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Unit1LivingAFullLifeUnit1LivingaFullLifeContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1Discusswithmembersofyourgroupwhatis/arethemostimportantelement(s)forlivingafulllife.Youmaychooseoneormorefromthefollowinglistorprovideyourownanswer.Thengivereasonswhyyouhavemadesuchachoice.•agoodappearance•closefriends•ahappymindset•agoodneighborhood•perfecthealth•anabsorbinghobby•agoodjob•lotterywinnings•ahappyfamilyStartingout—Task1Task2YourbestfriendhasrecentlybeeninlowspiritseversinceshewasdiagnosedwithCOPD(慢性阻塞性肺病).Shestaysinbedmostofthetimeandmissesalotofclasses.Shehasnothingtodo,andmoreoverwantstodonothing.Howwouldyouencouragehertocopewiththediseasewithapositiveattitude?Startingout—Task2Herearesomesuggestionsfromexpertsthatwillenableyoutoretain(ortakeback)muchofyourindependenceandimproveyourqualityoflife.•Don’tisolateyourself...reachouttoothers•Stayasphysicallyactiveasyoucan•Manageyourbreathing•StickwithyourtreatmentplanStartingout—Task2Task3ReadtheletterfromJohnDoeand,withyourpartner,discusshowyoucouldhelphim.DearAbby,IfeellikeIalmostcan’tbreathenow.IworkaridiculousamountofhoursandIdon’thavetimetorelax.Myparentslive1,400milesawayandIamhereallbymyself.Ihavenotimetomakefriends.SometimesIfeelIdon’tevenhavealife.WhatshouldIdo?Kindregards,JohnStartingout—Task3DearJohn,Iusedtolivealifejustlikeyours.IcanseemyselfinyouwhenIfinishedmycollegeandstartedmyfirstjob.IfoundajobasjuniorreporterforChicagoDailysoImovedfromHoustontoChicago.Iwasworking18hoursadayinaplacewhereIknewfewpeople.Myhealthfinallybrokedownfromtoomuchworkandpoordiet.Istayedinhospitalfortwoweeks.MyparentscametoChicagoandtookcareofme.AfterIwasoutofhospital,IquittedmyjobandmovedbacktoHouston,whereIfoundajobinalocalnewspaper.IvisitedmyparentsoftenandIhadtimetohangaroundwithmyfriendswhomIhadknownforyearsaswellasthoseInewlymade.Ifelthappyfinally.Somysuggestionistotakesometimeoffyourworkandgobacktovisityourparentsandfriends.Considerchangingajobwhichrequiresfewerhourssothatyoumayhavetimetomakefriends.Youmayalsotrytotakeclassesonasubjectyouareinterestedinorpursueahobby.Youaresuretofindlifeworthliving.Yours,AbbyStartingout—Task3StartingoutListentothepassage“BoredtoDeath”andfillouttheblanks.We’veallbeenboredfromtimetotime.Sometimes,whenwe’rereallyatlooseends,wemightevensaywe’re“boredtodeath”or“_____________________!”Wedon’treallymeanit,ofcourse.Butaccordingtoonestudy,itmaybetrue.Thatis,it_______________________tobeboredtodeath.ResearchersinEnglandlookedatsurveysdoneinthemid1980s–severalthousandquestionnairesfilledoutby_______________________abouttheirjobs.soboredIcoulddieseemspossibleliterallyLondoncivilservantsTheresearchersfoundthatthosewho’dsaidthatinthepreviousmonththeywereboredatworkwere_____________________________________asotherworkerstodieofaheartproblemoverthefollow-upperiod.Workerswho____________________________intheirjobswerelesslikelytodieprematurely.Now,thisdoesn’tmeanthatfeelingbored_____________________________willkillyou.We’retalkingaboutchronicboredom,asinbeingboredallthetime.morethantwiceaslikelyclaimedtobeinterestedeveryonceinawhileStartingoutAndit’snotnecessarilyboredomitselfthat’sdeadly.Mostprobably,accordingtothestudy,it’sthefactthatbeingboredoftenleadsto_____________________suchsmoking,overeating,drinking,andabusingdrugs.Otherstudieshavelinked________________________–adiseaseknownoftentoleadtopoorhealth.Doesthismeanthatbeingengagedandinterested–inotherwords,theoppositeofbored–_____________________?Maybe.Ifnotbeingboredmeansbeingphysicallyactiveandadoptinggooddietaryandexercisehabits,thenitcertainlycan’thurt.unhealthyhabitsboredomanddepressionleadstobetterhealthStartingoutTheHiddenSideofHappinessReadingFocusGlobalUnderstanding2DetailedInformation3CriticalThinking4LanguagePoints5ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction6BackgroundInformation1WatchaclipfromThePursuitofHappynessinwhichChristopher’swifejustlefthim.Discusswithyourpartnerhowpeopleshouldpursuehappiness.BackgroundInformationClickonthepictureIntroductionReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingMainidea:Manypeoplefindthatenduringaharrowingordeal________________________________________.Thereseemstobeabuilt-inhumancapacityto_________________________________________________.Whatdoesn’tkillyoucanactuallymakeyoustronger.ultimatelychangesthemforthebetterflourishunderthemostdifficultcircumstancesBodyMainidea:Peoplewhohavesufferedthemost,whohavebeenforcedtocontendwithshockstheyneveranticipatedandtorethinkthemeaningoftheirlives,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.mayhavethemosttotellusaboutthatprofoundandintenselyfulfillingjourneythatphilosophersusedtocallthesearchReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingfor“thegoodlife”Argument1:Happinessisonlyoneamongmanyvaluesinhumanlife.Sometimesonly_________________________canfostersuchqualitiesas_________________________________________________________________because________________________________________________________________________