True NobilityTrue Nobility

浙江省瑞安市第十中学 段湘萍

Guo Jingjing

Michael Jackson Shi Tiesheng

Who is considered to be a person of nobilityin your mind? What makes him or her noble?

main idea of each paragraph

Para.1

Para.2

Para.3

Para.4

Para.5

True Nobility

desire for personal progress

the duality ( 双重性 )of life

how to obtain true nobility

living a simple life

building up inner strength

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thirst for

The structure of the passage

1

2 3 4 5

A

1

2 3 4

5

B

1

2

3 4 5

C

the duality of life

ways to obtain true nobility

building up inner strength

simplifying the life

thirst for personal progress

The duality of life

bright side dark side

Find the key words to support the theme

sun joy sweetness brightness

shadow pain bitterness darkness

Life is not all roses.

Why should we build up inner strength?

It is easy to get rid of habits and attitudes that stand in your way to a better life.

Reading for details

A.support you B. be with youC. hold you back D. lie in front of you

para.3

Give some examples to tell the importance

of building up the inner strength.

Build up your inner strength and obtain true nobility.

I am even higher than the Alps.That I command an army of rats can still defeat a force of lions.

NapoleonAlps

simplify (vt.) ___________(adj.)

___________(adv.)

simple

simply

simplify our life

How do you understand the sentence “When you begin to take life more seriously, you begin to live more simply outside” in para.4?

When you begin to ______ your time _____ the important things, you will pay less attention tothe things outside.

devote to

Whose deed fits the author’s view in para.4?

Bill Gates is interested inthe discount goods and never travels first class.

Zhouyang expressed her wishes to improve her parents’ living conditions after winning the race.

Jay Chou finished 50 songs in ten days, forgetting about eating and sleeping.

Living simple life will yield a clear mind, and having inner peace will help you see far. — Zhu Geliang

非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远

regretting and not repeating the

previous mistakes.

repentance

How can we make progress ?

Para.5

is the ability to judge yourself. Life is full of sweetness and __________. To know the joys of life you must experience the disappointments. To obtain true nobility, you must _______ on yourself and build up your ____________, ___________ your life and ________ your time ______ the things that do matter. What’s more, regret and avoid making the same mistakes and at last _____________ yourself.

summary

be superior to

bitterness

inner strength simplify

devote

reflect

True nobility

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Guo Jingjing

Michael Jackson

Shi Tiesheng

Who fits the author’s view on true nobility?

reflect on oneselfbuild up inner strengthsimplify the lifethirst for progressbe superior to oneself

Why?

Though he can’t run, he has been running all the time.

He paces himself against the clock.

He has been superior to himself and become a man of

true nobility!

Carl Lewis

What’s your point of view on true nobility?

Can you give some examples to support

your view?

Discussion

1. Read another essay about true nobility by Ameen Rihani and understand the writer’s opinion on nobility.

2. Put in the words and find the rules of word formation. Noun Adjective Verb

noble

bitter

willing

simplicity

thirst

honesty

Homework