1. Why was Les Brown placed in special education classes? (Para. 2)
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Because of his overactive behavior and nonstop talking as a child, Les was placed in special education classes for the learning disabled all the way through high school.
1. Who is Les Brown?
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Les Brown is a motivational speaker, former Ohio politician, popular author, radio DJ, and former host of The Les Brown Show. As a politician, he is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. As a motivational speaker, he uses the catch phrase, “It’s possible,” and teaches people to follow their dreams as he learned to do.
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5. When the DJ named Rock started to feel very sick, what did Les Brown do? (Para.12) 6. What did Les Brown immediately do when he got his first chance? (Para. 21) 7. What made Les Brown’s first show a complete success? (Para. 23) 8. According to the passage, what important factors contributed to Les Brown’s success?
解释: His persistence finally persuaded the station manager to give him a job of doing tiny things without any pay.
译文： 他的坚持很能打动人，电台经理终于让了步，让他 做一些小事情——不过没有报酬。
Section B
C h a n c e f avo r s t h e p r e p a r e d
Contents
Warming-up
Reading skills
Text study
Comparative study Unit project
Section B
C h a n c e f avo r s t h e p r e p a r e d
原句： Because of his overactive behavior and nonstop talking as a child, Les was placed in special education classes for the learning disabled all the way through high school. (Para. 2) 解释: Because he was more active and talkative than normal kids during his childhood, Les was sent to the classes specially set up for those with learning difficulties; he was there until he graduated from high school. 译文： 由于儿时过度好动，还爱不停地说话，莱斯被送到专为 学习困难儿童而设的特殊教育班，并一直读到了高中。
Background information
2. What is special education?
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Special
education
refers
to
educational services for disabled students and students who have difficulty learning at the usual rate.
Section B
C h a n c e f avo r s t h e p r e p a r e d
Text study
Text comprehension
Language focus
Critical thinking
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1. Why was Les Brown placed in special education classes? (Para. 2) 2. What was the reaction of Les Brown’s friends when he was constantly practicing to realize his dream? (Para. 4) 3. Why did the station manager take on Les Brown to do small tasks at last? (Para.10) 4. How did Les Brown learn to work the controls in the studio? (Para. 11)
原句： He didn’t even blink before he called his mother and his friends. “You all go out on the front porch and turn up the radio because I’m about to come on the air!” he said. (Para. 21)
C. His mother taught him when he was young.
D. The general manager taught him.
5. When the DJ named Rock started to feel very sick, what did Les Brown do? (Para.12)
Tips One afternoon at work, the DJ named Rock started
the air Les was the only to feel very sick while on _______.
person around, and he realized that Rock was his voice Les stayed close in coughing and losing ____________. alleviate case there was some way he might help _________ his coworker’s distress. He also worried that the illness was sure to doom ______ this broadcast.
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The way to success
Section B Chance favors the prepared
Objectives
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To master the reading skill To understand the text To practice the phrases and patterns To learn about giving a report
Sentence interpreation 原句： His persistence was very persuasive, and the station manager finally gave in and took Les on to do small tasks – at no pay. (Para. 10)
4. How did Les Brown learn to work the controls in the studio? (Para. 11)
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Choose the best answer to the question.
A. He learned it by himself.
B. The local DJs taught him.
6. What did Les Brown immediately do when he got his first chance? (Para. 21)
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He couldn’t wait to tell his mother and friends that he was about to come on the air.
Background information
3. What is a DJ?
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A disc jockey, also known as a DJ, is someone who plays records. The contents of the records are music, which matches the venue in which the disc jockey is playing. DJs often mix the content of several records with other instruments or equipment to produce a “sound” or a certain “energy”.