1、Unit 1 Living A Full Life Unit 1Living a Full Life Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final ProjectTask 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
2、 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 1Task 2 Your best friend has recently
3、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 outStarting outTask 2Task 2
4、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 planStarting outStarting outTas
5、k 2Task 2Task 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 all by myself.I have no time to make frie
6、nds.Sometimes I feel I dont even have a life.What should I do?#Kind regards,JohnStarting outStarting outTask 3Task 3 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 mov
7、ed 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 hospital,I quitted my job and moved back to Ho
8、uston,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 go back to visit your parents and friends.Cons
9、ider 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 3Task 3The Hidden Side of HappinessReading Focu
10、sReading Focus Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action6Background Information1Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2Body3Conclusion(Paras.1-3)(Paras.4-17)(Para.18)IntroductionReading FocusReadi
11、ng 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 difficult circumstancesBody Main idea:#People
12、 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 the searchReading FocusReading Focus Global Understa
13、ndingfor“the good life”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 th
14、at 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 Argument 2:#For many people who have endured extreme eventslike combat,violent crim
15、e or sudden serious illnessperhapseven the majoritylife _.ultimately becomes richer and Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingmore gratifyingBody Argument 3:#Actually implementing these changes,as well asfully coming to terms with a new reality,_ _.And eventually,people may find themselves
16、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:#parentingconscious,effortReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingBody ConclusionMain idea:#_.Its possible to live an extraordinary rewarding lifeeven within the constraints and struggles we faceReading FocusReading Focus Globa
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