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Unit 3
Careers and skills
Section 1　Welcome to the unit & Reading
1. Learn about different professions and their own spirit of craftsmanship；
2. Have a good understanding of the text “Work to live，live to work”；
3. Summarize some of the important reasons why we work and retell them.
Activity 1　Lead-in
话题导入
1．A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life. What’s your attitude towards different jobs
I think that all the jobs should be treated with respect because they are all important and necessary.
2．What do you think are some of the reasons why we work
I think one of the primary reasons why we work is to earn a living，as it helps cover our financial needs. For some people，however，they might choose to work because they feel passionate about their work. Besides，many may look at the bigger picture and want to work to contribute to society as a whole.
1．What is the genre(体裁) of the passage
Argumentation.
Activity 2　First-reading　Read for main idea and structure
一读，读大意和结构
2．Read the passage and complete the chart below.
Work to live，live to work Introduction Para.1: There are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work besides (1) _______________.
Main body：
(2) _______ __________ for work Para.2: Work can help us attain our goals and (3) ______________________．
Para.3: Work can help (4) ______________________ and provide room for personal growth.
Para.4: Work also contributes to (5) _________________ _________.
Conclusion Para.5: Our work helps us make a living as well as (6) _______________ for ourselves and for others.
earning a living
reasons
/Reasons
achieve our dreams
develop our skills
the health of
society
make a life
1．Read Para.1 and answer the following question.
Why does the article begin with a question
To arouse readers’ attention/ask readers’ answers/introduce the author’s opinion.
2．Read Para.2 and answer the following question.
Why does the author mention Thoreau and Yang Liwei
To illustrate the importance of work for attaining a person’s goals and achieving one’s dreams.
Activity 3　Second-reading—Read for details
二读，读细节
3．Read Para.3 and complete the following sentences.
(1) We must _______________________ constantly and continuously.
(2) We must _______________________ new skills.
(3) We must _________________________ the status quo.
(4) We must ___________________________ acquire new skills.
practise our skills
keep up and develop
not be satisfied with
be ready and willing to
4．Read Para.4 and answer the following questions.
(1) What is the function of the first sentence
It is a transitional sentence，serving as a link between the preceding paragraph and this paragraph.
(2) Why does the author list various jobs in Para.4
To illustrate that all of us make respective contributions.
5．Read Para.5 and answer the following question.
What can we take pride in according to the last paragraph
We can take pride in the knowledge that hard work is essential for our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society as a whole.
1．Can you think of other reasons why we should work
I think one other reason why we should work is to maintain and improve our mental well-being. As humans，we need activities that stimulate our brains to keep us mentally focused，challenged and motivated，and working can provide such an environment.
Activity 4　Third-reading—Read for further thinking
三读，深入思考
2．If you were the author，would you change the title “Work to live，live to work” into “Work to live or live to work”？Why
No. Because the author doesn’t want to deny the idea that “work to live” and longs to persuade people to “live to work”，rather than making a choice between “work to live” and “live to work”．
Some might say work provides us with 1. ________ we need to be financially independent—the salary. However，besides earning a living，there are other reasons 2. ______________(motivate) us to enter the world of work.
Firstly，work often enables us 3. _____________(attain) our goals and achieve our dreams. Henry David Thoreau once said，one would meet with an 4. ______________(expect) success if he advanced confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavored to live the imagined life. Secondly，work can also help develop our skills.
Activity 5　Summary
课文概要
what
motivating
to attain
unexpected
Our rapidly changing workplace makes it a 5. _____________(necessary) that we should keep up and develop new skills. Also，work does good to both 6. _____________(we) and the health of society. Different types of jobs are like gears in a machine，7. _________ work to ensure that the machine called “society” functions well. 8. ____________________ people are working in different fields，all jobs are considered equal and people 9. ______________ (make) their own respective contributions to a stable and productive society.
All in all，it is generally acknowledged that hard work is not only essential for our individual well-being，but also 10. _____________(benefit) to our society.
necessity
ourselves
which
Though/Although/While
are making/make
beneficial
Finish B1 on page 33 of the textbook.
Assignment
作业

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