Unit+4+Adversity+and+Courage+Project課件+【知識(shí)專講精研】人教版高中英語(yǔ)選擇性必修第三冊(cè)

Unit4UNIT4ADVERSITYANDCOURAGETogiveareportonpeoplewhopersevereGiveareportonpeoplewhohaveencounteredadversityintheirlivesbuthaveperseveredandovercomethedifficulties.Brainstormandmakealistofpossiblecandidatesthatyouwouldliketoconductresearchon.BeethovenChopinSimaQianWerethecandidatesfromdifferentcountries?Didtheyfacedifferentchallenges?Hadtheymadegreatcontributionintheirfields?Whyhavetheyimpressedyouthemost?NameGenderOccupationCountryFrédéricFrancoisChopin(March1,1810-October17,1849)malecomposer,pianistPolandSimaQian(145BCE-?)malehistorianChinaLudwigvanBeethoven(Dec16,1770-March26,1827)malecomposerGermanyChoosethreepeopletodoyourresearchon.Eachpersonshouldcomefromadifferentcountryandhavefacedadifferentchallenges.BasicbackgroundinformationaboutthepersonChallengesthatthispersonfacedHowhe/sheovercamethedifficultiesHis/HersubsequentachievementsWhatpeoplethinkofhim/herHerearethekindsofinformationyoushouldgather:Aftergatheringtheinformationyouneed,createanoutlinetohelpyouorganiseideasforyourreport.AreportonpeoplewhopersevereBasicbackgroundinformationaboutthepersonChallengesthatthispersonfacedHowhe/sheovercamethedifficultiesHis/HersubsequentachievementsWhatpeoplethinkofhim/herFrédéricFran?oisChopinFrédéricFran?oisChopinwasaPolishcomposerandpianistbornin1810.Hewasachildprodigy,andshowedgreatmusicalskillfromayoungage.Hefacedgreatchallengeswithhishealththroughouthislife.Hesufferedfromtuberculosisrepeatedlywhichgavehimproblemswithhisheart.Italsomadeithardforhimtodothingslaterinhislife.Despitethisheproducedover230worksandtookmusicinnewdirections.Hisgainedworldwidereputationastheleadingmusicianofhisgeneration.Sadly,hishealthissuesledtohisearlydeathat39,buthisworkisstilllovedtoday,andheisrightlyconsideredasamusicalgenius.SimaQianSimaQianwasaChinesehistorianbornaround145BCE.HeisfamousforhisworkHistoricalRecords,covering2,000yearsofChinesehistory.In99BCEhebecameinvolvedintheLiLingaffair.ThegeneralwasdefeatedandcapturedalongwithLiGuangli,EmperorWu'sbrother-in-law.SimaQianwastheonlypersontodefendLiLingandtheEmperortookthisasanattackonhisbrother-in-law.SimaQianwassentencedtodeathbutwasgiventheoptionofcastrationinstead.Hewasthenimprisonedforthreeyears.Despitethisgreatchallenge,hecontinuedwithhishistoriesanddevelopedmanyinnovativetechniques,suchasinterviewing,visitingactualsites,andexaminingdocumentsfromdifferentregionsandtimes.HeknewhisworkwasmoreimportantthanhisownpersonalsufferingandistodayconsideredthefatherofChinesehistoriography.LudwigvanBeethovenLudwigvanBeethovenwasaGermancomposerandpianistbornin1770.Hewasveryinfluentialandisconsideredoneofthegreatestcomposersofalltime.Heshowedtalentfromayoungageandperformedwidelyafterfindingsuccess.However,hefacedmanychallengesinhislife,perhapsmostfamouslywiththelossofhishearing.Hestoppedperformingandappearinginpublicandwasnearlycompletelydeafby1811.Despitethisheproducedsomeofhismostfamousandmostlovedworksduringthisperiod.Healsofacedotherhealthissuesandpersonalproblemswithhisrelationships,buthekeptcomposingallhislife,resultinginabodyofworkincludingninesymphonies,fivepianoconcertos,andsixteenstringquartets.Heisseenasanimportantfigureinthedev