Lesson1Life-longLearningqualificationsecureblankswellsuspectthroatstatuschiefsayingn.资格,资历adj.安全的,坚固的adj.空白的v.膨胀,肿胀v.怀疑n.咽喉,喉咙n.现状,社会地位adj.最高级别的n.格言,谚语postageairmailuserinstructburyalphabetfranklyspeakinglayoffasidefromn.邮费n.航空邮政n.使用者v.教导,指导vt.埋葬n.字母表老实说,说实话裁员,解雇除……之外Whatisitabouttheworldtodaythatmakesitnecessarytocontinuelearning?Thinkabouttelecommunications,electronicsandhowtheworkplacehaschangedfrom20yearsago.Lookatthephoto.Howimportantisitforpeopletocontinuetheirstudiesafterformaleducation?Theyareyoungtheymustworkhard.Itismanyyearssincesheleftschool.Whyissheattendingclass?Whatdoyouthinkoftheoldlady?Readthetextsandfillinthetablewiththecorrectinformation.NameWhatdidtheystudy?ReasonforstudyHowdidtheystudy?ResultfortheirstudySunWencomputerengineeringgivehimselfasecondchancetostudyforadegreedistancelearningbeabouttograduatewithaBachelor’sdegreeandgettingpromotedatworkNameWhatdidtheystudy?ReasonforstudyHowdidtheystudy?ResultoftheirstudyMsTangbusinesscoursebelaidoffandboredathometoschoolpreparedabusinessplanforsettingupacompanyNameWhatdidtheystudy?ReasonforstudyHowdidtheystudy?ResultoftheirstudyGrandpaCheninternetforsettingemailtodaughterintheUSAaskinggrandsontoinstructsettingemail;seeandtalktograndchildrenintheUSAInpairs,discusswaysthatyoucantakepartinlifelonglearningafteryoufinishschooloruniversity.Example:A:Learninganotherlanguageisagoodwaytokeeponlearningafterfinishingschool.B:Yes,andkeepingup-to-dateonwhat’shappeninginthejobmarketcanalso…Lookatthissentencefromthelasttextandanswerthequestions.Inthepast,ifIhadwantedtoseethem,Iwouldhavehadtovisittheminperson.a)WhattimeisGrandpaChentalkabout:past,presentoffuture?presentb)Whathappened:Didhetraveltoseethem?No,hedidn’tseethem.Theworldisdevelopingsofastthatyoumustlearnallthetime,evenifyougraduatedfromuniversityotherwiseyoufallbehindothers.Ifyoudon’tlearnyoucan’tunderstandtheknowledgeinyourworkingfield,youwillloseyourjob.leManyadultsaresadlytoobusytodeveloplearningskillsoncetheystartworkandhavefamilytosupport.Youareyoungandnaturallymoreopentolearning.Languagepoints1.beabouttoIwasjustabouttoaskyouthesamething.正要,即将(做某事)我刚才正要问你同一件事情。2.1)laysboffMymanagertoldmethatIwaslaidoff.2)layoffsb/sth(因工作不多而)解雇经理告诉我,我被解雇了。停止,别再打扰Layoffmewillyou---it’snothingtodowithme.别找我好不好—这事与我无关。3.switchoff不考虑;觉得乏味WhenIheartheword‘football’Iswitchoff.我听见“足球”两个字就腻味。1.a)That’snotaproblem.It’ssimplyamatteroflettingpeopleknowintime.这没问题,只不过是及时通知大家的问题。TranslatethesesentencesintoChinese,payingattentiontotheboldwords.b)Thebookmainlytalksaboutenergyofmatter.这本书主要谈论的是物质的能量。c)Isupposeyouwillbeleavingsoonthen?No,asamatteroffact,I’llbestayingforanothertwoyears.我想,你快要离开了吧。不,事实上,我还要再待两年呢。动词,事关紧要;要紧你做什么我无所谓。d)Itdoesn’tmattertomewhatyoudo.c)Thegirlheldherfather’shandtightly.女孩紧紧拉着父亲的手。他抱着婴儿。d)Hewasholdingthebabyinhisarms.e)Idon’tthinkthatbranchwillholdyourweight.f)Theplaneholdsabout300passengers.我觉得那根树枝撑不住你的重量。这架飞机能容纳300名乘客。g)Therewasn’tmuchinthemuseumtoholdmyattention.博物馆中没有很多让我感兴趣的东西。使(注意力或兴趣)持续不减,吸引住h)Themeetingwillbeholdinthecommunitycenter.I)Heholdsstrangeviewsoneducation.会议将在社区活动中心举行。持有,怀有(信念)意见他对教育的看法不同。3.a)She’sdeterminedtoputhernewideasintopractice.她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。实践,实际行动b)Changingjobshasalsobecomecommonpracticeformanypeople.调换工作对许多人来说已成为家常便饭。通常的做法,习惯,惯例c)Ittakesalotofpracticetoplaytheviolinwell.d)Itishispracticetoreadseveralbooksaweek.他习惯于每周读几本书。拉好小提琴需要多加练习。习惯,习俗Completethesentenceswiththewordsbelow.qualification,postage,suspect,aside,secure,frankly,swell,status,throat,blank,1.Whatisthe_____ofyourproject?Areyoufinishedyet?status3.Iliketocollect_________stamps.2._______speaking,Idon’treallylikehimatall.Franklypostage4._____frommakingdinner,shealsobakedacake.Aside5.I_______thatJimstolethebook.suspect6.Maryfeelsvery________knowingthatshehasagoodjob.secure7.Takea_____pageandwriteyournameatthetop.blank8.ABachelorofArtsdegreeisagood____________butit’snotgoodenoughforthisjob.9.Ifyouhaveasore_____,drinklemonandhoneyinhotwater.10.Myshoesaretoosmallsowhenit’shotandmyfeet_____,theyarereallyuncomfortable,qualificationthroatswellReadthetextsagainandcompletetheconditionalsentencesbelow.1.Inthepast,ifsomeonelikeme_______________intouniversitythroughcollegeexam,he______________nochanceofgettingadegree.hadfailedtogetwouldhavehad2.Inthepast,ifsomeone__________foracompanyforover20years,they____________thereuntilretirement.3.Inthepast,ifI_______________them,I___________________theminperson.hadworkedwouldhavestayedhadwantedtoseewouldhavehadtovisitWhichoftheconditionalsentencesiscorrectineachcontext?1.Astormbrokeoutandtheboatsank.a)Ifthestormhadn’tbrokenout,theboatwouldn’thavesunk.b)Ifthestormhadbrokenout,theboatwouldhavesunk.2.Theweatherwasgoodsowewentout.a)Iftheweatherhadn’tbeengood,wewouldn’thavegoneout.b)Iftheweatherwasgood,wewouldgoout.CompletetheThirdConditionalsentencesbyputtingtheverbsinbracketsinthecorrectforms.1.Iftheexam___________(notbe)sodifficult,I_________________(pass).hadn’tbeenwouldhavepassed2.Ifhe_________(puton)atie,they________________(allow)himtoentertherestaurant.hadputonwouldhaveallowed3.Ifhe___