前景实用英语,综合教程 2 Unit 1 Lifelong Learning,Unit 1 Lifelong Learning,Unit 1 Lifelong Learning,Part A Lead in,Cues: build skills and knowledge, young, active, open to new experiences,Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary.1. Do you think its too late for middle-aged people to go to college?2. What does the second picture tell us?3. Why do you think lifelong learning is important?,Part A Lead in,Cues: eager, learning, knowledge, praise-worthy,Cues: improve, wages, training, lifetime learning,Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary.,Part A Lead in,b. Yes, I think it may be a bit difficult for them to pass the examinations if they study at college. Instead, I think they can just learn something interesting at home at their leisure time. Its fun to learn without pressure.,a. No, I dont think so. As the saying goes, “Its never too old to learn.” Their going to college suggests that they are eager for new knowledge, so its praise-worthy and we should learn from them .,Do you think its too late for middle-aged people to go to college?,What does the second picture tell us?3. Why do you think lifelong learning is important?,Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary.,Part A Lead in,I think its trying to tell us that we need to engage ourselves in lifetime training and learning if we want to improve ourselves and get higher wages.,I think lifelong learning helps build your skills and knowledge. It keeps your brain young and active. If you seek knowledge and learning throughout life, you will always be open to new experiences and will never get bored.,Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks.Dialogue 1 M: Hi, what have you been _ recently? W: Study. You know, the exam is coming in two weeks. M: Exam? What exam? W: Oh, you dont know. Its for a certificate in _. M: Great. Those skills are necessary and widely used. W: Right. Plus, I want to learn something _ my major. M: Thats good. Its better to _ ourselves with multiple skills, which are what employers _. W: Agree. Thats why Ive been teaching myself new things.,Part A Lead in,up to,computer skills,beyond,equip,look for,Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks.Dialogue 2 W: So you are also learning Electrical Engineering, right? M: Yeah. _? W: Nothing. Um . Im just _ about your future job preference. M: Uh-huh . Whats the matter? W: I mean, are you really gonna work as an _ or something? M: Quite likely. Its not all that bad, huh? What about you, by the way? W: Actually I want to do something, you know, of _ status. M: Come on. We should _ practically.,Part A Lead in,Whats up,curious,electrician,nobler,act,Task 3 Discuss the following questions. 1. Currently, its not easy for graduates with higher education degrees to find an ideal job, so some people argue that education is of little use. Whats your view on this? 2. How do you understand the saying “Its never too old to learn”?,Part A Lead in,Cues: tight job market, pay, personal choice,Cues: change, catch up with, learned, experienced,1. Currently, its not easy for graduates with higher education degrees to find an ideal job, so some people argue that education is of little use. Whats your view on this?,Task 3 Discuss the following questions.,Part A Lead in,a. Its true that the job market is extremely tight, even for highly educated people. But it is notable that its much more difficult for those with low diploma to get a job. Generally, the higher education one has received, the higher pay he may get.,b. Some people may find learning at school a difficult thing to do; they are good at doing business or something else, so they choose to step into the society at an early age. For all that, we shouldnt deny the value of education.,2. How do you understand the saying “Its never too old to learn”?,Task 3 Discuss the following questions.,Part A Lead in,I think its reasonable. Students should acquire as much knowledge as possible so as to know better about the outside world and develop themselves for their future career. Furthermore, the world keeps changing. There is always something new to learn. Constant learning can make people more learned and experienced so that they can catch up with the changing world.,Why we need new skillsIf theres ever been doubt about the value of education, the recession erased it. The unemployment rate for people with a college degree or higher is well below 5 percent. For high school grads, its above 9 percent, and for those without a high school diploma, it tops 14 percent. Clearly, education pays.,