1、4Unit 8 Passion guides life choicesFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY Section B A turning point of my lifeLead-inInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsFulfilling your taskInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsFulfilling your task Lead-inLead-inTask TaskRead and
2、 listen to the passage and answer the following question.Lead-inTalking about elements of a meaningful lifeWhat do you think makes a meaningful life?Step 1Giving life meaningJames RickHave you thought about what you want people to say about you after youre gone?Can you hear the voices saying,“He was
3、 a great man.”Or“She really will be missed.”What else do they say?One of the strangest phenomena of life is to engage in a work that will last long after death.Isnt that a lot like investing all your money so that future generations can bear interest on it?Perhaps,yet if you look deep in your own he
4、art,youll find something drives you to make this kind of contribution something drives every human being to find a purpose that lives on after death.Lead-inDo you hope to memorialize your name?Have a name that is whispered with reverent awe?Do you hope to have your face carved upon 50 fit of granite
5、 rock?Is the answer really that simple?Is the purpose of lifetime contribution an ego-driven desire for a mortal being to have an immortal name or is it something more?Lead-inA child alive today will die tomorrow.A baby that had the potential to be the next Einstein will die from complications at bi
6、rth.The circumstances of life are not set in stone.We are not all meant to live life through to old age.Weve grown to perceive life as a full cycle with a certain number of years in between.If all of those years arent lived out,its a tragedy.A tragedy because a humans potential was never realized.A
7、tragedy because a spark was snuffed out before it ever became a flame.Lead-in Lead-inBy virtue of inhabiting a body we accept these risks.We expose our mortal flesh to the laws of the physical environment around us.The trade off isnt so bad when you think about it.The problem comes when we construct
8、 mortal fantasies of what life should be like.When life doesnt conform to our fantasy we grow upset,frustrated,or depressed.Lead-inWe are alive;let us live.We have the ability to experience;let us experience.We have the ability to learn;let us learn.The meaning of life can be grasped in a moment.A m
9、oment so brief it often evades our perception.What meaning stands behind the dramatic unfolding of life?What single truth can we grasp and hang onto for dear life when all other truths around us seem to fade with time?Lead-inThese moments are strung together in a series we call events.These events a
10、re strung together in a series we call life.When we seize the moment and bend it according to our will,the will driven by the spirit deep inside us,then we have discovered the meaning of life,a meaning for us that shall go on long after we depart this Earth.1)A loving and caring family.2)Uncondition
11、al friend(s).3)Being healthy.4)A career or project that you are passionate about.5)Challenges in life.6)Helping others.7)Having the freedom to do what you believe or fond of.What do you think makes a meaningful life?Lead-inReading comprehensionEnhancing your skillsFulfilling your taskLead-in Inspiri
12、ng your thoughtsReading skillStep 1Discuss in groups and answer the following questions.Task 1Reviewing figurative languageInspiring your thoughtsReading skill1.What is simile/metaphor/personification?2.Please give an example to each of the figurative speech above.Inspiring your thoughtsReading skil
13、lSimile:A simile compares two things directly by using the words as,like,as if,etc.E.g.:1)as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙 2)as brave as a lion 像狮子一样勇敢 3)My love is like a red,red rose.我的爱人就像一朵红红的玫瑰。Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor:A metaphor compares two things by using the verb be or just by im
14、plying the similarities between them.E.g.:1)Time is money.时间就是金钱。2)All the world is a stage and men and women are merely the players.世界就是个舞台，男人女人只是演员。3)He has a heart of stone.他铁石心肠。Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillPersonification:A personification gives human characteristics to a non-human objec
15、t,animal or idea.E.g.:1)The sun played hide-and-seek with the clouds.太阳与云朵捉迷藏。2)Thirsty soil drank in the rain.饥渴的土壤在雨中畅饮。3)Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.懒惰缓缓而行，贫穷迎头赶上。Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillStep 2Identify the figurative speeches used in the following senten
16、ces.1)His moustache was rising and falling like seaweed on an ebb tide.2)Our lives are grapes,sour and sweet.3)America is a big melting pot.4)The radio stopped singing and stared at me.5)To pick that apple was as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.6)Even roses are jealous of her beauty.SimileMetaphor
17、PersonificationMetaphorSimilePersonificationRead Text B and find examples of figurative speech.Share your findings with your group members.Discuss your understanding of the literal and figurative meaning of these examples.Task 2Appreciating figurative languageInspiring your thoughtsReading skill1.La
18、te one afternoon when I finally read the Book Review section,my blood began to boil.(Para.1)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.The author compares his anger at the article about William Butler Yeats to boiling water,which shows that his indignation is very strong.to be continued2.I felt li
19、ke my heritage was a defendant at a tribunal,and I had no choice but to protect it and denounce such an outdated prejudice.(Para.2)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.Here the author compares his Irish heritage to a defendant,a person who has to defend his innocence in court.to be continued
20、3.I dont know why I felt I had to defend the worlds greatest poet from being“prosecuted”.(Para.4)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.“Prosecuted”corresponds“defendant”in Para.2.to be continued4.Realistically,I approached writing like waxing a car,thoroughly and repeatedly.(Para.5)Inspiring
21、your thoughtsReading skillSimile.The word“like”indicates that writing is compared to waxing a car,which means that the improvement of writing skills lies in attention to details and lots of practice.to be continued5.These letters tickled me,making my heart flutter with the thought that I was not onl
22、y a published writer but an opinion maker.(Para.7)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.The pounding of the heart is compared to the quick movement of the wings of an insect(e.g.a butterfly).It describes the authors nervousness and excitement.to be continued6.Being a writer had been far from
23、my expectations;being crowned a best-selling author was almost unimaginable.(Para.10)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.The word“crown”is used to mean that the honor of being called a popular author is as high as that of being named a king or queen,the symbol of whose authority is a crown.
24、to be continued7.Whatever the subjects,they are always meaningful and timely because they represent the great values of human life decency,honesty and fairness subjects that burn within me as I write.(Para.11)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.The phrase“burn within me”means“make me passio
25、nate”,with“passion”being compared to“fire”.to be continued8.Think about your feelings deep down in your bones.Measure the heat of the fire there,for that is the passion that will flow through every particle of your being.(Para.13)Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillMetaphor.The author compares the f
26、eelings deep down in the heart to fire,and uses“heat”to refer to the intensity of the feelings or the strength of the passion.Reading skillReading comprehensionEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsRead the text and answer the following questions.Insp
27、iring your thoughtsReading comprehensionTask 1Detailed understanding of the text1.Why did the author grow angry when he read the article in The New York Times about William Butler Yeats?2.How did the author feel at first when he was asked to write a book about his life?3.According to the author,what
28、 was the factor that made him a successful writer?4.What is the authors purpose in writing this essay?1.Why did the author grow angry when he read the article in The New York Times about William Butler Yeats?Because he felt that it expressed some kind of prejudice against Irishness.Inspiring your th
29、oughtsReading comprehensionto be continued2.How did the author feel at first when he was asked to write a book about his life?He was not confident in his ability to write a complete book.3.According to the author,what was the factor that made him a successful writer?He felt strongly about the subjec
30、ts being written about.Inspiring your thoughtsReading comprehension4.What is the authors purpose in writing this essay?To illustrate the importance of passion in ones success.Think over the following questions and share your ideas with your classmates.Inspiring your thoughtsReading comprehensionTask
31、 2Critical thinking1.Do you agree with the authors view that“your passion will always enable you to make a difference in whatever you do”(Para.13)?Why or why not?2.What goal do you want to achieve in the next five years?How do you plan to realize it?3.When you choose a life career,what will you cons
32、ider as most important?Why?Inspiring your thoughtsReading comprehension1.Do you agree with the authors view that“your passion will always enable you to make a difference in whatever you do”(Para.13)?Why or why not?Yes,I agree.-Passion gives us determination to do what we are interested in.-Passion g
33、ives us belief to do our best.No,I dont agree with the authors view.-Objective factors,such as financial and technical resources,are more important.-We need to adjust our goals and plans according to real situations,which sometimes may not match what we are passionate about.Inspiring your thoughtsRe
34、ading comprehension2.What goal do you want to achieve in the next five years?How do you plan to realize it?Get a graduate degree in computer science:study hard to prepare for the graduate entrance examination;learn to do research independently during graduate study.Work in a famous company:do some p
35、art-time jobs to build skills and experience.Set up my own high-tech company:pay close attention to the trends of technological development in our country.Inspiring your thoughtsReading comprehension3.When you choose a life career,what will you consider as most important?Why?Interest:If Im intereste
36、d in the job,I will be willing to learn new things and become skilled at it quickly.Distance from home:I want to live with my parents so that it will be easy for me to take care of them.Salary:I want to earn much money when I am young so that I can retire early and travel around the world.Translatio
37、n skillFulfilling your taskLead-in Inspiring your thoughts Enhancing your skills Language highlightingLanguage learningLanguage focusMatch the words with their meanings.Step 1Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Task 1Learning words to be used when facing something wrongindignantdeno
38、unceincomprehensiveagitateoutdatedtentativetrumpetbewilderprosecutemake sb.feel anxious,upset,or nervouslimited in range or scope,not including all or muchcriticize sb.or sth.severely in publicangry because of an unfair situation or sb.s unfair behaviorold and no longer suitable for modern purposes,
39、methods,or situationsofficially accuse sb.of a crime and ask a court of law to judge themnot confidentannounce sth.publicly in a way that is intended to make it seem very importantmake sb.feel confused1)She was very _ at the way she had been treated.2)We should _ a heresy(异端邪说).3)She was _ because h
40、er train was an hour late.4)He is being _ for two criminal offences.5)The silence from Alex had hurt and _ her.6)Nobody should _ about chemical weapons.7)She did not return his _ smile.Step 2Fill in the blanks with the words above.Change the form where necessary.indignantagitateddenounceprosecutedbe
41、wilderedtrumpettentative Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Match the words with their meanings.Step 1Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Task 2Learning words to be used when describing something goodanimatedtributetickleignitecrownmarveltimelyimpetusfluttermake sb
42、.feel pleasedlively or activestart a fight,argument,or a particular feeling,etc.sth.you do,say or give to express your respect oradmiration for sb.feel or express great surprise or admiration(of the heart,stomach or pulse)feel very excited or nervousgive sb.a title for winning a competitiona force t
43、hat helps sth.to happen or develop morequicklydone or happening at exactly the right time1)那个故事真有趣笑死我了。The story was really funny it tickled me.2)我惊叹他取得的巨大成就。I marvel at his tremendous achievements.3)这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.4)这个男孩活泼开朗，充满活力。The boy was b
44、right and animated.Step 2Translate the following sentences with the words above.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Fill in the blanks with the expressions in the box.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Task 3Using expressionsfeel strongly about sth.marvel at/overdu
45、b sb./sth.asin adherence tofight discrimination against sb.be swamped with1)The government will take measures to _ _ immigrants.2)Law shall be imposed _ the principles of fairness and openness.3)The trouble with climbing the Eiffel Tower to _ Paris is that you will miss a magnificent view of the tow
46、er itself.fight discriminationin adherence tofeel strongly about sth.marvel at/overdub sb./sth.asin adherence tofight discrimination against sb.be swamped withmarvel atagainstEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning 4)Economic depression in the country adds another barrier to the health
47、care system which _ overwhelming costs.5)Berlin Tempelhof Airport,one of the oldest airports in Europe,_ by architect Norman Foster _“the mother of all airports”.6)From the way she spoke,we could see that she _ the issue.is/has been swamped withwas dubbedfeel strongly about sth.marvel at/overdub sb.
48、/sth.asin adherence tofight discrimination against sb.be swamped withfelt strongly about asEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning 1.indignant(Para.1)a.angry because of an unfair situation or sb.s unfair behavior（因不公正而）愤怒的，愤慨的，愤愤不平的Translation:我很愤怒，因为我受到了不公正的惩罚。I was indignant because I
49、 had been punished unfairly.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusTask 3Detailed learning of key vocabularyLanguage highlighting 2.adherence(Para.2)n.U the act of behaving according to a particular rule,belief,principle 遵守；信守；信奉Translation:那位教练员坚持要求严格遵守规则，这有时让队员们很恼火。The coach insisted on rigid adherenc
50、e to the rules,which sometimes really annoyed the players.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 2.adherence(Para.2)in adherence to:sticking to 遵守；信守Translation:他一直强调严格按照规则和标准行事的重要性。He always emphasizes the importance of acting in precise adherence to rules and standards.Enhancing
