1、UNIT SIXHealthy LifestylePart I LANGUAGE SKILLPART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTPART III TOWARD PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGE若出现禁用“宏”和“ActiveX”对话框，请选择“启用”UNIT SIXKEY WORDS MADE EASYKEY EXPRESSIONS IN USEPart I LANGUAGE SKILLBACKUNIT SIXKEY WORDS MADE EASYA Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each
2、italicized word means.The Clue in the parentheses will help.1.Many teenagers today are no longer inspired to achieve,they think work is a bad four-letter word.(stimulate)2.The high percentage of poorly motivated teens becomes even more obvious in the lower income,or lesser educated,socio-economic br
3、ackets.(category)3.Eagle populations would decline if eagle parents stopped encouraging their fledglings to fly.(young bird that has just fledged)4.The first responsibility of any parent is to slowly,and without trauma,teach their fledglings the ability and desire to function as responsible adults.(
4、an emotional wound)5.As the children get older,into their late teens this becomes even more burdensome for parents.(troublesome)BACKUNIT FOURKEY WORDS MADE EASYA Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means.The clue in the parentheses will help.6.The parents are
5、catering to their adult childrens every whim.(a sudden desire)7.This is beginning to create a fairly onerous social problem in families in my community.(burdensome)8.This means that if a young man of say 25,gets drunk and kills someone with his car,that his parents may have to sell all their assets
6、to pay for his misdemeanor.(possession)9.We have not yet been able to replicate this insane parental paradigm onto the third world.(reproduce)10.We must,as responsible parents,teach our children the value of a good work ethic.BACKUNIT SIXB Read aloud each of the following sentences.See how these exp
7、ressions are used.1.In an effort to curb child abuse,we went way too far.2.A lot of children stay without responsibility far too long,and remain living at home being dependant upon parents.3.I also have clients who struggle to make ends meet,whilst their 26-year-old,live-at-home son,has a good job a
8、nd earns the same money as his father,drives a BMW Cabrio and buys his girlfriend expensive gifts.4.We stopped being parents,and started to become slaves to our children and giving them everything possible,whilst asking nothing in return.5.Their parents are still responsible for them whilst ever the
9、y live at home!KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USEBACKUNIT SIXPART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTREADING SELECTION:TEXT ASTUDY AND PRACTICEQUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONBACKUNIT SIXPreview QuestionsWork in pairs or groups and discuss the following questions.1.Do you know why many young adults today think work is a bad four-le
10、tter word and see their parents as slaves?2.Do you think parents should provide everything for their adult children?3.How can adult children be taught to grow to be independent?4.How should parents take a more responsible parental approach from an early age to inspire their children?BACKREADING SELE
11、CTION:TEXT AUNIT SIXBACKREADING SELECTION:TEXT AInspire Your Kids to AchieveTerrie Anderson Somewhere,somehow,as parents we lost something.We lost something very important to our childrens futures.Too many teenagers today are no longer inspired to achieve.They think work is a bad four-letter word.Th
12、ey dont have the hopes and dreams that we did.They do not respect their elders anymore,and see their parents as slaves.Before you defend your Johnny,there are incredible exceptions.There are teenagers who are an inspiration to UNIT SIXBACKREADING SELECTION:TEXT A激励孩子取得成功 作为父母,不知从什么时候开始，我们失去了一些东西。失去了
13、对孩子的未来至关重要的东西。如今，有太多的青少年没有进取精神。在他们看来，工作是一个由四个字母组成的令人生厌的字眼。他们不像我们一样拥有梦想和希望。他们不尊敬长者，视父母如奴隶。在为你的“约翰尼”辩解之前，有一些孩子还真与此不同，令人惊叹不已。这些孩子让我们感到鼓舞，但是遗憾的是他们的数量太少。有很大一部分没有受到很好激励的青少年，明显存在于收入偏低、受教育少的社会经济层次中。文化发生了转变，我们忙于给孩子一个童年，以至于没有履行作为父母的主要义务帮助他们长大成人，独立自UNIT SIXBACKREADING SELECTION:TEXT ANotesTerrie Anderson is a
14、human potential and transformational leadership coach,dynamic public speaker and author of The Little Red Success Book.She is a specialist in transformational leadership,and how to be a successful and happy human being.She understands the challenges of family life,and enjoys helping people open thei
15、r minds to new ideas and concepts that generate happiness,and success,in both work and family.UNIT SIXBACKDiscuss the following questions in pairs or groups.QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONFor Comprehension 1.What does the author mean when she says as parents we lost something very important to our children
16、s futures?2.According to the author,what would happen in nature if eagle parents stopped encouraging their fledglings to fly?3.What should parents do to inspire their fledglings?4.What does the author mean when she says it is indeed fortunate that we have not yet been able to replicate this insane p
17、arental paradigm onto the third world?5.Is there any huge negative impact on children if the parents show overprotection and always pander to their childrens every desire?UNIT SIXBACKDiscuss the following questions in pairs or groups.QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONFor Viewpoints6.Do you think parents who b
18、ecame slaves to their children will be respected and admired by their children at any time?Why?7.Do you think that parents should be responsible for everything when their young adults live at home?Why?8.In your opinion,how should parents teach their children the dignity of independence?9.How do you
19、view the parental paradigm in China?UNIT SIXBACKStructureStudy the following sentences.Then make sentences with the phrases and expressions given.Write your sentences on the lines.The first sentence is done for you.STUDY AND PRACTICEUNIT SIXBACKSTUDY AND PRACTICEThere is a difference between.and.A T
20、here is a difference between.and.Sentence from the TextThere is a difference between child abuse and child disciplines and responsibility.1.big difference knowing Theres a big difference between knowing that something is something is true true and being able to prove it.being able to prove it 2.a va
21、st difference happiness blessedness 3.a huge differencegrowing older growing upUNIT SIXBACKSTUDY AND PRACTICEAs in the case of.Sentence from the TextAs in the case of a friend of mine,her daughter did not pay her insurance and the sheriff arrived and began to note down my friends assets.1.most major
22、 disastersthis one struck without any warning 2.their predecessorsthese Chinese encountered a great deal of prejudice3.the motion of a body running water has energy UNIT SIXBACKSTUDY AND PRACTICESo instead of.Sentence from the TextSo instead of pandering to their laziness,inspire your children to dr
23、eam.1.blaming governmentthey blame the banking industry 2.tackling the thievessingle-handedly rang for the police 3.talking about serious stuff like work or school try to talk about fun things UNIT SIXBACKContextual PracticeQUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONA ClozeFill in each blank with a word or phrase chos
24、en from the three choices given in the column on the right of the page.Is there someone who inspires youor do you think you could be an inspiration for some?1 yourself to be a role model or for others to 2 you can be a noble calling.Being great and successful at what you do feel good;but it is even
25、more thrilling if you inspire others to 3 their own success and excellence as well.The joy in helping someone without you making such a huge effort is invigorating because not only will it 4 you to be better and do better and ultimately improve yourself;it UNIT SIXBACKB TranslationQUESTIONS FOR DISC
26、USSIONTranslate the following passage into English.Some sentence patterns,words and phrases are given below to help you perform the task.look forward to youngster inspiring boundariescharge of role model nurture uplifttake personal responsibility constellation circumstances guideUNIT SIXBACKB Transl
27、ationQUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION不管怎么样，这事关帮助年轻人创造他们的未来，一个令他们感到激动而又充满期望的未来。这事关帮助他们、影响他们并激励他们。这也涉及建立一个严格、公平而始终如一的界限，好让他们感到自己在这种“严格的爱”下得到引导、保护和培养。这也关系到给他们树立一个他们可以遵从的积极而又令他们振奋的榜样。作为年轻人，他们必须承担个人的责任。他们改变不了环境，也改变不了季节，但是他们必须改变自己，这一点他们可以做到。他们不需要去改变天空的星座，但是他们的确可以做到让自己是否读书，是否培养新的技能，是否上新的课程。摆脱97的人群，不要跟他们用同样的借口。你的生活
28、掌握在你自己的手里。UNIT SIXBACKQUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONCCross-Cultural ExperienceWork in pairs.Student A reads the quotations from classical Chinese wisdom while student B reads those of the western.Tell and explain to each other what you have read.Then exchange your role.When you finish,comment on the state
29、ments that follow.UNIT SIXBACKQUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 志当存高远。诸葛亮诫外生书（解：一个人应当有高尚远大的志向。）天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为。所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。孟子告子下（解：所以上天将要降落重大责任在这样的人身上，一定要先使他的内心痛苦，使他的筋骨劳累，使他经受饥饿，以致肌肤消瘦，使他受贫困之苦，使他做的事颠倒错乱，总不如意，通过那些来使他的内心警觉，使他的性格坚定，增加他不具备的才能。）CCross-Cultural ExperienceUNIT SIXBACKQUESTI
30、ONS FOR DISCUSSION The best work we can all do is to create the highest vision possible for our lives and be led by that vision to the greatest good.Oprah Winfrey Without goals and plans to reach them,you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.F.Dodson.CCross-Cultural ExperienceUNIT S
31、IXBACKQUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONStatements Chinese scholars believe that everyone should have a vision to guide his/her direction and determine what effort he/she should make.Westerns believe that everyone is architect of his own fortune.And custom makes all things easy.Both Westerners and Chinese hol
32、d that whether a person can achieve anything is determined by whether he/she has ambition in his/her youth.Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.UNIT SIXBACKPART IIITOWARD PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGEREADING ACTIVITIESREADING-WRITING LINKWRITING AWARENESSWRITING EXERCISESUNIT SIXBACKKey Words and Phrases in Pr
33、eparationambition n.抱负,雄心dramatic adj.有活力的,强有力的 elusive adj.难以捉摸的 vision n.幻想,梦想self-discipline n.自我约束persistence /n.坚持不懈,执着pay off debt 清偿债务adapt to 适合,使适应succumb to next to impossible 几乎不可能 READING ACTIVITIESUNIT SIXPreview QuestionsWork in pairs and discuss the following questions.1.What is your
34、desired lifestyle?2.How can people make their desired lifestyle come true?3.Is money a goal,or a reward only for personal achievement?4.In your mind,how can we develop skills for a quality lifestyle?BACKREADING ACTIVITIESUNIT SIXBACKTEXT B READING ACTIVITIESChanging Your LifestylesCaptain Bob WebbWe
35、 have the opinion that money can buy a desired lifestyle.Money alone cannot buy a lifestyle!A desired lifestyle is the result of a vision with a burning desire to reach a goal.Achievement is the result of planned action to burst through1 barriers to make desired events happen.Success,money and resul
36、ting lifestyle are rewards only,not goals.What is success,money or a desired lifestyle?Our society measures success with money.A lifestyle of personal UNIT SIXBACKTEXT B READING ACTIVITIES改变你的生活方式我们以为金钱能买来我们渴望的生活方式。但金钱本身并不能买来生活方式！一种令人渴望的生活方式是一种梦想的结果,这种梦想带着热烈的渴望去实现一种生活目标。一个人取得的成就，便是他按照计划、采取行动、突破种种障碍实
37、现自己渴望的事情。成功，金钱及由此带来的生活方式只是对你努力的奖赏，并非生活目标。什么是成功、金钱和渴望的生活方式呢？社会以金钱来衡量一个人的成功。注重个人成就的生活方式是真正意义的成功金钱是对他劳动的奖赏，或者说是一种附带产生的东西。1964年，我住在南太平洋塔希提岛海边上，仿制波利尼西亚的双层船，为的就是驾驶着这艘船去美国夏威夷州。UNIT SIXReading Comprehension in DisplayDecide whether the following statements are true or false.Mark them with the letter“T”or“F.
38、”Then check your answers with the key provided by your teacher.If the statement is true,paraphrase it;if it is false,rewrite it to make it true according to the text.BACKREADING-WRITING LINKUNIT SIX1.()We believe that money can buy a desired lifestyle.Actually money alone cannot buy a lifestyle!2.()
39、Achievement is the byproduct of planned action to burst through barriers to make desired events happen.3.()Success,money and the resulting lifestyle are not only the goals we desired to attain but also the rewards we got from it.4.()The difference between wishing and living lies in whether you can t
40、ake action to overcome barriers to get your desired lifestyle.BACKREADING-WRITING LINKUNIT SIX5.()Living from payday to payday is a lifestyle that is hard for most of us to adapt to because no one can acquire materialistic wealth now.6.()When barriers become overpowering,most people begin to give up
41、 their vision and adapt to their current social environment.This is the path of least resistance.7.()Most peoples primary goal is to wish for more money because they believe money means everything,including lifestyle and success.8.()More money is not only the result of a wish but also the result of
42、personal achievement.9.()When we base our goal on personal achievement without a burning desire,self-discipline and persistence,we will find the money to reach our goal.10.()No one can learn to move ahead with limited resources.We can only strive toward achievement with resources available at the ti
43、me.BACKREADING-WRITING LINKUNIT SIXBACKREADING-WRITING LINKRecycling Translation TaskFrom Text B,select a few separate sentences,a section,or a paragraph that you like best.Copy them/it in the space provided below.Then translate your selection into Chinese.When you finish,render your Chinese transla
44、tion into English without referring to the original.Compare your work with the original.The originalChinese translationYour English version:UNIT SIXRsum Format:How to Write a RsumBACKWRITING AWARENESSA rsum is a summary or inventory of ones qualifications and experience.It can help you see yourself
45、as you wish to be perceived by a prospective employer and let the employer become familiar with your work and education prior to the interview.It can create the employers interest in you as a potential employee and be an essential first step in obtaining an interview for the job you want.A rsum also
46、 functions as a reminder for the prospective employer,after an interview,of an employees assets(优点).Following is an example of a student who wants to apply for a position in the field of accounting.Read the sample rsum carefully and try to summarize the UNIT SIXBACKSentence CombinationCombine each s
47、et of sentences.Eliminate wordy constructions,such as expletives and unnecessary passives,and condense clauses and phrases.WRITING EXERCISESEXAMPLE An event in the history of Scotland occurred in 1542 when Mary Stuart became queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.The death of James V,who w
48、as king of Scotland and also her father,followed Mary Stuarts birth.Mary Stuart became queen of Scotland in 1542,when she was only six days old,after her father,King James V of Scotland died.1.Mary Stuart was too young to lift the crown.Mary UNIT SIXBACKThe following is an unfinished rsum.Fill in th
49、e blanks with correct information with the help of the Chinese clues in the parentheses.WRITING EXERCISESRsumName:Lin Yinan :Oct.15,1972Place of Birth:Shanghai,ChinaSex:Female :No.86,Huaihai Road,Shanghai 200039,China Tel:021-5278466 E-mail: UNIT SIXWriting TaskBased on the sample above,write a rsum of your own.Your rsum should include:your personal profile,application objective,education and training,work experiences and achievements.BACKWRITING EXERCISES
