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Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsExercisesENTERExtensionOralworkQuizWritingListeninglabSupplementaryreadingLesson9-AgainstAllOddsLesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkListGroupdiscussionSayingsaboutperseveranceDebatingLesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkCouldyoufindanyonelikeHawkinginyourlifeWhatkindsofdifficultiesoradversitieshavetheyovercomeBrainstormingroups.
TheendofGroupdiscussion.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkThedifferencebetweenperseveranceandobstinacyisthatonecomesfromastrongwill,andtheotherfromastrongwon't.
HenryWardBeecherTheroadtosuccessisdottedwithmanytemptingparkingplaces.
AuthorUnknownNobodytripsovermountains.
Itisthesmallpebblethatcausesyoutostumble.
Passallthepebblesinyourpathandyouwillfindyouhavecrossedthemountain.
AuthorUnknownTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkIfonedreamshouldfallandbreakintoathousandpieces,neverbeafraidtopickoneofthosepiecesupandbeginagain.
FlaviaWeedn,FlaviaandtheDreamMakerHeconquerswhoendures.
PersiusPerseveranceisthehardworkyoudoafteryougettiredofdoingthehardworkyoualreadydid.
~NewtGingrichYoucan'tgothroughlifequittingeverything.
Ifyou'regoingtoachieveanything,you'vegottostickwithsomething.
FromthetelevisionshowFamilyMattersTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkIt'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.
AlbertEinsteinPerseveranceisnotalongrace;itismanyshortracesoneafteranother.
WalterElliott,TheSpiritualLifeThedropsofrainmakeaholeinthestonenotbyviolencebutbyoftfalling.
LucretiusThegreatmajorityofmenarebundlesofbeginnings.
RalphWaldoEmersonTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkOnemaygoalongwayafteroneistired.
FrenchProverbOurGreatestgloryisnotinneverfailing,butinrisingupeverytimewefail.
RalphWaldoEmersonProblemsarenotstopsigns,theyareguidelines.
RobertSchullerDifficultthingstakealongtime,impossiblethingsalittlelonger.
AuthorUnknownAdooropenstome.
Igoinandamfacedwithahundredcloseddoors.
AntonioPorchia,VocesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkSuccessseemstobelargelyamatterofhangingonafterothershaveletgo.
WilliamFeatherBigshotsareonlylittleshotswhokeepshooting.
ChristopherMorleyFallseventimes,standupeight.
JapaneseProverbWhenyoucometotheendofyourrope,tieaknotandhangon.
FranklinD.
RooseveltTheendofSayingsaboutPerseverance.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsOralWorkTopicsfordebating:Adversityinlifeishelpfultoaperson.
TheendofOralWork.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuizListQuiz1Quiz2Quiz3Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz1slurtopullwitheffortanddifficultyexceptionalafeelingofsadnessbandageunusualable-bodiedbloodcancerdragtospeakunclearlyleukaemiaapieceofclothusedtocoverawounddepressionphysicallystrongandhealthyMatchtheitemsinthetwocolumns.
TheendofQuiz1.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz2Thenewcomersfounditimpossibleto______themselvestotheclimatesufficientlytomakepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.
a.
suitb.
adaptc.
regulated.
coordinate2.
Inspiteofthewiderangeofreadingmaterialspeciallywrittenor__forlanguagelearningpurposesthereisyetnocomprehensivesystematicprogramforthereadingskill.
a.
adaptedb.
acknowledgedc.
assembledd.
appointedbaTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz23.
Whenbusinessis____,thereisusuallyanobviousincreaseinunemployment.
a.
degradedb.
depressedc.
reducedd.
lessened4.
Theystoodgazingatthehappy______ofchildrenplayinginthepark.
a.
perspectiveb.
viewc.
landscaped.
scenebdTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz25.
Iwas__thepointoftelephoninghimwhenhisletterarrived.
a.
tob.
onc.
atd.
in6.
Themostimportant____ofhisspeechwasthatweshouldallworkwhole-heartedlyforthepeople.
a.
elementb.
spotc.
sensed.
pointbdTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz27.
Thescienceofmedicine,progresshasbeenveryrapidlately,isperhapsthemostimportantofallthesciences.
towhichb.
inwhichc.
whichd.
withwhich8.
Isentinvitationsto80people,havereplied.
a.
ofwhomonly20oftheseb.
ofwhomonly20c.
only20ofthesed.
only20whobbTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz29.
Alanisnotacarefuldriver;hewouldn'thavehadthataccident.
a.
neverthelessb.
howeverc.
otherwised.
although10.
Butforhishelp,I______.
a.
shouldnothavesucceededb.
didnotsucceedc.
hadnotsucceededd.
havenotsucceededcaTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
11.
SunbeltcitieslikeAtlantaandHouston______mushroomedsoprosperouslywithoutairconditioning.
a.
couldneverhaveb.
couldneverbec.
shouldneverbed.
mustneverhave12.
abroadsooften,hecanspeakEnglishverywell.
a.
Beingb.
Beenc.
HavingBeend.
HadbeenLesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz2acTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz213.
AIDSissaid_______thenumberonekillerofbothmenandwomenoverthepastfewyearsintheregion.
a.
beingb.
tobec.
tohavebeend.
havingbeen14.
lunch,thefinancecommitteeresumedthemeeting.
a.
Havingtoeatb.
Havetoeatc.
Havingeatend.
HavingeatccTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz215.
Heshuthimself_____inhiscountryhousewithnotelephone.
a.
offb.
inc.
downd.
away16.
Hewilllive____whathisparentsexpectofhim.
a.
onb.
offc.
uptod.
todcTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz217.
Shebroke____inthemiddleofasentenceatthesoundofacoupleofshots.
a.
upb.
offc.
awayd.
forth18.
Tomwaswetthrough.
He_______caughtintherain.
a.
musthavebeenb.
wouldhavebeenc.
mightbed.
shouldbebaTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsQuiz219.
Thefactorywasshut____forlackoffunds.
a.
downb.
offc.
awayd.
inaTheEndofQuiz2.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsHemadeagoodtohisnewschool.
(adapt)Theywereproudmen,athavingtoacceptrelief.
(humiliation)Wearenotabletomakea_______aboutwhenthenextearthquakewillhappen.
(predict)Hehashadseveralofhisillness.
(recur)Thebuildingprojectwascompletedunderthedirectofthegovernment.
(supervise)Quiz3adaptationhumiliatedpredictionrecurrencesupervisionFillouttheblankswiththeproperformofthegivenwords.
TheendofQuiz.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsWritingWriteastoryabout"againstallodds"in200words.
Theendofwriting.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsListeningLabGreatValueinDisasterThomasEdison'swasvirtuallybyfireinDecember,1914.
Althoughthedamageexceeded$2million,thebuildingswereonly______for$238,000becausetheyweremadeof______andthoughttobefireproof.
MuchofEdison'slife'sworkwentupinflamesthatDecembernight.
Atthe_____ofthefire,Edison's24-year-oldson,Charles,searchedforhisfatheramongthesmokeanddebris.
Hefinallyfoundhim,_____watchingthescene,hisfaceglowinginthehiswhitehairblowinginthewind.
Fillouttheblankswhileyouarelistening.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
insuredconcretedestroyedlaboratoryspectacularheightfranticallycalmlyreflectionLesson9-AgainstAllOddsListeningLab"Myheart_____forhim,"saidCharles.
"Hewas67—nolongerayoungman—andeverythingwasgoingupin______.
Whenhesawme,heshouted,"Charles,where'syourmother"WhenItoldhimIdidn'tknow,hesaid,"Findher.
Bringherhere.
Shewillneverseeanythinglikethisaslongasshelives.
"Thenextmorning,Edisonlookedatthe_____andsaid,"ThereisgreatvalueinAllourmistakesareburnedup.
ThankGodwecanstartThreeweeksafterthefire,Edisonmanagedto______hisfirstphonograph.
TheSower'sSeedsruinsdisasterflamesachedanewdeliverTheendofListeningLab.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingIamquiteoftenasked:HowdoyoufeelabouthavingALSTheansweris,notalot.
Itrytoleadasnormalalifeaspossible,andnotthinkaboutmycondition,orregretthethingsitpreventsmefromdoing,whicharenotthatmany.
ItwasagreatshocktometodiscoverthatIhadmotorneuronedisease.
Ihadneverbeenverywellco-ordinatedphysicallyasachild.
Iwasnotgoodatballgames,andmyhandwritingwasthedespairofmyteachers.
MaybeforthisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingreason,Ididn'tcaremuchforsportorphysicalactivities.
ButthingsseemedtochangewhenIwenttoOxford,attheageof17.
Itookupcoxingandrowing.
IwasnotBoatRacestandard,butIgotbyatthelevelofinter-Collegecompetition.
InmythirdyearatOxford,however,InoticedthatIseemedtobegettingmoreclumsy,andIfelloveronceortwicefornoapparentreason.
ButitwasnotuntilIwasatCambridge,inthefollowingyear,thatmyfathernoticed,andtookTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingmetothefamilydoctor.
Hereferredmetoaspecialist,andshortlyaftermy21stbirthday,Iwentintohospitalfortests.
Iwasinfortwoweeks,duringwhichIhadawidevarietyoftests.
Theytookamusclesamplefrommyarm,stuckelectrodesintome,andinjectedsomeradioopaquefluidintomyspine,andwatcheditgoingupanddownwithX-rays,astheytiltedthebed.
Afterallthat,theydidn'ttellmewhatIhad,exceptthatitwasnotmultiplesclerosis,andthatIwasana-typicalcase.
Igathered,however,thattheyexpectedittocontinuetoTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadinggetworse,andthattherewasnothingtheycoulddo,exceptgivemevitamins.
Icouldseethattheydidn'texpectthemtohavemucheffect.
Ididn'tfeellikeaskingformoredetails,becausetheywereobviouslybad.
TherealisationthatIhadanincurabledisease,thatwaslikelytokillmeinafewyears,wasabitofashock.
HowcouldsomethinglikethathappentomeWhyshouldIbecutofflikethisHowever,whileIhadbeeninhospital,IhadseenaboyIvaguelyknewdieofleukaemia,inTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingthebedoppositeme.
Ithadnotbeenaprettysight.
Clearlytherewerepeoplewhowereworseoffthanme.
Atleastmyconditiondidn'tmakemefeelsick.
WheneverIfeelinclinedtobesorryformyselfIrememberthatboy.
Notknowingwhatwasgoingtohappentome,orhowrapidlythediseasewouldprogress,Iwasatalooseend.
ThedoctorstoldmetogobacktoCambridgeandcarryonwiththeresearchIhadjuststartedingeneralrelativityandcosmology.
ButIwasnotmakingmuchTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingprogress,becauseIdidn'thavemuchmathematicalbackground.
And,anyway,ImightnotlivelongenoughtofinishmyPhD.
Ifeltsomewhatofatragiccharacter.
ItooktolisteningtoWagner,butreportsinmagazinearticlesthatIdrankheavilyareanexaggeration.
Thetroubleisonceonearticlesaidit,otherarticlescopiedit,becauseitmadeagoodstory.
Peoplebelievethatanythingthathasappearedinprintsomanytimesmustbetrue.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingMydreamsatthattimewereratherdisturbed.
Beforemyconditionhadbeendiagnosed,Ihadbeenveryboredwithlife.
Therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.
ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IdreamtthatIwasgoingtobeexecuted.
IsuddenlyrealisedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingsIcoulddoifIwerereprieved.
Anotherdream,thatIhadseveraltimes,wasthatIwouldsacrificemylifetosaveothers.
Afterall,ifIweregoingtodieanyway,itmightaswelldosomegood.
ButIdidn'tdie.
Infact,althoughtherewasacloudTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadinghangingovermyfuture,Ifound,tomysurprise,thatIwasenjoyinglifeinthepresentmorethanbefore.
Ibegantomakeprogresswithmyresearch,andIgotengagedtoagirlcalledJaneWilde,whomIhadmetjustaboutthetimemyconditionwasdiagnosed.
Thatengagementchangedmylife.
Itgavemesomethingtolivefor.
ButitalsomeantthatIhadtogetajobifweweretogetmarried.
IthereforeappliedforaresearchfellowshipatGonvilleandCaius(pronouncedKeys)college,Cambridge.
Tomygreatsurprise,Igotafellowship,andwegotmarriedafewmonthslater.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingThefellowshipatCaiustookcareofmyimmediateemploymentproblem.
Iwasluckytohavechosentoworkintheoreticalphysics,becausethatwasoneofthefewareasinwhichmyconditionwouldnotbeaserioushandicap.
AndIwasfortunatethatmyscientificreputationincreased,atthesametimethatmydisabilitygotworse.
ThismeantthatpeoplewerepreparedtooffermeasequenceofpositionsinwhichIonlyhadtodoresearch,withouthavingtolecture.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingWewerealsofortunateinhousing.
Whenweweremarried,JanewasstillanundergraduateatWestfieldCollegeinLondon,soshehadtogouptoLondonduringtheweek.
ThismeantthatwehadtofindsomewhereIcouldmanageonmyown,andwhichwascentral,becauseIcouldnotwalkfar.
IaskedtheCollegeiftheycouldhelp,butwastoldbythethenBursar:itisCollegepolicynottohelpFellowswithhousing.
Wethereforeputournamedowntorentoneofagroupofnewflatsthatwerebeingbuiltinthemarketplace.
(Yearslater,IdiscoveredthatTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingthoseflatswereactuallyownedbytheCollege,buttheydidn'ttellmethat.
)However,whenwereturnedtoCambridgefromavisittoAmericaafterthemarriage,wefoundthattheflatswerenotready.
Asagreatconcession,theBursarsaidwecouldhavearoominahostelforgraduatestudents.
Hesaid,"Wenormallycharge12shillingsand6penceanightforthisroom.
However,astherewillbetwoofyouintheroom,wewillcharge25shillings.
"Westayedthereonlythreenights.
Thenwefoundasmallhouseabout100yardsfrommyuniversityTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingdepartment.
ItbelongedtoanotherCollege,whohadletittooneofitsfellows.
Howeverhehadmovedouttoahousehehadboughtinthesuburbs.
Hesub-letthehousetousfortheremainingthreemonthsofhislease.
Duringthosethreemonths,wefoundthatanotherhouseinthesameroadwasstandingempty.
AneighboursummonedtheownerfromDorset,andtoldherthatitwasascandalthatherhouseshouldbeempty,whenyoungpeoplewerelookingforaccommodation.
Sosheletthehousetous.
Afterwehadlivedthereforafewyears,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingwewantedtobuythehouse,anddoitup.
SoweaskedmyCollegeforamortgage.
However,theCollegedidasurvey,anddecideditwasnotagoodrisk.
Intheendwegotamortgagefromabuildingsociety,andmyparentsgaveusthemoneytodoitup.
Welivedthereforanotherfouryears,butitbecametoodifficultformetomanagethestairs.
Bythistime,theCollegeappreciatedmerathermore,andtherewasadifferentBursar.
Theythereforeofferedusagroundfloorflatinahousethattheyowned.
Thissuitedmeverywell,becauseithadlargeTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingroomsandwidedoors.
ItwassufficientlycentralthatIcouldgettomyUniversitydepartment,ortheCollege,inmyelectricwheelchair.
Itwasalsoniceforourthreechildren,becauseitwassurroundedbygarden,whichwaslookedafterbytheCollegegardeners.
Upto1974,Iwasabletofeedmyself,andgetinandoutofbed.
Janemanagedtohelpme,andbringupthechildren,withoutoutsidehelp.
However,thingsweregettingmoredifficult,sowetooktohavingoneofmyresearchstudentslivingwithus.
InreturnforfreeTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingaccommodation,andalotofmyattention,theyhelpedmegetupandgotobed.
In1980,wechangedtoasystemofcommunityandprivatenurses,whocameinforanhourortwointhemorningandevening.
ThislasteduntilIcaughtpneumoniain1985.
Ihadtohaveatracheotomyoperation.
Afterthis,Ihadtohave24hournursingcare.
Thiswasmadepossiblebygrantsfromseveralfoundations.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingBeforetheoperation,myspeechhadbeengettingmoreslurred,sothatonlyafewpeoplewhoknewmewell,couldunderstandme.
ButatleastIcouldcommunicate.
Iwrotescientificpapersbydictatingtoasecretary,andIgaveseminarsthroughaninterpreter,whorepeatedmywordsmoreclearly.
However,thetracheotomyoperationremovedmyabilitytospeakaltogether.
Foratime,theonlywayIcouldcommunicatewastospelloutwordsletterbyletter,byraisingmyeyebrowswhenTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingsomeonepointedtotherightletteronaspellingcard.
Itisprettydifficulttocarryonaconversationlikethat,letalonewriteascientificpaper.
However,acomputerexpertinCalifornia,calledWaltWoltosz,heardofmyplight.
Hesentmeacomputerprogramhehadwritten,calledEqualizer.
Thisallowedmetoselectwordsfromaseriesofmenusonthescreen,bypressingaswitchinmyhand.
Theprogramcouldalsobecontrolledbyaswitch,operatedbyheadoreyemovement.
WhenIhavebuiltupwhatIwanttosay,IcansendittoTobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingaspeechsynthesizer.
Atfirst,IjustrantheEqualizerprogramonadesktopcomputer.
HoweverDavidMason,ofCambridgeAdaptiveCommunication,fittedasmallportablecomputerandaspeechsynthesizertomywheelchair.
ThissystemallowedmetocommunicatemuchbetterthanIcouldbefore.
Icanmanageupto15wordsaminute.
IcaneitherspeakwhatIhavewritten,orsaveittodisk.
Icanthenprintitout,orcallitbackandspeakitsentencebysentence.
Usingthissystem,Ihavewrittenabook,anddozensofscientificpapers.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingIhavealsogivenmanyscientificandpopulartalks.
Theyhaveallbeenwellreceived.
Ithinkthatisinalargepartduetothequalityofthespeechsynthesiser,whichismadebySpeechPlus.
One'svoiceisveryimportant.
Ifyouhaveaslurredvoice,peoplearelikelytotreatyouasmentallydeficient:DoeshetakesugarThissynthesiserisbyfarthebestIhaveheard,becauseitvariestheintonation,anddoesn'tspeaklikeaDalek.
TheonlytroubleisthatitgivesmeanAmericanaccent.
Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.
Lesson9-AgainstAllOddsV.
SupplementaryReadingIhavehadmotorneuronediseaseforpracticallyallmyadultlife.
Yetithasnotpreventedmefromhavingaveryattractivefamily,andbeingsuccessfulinmywork.
ThisisthankstothehelpIhavereceivedfromJane,mychildren,andalargenumberofotherpeopleandorganisations.
Ihavebeenlucky,thatmyconditionhasprogressedmoreslowlythanisoftenthecase.
Butitshowsthatoneneednotlosehope.
StephenHawkingTheendofSupplementaryReading.