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4PassionguideslifechoicesUnit8SectionAFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYOnepersonwithabeliefisequaltoninety-ninewhohaveonlyinterests.—JohnStuartMillIbelievethatIamnotresponsibleforthemeaningfulnessormeaninglessnessoflife,butthatIamresponsibleforwhatIdowiththelifeI’vegot.—HermannHesse48UNITPassionguideslifechoices8UNITSectionA4AmeaningfullifeObjectivesTotalkaboutthemeaningoflifeTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTolearntowriteapersonalnarrativePassionguideslifechoicesContentsAmeaningfullifeWarming-upActivitiesTextStudyLanguageApplicationSummarySectionAWarming-upActivitiesLead-inPre-readingActivitiesCulturalBackgroundAmeaningfullifeSectionAThefollowingquestionsaredesignedtohelpyougettoknowyourlifeattitude.Foreachquestion,pleasechooseoneitemthatbestfitsyourviewstowardlife.Thencompareyouranswerstosomeotherstudents’anddiscusshowtheyaresimilarordifferent.1.Themostimportantthinginlifeis_____.AhealthBmoneyCfamilyDsuccessENoneoftheabove.Itshouldbe_____.SurveyTips2.In5-10years,I’dliketoseemyselfas_____.AarichpersonBahappypersonCahealthypersonDasuccessfulcareerpersonENoneoftheabove.I’dliketobea(n)_____.3.OnanidealSaturdaynight,I’mmorelikelyto___.AplaycardsBstudyhardCstaywithmyboyfriendorgirlfriendDhavefunonthecomputerENoneoftheabove.Iwouldliketo_____.SurveyTips4.Whileatschool,Ispendmosttime_____.AdatingBstudyingCdoingapart-timejobDhangingoutwithfriendsENoneoftheabove.Ispendmosttime_____.5.Myultimategoalinlifeis_____.AtohaveahappyfamilyBtobecomearichpersonCtobesuccessfulinmycareerDtotravelaroundtheworldENoneoftheabove.Mygoalis_____.SurveyTipsQ1.Doyouthinkitisimportantforapersontoplanhisfutureasearlyaspossible?Whyorwhynot?Yes,itisimportantforonetoplanhisfutureearly.Earlyplanningmakesitpossibleforapersontoworktowardhislifegoalsandachievesuccessmoreefficiently.Inthisway,hecanavoidwasteoftimeandenergyonthingsthatwillcontributelittletotherealizationofhislifegoals.TipsQ1.Doyouthinkitisimportantforapersontoplanhisfutureasearlyaspossible?Whyorwhynot?No,itisunnecessaryforonetoplanhisfutureearly.Weallknowfromexperiencethatanyplanislikelytochange,nomatterhowcarefullymadeitmayhavebeen.Nobodycanforeseethefuture,andhenceitisamerewishfulthoughtthatearlyplanningwillendinsuccess.Ithinkabetterthingforonetodoistomakethebestplanbasedonthesituationheisfacedwithatthemoment,ratherthandrawunrealisticplansbeforeheevenhasanyideaaboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Q2.Whatkindofcareerwouldyouliketopursueinthefuture?I’dliketobea…inthefuture.Iamstudyingformybachelor’sdegreein…rightnow,andIkeepmyselfupdatedaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinthefield.Iamparticularlyinterestedinhowadvancesin…canhelphumanbeingssolve…problems.IbelievethisisameaningfulcareertopursuebecauseIcancontributetothewelfareofthehumanrace.Q3.Fromyourperspective,whatfactorsareessentialforameaningfullife?•Beingabletopursueone’sdreamfreely.•Meetingchallengesbravelyeveniftheeffortsendinfailure.•Havingahappyfamily.•Doingsomethingthatmakestheworldbetter.1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutMotherTerasa?2.Doyouthinkshelivedameaningfullife?Why?WatchavideoclipaboutMotherTerasaanddiscussthefollowingquestions.TipsTipsVideoWatchingWatch&Talk1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutMotherTerasa?MotherTeresawasaRomanCatholicreligioussisterandmissionarywholivedmostofherlifeinIndia.MotherTeresafoundedtheMissionariesofCharity(仁爱教会),whichbeganasasmallOrder(宗教团体)with12membersinCalcuttaandtodayhasmorethan4000nunsrunningorphages,AIDShospices,charitycentersworldwide.MembersoftheMissionariesmustadheretothevowsofgiving“wholeheartedfreeservicetothepoorestofthepoor”.Watch&TalkTipsBecauseofherselflessdevotiontothepoor,inthe1970s,shebecameaninternationalcelebrityandreceivednumerousawardsincludingthe1979NobelPeacePrize.Duringherlifetime,andevenafterherdeath,shewasconsistentlyfoundbytheGalluppoll(盖洛普民意调查)tobetheworld’smostadmiredperson.In1999shewasrankedasthe“mostadmiredpersonofthe20thcentury”andevenoutpolledtheotherpoliticalleadersbyawidemargin.Watch&TalkTips1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutMotherTerasa?2.Doyouthinkshelivedameaningfullife?Why?YES.•Shehelpedmaketheworldbetterbyreducingthesufferingofthepoorandtheneedy.•Shealwaysrememberedhermissiontohelpthepoorandbroughtchangetothesociety.Watch&TalkTipsLifeisneverjustbeing.Itisbecomingarelentless,flowingon.Ourparentsliveonthroughus,andwewillliveonthroughourchildren.The__________webuildendure,andwewillendurethroughthem.Thebeautywefashioncannotbe________bydeath.Ourfleshmayperish,ourhandswillwither,butthatwhichtheycreateinbeautyand__________andtruthlivesonforalltimetocome.Listentoashortpassageconcerningthemeaningoflifeandfillinthemissinginformation.institutionsdimmedgoodnessDon’tspendandwasteyourlives____________objectsthatwillonlyturntodustandashes.Pursuenotsomuchthematerialastheideal,foridealsalone______lifewithmeaningandareof______________.Addlovetoahouseandyouhaveahome.Addrighteousnesstoacityandyouhavea____________.Addtruthtoapileofredbrickandyouhaveaschool.accumulatingenduringworthinvestcommunityListentoashortpassageconcerningthemeaningoflifeandfillinthemissin