FOREIGHLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERTISY3Unit5SectionAWillyoubeaworkeroralaborer?FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITY35UNITDonothireamanwhodoesyourworkformoney,buthimwhodoesitforloveofit.—HenryDavidThoreau(Americanphilosopher)ThemoreIwanttogetsomethingdone,thelessIcallitwork.—RichardBach(Americanwriter)WhenworkisapleasureSectionA35UNITWillyoubeaworkeroralaborer?ObjectivesTotalkaboutworkTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheessaywritingskillWhenworkisapleasureContentsWarming-upActivitiesTextStudyLanguageApplicationSummaryWillyoubeaworkeroralaborer?ASECTIONWarming-upActivitiesLead-inPre-readingActivitiesCulturalBackgroundWillyoubeaworkeroralaborer?ASECTION1.Whatdoyoupayspecialattentiontowhenlookingforinajob?•Highsalaryandattractivebenefits•Brightfutureofcareergrowth•Lessworkpressure•Flexibleworkingtime•Achievementofself-realization•…2.Whatdoesworkmeantoyou?•Justmeansofliving•Measuredintermsofsocialstatus•Realizationofone’sdream•Self-improvement•…1.Readthetypicaljobcharacteristicsbelowandwritedownthenumberthatrepresentsyouropinion.□1.Thechanceofadvancingtoahigherposition.□2.Howmuchthejobpays.□3.Howmuchresponsibilitythejobinvolves.□4.Thestresslevelofthejob.□5.Thelocationoftheofficebuilding.1=disagreecompletely2=agreealittle3=agreetosomeextent4=mostlyagree5=agreecompletely1.Readthetypicaljobcharacteristicsbelowandwritedownthenumberthatrepresentsyouropinion.□6.Theworkconditions.□7.Whetherthejobrequiresunusualworkhours.□8.Theamountoftravelrequired.□9.Whetherthejobfitsmypersonality.□10.Whetherpeopleconsiderthejobprestigious.1=disagreecompletely2=agreealittle3=agreetosomeextent4=mostlyagree5=agreecompletely2.Workinpairsandcompareyouranswers.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.Whatarethethreemostimportantfactorswhenyouchooseajob?3.Whatarethethreemostimportantfactorswhenyouchooseajob?Therearemanythingstoconsiderwhenpeoplearechoosingacareer.Butforme,thefollowingthreefactorsaffectmychoicemost.First,thejobmustfitmypersonality.Ibelievethatcertainoccupationsaremoresuitableforparticularpersonalitytypesthanothers.Ifthejobreallyfitsmypersonality,Iwillbemorelikelytobesuccessfulandwillenjoygoingtowork.Second,howmuchthejobpays.ItisunderstandablethatifIwanttoliveanadequatelife,Ineedtomakeenoughmoneytosupportthatstandardofliving.Finally,thelocationoftheofficebuildingisalsoanimportantfactorinchoosingacareerforme.Idon’tlikeajobthatislocatedfarawayfrommyhome,becauseitrequiresextracommutetimeandwillsurelyreducethequalitytimeIcouldotherwisehavespentwithmyfamily.3.Whatarethethreemostimportantfactorswhenyouchooseajob?Forfourhundredyearsormore,onethinghasbeenacharacteristicofAmericans.Itiscalledtheir“workethic”.Its_____wereintheteachingoftheChristianPuritanswhofirstsettledinwhatisnowthenortheasternstateofMassachusetts.Theybelievedthatiswastheir_____dutytoworkaseverytasktopleaseGodbytheirdiligence,honesty,_________________,skill,andattitude.ListentoashortpassageconcerningAmerican’sWorkEthicandfillinthemissinginformation.rootsmoralattentiontodetailsTothesePuritans,itwasasintobelazyortodolessthanyourbestinanytask.TheyandlaterAmericanstriedtofollowtheBible’s_________.“Ifamanwillnotwork,heshallnoteat.”Therefore,Americanshavefor________believedthattheywereguiltyofsiniftheydidnotworkascarefullyandhardastheycouldwhentheydidanything.teachingscenturiesListentoashortpassageconcerningAmerican’sWorkEthicandfillinthemissinginformation.Godwould______thosewhowerecarelessorlazyintheirwork.Evenaschildrentheyweretaught,“Ifit’sworthdoingatall,it’sworthdoingwell.”Butsomepeoplehavegonebeyondtheusual________________.Theyareespeciallyattractedtothenotionof“climbingtheladder”soastoincreasetheirstatus,_______________,andsenseofself-worth.financialpositionpunishsenseofdiligenceListentoashortpassageconcerningAmerican’sWorkEthicandfillinthemissinginformation.InEnglishanewworldhasbeencreatedtodescribepeoplewhoworkcompulsively.Theword“workaholic”describesanindividualwhoisas_______________asanalcoholicistoalcohol.Thereare__________pointsofviewaboutworkaholics.Thoseconcernedwithproblemsofmentalstressbelieveworkaholics______themselvesphysicallyandmentally.addictedtoworkconflictingabuseListentoashortpassageconcerningAmerican’sWorkEthicandfillinthemissinginformation.Othersholdthatworkaholicsarevaluablemembersofsocietybecausetheyare___________________.TheAmericanculturevaluesachievement,efficiency,andproduction,andaworkaholic_______thesevalues.upholdsextremelyproductiveListentoashortpassageconcerningAmerican’sWorkEthicandfillinthemissinginformation.1.Whatis“continuingeducation”?2.Whatis“experientiallearning”?TipsTipsCulturalBackgroundQuestionspreviewing1.Whatis“continuingeducation”?Continuingeducationreferstotheeducationforadults,usuallyinclassesthatareheldintheeveningandespeciallyonsubjectsthatarerelatedtotheirjobs.CulturalBackground•Experientiallearningistheprocessofmakingmeaningfromdirectexperience.•Itislearningthroughreflectionondoing,whichisoftencontrastedwithrotelearning(死记硬背