1、Unit 13 LearningLesson 1 Life-long LearningThe Importance of Life-long Learningn首都師大附中首都師大附中n 雷霞輝雷霞輝 n話題詞匯nsecure, suspect, status, qualification, lay off, instruct, n理解詞匯nlump, throat, swellnTo develop and practise the strategies for prediction, working out meanings and making inferences.nTo realiz

2、e the importance of life-long learning.Objectives 學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)Warm upn1 When did you start to learn?n2 When will you stop learning?nA picture is worth a thousand words.n(P.36) Look at the picture and the title and predict:n1. Are they all students?n2. How old are they?n3. What are they doing?Pre-reading nOn

3、e more question:nWhat have your parents or other relatives learned after formal education?Lesson 1 Life-long learning The Importance of Life-long LearningAbout life-long learning, what famous sayings can you think of ?nIts never too late to learn.nI tried to be a sponge, absorbing and questioning ev

4、ery good idea.nRead the sub-title and predict the answers: (Group work) n1. What may Sun Wen aged 28 study?n2. What may Ms Tang- 45 years old study?n3. What might Grandpa Chen- 75 years old study?Pre-reading wordsn1 Now teaching is not a secure job; it is challenging.n2. I suspect he can do the job

5、well, for he is always playing computer games.n3. Whats the status of the talks?A.stateB.distrustC. stablen4 A: What do you do?n B: My job is to instruct the students in English.。teach educate guide inform show tell nWhile-readingnThe first reading:nRead the sub-title and check the answers: (Group w

6、ork) n1. What does Sun Wen aged 28 study?n2. What does Ms Tang- 45 years old study?n3. What does Grandpa Chen- 75 years old study?Guessing the expressions in red.n1. (Passage 1, Line 4) nBecause of my new qualification, Im getting promoted at work.nClues:nA. a Bachelors DegreenB. getting promotedqua

7、lificationqualificationa quality or ability a quality or ability enabling one to do enabling one to do sthsth. .nThe second reading:n2. (Passage 2, Line 1)nWhen my manager told me I would be laid off, my mind went blank and nlaid off:nClues: nA. manager, nB. My mind went blank.stopping employing sto

8、pping employing esp. temporarilyesp. temporarilyn3. (Passage 2, Line 1)nI would be laid off, my mind went blank and my heart swelled with anger.nswell with:nClues: nA. be laid off, nB. My mind went blank.fill withfill withn4. (Passage 2, Line 4)nBut it still brought a lump to my throat and made me w

9、ant to crynClues:nA. want to crynB. I felt as if I did something wrong.feel sorrow or pityfeel sorrow or pityqualificationsqualificationsbring a lump to ones throat swell qualification lay off 1資歷過資歷過高的高的23 -What has happened to the guy?3 -What has happened to the guy? -He . -He . 4 They _ for three

10、 months.4 They _ for three months. 他他們們把我把我們們解雇三解雇三個(gè)個(gè)月了。月了。laid us offlaid us offbring a lump to ones throat swell qualification lay off has been laid has been laid offoffn5 His heart with happiness as he watched his daughter win the match.bring a lump to ones throat swell qualification lay off swel

11、ledswelled6 The sails in the 6 The sails in the wind.wind.swelledswelledbring a lump to ones throat swell qualification lay off nThird ReadingnFill in the table. (ex. 3, p.36)NameSun WenWhat did they study?Reason for studyHow did they study?Result for their studycomputer engineeringgive himself a se

12、cond chance to study for a degreeby distance learningbe about to graduate with a Bachelors degree and getting promoted at workNameMs TangWhat did they study?Reason for study How did they study?Result of their study business coursebe laid off and bored at homedid a business courseprepared a business

13、plan for setting up a companyNameGrandpa ChenWhat did they study?Reason for studyHow did they study?Result of their studyhow to email and use the Internet to send email to his daughter in the USA by asking grandson to instruct send email ; see and talk to grandchildren in the USAnAccording to the ta

14、ble, Ss ask and answer questions about the information in groups. Post Readingn1. How important is it for people to continue their studies after formal education? Give an example, please. (Ex.1)I InReference for teachers:nFrom the Internet:nClearly, todays workplace is becoming more high-tech, and m

15、ore high-skilled. It is becoming more competitive. Lifelong Learning is about learning to give you new skills for your education, work or retirement or just provide enjoyment in pursuing knowledge about a subject that interests you - on your own or in the company of like-minded people.nLearning sati

16、sfies my thirst for knowledge.nOnly when my learning is lifelong, I may not cease to grow.nFrom the textbook:nGetting more chances: e.g. getting a second degree, setting up a company, emailingn2. In pairs, discuss ways that you can take part in life-long learning after you finish school or universit

17、y.(Ex.4)n3. Talk about the picture.Learning Is an HonorAs is indicated in the picture, an adolescent is telling 雙賓語雙賓語 his grandfather a good news - he can go to a state-class university with his University Admission Report, while his grandpa has also received his own Admission Report of the univers

18、ity for the elder. How exciting and encouraging it is!Look at this picture, we ponder the following implication： learning is an honor! Why so? In this day and age, knowledge of human beings is advancing at an unprecedented rate in a multitude of areas. Since the advent of the information era, education has been playing a pivotal role in individual development. We will not be abandoned by the society if we keep learning. For example, Li Zhengdao, a famous Chinese scientist, has kept learning. Then he got great success in the world. He is a real 名詞包裝 idol for all of Chinese youth多用詞