1、*What does Michael give top priority to? How do you know?*Do we work to live or live to work?*What do you think are some of the reasons why we work?Watch the three movie clips and answer:Would you like to live such a life as Michaels in the future? What do you expect from your future career? Now let
2、s read the article to learn some of the important reasons why we work.Read the magazine article and complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph.P32 A1There are other important reasons that motivate us to work except the salary.Work can help us attain goals and achieve our dreams.Wo
3、rk can help develop our skills and provide room for personal growth.Work also contributes to the health of society.Hard work is essential for our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society.Read para.1 and answer the following questions.According to the first paragraph, why do we
4、 have to work? We need the salary that enables us to be financially independent.Our education is geared towards preparing us for a life of work.P32 A2Can you figure out the structures of paras. 2-4?The structure of para. 2Through the work we do, our goals can be attained and our dreams achieved. All
5、 of us have had dreams of one kind or another and work often enables us to pursue those dreams. Henry David Thoreau said, “. if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Yang
6、 Liwei, for example, driven by his passion for flying, became a pilot and then Chinas first astronaut in space. Wherever our interests may lie and whatever our career choices might be, work allows us the opportunity to be engaged in something we are fond of, and consequently, it can give us a great
7、sense of achievement and satisfaction. Topic sentenceSupporting sentenceExample Quotation Concluding sentence The structure of para. 3Work can also help develop our skills, thus providing room for personal growth. When we work, we must practise our skills constantly and continuously until we excel i
8、n what we do. Our rapidly changing workplace makes it necessary for us to keep up and develop new skills. Twenty years ago, positions in social technologies or energy efficiency did not even exist, and it is difficult to anticipate the new positions which will emerge twenty years from now. However,
9、it is certain that no one can afford to be satisfied with the status quo. In order to better adapt ourselves to new circumstances, we must be ready and willing to acquire new skills. This can add to our sense of achievement and our knowledge that we are developing as individuals while we move along
10、our chosen career path. Topic sentenceSupporting sentenceExplanationConcluding sentence The structure of para. 4Not only does work benefit us personally, it also contributes to the health of society. At the most basic level, different types of jobs are like gears in a machine. They work to ensure th
11、at the machine we call “society” functions properly. In a successful, stable and productive society, all jobs are equally important and no one is superior to another, so we should not have prejudice against any of them. Whether we are scientists, lawyers, doctors, public servants, consultants, clerk
12、s, receptionists or butchers, we all make our respective contributions. Moreover, there are people who choose to step out of their comfort zone and commit themselves to working for the benefit of others. For example, teachers in remote rural areas are devoted to changing the lives of the people with
13、 less access to the advantages enjoyed by many others. In this way, we work to advance our communities and bring success to our nation. Topic sentenceSupporting sentence 1ExampleEvidenceSupporting sentence 2Concluding sentenceRead again and answer the questions.1. What helped Yang Liwei become a pil
14、ot and later an astronaut?2. What should we do to adapt to a rapidly changing workplace?3. What can we take pride in according to the last paragraph? His passion for flying.We must keep up and develop new skills.We can take pride in the knowledge that hard work is essential for our individual well-b
15、eing as well as for the benefit of our society as a whole.P32 A2Read the article again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. Our education is geared towards preparing us for a life of work. T / F 2. Earning a living is definitely the only reason why we work. T / F 3. The l
16、ife can give us a great sense of achievement and satisfaction. T / F 4. Changing workplace rapidly is bad for our keeping up and developing skills. T / F 5. All jobs are equally important and no one is superior to another. T / F6. Our work will help make a life for ourselves and for others. T / Fnot
17、helpfulWorkwhen it is done well.Discussion1. How does the author explain the contributions of various jobs to the health of society? What is the advantage of this writing technique?In pairs, discuss the following questions. P32 A3similes A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unli
18、ke things. Possible answers:The advantage of using similes:*Similes provide readers with strong visual elements, which makes reading more interesting.*Similes can also explain complex topics to readers more easily and efficiently. They make everything clear, real, and easy to understand. *They can u
19、nleash(释放释放) the rich imagination of readers.2. What qualities do you think model workers should have?AmbitiousPassionateHonestPositiveConfident.Hard-workingPossible answers:CommittedTeam SpiritHumbleReliableQualitiesP32 A3Debate!Have a debate on the question of whether to work to live or live to wo
20、rk. P32 A3Conclusion1. be geared towards2. earn a living3. by no means4. pursue ones dream5. advance in the direction of.6. endeavor to do sth 7. be driven by8. comfort zone9. for the benefit of.使与使与.相适应；使适合于；相适应；使适合于；为为做好准备做好准备谋生谋生决不；丝毫不；一点儿也不决不；丝毫不；一点儿也不追求梦想追求梦想朝着朝着.的方向努力的方向努力努力做某事努力做某事由由.所驱动所驱动舒适
21、区舒适区为了为了.的利益的利益注注: : 另附另附 word word 文档。文档。点击此处链接点击此处链接Individual activity 翻译句子。翻译句子。1.公司的运作主要是为了管理层和员工的利益。公司的运作主要是为了管理层和员工的利益。(for the benefit of)2. 创新能否由全球化所驱动？创新能否由全球化所驱动？(be driven by)3. 在你走出舒适区时会出现好事情，如果你能主动在你走出舒适区时会出现好事情，如果你能主动探求，你将惊讶于存在的大量机会。探求，你将惊讶于存在的大量机会。(comfort zone)4. 充满信心地朝着你梦想的方向前进，过你一
22、直向充满信心地朝着你梦想的方向前进，过你一直向往的生活。往的生活。(advance in the direction of)5. 我为了在慕尼黑我为了在慕尼黑(Munich)夺取金牌而进行训练。夺取金牌而进行训练。(be geared towards)Check your answers!1. Companies were run primarily for the benefit of management and employees. 2. Could innovation be driven by globalization? 3. Great things happen when yo
23、u step out of your comfort zone, and you would be surprised on how many chances exist if you just ask.4. Advance confidently in the direction of your own dreams and live the life that youve imagined.5. My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich. 1. Can you tell some important reasons why we work according to the article?2. Do we work to live or live to work?3. Whats the relationship between our work and the society?4. What do you expect from your future career?1. Read more articles about work and life.2. Finish the exercises in Learning English.H
