1、Using language Unit 2 Lessons in life目录contentsGrammarProverbs about lifeHomeworkListening&speaking IIIIIIProverbs about lifeProverbs about lifeListen and complete the conversation.1A:Professor Brown,heres my term paper.Sorry for the delay.B:Thats OK.1_,right?Better late than neverProverbs about lif
2、eListen and complete the conversation.2A:Maths is really killing me!Im thinking of giving it up.B:2_ Youll never get your dream job as a market analyst if you dont stick to it.No pain,no gain.Proverbs about lifeListen and complete the conversation.3A:If you want to lose weight,you need to stop eatin
3、g junk food,and you need to start exercising.B:OK.Ill start tomorrow.maybe.A:Today.Not tomorrow.3_ Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.Proverbs about lifeListen and complete the conversation.4A:Im glad you finally got here.B:My car had a flat tyre on the way.Anyway,3_.alls well that e
4、nds wellProverbs about lifeListen and complete the conversation.5A:With my brothers help,I finally completed my biology project!B:Congratulations!5 _Two heads are better than one.Proverbs about lifeListen and complete the conversation.6A:I heard that Mary is going to invest all her money in this pro
5、gramme.B:Thats not wise.As people usually say,“6 _”.Ill talk to her as soon as possible.Dont put all of your eggs in one basketProverbs about lifeMatch the proverbs in Activity 5 to their meanings.1_:you must face challenges in order to be successful.2 _:it is easier to achieve something if you coop
6、erate with someone else3_:doing something late is better than not doing it at allNo pain,no gain.Two heads are better than one.Better late than neverProverbs about lifeMatch the proverbs in Activity 5 to their meanings.4 _:you should start things earlier rather than later5_:do not put all your effor
7、ts or resources into doing one thing6_:problems dont matter if the final result is goodNever put off until tomorrow what you can do today.Dont put all of your eggs in one basketAlls well that ends wellProverbs about lifeNow work in groups and think of other proverbs about life.Can you find Chinese p
8、roverbs with similar meanings?Rome was not built in a day.A slow sparrow should make an early start.A friend in need is a friend indeed.A bird is known by its note,and a man by his talk.Practice makes perfect.Proverbs about lifeNow work in groups and think of other proverbs about life.Can you find C
9、hinese proverbs with similar meanings?罗马并非一日建成。笨鸟先飞患难见真情。闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。熟能生巧。Listening&speaking IIIListening&speakingDid you know?In most countries,the average age for starting university is 18 years old,but actually there is no upper age limit for starting a university degree.Recently,there has been
10、 an increase in the number of mature students going to university,after working for a few or many years.Listening&speakingDid you know?The oldest person to get a Cambridge MA received his law degree at the age of 102.In China,a man from Jiangsu Province graduated from university at the age of 88,mak
11、ing him the oldest university graduate in the country.Listening&speakingListen to the interview and choose the best headline.1 University Fees Are No Barrier to Grandma!2 Dream Comes True for Graduating Grandma3 Janet Says:“Family first!Thats what matters!”4 How the Student Experience Has Changed wi
12、th the CenturiesListening&speakingListen again and complete the notes.Interview with Janet RoseAge:1_First attended university in:2_Reason for leaving university:3_Reason for going back to university:4_Initial feelings on returning to university 5_University major:6_Feelings on graduation:7_Advice t
13、o others:8_Future plans:9._Listening&speakingListen again and complete the notes.Interview with Janet RoseAge:1_First attended university in:2_Reason for leaving university:3_Reason for going back to university:4_811955She took care of her ill mother and helped her father.Her daughter suggested she
14、go back to school five years ago and she jumped at the chance.Listening&speakingListen again and complete the notes.Interview with Janet RoseInitial feelings on returning to university:5_University major:6_Feelings on graduation:7_Advice to others:8_Future plans:9_She felt a bit nervous at first and
15、 she felt so old.American literature.She feels great.Youre never too old to learn.Starting a masters degree in the fall.Listening&speaking I started.back in.After that I.But then five years ago.I felt.at first.I suggest that.Remember,.Complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview.Listen
16、ing&speakingTalking about experiences I started.back in.After that I.But then five years ago.I felt.at first.Giving advice I suggest that.Remember,.Complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview.Listening&speakingWork in pairs.Tell each other a story about yourself that can be summarized
17、 by a proverb in this section.Now talk about how effectively you and your partner used your own experiences to illustrate your understanding of the proverbs.HomeworkHomework1.Summarize the usage of passive voice and do the relevant exercises.2.Write a passage using your own experience to illustrate your understanding of the proverbs youve learnt today.
