblocks Word Web The pessimist complains about the apple seeds The pessimist invents trouble Background Information The optimist plants them. The optimist enriches the Richard De Vos and environment Amway Corporation The pessimist imagines impending peril The optimist sees signs of prosperity Discussion The pessimist disparages The optimist encourages 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子②
The pessimist finds fault. The optimist discovers a remedy. The pessimist seeks sympathy. The optimist spreads cheer. The pessimist criticizes circumstances. The optimist changes conditions. The pessimist complains about the apple seeds. The optimist plants them. The pessimist imagines impending peril. The optimist sees signs of prosperity. The pessimist disparages. The optimist encourages. Optimist Vs. Pessimist An English Song William Arthur Ward William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart The pessimist creates loneliness. The optimist finds friends. The pessimist nibbles at the negative. The optimist is nourished by the positive. The pessimist builds barriers. The optimist removes roadblocks. The pessimist invents trouble. The optimist enriches the environment. Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song Directions: Figure out the expressions related to"optimistic attitude Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song unlimited An English Poem ample confidence great William Arthur Ward happiness persistence Learn the Following Poem by Heart sufficient optimistic attitude problem- Word Web solving abil ity Background Information Richard De Vos and Amway Corporation posItive positive attitude constructive Discussion positive affirmation thinking 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子②
Directions: Figure out the expressions related to “optimistic attitude”. optimistic attitude ample happiness unlimited confidence great persistence problemsolving ability positive, constructive thinking positive affirmation positive attitude sufficient joy An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song 1. Richard de∨os Radiohead Richard de Vos, born on March 4, 1926 in michigan of Listen to the Song the United States, is a billionaire co-founder of Amway, Questions about the Song restructured as Alticor in 2000. Rich De Vos is the owner of n English Poem basketball's Orlando Magic as well as a very famous William Arthur Ward speaker and writer. He is a heart transplant recipient Learn the follo Poem by Heart Word Web Background Information Richard De Vos and Amway Corporation Discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子就②
amwahy. 1. Richard DeVos Richard DeVos, born on March 4, 1926 in Michigan of the United States, is a billionaire co-founder of Amway, restructured as Alticor in 2000. Rich DeVos is the owner of basketball’s Orlando Magic as well as a very famous speaker and writer. He is a heart transplant recipient. An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song 2. Amway Corporation Radiohead Name Amway Listen to the Song Questions about the Song oe Private An English Poem Full Name American Way William Arthur Ward Year of Founding 1959 Learn the follo Poem by Heart Key People Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos Word Web Headquarters Ada, Michigan USA Background Information Industry Multi-level marketing Richard De Vos and Products Personal care products, jewelry, dietary Amway Corporation supplements, water treatment and Discussion cosmetics as well as other products from top brands 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子就②
amwahy.2 2. Amway Corporation Type Private Year of Founding 1959 Name Amway Full Name American Way Key People Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos Headquarters Ada, Michigan, USA Industry Multi-level marketing Products Personal care products, jewelry, dietary supplements, water treatment and cosmetics as well as other products from top brands An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
Unit Four Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Optimistic and Positive Thinking ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An English Song Radiohead Products of Personal care, home care, and nutrition and Listen to the Song Amway(China) wellness categories Questions about the Song Ways of sale Direct sale from business owners to An English Poem consumers or sale online William Arthur Ward Learn the follo Poem by Heart Word Web Background Information Richard De Vos and Amway Corporation Discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子就②
Products of Amway (China) Personal care, home care, and nutrition and wellness categories Ways of Sale Direct sale from business owners to consumers or sale online An English Song William Arthur Ward An English Poem Word Web Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation Background Information Radiohead Listen to the Song Questions about the Song Learn the Following Poem by Heart Discussion
