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1、Unit 1 Living A Full Life Unit 1Living a Full Life第1页/共91页 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project第2页/共91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 fr
2、om the following list or provide your own answer.Then give 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3页/共91页Task 2 Your b
3、est friend has recently been in low spirits ever since she 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 outS
4、tarting outTask 2Task 2第4页/共91页Here are some suggestions from 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
5、planStarting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第5页/共91页Task 3Read 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 al
6、l by myself.I have no time to make friends.Sometimes I feel I dont even have a life.What should I do?Kind regards,JohnStarting outStarting outTask 3Task 3第6页/共91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
7、 as junior reporter for Chicago Daily so I moved from Houston 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
8、hospital,I quitted my job and moved back to Houston,where 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
9、go back to visit your parents and friends.Consider changing 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 3
10、Task 3第7页/共91页Starting outStarting outListen to the passage“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.Tha
11、t is,it _ to be bored to death.Researchers in England looked 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8页/共91页The researchers found that those whod said that in the previous mont
12、h they were bored at work were _ as other workers to die of 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 tw
13、ice as likely claimed to be interested every once in a whileStarting outStarting out第9页/共91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 li
14、nked _a disease known often to lead to poor health.Does this 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 depres
15、sionleads to better healthStarting outStarting out第10页/共91页The Hidden Side of HappinessReading FocusReading Focus第11页/共91页 Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action6Background Information1第12页/共91页Watch a clip from The
16、 Pursuit of Happyness in which Christophers wife just left him.Discuss with your partner how people should pursue happiness.Background InformationBackground InformationClick on the picture第13页/共91页Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2Body3Conclusion(Paras.1-3)(Paras.4-17)(Par
17、a.18)第14页/共91页IntroductionReading FocusReading Focus Global 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 di
18、fficult circumstances第15页/共91页Body Main idea:People who have 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 t
19、he searchReading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingfor“the good life”第16页/共91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
20、why were here:to be happyand to nurture other life.Its that 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17页/共91页Argument 2:For ma
21、ny people who have endured extreme eventslike combat,violent crime or sudden serious illnessperhapseven the majoritylife _.ultimately becomes richer and Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingmore gratifyingBody 第18页/共91页Argument 3:Actually implementing these changes,as well asfully coming t
22、o terms with a new reality,_ _.And eventually,people may find 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 adver
23、sity.usually takesOne of lifes biggest challenges:parentingconscious,effortReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingBody 第19页/共91页ConclusionMain idea:_.Its possible to live an extraordinary rewarding lifeeven within the constraints and struggles we faceReading FocusReading Focus Global Underst
24、anding第20页/共91页Task 2Choose the sentence that best expresses 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21页/共91页Critical ThinkingReading Focus第22页/共91页Work together with your partner to answer the following question
25、s based on the text youve just read.Reading FocusCritical Thinking1.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.
26、In the second paragraph,the writer believes in“a built-in capacity 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23页/共91页Discuss
27、in groups the following questions.1.Have you had the experience 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 ex
28、treme difficulties in life,some people choose to voluntarily 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24页/共91页1.Hurricanes,house fires,cancer,whitewater raft
29、ing1 accidents,plane crashes,vicious attacks in dark alleyways.(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:
30、typhoon/monsoon/trade wind第25页/共91页vicious:1)violent and cruel 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 w
31、ords:malicious,evil,violent,savage,cruel,ferocious,fierceReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第26页/共91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.T
32、he economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.thrive:e.g.Children thrive when given plenty of love and attention.第27页/共91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
33、and is still developing e.g.Nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第28页/共91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 si
34、tuation that has two opposite features and therefore seems 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29页/共91页5.But that feeling of transformation is in some ways typical,(papa.11)Reading FocusReading F
35、ocus Language Point transform:to completely change the appearance,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 behavio
36、r.第30页/共91页6.In that moment,our sense of invulnerability is 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：翻译：在事情发生的那一瞬间，我们的安全感被冲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
37、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。的自我保护的精神盔甲被剥离了。第31页/共91页Key 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-Task 1Read the words and their explanations 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
38、 b.coined c.trouble b.Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第32页/共91页Key 9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-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33页/共91页Task 21.Th
39、e _ atmosphere of the inn allows guests to feel totally at home.2.Technological advances might _ lead to even more job 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 l
40、egacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimatelyReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第34页/共91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 b
41、eginning to wonder if he would survive the _.6.Foreign food aid has led to a _ reduction in the numbers of people dying of starvation.aftermathcancel outordealdrasticReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tran
42、quildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimately第35页/共91页7.Perhaps her most important _ was her program of educational 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
43、 earlier than _.legacydeprivationssuicidalanticipatedReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimately第36页/共91页11.The experience was enough to keep him _ for som
44、e time.12.The road to happiness is paved with _.13.She _ to nothing no less than the chairmanship of the company.14.He 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
45、FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimatelyretrospect第37页/共91页Task 3Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English.Try to use
46、 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 FocusReadin
47、g Focus Vocabulary in Action 第38页/共91页4.Im sure we could offer you some _(短期的工作).5.So,how is it that we all,or at least 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
48、 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 employmentdistorted and negative self-perceptionlife-changing eventsReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action all-encompassing detailsa good self-image第39页/共91页The Good Mind Is Flex
49、ibleReading MoreReading More第40页/共91页Reading MoreReading More Global Understanding Text Exploration Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action 1 2 3 4 5 第41页/共91页 Distinguish between training and educationParas.2-6IntroductionWhat characterize flexible peoplePara.1Paras.7-12 ConclusionPa
50、ra.13Reading MoreGlobal Understanding第42页/共91页Answer the following questions.1.What kind of people does the world of tomorrow need?Flexible individuals,intelligently mobile individuals,individuals who can land on their feet when their jobs become technologically obsolete,individuals who can cope wit