前景实用英语 2 unit 1 lifelong learning

深圳职业技术学院应用外国语学院综合教程2Unit1LifelongLearningUnit1LifelongLearningUnit1LifelongLearningPartCPartBPartALeadinTextExercisesPhoneticsGrammarFunctionsandNotionsLeadinTextExercisesWritingWorkshopTask2Task1Task3PartALeadinCues:buildskillsandknowledge,young,active,opentonewexperiencesTask1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.1.Doyouthinkit’stoolateformiddle-agedpeopletogotocollege?2.Whatdoesthesecondpicturetellus?3.Whydoyouthinklifelonglearningisimportant?PartALeadinCues:eager,learning,knowledge,praise-worthyCues:improve,wages,training,lifetimelearningTask1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.PartALeadinb.Yes,Ithinkitmaybeabitdifficultforthemtopasstheexaminationsiftheystudyatcollege.Instead,Ithinktheycanjustlearnsomethinginterestingathomeattheirleisuretime.It’sfuntolearnwithoutpressure.a.No,Idon’tthinkso.Asthesayinggoes,“It’snevertoooldtolearn.”Theirgoingtocollegesuggeststhattheyareeagerfornewknowledge,soit’spraise-worthyandweshouldlearnfromthem.1.Doyouthinkit’stoolateformiddle-agedpeopletogotocollege?2.Whatdoesthesecondpicturetellus?3.Whydoyouthinklifelonglearningisimportant?Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.PartALeadinIthinkit’stryingtotellusthatweneedtoengageourselvesinlifetimetrainingandlearningifwewanttoimproveourselvesandgethigherwages.Ithinklifelonglearninghelpsbuildyourskillsandknowledge.Itkeepsyourbrainyoungandactive.Ifyouseekknowledgeandlearningthroughoutlife,youwillalwaysbeopentonewexperiencesandwillnevergetbored.Task2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue1M:Hi,whathaveyoubeen__________recently?W:Study.Youknow,theexamiscomingintwoweeks.M:Exam?Whatexam?W:Oh,youdon’tknow.It’sforacertificatein_________________.M:Great.Thoseskillsarenecessaryandwidelyused.W:Right.Plus,Iwanttolearnsomething____________mymajor.M:That’sgood.It’sbetterto__________ourselveswithmultipleskills,whicharewhatemployers____________.W:Agree.That’swhyI’vebeenteachingmyselfnewthings.PartALeadinuptocomputerskillsbeyondequiplookforTask2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue2W:SoyouarealsolearningElectricalEngineering,right?M:Yeah.____________?W:Nothing.Um...I’mjust____________aboutyourfuturejobpreference.M:Uh-huh...What’sthematter?W:Imean,areyoureallygonnaworkasan____________orsomething?M:Quitelikely.It’snotallthatbad,huh?Whataboutyou,bytheway?W:ActuallyIwanttodosomething,youknow,of____________status.M:Comeon.Weshould____________practically.PartALeadinWhat’supcuriouselectriciannobleractTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Currently,it’snoteasyforgraduateswithhighereducationdegreestofindanidealjob,sosomepeoplearguethateducationisoflittleuse.What’syourviewonthis?2.Howdoyouunderstandthesaying“It’snevertoooldtolearn”?PartALeadinCues:tightjobmarket,pay,personalchoiceCues:change,catchupwith,learned,experienced1.Currently,it’snoteasyforgraduateswithhighereducationdegreestofindanidealjob,sosomepeoplearguethateducationisoflittleuse.What’syourviewonthis?Task3Discussthefollowingquestions.PartALeadina.It’struethatthejobmarketisextremelytight,evenforhighlyeducatedpeople.Butitisnotablethatit’smuchmoredifficultforthosewithlowdiplomatogetajob.Generally,thehighereducationonehasreceived,thehigherpayhemayget.b.Somepeoplemayfindlearningatschooladifficultthingtodo;theyaregoodatdoingbusinessorsomethingelse,sotheychoosetostepintothesocietyatanearlyage.Forallthat,weshouldn’tdenythevalueofeducation.2.Howdoyouunderstandthesaying“It’snevertoooldtolearn”?Task3Discussthefollowingquestions.PartALeadinIthinkit’sreasonable.Studentsshouldacquireasmuchknowledgeaspossiblesoastoknowbetterabouttheoutsideworldanddevelopthemselvesfortheirfuturecareer.Furthermore,theworldkeepschanging.Thereisalwayssomethingnewtolearn.Constantlearningcanmakepeoplemorelearnedandexperiencedsothattheycancatchupwiththechangingworld.WhyweneednewskillsIfthere’severbeendoubtaboutthevalueofeducation,therecessionerasedit.Theunemploymentrateforpeoplewithacollegedegreeorhigheriswellbelow5percent.Forhighschoolgrads,it’sabove9percent,andforthosewithoutahighschooldiploma,ittops14percent.Clearly,educationpays.PartATextPartATextButgettingadiplomaisn’tthewholesolution,asthestrategyofbuildingalifelongcareeraroundasingletradeordegreenolongerapplies.Nowit’smoreamatteroflife-longlearning.Fast-changingtechnologiescandestroyoldindustriesovernight,devaluingonce-prizedskills.Newindustriesspringup,requiringknowledgethatbarelyexistedfiveyearsago.Employers,meanwhile,havebecomestingierabouttrainingworkers.Peoplehavetolookoutfortheirmultipleskillset.Targetingchangesintheeconomy,andthejobslikelytoresult,isonewaytofocusyourlearningstrategy.Ariseinthenumberofinsuredpeopleseekingprimarycareafterhealthreform,forexample,willcreatedemandfornursesinterestedinbecomingnursepractitioners.Apushforgreenpracticeswillrequirebatterychemists,environmentalengineers,andlotsofworkerswhocanupgradebuildinginsulation.…PartAText…Butexpertscaution