1、Unit 1 Living A Full Life Unit 1Living a Full Life精品 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project精品Task 1Discuss with members of your group what is/are the most important element(s)for living a full life.You may choose one or more from the follo
2、wing list or provide your own answer.Then give reasons why you have made such a choice.a good appearance close friends a happy mindset a good neighborhood perfect health an absorbing hobby a good job lottery winnings a happy family精品Task 2 Your best friend has recently been in low spirits ever since
3、 she was diagnosed with COPD(慢性阻塞性肺病).She stays in bed most of the time and misses a lot of classes.She has nothing to do,and moreover wants to do nothing.How would you encourage her to cope with the disease with a positive attitude?精品Here are some suggestions from experts that will enable you to re
4、tain(or take back)much of your independence and improve your quality of life.Dont isolate yourself.reach out to others Stay as physically active as you can Manage your breathing Stick with your treatment plan精品Task 3Read the letter from John Doe and,with your partner,discuss how you could help him.D
5、ear Abby,I feel like I almost cant breathe now.I work a ridiculous amount of hours and I dont have time to relax.My parents live 1,400 miles away and I am here all by myself.I have no time to make friends.Sometimes I feel I dont even have a life.What should I do?Kind regards,John精品 Dear John,I used
6、to live a life just like yours.I can see myself in you when I finished my college and started my first job.I found a job as junior reporter for Chicago Daily so I moved from Houston to Chicago.I was working 18 hours a day in a place where I knew few people.My health finally broke down from too much
7、work and poor diet.I stayed in hospital for two weeks.My parents came to Chicago and took care of me.After I was out of hospital,I quitted my job and moved back to Houston,where I found a job in a local newspaper.I visited my parents often and I had time to hang around with my friends whom I had kno
8、wn for years as well as those I newly made.I felt happy finally.So my suggestion is to take some time off your work and go back to visit your parents and friends.Consider changing a job which requires fewer hours so that you may have time to make friends.You may also try to take classes on a subject
9、 you are interested in or pursue a hobby.You are sure to find life worth living.Yours,Abby精品Listen to the passage“Bored to Death”and fill out the blanks.Weve all been bored from time to time.Sometimes,when were really at loose ends,we might even say were“bored to death”or“_!”We dont really mean it,o
10、f course.But according to one study,it may be true.That is,it _ to be bored to death.Researchers in England looked at surveys done in the mid 1980sseveral thousand questionnaires filled out by _ about their jobs.so bored I could die seems possible literallyLondon civil servants精品The researchers foun
11、d that those whod said that in the previous month they were bored at work were _ as other workers to die of a heart problem over the follow-up period.Workers who _ in their jobs were less likely to die prematurely.Now,this doesnt mean that feeling bored _ will kill you.Were talking about chronic bor
12、edom,as in being bored all the time.more than twice as likely claimed to be interested every once in a while精品And its not necessarily boredom itself thats deadly.Most probably,according to the study,its the fact that being bored often leads to _ such smoking,overeating,drinking,and abusing drugs.Oth
13、er studies have linked _a disease known often to lead to poor health.Does this mean that being engaged and interestedin other words,the opposite of bored_?Maybe.If not being bored means being physically active and adopting good dietary and exercise habits,then it certainly cant hurt.unhealthy habits
14、boredom and depressionleads to better health精品The Hidden Side of Happiness精品 Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Vocabulary in Action6Background Information1精品Watch a clip from The Pursuit of Happyness in which Christophers wife just left him.Discuss with you
15、r partner how people should pursue happiness.Click on the picture精品IntroductionGlobal UnderstandingMain idea:Many people find that enduring a harrowing ordeal _.There seems to be a built-in human capacity to _.What doesnt kill you can actually make you stronger.ultimately changes them for the better
16、flourish under the most difficult circumstances精品Body Main idea:People who have suffered the most,who have beenforced to contend with shocks they never anticipated and torethink the meaning of their lives,_.may have the most totell us about that profound and intensely fulfillingjourney that philosop
17、hers used to call the searchGlobal Understandingfor“the good life”精品Argument 1:Happiness is only one among many values in human life.Sometimes only _ can foster such qualities as _ because _.Example:31-year-old fashion designer Tracy Cyr.“I felt I hadbeen shown the secret of life and why were here:t
18、o be happyand to nurture other life.Its that simple.”the trials of adversitycreativitycompassion,wisdom,altruism,insight,Global Understandingsometimes onlydrastic situations can force us to take on the painful process of changeBody 精品Argument 2:For many people who have endured extreme eventslike com
19、bat,violent crime or sudden serious illnessperhapseven the majoritylife _.ultimately becomes richer and Global Understandingmore gratifyingBody 精品Argument 3:Actually implementing these changes,as well asfully coming to terms with a new reality,_ _.And eventually,people may find themselves freed in w
20、ays they never imagined.Example:_.Although parenting can bring sleep deprivation and thenecessity of putting aside personal pleasure,ultimately,theemotional rewards can compensate for the pain and difficultiesof adversity.usually takesOne of lifes biggest challenges:parentingconscious,effortGlobal U
21、nderstandingBody 精品ConclusionMain idea:_.Its possible to live an extraordinary rewarding lifeeven within the constraints and struggles we faceGlobal Understanding精品Task 2Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the text(P11)Key:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10BCAADACDBDDetailed I
22、nformation精品Work together with your partner to answer the following questions based on the text youve just read.Reading FocusCritical Thinking1.The writer claims in the first paragraph that,“many people find that enduring such a harrowing ordeal ultimately changes them for the better.”In which sense
23、 does she mean by saying“to change for the better”,physically or mentally?2.In the second paragraph,the writer believes in“a built-in capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.”Do you agree with her?Provide examples to elaborate your opinion.3.Do you agree with the statement“What d
24、oesnt kill you actually makes you stronger”?Why or why not?精品Discuss in groups the following questions.1.Have you had the experience of going through a very difficult situation and coming out as a better person?Or do you know someone who has experienced this?2.Unlike those who are so unfortunate to
25、have been struck by diseases or who have been forced to go through extreme difficulties in life,some people choose to voluntarily take adventures or challenges,like extreme sports,to push themselves to limits.Why do these people do so and what can they obtain from these experiences?Reading FocusCrit
26、ical Thinking精品1.Hurricanes,house fires,cancer,whitewater rafting1 accidents,plane crashes,vicious attacks in dark alleyways.(para.1)Language Point hurricane:a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water 飓风 e.g.A drenching rain poured down and the rising hurricane drove it in she
27、ets along the ground.similar terms:typhoon/monsoon/trade wind精品vicious:1)violent and cruel in a way that hurts someone physically e.g.a vicious murder a vicious killer2)very unkind in a way that is intended to hurt someones feelings or make their character seem bad,e.g.She was shocked by the vicious
28、 tone in his voice.similar words:malicious,evil,violent,savage,cruel,ferocious,fierceLanguage Point 精品2.There seems to be a built-in human capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.(para.2)Language Point flourish:develop well and be successful e.g.The economy is booming and small b
29、usinesses are flourishing.thrive:e.g.Children thrive when given plenty of love and attention.精品3.This fledgling field has already proved the truth of what once passed as bromide:(Para.3)fledgling:a fledgling state or organization has only recently been formed and is still developing e.g.Nursed the f
30、ledgling business through an economic downturn.Language Point 精品4.Those who weather adversity well are living proof of the paradoxes of happiness.(para.4)Language Point paradoxes:a person,thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange e.g.He was a paradox-a loner who l
31、oved to chat to strangers.The paradox is that fishermen would catch more fish if they fished less.精品5.But that feeling of transformation is in some ways typical,(papa.11)Language Point transform:to completely change the appearance,form,or character of something or someone,especially in a way that im
32、proves ite.g.The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.After three weeks we noticed a total transformation in his behavior.精品6.In that moment,our sense of invulnerability is pierced,and the self-protective mental armor that normally stands between us and o
33、ur perceptions of the world is torn away.(para.12)Language Point 翻译：翻译：在事情发生的那一瞬间，我们的安全感被冲在事情发生的那一瞬间，我们的安全感被冲破了，平时处于我们与我们对世界的种种看法之间破了，平时处于我们与我们对世界的种种看法之间的自我保护的精神盔甲被剥离了。的自我保护的精神盔甲被剥离了。精品 Key 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-Task 1Read the words and their explanations in the box.Choose a word to complete each of the s
34、entences below and explain its meaning.Change the form if necessary.(P14)provinces b.woke a.haunt b.trouble a.weathers d.wake b.coined c.trouble b.Vocabulary in Action 精品 Key 9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-weather c.province c.coin a.value a.haunts a.has promised a.trouble c.coin b.Vocabulary in
35、 Action promise d.values c.refrain b.valued e.精品Task 21.The _ atmosphere of the inn allows guests to feel totally at home.2.Technological advances might _ lead to even more job losses.Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box.Change the form if necessary.(P15)tranquilultimat
36、elyadversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimatelyVocabulary in Action 精品3.In the _ of the shootings,there were calls for tighter controls on gun ownership.4.Her kindness and generosity _ her occasional flas
37、hes of temper.5.He was beginning to wonder if he would survive the _.6.Foreign food aid has led to a _ reduction in the numbers of people dying of starvation.aftermathcancel outordealdrasticVocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranqui
38、ldeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimately精品7.Perhaps her most important _ was her program of educational reform.8.There were food shortages and other _ during the Civil War.9.The new economic policies could prove _ for the party.10.The building will be completed around six months earlier t
39、han _.legacydeprivationssuicidalanticipatedVocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate drastic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimately精品11.The experience was enough to keep him _ for some time.12.The road to happiness is paved wit
40、h _.13.She _ to nothing no less than the chairmanship of the company.14.He might be influenced by _ for the surroundings of his happy youth.15.In _,I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action.preoccupiedadversitiesaspiresnostalgiaVocabulary in Action adversity ordeal anticipate dra
41、stic suicidalpreoccupy legacy nostalgia retrospect tranquildeprivation aspire aftermath cancel out ultimatelyretrospect精品Task 3Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English.Try to use the expressions you have learned from the text.(p.17)1.Watching your baby bei
42、ng born is _(极其令人兴奋的经历).2.There is _ (内置储藏空间)in all bedrooms.3.This handout focuses on _(自我保护措施)under difficult climatic conditions.a mind-blowing experiencebuilt-in storage spaceself-protection measuresVocabulary in Action 精品4.Im sure we could offer you some _(短期的工作).5.So,how is it that we all,or a
43、t least many of us,have such a _(歪曲的、否定的自我观念)?6.Helen Hunt stars as a character undergoing _(改变了生活的事件)in Then She Found Me.7.She has written a book that is beautiful because of the honesty and the raw emotion that is portrayed in _(无所不包的细节).8.Having a decent job contributes to _(一个好的自我形象).short-term
44、 employmentdistorted and negative self-perceptionlife-changing eventsVocabulary in Action all-encompassing detailsa good self-image精品The Good Mind Is Flexible精品 Global Understanding Text Exploration Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action精品 Distinguish between training and educationPa
45、ras.2-6IntroductionWhat characterize flexible peoplePara.1Paras.7-12 ConclusionPara.13Reading MoreGlobal UnderstandingAnswer the following questions.1.What kind of people does the world of tomorrow need?Flexible individuals,intelligently mobile individuals,individuals who can land on their feet when
46、 their jobs become technologically obsolete,individuals who can cope with theunexpected.These are the people that are needed in the world of tomorrow.Reading More detailed information 精品2.What is the difference between training and education?To train is to make learners find the fixed responses,to s
47、tress immediate goals to the neglect of long-term growth of the learners.To educate,however,is to foster limitless growth,lifelong learning in learners,to let them develop the good mind.Reading More detailed information 精品3.How can we develop into a flexible person with a good mind?To develop the fl
48、exible person with the good mind we must learn how to teach skills,attitudes,and concepts,we must favor those learning experiences that have high transfer value to varied life situations.We must enable them to see the world in a fresh,inventive way.We will let them chart their own course.Reading Mor
49、e detailed information 精品4.What is the teachers task if art is“the intensification of the ordinary”?5.What is the inescapable element in education for flexibility?His task is to help learners turn the commonplace into the creative.Reading More detailed information An attitude favorable to change.It
50、is the inescapable element in education for flexibility.If someone has a negative view toward change,there will be no flexibility.精品6.How do people who dread change think of themselves?Those people think they dont amount to much,they do not accept themselves and consequently do not accept others.The
