复习读后续写:逆境和勇气-overcoming adversity学案

读后续写材料：

Overcoming Adversity

On the bus headed to the United States from Mexico, I experienced the

saddest and longest ride I ever had. The thoughts of me not seeing my friends and

family again were taking over my mind and causing a strong sense of depression.

As I headed to a place I didn’t want to call home, minutes felt like hours and the

hours felt like days.

“Welcome to the United States,” the driver said at the immigration

checkpoint. The Officers repeatedly asked me for my passport, but I didn’t

understand a single word coming out of their mouth. After we sorted out all the

confusion we were on our way. With 3 hours left, a new thought took over my

mind: stupidity. Not being able to understand a new language was the cause of

my feeling. This filled me with a burning rage that I had never felt before.

Not understanding the new language I was introduced to was always a

problem that I struggled with alone. In school, I felt like the problems were

growing rapidly and I was losing control. The transition from being a straight-A

student in Mexico to being a straight F student in the United States wasn’t easy

and left me wondering if I could ever belong here. I was always known as the

weird（怪的）Mexican in the classroom. Making friends was always hard because

no one wanted to hang out with the weirdo（怪人）in the class.

I told myself that if I wanted to overcome my problem I had to practice it

more. When it came to group assignments, I thought that it was the perfect

moment to carry out my plan to hold a conversation with someone else. The

moment arrived, I was nervous that it was my time to speak in the group. With a

stutter（结巴）, my first words came out of my mouth. “Hey my name is Jesus,”

I said with a strong Mexican accent. Everyone in the group burst out laughing

and the cause of their joy was my strong Mexican accent. This made me want to

crawl up into a little ball and start crying in front of everyone.

参考词汇：adversity n. 逆境

Para 1 After a year of hard work and long practices came my first success in

reading.____________

Para 2 A simple “Hey how are you” could be the icebreaker between

people.__________________

超越自我 突破逆境 Overcome adversity

【原文大意：无法习惯，难以融入】

1)Adversity

means___________________________________________________

If you would go abroad, what problems you may encounter?

My first problem I met was that _____________________________________（homesickness language barrier academic difficulties difficult social

life(without friends)）

2) What were my feelings about them?

2.1I experienced the saddest and longest ride I ever had.(I felt upset)

2.2 The thought of me not seeing my friends and family again were taking over

my mind and causing a strong sense of depression(I felt homesickness and upset)

2.3 A place I didn’t want to call home, minutes felt like hours and the hours felt

like days.(I felt homesickness)

How did I feel when I could not understand officers’ request?

Why did I say I was losing control?

What does transition mean? How did I feel about the transition?

How did I react to the transition? Did he overcome the adversity?

Scene 1

The Officers repeatedly asked me for my passport, but I didn’t understand

a single word coming out of their mouth. (confused)

After we sorted out all the confusion we were on our way. (confused)

With 3 hours left, a new thought took over my mind: stupidity. (upset and

disappointed)

Not being able to understand a new language was the cause of my

feeling.(upset and disappointed)

This filled me with a burning rage that I had never felt before. (angry)

Scene 2

In school, I felt like the problems were growing rapidly and I was losing

control.

transition from being a straight-A student in Mexico to being a straight F student

in the United States wasn’t easy and left me wondering if I could ever belong

here.

Scene 3

Everyone in the group burst out laughing and the cause of their joy was my

strong Mexican accent.

was always known as the weird（怪的）Mexican in the classroom

no one wanted to hang out with the weirdo（怪人）

crawl up into a little ball and start crying in front of everyone

Problems【无法FeelingsSolutions【寻契机，融Results【新的友习惯，难以融（原文）

入】(原文）

homesickness laUpset

nguage barrieConfused

r academic disappointdifficulties difed

ficult social lifeangry

(without

friends)

入环境】（续写） 谊，新的生活】

（续写）

Plot 1(均三到五个词概Plot 1

述）1.阅读课成功过程

同学的反应

1.1 我的表现（紧张害怕热情回应 对我 自信）

越来越友善

获得老师同学的帮助和尊重

greeted me warmly/Be warmly responded with their greetings

Be received high recognition

Be treated fairly

and friendly

Earn great respect

Plot 2 1.2 大家的反应 Plot 2 我的变化鼓掌 be responded wit （自信 大胆）

h thunderous applause 参与班级讨论

语言肯定 give a posit贡献力量 contrive comment on my accibute my ideasent and reading

微笑而不是嘲笑

to group discussion

An assuring and admirin成绩有了明显进g smile spread across th步make greatereir

progress in vface

arious tests and restored my glory in Mexico

结交了更多的朋友 make more

alike-minded souls

适应新环境 fit in/ adapt to

the life

Plot 3 2. 交代自己大胆Plot 3 我的感悟

说出你好 与同学交流

并交代原因

1)It was my perseverance and effTake the initiative to sayorts that made m hello to my classmates

e rise to the chaland teachers after constalenges and overcome the adversitnt

practices

y, thus realizing/fulfilling my potential and fitting in the new world there.

2)It was the confidence I restored in the USA through my efforts

that made a great

difference to my future life/contributed to my future success.

下水文

Para 1 After a year of hard work and long practices came my first success in

reading. On that day, standing on the platform, with my palms sweating and heart

thumping, I looked around, took a deep breath and began to read my favorite

lines written by Robert Frost-the road not taken in an authentic American accent.

The room blanketed in a total silence,holding their breath and listening to me

carefully, my classmates seemingly were waiting for me to read more when I

finished. My amazing reading conquering my classmates, thunderous applause

echoed in the classroom and my teacher gave me a positive comment on my

reading. Finally my efforts paid off. From then on, I was brimming with

confidence. I began to take the initiative to say hello to my classmates. 116

Para 2 A simple “Hey how are you” could be the icebreaker between

people. Now when I walked in the campus and met my classmates or teachers,

they would greet me warmly too. It seemed to open up a new world to me. I began

to contribute my good ideas to group discussion, made greater progress in

various tests and restored my glory in Mexico, what was more, I made more

alike-minded souls who gave me generous help and support. I came to realize: it

was my perseverance and efforts that made me rise to the

challenges and overcome the adversity, thus realizing/fulfilling my potential and

fitting in the new world there. 99