Unit 1 Living well
suggested answers：
my mini biography
name marty fielding
status high school student
health developed a muscle disease at the age of 10，very weak，cannot do things like normal people
my mini biography
interests and hobbies •enjoying writing and computer programming
•going to the movies and football matches with friends
•spending a lot of time with my pets—two rabbits，a parrot，a tank full of fish and a tortoise
ambition to work for a firm that develops computer software
motto live oneday at a time
3.discuss in pairs to get the main idea of the passage by filling in the blanks.
though he is a ______ person，marty never feels ______ for himself and he ______ his life.
suggested answers：disabled；sorry；enjoys
step 5 discussion
1.ask students to discuss the following questions in small groups.
(1)how did marty's feeling changed over time?
(2)what kind of person do you think marty is？can you use adjective words to describe him?
suggested answers：
(1)the change of marty's feeling over time：
hopeful→hopeless→stupid→not get annoyed→good/busy
(2)we can see marty is optimistic/brave/independent/strong－minded.
2.show a video of “qianshou guanyin” to the students and encourage them to remember the famous saying：“where there is a will，there is a way.”
step 6 appreciation
ask students to read two poems for appreciation when facing obstacles in the future.
facing obstacles (two poems by tom krause)
the heart of the strong
strong is the heart that knows not the way
of comfort and ease while living each day.
yet continues to believe from the depths of its soul
that the future is destined to silver and gold.
strong is the heart whose yearning is waned
by storms in life filled with heartache and pain.
yet still gives its all—everything that it can
in search of a dream—god's ultimate plan.
when there is a victory—when battles are won
when burdens are lifted and bright shines the sun—
when struggling souls gather—where heroes belong—
they find in themselves—the heart of the strong.
carry on
at times when you feel troubled
when your happiness is gone
look to the heart within you
for the strength to carry on.
in your heart you will find special virtues
such as faith and hope and love.
these gifts have been sent down to you
from a power up above.
it is faith that keeps the soul searching
for the joy the heart hopes for.
it is love that heals the spirit
making it stronger than before.
and if your heart be broken
if your strength should fade away
the power of these virtues
