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Unit 3 Careers and skills
Reading II
内容分析：
【What】本板块的语篇围绕“工作的意义”这一主题，以杂志文章的形式从三个方面论述了人们工作的原因：除了寻求经济独立之外，工作还有助于个人梦想的实现、有利于个人技能的提升和有益于社会整体的发展。文章内容紧扣社会生活，富有时代气息，启发学生思考工作的价值，正确理解工作和生活的关系。
【Why】本文通过对人们工作原因的细致分析，旨在帮助学生理解不同职业的重要性，树立正确的劳动观念，塑造勤恳敬业的品格，弘扬中华民族的勤劳美德，创造美好生活。
【How】本文的语篇类型为议论文。文章结构严谨，条理清晰，逻辑缜密，语言精练。全文为“总—分—总”结构。文章标题和第一段以一个经典的问题创设情境，引发学生思考，引出本文的论点——谋生不是我们工作的唯一原因，还有其它因素促使我们去工作；第二段到第四段是主体部分，从三个方面分析了我们为什么要工作；最后一段自然归纳出我们工作不仅是为了个人利益，还为了社会福祉。结构层面，第二段到第四段均由段落主题句引领；语言层面，作者运用大量与“工作”相关的主题语境词汇，如earn a living, endeavour等帮助学生感知工作的意义；第四段将社会比作一台机器，将不同种类的工作比作机器上的齿轮，形象生动地展示了各行各业对社会正常运转的重要性；逻辑层面，作者巧妙运用多种话语标记语，如使用for example用于举例说明、使用moreover用于增加信息等，从而使行文富有逻辑，连贯自然。
教学目标：
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1. use discourse markers to express ideas logically;
2. understand some new words and expressions;
3. be able to use the new words and expressions correctly.
教学重难点：
1. Understand some new words and expressions;
2. Be able to use the new words and expressions correctly.
教学过程：
Step 1 Lead-in
Listen to the passage and underline the following key words and expressions.
Step 2 Building vocabulary
1. ... our education is geared towards ... (line 5)
v. to be organized or designed in order to achieve a certain purpose 使适应
n. the equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity 设备，零件，器械
n. a particular position in a vehicle that gives a particular range of speed and power 在汽车的档位，控制车速和车动力
be geared to/towards sth
1). When (park) on a hill, leave the car in gear. 挂上档
2). My training is geared ___________ winning gold.
3). I used _________ (wear) trendy gear but it just looked ridiculous.
2. ... earning a living is by no means ... (line 6)
by no means 决不
Similar expressions.
at no time =决不 never
in no case
under no circumstances
on no account/condition
in no way
not in the least + adj.
anything but + adj.
1). The hotel was anything________ cheap.
2). We were not in the ___________ (little) worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth.
3). She is by no means ________ inexperienced teacher.
4). On no account can we shut our eyes to the ___________ (increase) serious environmental problems.
3. ... and endeavors to live the life ... (line 11)
n. an attempt to do sth, especially sth new or difficult 努力，尝试
v. to try very hard to do sth 努力，竭力
make every endeavor to do sth
endeavor to do sth
1). Please make every endeavor ____________ (arrive) on time.
2). Learn something from your previous failures and endeavor ________ (do) it better next time.
4. ... until we excel in what we do. (line 19)
v. be good at doing sth 擅长...
excel in/at...在...方面擅长
excel -excelled/excelling
-excellent(adj.)-excellence(n.)
1). Mary excels _______ outdoor sports.
2). When he was a teenager, he ________ (excel) at music and art.
3). They are both playing ____________ (excel).
4). David earned a reputation for academic _________ (excellent).
5. ... it is difficult to anticipate the new positions ... (line 21)
v. to expect sth 预料；预期
anticipate doing...
anticipate-anticipation (n.)
1). He bought extra food in ____________ (anticipate) of more people coming than he had invited.
2). They anticipated __________ (move) to a bigger house in the coming year.
3). The eagerly _______________ (anticipate) movie will be released next month.
4). ________is anticipated that the sea level will rise as a consequence of global warming.
6. ... which will emerge twenty years from now. (line 22)
v. to start to exist; to appear or become known 出现，显露
v. to get rid of sth 摆脱（to emerge from...）
emerge-emergence (n.)
1). There is growing evidence _______ the economy is emerging _________ recession (萧条).
2). He emerged ________ a key figure in the campaign.
3). Further research is at the top of the agenda to figure out what caused the _____________ (emerge) of new species.
7. ...be satisfied with the status quo... (line 23)
the status quo (from Latin)现状
defend/maintain/restore the status quo 维持现状；恢复原状
8. ... no one is superior to another, ... (line 31)
adj. better in quality than sb/sth else; greater than sb/sth else （在品质上）更好的；占优势；更胜一筹
adj. higher in rank, importance or position （在级别、重要性或职位上）更高的
adj. (disapproving) showing by your behaviour that you think you are better than others 有优越感的；高傲的
n. a person of higher rank, status or position 级别（或地位、职位）更高的人；上司
be superior to ... (OPP) inferior (to)
1). This model is ____________(technic) superior to its competitors.
2). The enemy won because of their superior ___________(number).
3). He always looks so superior ______ nobody likes him.
4). He’s my ____________(immediate) superior.
9. ... should not have prejudice against any of them. (line 31)
n. an unreasonable dislike of or preference for sb/sth偏见
vt. ~ sb (against sb/sth) to influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth使怀有偏见
prejudice against sb/sth对...的偏见
1). Their decision was based on ________ (ignore) and prejudice.
2). There is little prejudice _______ the students from the rural areas.
3). Your prejudice _________ others hinders (阻碍) you from gaining progress.
4). They _____________ (prejudice) against older applicants.
10. ... make our respective contributions. (line 33)
adj. [only before noun] belonging or relating separately to each of the people or things already mentioned 分别的；各自的
respective/respectful/respectable
respective 各自的
respectful 表示尊敬的
respectable 受到尊敬的,体面的
1). After the party, we all go off to our ___________rooms.
2). It’s my honor that the workers are all _____________ to me.
3). He came from a perfectly _____________ middle-class family.
4). The teacher who offered to teach in the orphanage (孤儿院) for free was very _________________.
Step 3 Text review
1. Some might say that we work because we have to, not __________ (little) because we need the salary that enables us to be _______________ (financial) independent.
2. It could be argued that our education ____________ (gear) towards preparing us for a life of work.
3. There are other important reasons that motivate us __________ (enter) the world of work.
4. Through the work we do, our goals can be attained and our dreams ____________ (achieve).
5. Wherever our interests may lie and whatever our career choices might be, work allows us the opportunity to be engaged _________ something we are fond of, and _______________(consequent), it can give us a great sense of achievement and _____________(satisfy).
6. Work can also help develop our skills, thus ___________ (provide) room ______ personal growth.
7. When we work, we must practise our skills constantly and _______________ (continue) until we excel in _____ we do.
8. Our __________ (rapid) changing workplace makes _____ necessary for us to keep up and develop new skills.
9. It is certain that no one can afford _________(be) satisfied with the status quo.
10. In order to better adapt ourselves ______ new circumstances, we must be ready and willing to acquire new skills.
11. This can add________ our sense of achievement and our knowledge that we are developing _______ individuals while we move along our _________ (choose) career path.
12. Not only ________ work benefit us personally, it also contributes _____ the health of society.
13. In a successful, stable and ____________(produce) society, all jobs are equally important and no one is superior ________ another, so we should not have prejudice _______ any of them.
14. _________ we are scientists, lawyers, doctors, public servants, _____________ (consult), clerks, _____________(reception) or butchers, we all make our ____________(respect) contributions.
15. There are people who choose to step out of their comfort zone and commit __________ to working for the benefit of others.
16. Teachers in remote rural areas _____________ (devote) to changing the lives of the people with less access _______ the advantages __________(enjoy) by many others.
17. Wherever life takes us and whatever choices ___________(lay) out before us, something worth ____________(remember) is that our work, when _______(do) well, will not only help us make ____ living but also help make a life for ourselves and for others.
18. We can take pride __________ the knowledge _________ hard work is essential ________ our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society _________ a whole.
Step 4 Consolidation
1. Exercises to review the knowledge learned
2. B1 on P 33
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