Unit 15 Learning Lesson 1 Life-long Learning The Importance of Life-long Learning

话题词汇 secure, suspect, status, qualification, lay off, instruct, 理解词汇 lump, throat, swell

To develop and practise the strategies for prediction, working out meanings and making inferences. To realize the importance of life-long learning. Objectives 学习目标

Warm up 1 When did you start to learn? 2 When will you stop learning?

A picture is worth a thousand words. (P.36) Look at the picture and the title and predict: 1. Are they all students? 2. How old are they? 3. What are they doing? Pre-reading One more question: What have your parents or other relatives learned after formal education?

Lesson 1 Life-long learning The Importance of Life-long Learning

About life-long learning, what famous sayings can you think of ? It ’ s never too late to learn. I tried to be a sponge, absorbing and questioning every good idea.

Read the sub-title and predict the answers: (Group work) 1. What may Sun Wen aged 28 study? 2. What may Ms Tang years old study? 3. What might Grandpa Chen years old study?

Pre-reading words 1 Now teaching is not a secure job; it is challenging. 2. I suspect he can do the job well, for he is always playing computer games. 3. What ’ s the status of the talks? A. state B. distrust C. stable

4 A: What do you do? B: My job is to instruct the students in English. 。 teach educateeducate guide inform show tellguide informshowtell

While-reading

The first reading: Read the sub-title and check the answers: (Group work) 1. What does Sun Wen aged 28 study? 2. What does Ms Tang years old study? 3. What does Grandpa Chen years old study?

Guessing the expressions in red. 1. (Passage 1, Line 4) … Because of my new qualification, I ’ m getting promoted at work. Clues: A. a Bachelor ’ s Degree B. getting promoted qualification a quality or ability enabling one to do sth. The second reading:

2. (Passage 2, Line 1) … When my manager told me I would be laid off, my mind went blank and … laid off: Clues: A. manager, B. My mind went blank. stopping employing esp. temporarily

3. (Passage 2, Line 1) … I would be laid off, my mind went blank and my heart swelled with anger. swell with: Clues: A. be laid off, B. My mind went blank. fill with

4. (Passage 2, Line 4) But it still brought a lump to my throat and made me want to cry … Clues: A. want to cry B. I felt as if I did something wrong. feel sorrow or pity

qualifications bring a lump to one’s throat swell qualification lay off 1

资历过高的 2

3 --What has happened to the guy? --He. 4 They _________________ for three months. 他们把我们解雇三个月了。 laid us off bring a lump to one’s throat swell qualification lay off has been laid off

5 His heart with happiness as he watched his daughter win the match. bring a lump to one’s throat swell qualification lay off swelled

6 The sails in the wind.swelled bring a lump to one’s throat swell qualification lay off

Third Reading Fill in the table. (ex. 3, p.36)

NameSun Wen What did they study? Reason for study How did they study? Result for their study computer engineering give himself a second chance to study for a degree by distance learning be about to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree and getting promoted at work

NameMs Tang What did they study? Reason for study How did they study? Result of their study business course be laid off and bored at home did a business course prepared a business plan for setting up a company

NameGrandpa Chen What did they study? Reason for study How did they study? Result of their study how to and use the Internet to send to his daughter in the USA by asking grandson to instruct send ; see and talk to grandchildren in the USA

According to the table, Ss ask and answer questions about the information in groups.

Post Reading 1. How important is it for people to continue their studies after formal education? Give an example, please. (Ex.1)

I Reference for teachers: From the Internet: Clearly, today's workplace is becoming more high-tech, and more high-skilled. It is becoming more competitive. Lifelong Learning is about learning to give you new skills for your education, work or retirement or just provide enjoyment in pursuing knowledge about a subject that interests you - on your own or in the company of like-minded people. Learning satisfies my thirst for knowledge. Only when my learning is lifelong, I may not cease to grow. From the textbook: Getting more chances: e.g. getting a second degree, setting up a company, ing

2. In pairs, discuss ways that you can take part in life-long learning after you finish school or university.(Ex.4)

3. Talk about the picture.

Learning Is an Honor As is indicated in the picture, an adolescent is telling [ 双宾语 ] his grandfather a good news - he can go to a state-class university with his University Admission Report, while his grandpa has also received his own Admission Report of the university for the elder. How exciting and encouraging it is! Look at this picture, we ponder the following implication ： learning is an honor! Why so? In this day and age, knowledge of human beings is advancing at an unprecedented rate in a multitude of areas. Since the advent of the information era, education has been playing a pivotal role in individual development. We will not be abandoned by the society if we keep learning. For example, Li Zhengdao, a famous Chinese scientist, has kept learning. Then he got great success in the world. He is a real [ 名词包装 ] idol for all of Chinese youth[ 多用词组 ]. It is evident now that history witnesses learning as a matter of the first importance[ 头等大事 ]. As long as we live and learn, we will be a winner in this competitive globe. Let's work hard to learn from now on. This is the honor in one's all life![ 用状语词组加重 语气 ]

Remember: We should always be a continuous/ life-long learner. Study smart, not just study hard.

Homework 1. Ex.5, p Write down what you’ve discussed. a. How important is it for people to continue their studies after formal education? Give an example, please. b. In pairs, discuss ways that you can take part in life-long learning after you finish school or university.