Theme The boy was able to turn himself into a multibillion-dollar tycoon ina matter of a few years. His success demonstrates the qualities that have contributed to the dramatic success The success is the result of his toil and sweat. Question 1:What is the episode in his childhood? In spite of being teased for not using fishing pole,Dell used a trotline (fishing device to which veral hooks could be attached)to get more fish than others had caught all together. Question 2:What qualities did Dell have? "Dell sat on the beach,painstakingly putting trotline." qualities he shows:careful,ready to do sth.with great effort He uses trotline different from other common fishing poles qualities he shows:creative,intelligent,trying to experience new ideas and willing to take risks He kept working when the family told him "you are wasting time"and teased him qualities he shows:determined.tenacious and persevering 本章节的教学重点、难点 2 to reduce sth.to slide/slip/glide:to stuff oneself with sth. 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises 参考资料： Contemporary College English,Yang LimingTheme The boy was able to turn himself into a multibillion-dollar tycoon in a matter of a few years. His success demonstrates the qualities that have contributed to the dramatic success. The success is the result of his toil and sweat. Question 1: What is the episode in his childhood? In spite of being teased for not using fishing pole, Dell used a trotline (fishing device to which several hooks could be attached) to get more fish than others had caught all together. Question 2: What qualities did Dell have? “Dell sat on the beach, painstakingly putting trotline.” qualities he shows: careful, ready to do sth. with great effort He uses trotline different from other common fishing poles qualities he shows: creative, intelligent, trying to experience new ideas and willing to take risks He kept working when the family told him “you are wasting time” and teased him qualities he shows: determined, tenacious and persevering 本章节的教学重点、难点： 1. compare and contrast writing 2. to reduce sth.to; slide/slip/glide; to stuff oneself with sth. 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming