1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程综合教程 下下 INTEGRATED COURSEUnit 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
2、 may choose one or more from 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 outTask 1Starting outT
3、ask 1Task 2 Your best 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 attit
4、ude Starting outTask 2Starting outTask 2Here 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 t
5、reatment planStarting outTask 2Starting outTask 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 a
6、ll 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 outTask 3Starting outTask 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 jun
7、ior 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 hospita
8、l,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 go back
9、 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 outTask 3Starting outTask 3S
10、tarting 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.That is,it _ to be
11、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 servantsThe researchers found that those whod said that in the previous month they were bored at wor
12、k 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 twice as likely claimed to
13、 be interested every once in a whileStarting outStarting outAnd 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 l
14、ead 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 depressionleads to better healthStarti
15、ng outStarting outThe Hidden Side of HappinessReading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action6Background Information1Watch 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 pictureReading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2Body3Conclusion Paras.1-3 Paras.4-17 Para.18 IntroductionReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingMain i
17、dea: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 who have suffered the most,who have
18、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“the good life”Argument 1:Hap
19、piness 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 simple.”the trials of adversitycreati
20、vitypassion,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 bat,violent crime or sudden serious illnessperhapseven the majo
21、ritylife _.ultimately bees richer and Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingmore gratifyingBody Argument 3:Actually implementing these changes,as well asfully ing to terms with a new reality,_ _.And eventually,people may find themselves freed in ways they never imagined.Example:_.Although p
22、arenting can bring sleep deprivation and thenecessity of putting aside personal pleasure,ultimately,theemotional rewards can pensate for the pain and difficultiesof adversity.usually takesOne of lifes biggest challenges:parentingconscious,effortReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingBody Con
23、clusionMain idea:_.Its possible to live an extraordinary rewarding lifeeven within the constraints and struggles we faceReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingTask 2Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the WORD P11 Key:1 2 3 4 5 26 7 8 9 10BCAADACDBDReadin
24、g FocusReading Focus Detailed InformationCritical ThinkingReading FocusWork together with your partner to answer the following questions based on the WORD youve just read.Reading FocusCritical Thinking1.The writer claims in the first paragraph that,“many people find that enduring such a harrowing or
25、deal 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 capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.”Do you agree with her Provide examples to elab
26、orate your opinion.3.Do you agree with the statement“What doesnt kill you actually makes you stronger”Why or why not Discuss in groups the following questions.1.Have you had the experience of going through a very difficult situation and ing out as a better person Or do you know someone who has exper
27、ienced 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 voluntarily take adventures or challenges,like extreme sports,to push themselves to limits.Why do these people do so and what can
28、 they obtain from these experiences Reading FocusCritical Thinking1.Hurricanes,house fires,cancer,whitewater rafting1 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
29、 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 windvicious: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 f
30、eelings 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,fierceReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 2.There seems to be a built-in human capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.p
31、ara.2 Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point flourish:develop well and be successful e.g.The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.thrive:e.g.Children thrive when given plenty of love and attention.3.This fledgling field has already proved the truth of what once passed as bromid
32、e:Para.3 fledgling:a fledgling state or organization has only recently been formed and is still developing e.g.Nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 4.Those who weather adversity well are living proof of the paradoxes of happiness.para.4
33、 Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point paradoxes:a person,thing or situation 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.5.But that feeling of transformation is in some ways typical,papa.11 Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point transform:to plet
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