The first part (1) is the general writer's understanding of himself, which reflects his self-confidence.
The second part (2-5) describes my embarrassing life in Harrow College.
The third part (6-8) describes the display of "I" in my own territory.
Question 2: Understand the article deeply and answer the following questions.
(Design intention: Let students deeply understand the article and understand the reasons for Churchill's success. )
Question 1: I am sure I am a firefly. Why does the author compare himself to a firefly? What are the characteristics of fireflies?
The article wrote a few things in my early life.
Clear: Although weak, it glows tenaciously in the dark.
Clear: entrance examination, learning English, entrance examination,
Military talent.
Question 2: Is my success accidental? In the face of failing the exam, the entrance exam was almost zero, and he was studying in a poor class. What did Churchill think? What passages can show Churchill's confidence?
Clear: no, confident, optimistic and persevering.
It is the inevitable result of the author's success. "I do ... I don't know"; I have great respect for the headmaster, Dr. Ben Wilden, because he didn't refuse my admission because I failed the exam, but said, "This proves that he has a vision and can judge my all-round ability"; In the poor class, he said, "I am not worse than them at all"; In humorous language, we can feel that although Churchill's grades were poor, he didn't think he was useless because of it, but he clearly knew his specialty and firmly believed that he was a glowing firefly.
Question 3: How did Churchill know and treat his situation at Harrow College? On the surface, Churchill was lucky. He was so poor in Latin and mathematics that he was admitted by the president of Harrow College. By drawing lots, he can get good grades in the next day's conscription exam ... but is this really the reason for his success? If not, what contributed to his success?
Clear: Churchill treated his situation at Harrow College with a calm and optimistic attitude. Churchill certainly didn't succeed by luck. The real reason for his success is that he can know himself clearly and objectively, judge the present situation, keep a modest, optimistic and calm attitude, turn disadvantages into advantages, have his own ideals and pursuits, and make unremitting efforts. If he can recite the epic poem of Macaulay 1200 word for word, it shows that he is not worse than others, but does not meet some unreasonable requirements under the education mechanism at that time.
Question 4: Why did Churchill force children to know English? Contact people's attitudes towards Chinese learning and English learning in today's society, and briefly talk about your views on these two languages learning.
Clear: Because English is a person's mother tongue, it is a glorious thing to master it skillfully, and the mother tongue is most used in life and work, and has the most practical value. The answer must emphasize the mother tongue or the language of one's own nation. ) The second question is an open question. The direction of the answer: At present, there is a tendency to emphasize English over mother tongue (Chinese). Many people spend a lot of time and energy on English learning, but their mother tongue level is uneven. Learn your mother tongue first, and then learn English according to the actual situation.
Six: Target detection
Explain the following idioms.
generous
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Unique vision:
Understand all this:
Clue:
Seven: class summary
My Early Life shows us the early life of the famous British Prime Minister Churchill. Tell us that if a person wants to succeed, he must stick to his sexual interests and hobbies. A person's success depends on the development of interests and hobbies. So no matter what difficulties you encounter, you should stick to your hobbies. Churchill was a man who persisted in his hobbies and finally succeeded. Studying his early life and understanding his early life trajectory are of great benefit to us to understand the true meaning of life.