前景实用英语-2---unit-1-lifelong-learning.ppt

前景实用英语-2---unit-1-lifelong-learning.ppt

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前景实用英语,综合教程2Unit1LifelongLearning,Unit1LifelongLearning,Unit1LifelongLearning,PartALeadin,Cues:

buildskillsandknowledge,young,active,opentonewexperiences,Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.1.Doyouthinkitstoolateformiddle-agedpeopletogotocollege?

2.Whatdoesthesecondpicturetellus?

3.Whydoyouthinklifelonglearningisimportant?

PartALeadin,Cues:

eager,learning,knowledge,praise-worthy,Cues:

improve,wages,training,lifetimelearning,Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.,PartALeadin,b.Yes,Ithinkitmaybeabitdifficultforthemtopasstheexaminationsiftheystudyatcollege.Instead,Ithinktheycanjustlearnsomethinginterestingathomeattheirleisuretime.Itsfuntolearnwithoutpressure.,a.No,Idontthinkso.Asthesayinggoes,“Itsnevertoooldtolearn.”Theirgoingtocollegesuggeststhattheyareeagerfornewknowledge,soitspraise-worthyandweshouldlearnfromthem.,Doyouthinkitstoolateformiddle-agedpeopletogotocollege?

Whatdoesthesecondpicturetellus?

3.Whydoyouthinklifelonglearningisimportant?

Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.,PartALeadin,Ithinkitstryingtotellusthatweneedtoengageourselvesinlifetimetrainingandlearningifwewanttoimproveourselvesandgethigherwages.,Ithinklifelonglearninghelpsbuildyourskillsandknowledge.Itkeepsyourbrainyoungandactive.Ifyouseekknowledgeandlearningthroughoutlife,youwillalwaysbeopentonewexperiencesandwillnevergetbored.,Task2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue1M:

Hi,whathaveyoubeen_recently?

W:

Study.Youknow,theexamiscomingintwoweeks.M:

Exam?

Whatexam?

W:

Oh,youdontknow.Itsforacertificatein_.M:

Great.Thoseskillsarenecessaryandwidelyused.W:

Right.Plus,Iwanttolearnsomething_mymajor.M:

Thatsgood.Itsbetterto_ourselveswithmultipleskills,whicharewhatemployers_.W:

Agree.ThatswhyIvebeenteachingmyselfnewthings.,PartALeadin,upto,computerskills,beyond,equip,lookfor,Task2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue2W:

SoyouarealsolearningElectricalEngineering,right?

M:

Yeah._?

W:

Nothing.Um.Imjust_aboutyourfuturejobpreference.M:

Uh-huh.Whatsthematter?

W:

Imean,areyoureallygonnaworkasan_orsomething?

M:

Quitelikely.Itsnotallthatbad,huh?

Whataboutyou,bytheway?

W:

ActuallyIwanttodosomething,youknow,of_status.M:

Comeon.Weshould_practically.,PartALeadin,Whatsup,curious,electrician,nobler,act,Task3Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Currently,itsnoteasyforgraduateswithhighereducationdegreestofindanidealjob,sosomepeoplearguethateducationisoflittleuse.Whatsyourviewonthis?

2.Howdoyouunderstandthesaying“Itsnevertoooldtolearn”?

PartALeadin,Cues:

tightjobmarket,pay,personalchoice,Cues:

change,catchupwith,learned,experienced,1.Currently,itsnoteasyforgraduateswithhighereducationdegreestofindanidealjob,sosomepeoplearguethateducationisoflittleuse.Whatsyourviewonthis?

Task3Discussthefollowingquestions.,PartALeadin,a.Itstruethatthejobmarketisextremelytight,evenforhighlyeducatedpeople.Butitisnotablethatitsmuchmoredifficultforthosewithlowdiplomatogetajob.Generally,thehighereducationonehasreceived,thehigherpayhemayget.,b.Somepeoplemayfindlearningatschooladifficultthingtodo;theyaregoodatdoingbusinessorsomethingelse,sotheychoosetostepintothesocietyatanearlyage.Forallthat,weshouldntdenythevalueofeducation.,2.Howdoyouunderstandthesaying“Itsnevertoooldtolearn”?

Task3Discussthefollowingquestions.,PartALeadin,Ithinkitsreasonable.Studentsshouldacquireasmuchknowledgeaspossiblesoastoknowbetterabouttheoutsideworldanddevelopthemselvesfortheirfuturecareer.Furthermore,theworldkeepschanging.Thereisalwayssomethingnewtolearn.Constantlearningcanmakepeoplemorelearnedandexperiencedsothattheycancatchupwiththechangingworld.,WhyweneednewskillsIfthereseverbeendoubtaboutthevalueofeducation,therecessionerasedit.Theunemploymentrateforpeoplewithacollegedegreeorhigheriswellbelow5percent.Forhighschoolgrads,itsabove9percent,andforthosewithoutahighschooldiploma,ittops14percent.Clearly,educationpays.,PartAText,PartAText,Butgettingadiplomaisntthewholesolution,asthestrategyofbuildingalifelongcareeraroundasingletradeordegreenolongerapplies.Nowitsmoreamatteroflife-longlearning.Fast-changingtechnologiescandestroyoldindustriesovernight,devaluingonce-prizedskills.Newindustriesspringup,requiringknowledgethatbarelyexistedfiveyea