Unit3CareersandskillsReading課件-高中英語牛津譯林版(2020)選擇性

Unit3Unit3CareersandskillsWorktolive,livetoworkTosummarizewhypeopleneedtoworkTousediscoursemarkerstoexpressideaslogicallyToprovideananswertothequestionofworkingandlivingTopromotevirtueofhardworkWatchthevideoandthinkaboutwhywework.Ithinkoneoftheprimaryreasonswhyweworkistoearnaliving,asithelpscoverourfinancialneeds.Forsomepeople,however,theymightchoosetoworkbecausetheyfeelpassionateabouttheirwork.Besides,manymaylookatthebiggerpictureandwanttoworktocontributetosocietyasawhole.1.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeofthereasonswhywework?2.Whatdoyouexpectfromyourfuturecareer?Iexpectmyfuturecareertoprovidemewithgoodfinancialbenefits,toarousepassionwithinmeandtobenefitoursocietyinsomeway.1.Whydoesthetitleinvolvetwooppositeideas?Asatitleofamagazinearticle,presentingtwooppositeideasarelikelytoarousereaders’curiosityandkeepthemreadingon.2.Predictthecontentofthearticleaccordingtothetitle.Ithinktheauthorwillprovideherchoiceandgiveherreasonsinthearticle.Focusonthetitleandthepictureofthepassage.A1IntroductionPara.1:Thereareotherimportantreasonsthatmotivateustoentertheworldofworkbesidesearningaliving.MainbodyConclusionPara.2:Para.3:Para.4:Para.5:Throughtheworkwedo,ourgoalscanbeattainedandourdreamsachieved.Workcanhelpdevelopourskills,thusprovidingroomforpersonalgrowth.Workcontributestothehealthofsociety.Ourworkhelpsusmakealivingaswellasmakealifeforourselvesandforothers.Fillinthefollowingtable.

Benefitsfromwork

Personally

SociallyEnablingustopursueourdreamsGivingusagreatsenseofachievementandsatisfactionHelpingusdevelopourskillsEnsuringoursocietyfunctionsproperlyBenefitingothersandbringingsuccesstoournationReadthemagazinearticleagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.A21Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whydowehavetowork?Wehavetoworkbecauseweneedthesalarythatenablesustobefinanciallyindependent.Hispassionforflying.3Whatshouldwedotoadapttoarapidlychangingworkplace?Wemustkeepupanddevelopnewskills.4Whatcanwetakeprideinaccordingtothelastparagraph?Wecantakeprideintheknowledgethathardworkisessentialforourindividualwell-beingaswellasforthebenefitofoursociety.ReadParagraph4andanswerthefollowingquestions.1What’sthefunctionofthefirstsentenceinthisparagraph?Thefirstsentenceisatransitionsentence,servingasaconnectinglinkbetweentheprecedingandthefollowing.Thepictureofa“gear”symbolizesthefunctionofjobs.Differentjobsarelikegearsinamachinewecall“society”.Itmakesthetitlemeaningfulandinteresting.2Whydoesthepictureofa“gear”replacetheletter“o”intheword“work”inthetittle?3Whydoestheauthorlistmanyjobsindifferentfields?Thefirstsentenceisatransitionsentence,servingasaconnectinglinkbetweentheprecedingandthefollowing.Readthesentenceinparagraph2.HowdoyouunderstandThoreau’swords?Duringtheprocessofpursuingourgoals,wemakeadeterminedeffort.Andallourhardworkwillpayoffoneday.Thisiswherethesignificanceofworklies.1.Whydoesthepassagebeginwithaquestion?Thequestionputforwardattheverybeginningisausefulwritingtechniquewhichcansetreadersthinkingandconsequentlyreaders’interestisarousedtocontinuetoread.2.HowdoestheauthorillustratethemainideaofParagraph2?First,theauthorquotesafamoussayingfromHenryDavidThoreau.AndtheexampleofYangLiweiisgiven.Thus,theauthormakeshispointofviewmoreconvincingwiththeeffectsoftwocelebrities.Inpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.A31.Howdoestheauthorexplainthecontributionsofvariousjobstothehealthofsociety?Whatistheadvantageofthiswritingtechnique?2.Whatisyouranswertothequestionofwhethertoworktoliveorlivetowork?Giveyourreasons.Myanswertothequestionis,“Iworktolive.”Workwillbeanimportantdimensionofmylife—theonethatprovidesfinancialsecurity,whichallowsmetoenjoysomeotheraspectsofmylife,suchaspersonalrelationships,hobbiesandentertainment.Myanswertothequestionis,“Ilivetowork.”Worktakesupabigpartofourlives.Itembodiesanimportantpurposeinourlife,andcontributestothedevelopmentofindividualsaswellassocietyasawhole.3.

Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkmodelworkersshouldhave?Ithinkmodelworkersshowlovefortheircountrythroughtheirgreatdedicationtotheirwork.Theiractionsinevitablyimpactothersinapositiveway.Theypractiseresponsibilitynotonlytotheirjob,buttosocietyasawhole.Theyhavegoodself-discipline,andarehonestandhard-working.Theyareselfless,alwaysthinkingofothers’needs.Modelworkersarealsopassionateaboutwhattheydoandareproudtoworktowardsthegreatergoodoftheirsocietyandcountry.1.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthearticle?

Theauthorintendstoanalysethereasonswhyweshouldworkfromdifferentperspectives.Readersarelikelytoreflectonthesignificanceofworkanddevelopproperattitudestowardsit.2.Canyouthinkofotherreasonswhyweshouldwork?ItmakesmegratefultoallthatIhaveinmylife.

AllthegreatpeopleIknowandworkwithmakemyworkingenvironmentrelaxingandharmonious.Itshowsmethewayforward.

BasedonwhereI’vebeenandwhereIamnow,IgetabetterviewofwhereIwillgo.Whyweshouldworkistomaintainandimproveourmentalwell-being.Ashumans,weneedactivitiesthatstimulateourbrainstokeepusmentallyfocused,challengedandmotivated,andworkingcanprovidesuchanenvironment.4.Doyouthinkeducationisoneofthebiggestfactorscontributingtoaperson’scareersuccess?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Ithinkeducationisveryimportantforapersontoachievecareersuccess.Themorehighlyeducatedyouare,themorelikelyyouwillhavebetteraccesstoallkindsofresourcesandopportunitiesintermsofcareerchoiceandprofessionaldevelopment.However,beingintellectuallywell-educateddoesn’tmeanthatoneshouldneglectothercriticalaspectssuchasmoralvaluesandsoftskills.No,Idon’tthinkeducationisveryimportant.Ifitwas,theneverytopstudentwouldbesuccessful.Academicexcellencedoeshelpprovidebetteropportunitiesforcareersuccess;however,tohaveasuccesscareeroneneedsotherskillsandabilitiestoo.Forexample,withoutgoodsocialskillsortheabilitytoadapttovarioussituations,onemightbeoverlookedforapromotion.Themagazinearticleusessomediscoursemarkerstoexpressideaslogically.Findtheminthearticle.B3Discoursemarkers(語篇標記詞)arewordsorphraseswhichhelpexpressideaslogically.Theyshowhowdifferentideasareconnected:onthewholeandingeneralareusedtogeneralizeideas,moreoverandfurthermoretoaddmoreinformation,andforexampleandforinstancetogiveexamples.1)Indeed,itcouldbearguedthatoureducationisgearedtowardspreparingusforalifeofwork.(Para.1)2)However,earningalivingisbynomeanstheonlyreasonwhywework…(Para.1)3)YangLiwei,forexample,drivenbyhispassionforflying,becameapilotandthenChina’sfistastronautinspace.(Para.2)4)…andconsequently,itcangiveusagreatsenseofachievementandsatisfaction.(Para.2)Sentencesusingdiscoursemarkersinthetext:6)However,itiscertainthatnoonecanaffordtobesatisfiedwiththestatusquo.(Para.3)8)Forexample,teachersinremoteruralareasaredevotedtochangingthelivesofthepeoplewithlessaccessto…(Para.4)5)Workcanalsohelpdevelopourskills,thusprovidingroomforpersonalgrowth.(Para.3)Revisethefollowingsentencesusingdiscoursemarkers.Youshowgreatinterestindesigningfurniture.Youdonotmeettherequirementsforthepost.Weareunabletoofferyouajob.Onthewhole,youshowgreatinterestindesigningfurniture.However,youdonotmeettherequirementsforthepost.Therefore,weareunabletoofferyouajobatthistime.DiscourseMarkersListForadding：also,moreover,furthermore,additionally,besides,inadditionsimilarly,likewise,inthesamewayForgeneralizing:onthewhole,ingeneral,broadly/generallyspeaking,asarule,inmostcasesForshowingcauseandeffect:therefore,thus,consequently,hence,asaresultForcontrasting:however,although,whereas,despitethisfact,ononehand,ontheotherhand,onthe