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famous books. 3. lose heart T: Did you lose heart when you fell behind others? S: ? T: Whenever we meet with any difficulty, we should never lose heart. T: Edison failed many times, but he went on trying his best. Finally, he succeeded in inventing the light bulb. Though Edison failed a thousand times, he never ___________ ______________. Hawking was badly ill, but he didn’ t ___________ ____________. 4. remain T: Can Hawking stand up or move around as we do? S: No, he can’ t. T: Because of his illness, Hawking cannot walk around or turn around. He remains in the wheelchair all day. T: “ Remain” means “continue to be in the same state or condition” . I remained in the office after work because some of the work remained to be done. I was forced to finish the rest of the work before going home. 5. force T: “ Force” is used as a verb. It means “make sb. do sth.” We can use “force sb./be forced to do sth.” 盡管感到不舒服,我強迫自己起床?!? Step 3 Language points 1. try out for ? T: Spud tried out for the school team. Here “ try out for” means “參加??的選拔” . Sam 參加了?;@球隊的選拔。 】 Step 2 Pair work: Make an interview with Spud T: Now you are a reporter from CCTV 5. You are going to make an interview with Spud. Ask him what problems he met with and how he tried his best. You can ask questions like: What was your dream when you were young? Was it hard for you to join the NBA? Did you get into the school basketball team? ? 【設計意圖:設計小組