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1、 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project第1页/共90页Task 1Discuss with members of your group what is/are the most important element(s)for living a full life.You may choose one or more from the following list or provide your own answer.Then give
2、 reasons why you have made such a choice.a good appearance close friends a happy mindset a good neighborhood perfect health an absorbing hobby a good job lottery winnings a happy familyStarting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第2页/共90页Task 2 Your best friend has recently been in low spirits ever since she
3、 was diagnosed with COPD(慢性阻塞性肺病).She stays in bed most of the time and misses a lot of classes.She has nothing to do,and moreover wants to do nothing.How would you encourage her to cope with the disease with a positive attitude?Starting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第3页/共90页Here are some suggestions f
4、rom experts that will enable you to retain(or take back)much of your independence and improve your quality of life.Dont isolate yourself.reach out to others Stay as physically active as you can Manage your breathing Stick with your treatment planStarting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第4页/共90页Task 3Read
5、 the letter from John Doe and,with your partner,discuss how you could help him.Dear Abby,I feel like I almost cant breathe now.I work a ridiculous amount of hours and I dont have time to relax.My parents live 1,400 miles away and I am here all by myself.I have no time to make friends.Sometimes I fee
6、l I dont even have a life.What should I do?Kind regards,JohnStarting outStarting outTask 3Task 3第5页/共90页 Dear John,I used to live a life just like yours.I can see myself in you when I finished my college and started my first job.I found a job as junior reporter for Chicago Daily so I moved from Hous
7、ton to Chicago.I was working 18 hours a day in a place where I knew few people.My health finally broke down from too much work and poor diet.I stayed in hospital for two weeks.My parents came to Chicago and took care of me.After I was out of hospital,I quitted my job and moved back to Houston,where
8、I found a job in a local newspaper.I visited my parents often and I had time to hang around with my friends whom I had known for years as well as those I newly made.I felt happy finally.So my suggestion is to take some time off your work and go back to visit your parents and friends.Consider changin
9、g a job which requires fewer hours so that you may have time to make friends.You may also try to take classes on a subject you are interested in or pursue a hobby.You are sure to find life worth living.Yours,AbbyStarting outStarting outTask 3Task 3第6页/共90页Starting outStarting outListen to the passag
10、e“Bored to Death”and fill out the blanks.Weve all been bored from time to time.Sometimes,when were really at loose ends,we might even say were“bored to death”or“_!”We dont really mean it,of course.But according to one study,it may be true.That is,it _ to be bored to death.Researchers in England look
11、ed at surveys done in the mid 1980sseveral thousand questionnaires filled out by _ about their jobs.so bored I could die seems possible literallyLondon civil servants第7页/共90页The researchers found that those whod said that in the previous month they were bored at work were _ as other workers to die o
12、f a heart problem over the follow-up period.Workers who _ in their jobs were less likely to die prematurely.Now,this doesnt mean that feeling bored _ will kill you.Were talking about chronic boredom,as in being bored all the time.more than twice as likely claimed to be interested every once in a whi
13、leStarting outStarting out第8页/共90页And its not necessarily boredom itself thats deadly.Most probably,according to the study,its the fact that being bored often leads to _ such smoking,overeating,drinking,and abusing drugs.Other studies have linked _a disease known often to lead to poor health.Does th
14、is mean that being engaged and interestedin other words,the opposite of bored_?Maybe.If not being bored means being physically active and adopting good dietary and exercise habits,then it certainly cant hurt.unhealthy habitsboredom and depressionleads to better healthStarting outStarting out第9页/共90页
15、The Hidden Side of HappinessReading FocusReading Focus第10页/共90页 Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action6Background Information1第11页/共90页Watch a clip from The Pursuit of Happyness in which Christophers wife just left
16、him.Discuss with your partner how people should pursue happiness.Background InformationBackground InformationClick on the picture第12页/共90页Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2Body3Conclusion(Paras.1-3)(Paras.4-17)(Para.18)第13页/共90页IntroductionReading FocusReading Focus Global
17、 UnderstandingMain idea:Many people find that enduring a harrowing ordeal _.There seems to be a built-in human capacity to _.What doesnt kill you can actually make you stronger.ultimately changes them for the betterflourish under the most difficult circumstances第14页/共90页Body Main idea:People who hav
18、e suffered the most,who have beenforced to contend with shocks they never anticipated and torethink the meaning of their lives,_.may have the most totell us about that profound and intensely fulfillingjourney that philosophers used to call the searchReading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingfor
19、“the good life”第15页/共90页Argument 1:Happiness is only one among many values in human life.Sometimes only _ can foster such qualities as _ because _.Example:31-year-old fashion designer Tracy Cyr.“I felt I hadbeen shown the secret of life and why were here:to be happyand to nurture other life.Its that
20、 simple.”the trials of adversitycreativitycompassion,wisdom,altruism,insight,Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingsometimes onlydrastic situations can force us to take on the painful process of changeBody 第16页/共90页Argument 2:For many people who have endured extreme eventslike combat,violen
21、t crime or sudden serious illnessperhapseven the majoritylife _.ultimately becomes richer and Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingmore gratifyingBody 第17页/共90页Argument 3:Actually implementing these changes,as well asfully coming to terms with a new reality,_ _.And eventually,people may fi
22、nd themselves freed in ways they never imagined.Example:_.Although parenting can bring sleep deprivation and thenecessity of putting aside personal pleasure,ultimately,theemotional rewards can compensate for the pain and difficultiesof adversity.usually takesOne of lifes biggest challenges:parenting
23、conscious,effortReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingBody 第18页/共90页ConclusionMain idea:_.Its possible to live an extraordinary rewarding lifeeven within the constraints and struggles we faceReading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding第19页/共90页Task 2Choose the sentence that best expresse
24、s the meaning of the sentence from the text(P11)Key:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10BCAADACDBDReading FocusReading Focus Detailed Information第20页/共90页Critical ThinkingReading Focus第21页/共90页Work together with your partner to answer the following questions based on the text youve just read.Reading FocusCritical T
25、hinking1.The writer claims in the first paragraph that,“many people find that enduring such a harrowing ordeal ultimately changes them for the better.”In which sense does she mean by saying“to change for the better”,physically or mentally?2.In the second paragraph,the writer believes in“a built-in c
26、apacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.”Do you agree with her?Provide examples to elaborate your opinion.3.Do you agree with the statement“What doesnt kill you actually makes you stronger”?Why or why not?第22页/共90页Discuss in groups the following questions.1.Have you had the experi
27、ence of going through a very difficult situation and coming out as a better person?Or do you know someone who has experienced this?2.Unlike those who are so unfortunate to have been struck by diseases or who have been forced to go through extreme difficulties in life,some people choose to voluntaril
28、y take adventures or challenges,like extreme sports,to push themselves to limits.Why do these people do so and what can they obtain from these experiences?Reading FocusCritical Thinking第23页/共90页1.Hurricanes,house fires,cancer,whitewater rafting1 accidents,plane crashes,vicious attacks in dark alleyw
29、ays.(para.1)Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point hurricane:a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water 飓风 e.g.A drenching rain poured down and the rising hurricane drove it in sheets along the ground.similar terms:typhoon/monsoon/trade wind第24页/共90页vicious:1)violent and cr
30、uel in a way that hurts someone physically e.g.a vicious murder a vicious killer2)very unkind in a way that is intended to hurt someones feelings or make their character seem bad,e.g.She was shocked by the vicious tone in his voice.similar words:malicious,evil,violent,savage,cruel,ferocious,fierceRe
31、ading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第25页/共90页2.There seems to be a built-in human capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.(para.2)Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point flourish:develop well and be successful e.g.The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.
32、thrive:e.g.Children thrive when given plenty of love and attention.第26页/共90页3.This fledgling field has already proved the truth of what once passed as bromide:(Para.3)fledgling:a fledgling state or organization has only recently been formed and is still developing e.g.Nursed the fledgling business t
33、hrough an economic downturn.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第27页/共90页4.Those who weather adversity well are living proof of the paradoxes of happiness.(para.4)Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point paradoxes:a person,thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems
34、strange e.g.He was a paradox-a loner who loved to chat to strangers.The paradox is that fishermen would catch more fish if they fished less.第28页/共90页5.But that feeling of transformation is in some ways typical,(papa.11)Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point transform:to completely change the appe
35、arance,form,or character of something or someone,especially in a way that improves ite.g.The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.After three weeks we noticed a total transformation in his behavior.第29页/共90页6.In that moment,our sense of invulnerability is
36、 pierced,and the self-protective mental armor that normally stands between us and our perceptions of the world is torn away.(para.12)Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 翻译：在事情发生的那一瞬间，我们的安全感被冲破了，平时处于我们与我们对世界的种种看法之间的自我保护的精神盔甲被剥离了。第30页/共90页Key 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-Task 1Read the words and their explan
37、ations in the box.Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and explain its meaning.Change the form if necessary.(P14)provinces b.woke a.haunt b.trouble a.weathers d.wake b.coined c.trouble b.Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第31页/共90页Key 9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-
38、weather c.province c.coin a.value a.haunts a.has promised a.trouble c.coin b.Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action promise d.values c.refrain b.valued e.第32页/共90页Task 21.The _ atmosphere of the inn allows guests to feel totally at home.2.Technological advances might _ lead to even more job
39、 losses.Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box.Change the form if necessary.(P15)tranquilultimatelyadversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimatelyReading FocusReading Focus Vocabu
40、lary in Action 第33页/共90页3.In the _ of the shootings,there were calls for tighter controls on gun ownership.4.Her kindness and generosity _ her occasional flashes of temper.5.He was beginning to wonder if he would survive the _.6.Foreign food aid has led to a _ reduction in the numbers of people dyin
41、g of starvation.aftermathcancel outordealdrasticReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimately第34页/共90页7.Perhaps her most important _ was her program of educa
42、tional reform.8.There were food shortages and other _ during the Civil War.9.The new economic policies could prove _ for the party.10.The building will be completed around six months earlier than _.legacydeprivationssuicidalanticipatedReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action adversity ordeal
43、anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimately第35页/共90页11.The experience was enough to keep him _ for some time.12.The road to happiness is paved with _.13.She _ to nothing no less than the chairmanship of the company.14.He
44、 might be influenced by _ for the surroundings of his happy youth.15.In _,I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action.preoccupiedadversitiesaspiresnostalgiaReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrosp
45、ect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimatelyretrospect第36页/共90页Task 3Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English.Try to use the expressions you have learned from the text.(p.17)1.Watching your baby being born is _(极其令人兴奋的经历).2.There is _ (内置
46、储藏空间)in all bedrooms.3.This handout focuses on _(自我保护措施)under difficult climatic conditions.a mind-blowing experiencebuilt-in storage spaceself-protection measuresReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第37页/共90页4.Im sure we could offer you some _(短期的工作).5.So,how is it that we all,or at leas
47、t many of us,have such a _(歪曲的、否定的自我观念)?6.Helen Hunt stars as a character undergoing _(改变了生活的事件)in Then She Found Me.7.She has written a book that is beautiful because of the honesty and the raw emotion that is portrayed in _(无所不包的细节).8.Having a decent job contributes to _(一个好的自我形象).short-term emplo
48、ymentdistorted and negative self-perceptionlife-changing eventsReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action all-encompassing detailsa good self-image第38页/共90页The Good Mind Is FlexibleReading MoreReading More第39页/共90页Reading MoreReading More Global Understanding Text Exploration Critical Thinking
49、Language Points Vocabulary in Action 1 2 3 4 5 第40页/共90页 Distinguish between training and educationParas.2-6IntroductionWhat characterize flexible peoplePara.1Paras.7-12 ConclusionPara.13Reading MoreGlobal Understanding第41页/共90页Answer the following questions.1.What kind of people does the world of t
50、omorrow need?Flexible individuals,intelligently mobile individuals,individuals who can land on their feet when their jobs become technologically obsolete,individuals who can cope with theunexpected.These are the people that are needed in the world of tomorrow.Reading More detailed information 第42页/共