Welcometotheunit&Reading—ReadingcomprehensionUnit3

CareersandskillsBytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:sharetheunderstandingofthespiritofthecraftsmanship;summarizewhypeopleneedtowork;usediscoursemarkerstoexpressideaslogically;provideananswertothequestionofworkingandliving;promotethevirtueofhardwork.CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVVWelcometotheunitAlloccupationsareequal,withnodifferenceinstatusorworth.Anyonethatisbeneficialtothepublicispraiseworthy.—HuangYanpei

職業(yè)平等，無高下，無貴賤。茍有益于人群，皆是無上上品。HuangYanpei,thepioneerofvocationaleducationinChina.職業(yè)的Welcome

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unit1.Whatarethemostimportantprofessionsinyouropinion?2.HowdoyouunderstandthequotationfromHuangYanpei?DiscussionInmyopinion,allkindsofprofessionsareequallyimportanttothewell-beingofsocietyandthecountry.However,Ithinktherearecertainjobswhichcontributealotmoretothestabilityofsociety,suchassoldiers,policemen,firemen,etc.Ithinkthequotemeansthatalljobsshouldbetreatedwithrespectbecausetheyareallimportantandnecessary,butthosethatbenefitsocietyrequireextrarecognition.Ithinktheattitudeindicatedinthisquoteshouldbecultivatedinoursociety.Everyprofessionhasitsowndistinctivecharacter.Watchthevideoandfinishthefollowingexercises.Theprocessofrestoringartworkis___________.Restoringanartworksometimestakes______________________.Somemayeventakeyears.__________isanimportantqualityforrestorers.Artworksthatneedtoberestoredrepresentour_______________.Itisimportanttopasson______________________tothenextgeneration.complicatedseveral

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culturethespiritofcraftsmanshipFillintheblanks.Thespiritofcraftsmanshipreferstothed_________craftsmangivetotheirworkinordertostrivetobethebestandtomaketheircraftsasperfectaspossible.Theyhaveap________fortheircrafts,whilepayingattentiontothesmalldetailsthatmakethemspecialandunique.Craftspeopleareknownfortheiri__________,s_______skills,

professionalethics,andpursuitofquality.

edicationassionnnovationuperb1.Attheendoftheinterview,therestorerreferredto“thespiritofcraftsmanship”,sowhatisyourunderstandingofthespiritofcraftsmanship?Answerthefollowingquestions.2.Howcanyouapplythespiritofcraftsmanshiptoyourstudies?Thespiritofcraftsmanshipinvolvesnotonlygreatskills,butalsodetermination.Inspiredbyit,Iwillconcentrateallmyattentiononmystudiesandstrivetoachieveahigherlevelofresults.Ithinkoneoftheprimaryreasonswhyweworkistoearnaliving,asithelpscoverourfinancialneeds.Forsomepeople,however,theymightchoosetoworkbecausetheyfeelpassionateabouttheirwork.Besides,manymaylookatthebiggerpictureandwanttoworktocontributetosocietyasawhole.1.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeofthereasonswhywework?Pre-readingReading2.Lookatthetitleandpredictthecontentofthearticle.Theauthormaytalkabouttwodifferent________forworking—worktoliveorlivetowork.Shemaymakeherown_______andgiveherreasonsinthearticle.Nowlet’sreadthearticletolearnsomeoftheimportantreasonswhywework.reasonschoiceⅠ.

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whyshouldwework?B．Whatcanwegetfromwork?C．Doweworkonlyformakingaliving?D．Howcanweworkefficientlyandproductively?While-reading√Activity1

Fast--readingforbasicinformationⅡ.

Readthetextquicklytomatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1

A．Whywework.Para.2

B．Workcontributestothehealthofsociety.Para.3

C．Workcanprovideroomforpersonalgrowth.Para.4

D．Hardworkisessentialforourselvesandforoursociety.Para.5

E．Wecanattainourgoalsandachieveourpersonaldreams throughwork.Activity2

Careful--readingfordetailsⅠ.ReadPara.1anddothefollowingexercises.raisea_______the___________ofeducationcentralargumentquestionimportanceReadforopinion(Para.1)IntroductionEffectDrawreader’sattention.Letreadersthinkdeeplyaboutthetopic.LivetoworkWhat’stheauthor’sopinion:WorktoliveVSlivetowork?Reasonstosupporttheauthor’sopinion.Readforreasons(Para.2-4)Reasons

Para.3:developourskillsPara.4:contributetothehealthofsocietyIndividualSocietyPara.2:achievedreamsandattaingoalsmainbody1.Howdoestheauthorsupporthisargument?Argument1:giveexamplequoteachievedreamsandattaingoalsHenryDavidThoreausaid,“…”YangLiwei,forexample,…Ⅱ.ReadPara.2carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.2．WhydoestheauthorquotewhatHenryDavidThoreausaid?A．Tomakehiswritingmoreinteresting.B．Toattractthereaders.C．Tomakehisargumentmoreconvincing.D．Toshowthatgreatmindsthinkalike.√Backgroundknowledge:HenryDavidThoreau亨利·戴維·梭羅（1817-1862），美國作家，曾在瓦爾登湖畔隱居兩年多，親近自然，過著簡(jiǎn)樸的生活，并以此題材寫成散文《瓦爾登湖》(Walden)。這句引文就出自這部經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品。3.WhatisthereasonforYangLiwei’ssuccessasapilotandlateranastronaut?Hehad___________flyingand_____________ituntilhesucceededultimately,whichalsogavehimagreatsenseof_________________________.apassionforwasengagedinachievementandsatisfaction4.Canyougivesomeexamplestosupporttheargument:Workcanhelpusattainourgoalsandachievedreams?________,drivenbyhis/herpassionfor__________,hasbecome______________________.Argument2:developourskillscomparisonbeforevsnow1.Howdoestheauthorsupporthisargument?Ⅲ.ReadPara.3carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.2.Facedwithsuchchangesinjobs,whatshouldwedo?Wemustpractiseourskills_______________________.Wemust_______________newcircumstances.Wemustbereadyandwillingto_________________.constantlyandcontinuouslyadaptourselvestoacquirenewskills3.What’sthemeaningoftheword“excel”inline19?A．Begoodatsomething.B．Bebetterthanothers.C．Beunsatisfiedwithsomething.D．Besatisfiedwithsomething.√Argument3:contributetothehealthofsociety.simile(比喻)Atthemostbasiclevel,differentjobsarelikegearsinamachine.

Forexample,teachersinremoteruralareas…giveexample1.Howdoestheauthorsupporthisargument?Ⅳ.ReadPara.4carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.2．Whydoestheauthorcomparejobstogearsinamachine?A．Toprovemachinesmayreplacehumanstowork.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofprejudiceagainstjobs.C．Toshoweveryonecontributestosociety.D．Toreflecttheneedtogooutofthecomfortzone.√3.Readthisparagraphcarefullyandtelltrue(T)orfalse(F).(1)Differentjobsarelikethegearsinamachine,whichmakethesocietyrunsmoothly.(

)(2)Alljobsareequallyimportant,butsomeoneissuperiortoanother.(

)(3)Manycommittedandselflesspeopledevotethemselvestothedevelopmentofsociety.(

)(4)Allpeopleshouldstepoutoftheircomfortzonetoadvanceourcommunitiesandbringsuccesstoournation.(

)TTFF5．Whatdoes“advance”mean?A．Move. B．Suggest.C．Motivate. D．Promote.√4.What’sthefunctionofthefirstsentence?transitionalsentence過渡句1．Whatisthemeaningofworkaccordingtothelastparagraph?Ourwork，______________，willnotonlyhelpus_____________butalsohelp___________forourselvesandforothers.Conclusionwhendonewellmakealife

makealiving2.Whatcanwetakeprideinaccordingtothelastparagraph?Wecantakeprideintheknowledgethathardworkisessentialforourindividualwell-beingaswellasforthebenefitofoursocietyasawhole.Ⅴ.ReadPara.5carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.Post-readingActivity1

Discussion1．Whatisyouranswertothequestionofwhethertoworktoliveorlivetowork?Giveyourreasons.(Criticalthinking)Worktolive：Workwillbeanimportantdimensionofmylife—theonethatprovidesfinancialsecurity，whichallowsmetoenjoysomeotheraspectsofmylife，suchaspersonalrelationships，hobbiesandentertainment.

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hardwork/humbleindependence2．Whatqualitiesdoweneedtoachieveourdreams？(Creativethinking)ReflectionWorkkeepsatbaythreegreatevils:boredom,viceandneed.—VoltaireHardworkisthebestinvestmentamancanmake.—SchwalbeAllwork,evencotton-spinning,isnoble;workisalonenoble.—CarlyleAsacureforworrying,workisbetterthanwhisky.—EdisonThere1.___(be)manyimportantreasonsthatmotivateustoentertheworldofwork.Throughtheworkwedo，ourgoalscan2.___________(attain)andourdreamsachieved.Whereverourinterestsmaylieandwhateverourcareerchoicesmightbe，workallowsustheopportunitytobeengagedinsomethingwearefondof，andconsequently，itcangiveus3.___greatsenseofachievementandsatisfaction.Workcanalsohelpdevelopourskills，thusprovidingroom4.___personalgrowth.Inordertobetteradaptourselvestonewcircumstances，wemustbereadyandwilling5.__________(acquire)newskillsandabilities.Notonlydoesworkbenefituspersonally，italsocontributestothehealthofsociety.Ina6.__________(success)，stableandproductivesociety，alljobsareequallyimportantandnooneissuperiortoanother，soweshouldnothaveprejudiceagainstanyofthem.Moreover，therearepeople7.________choosetostepoutoftheircomfortzoneandcommit8.__________(they)toworkingforthebenefitofothers.Activity2

Summaryarebeattainedafortoacquiresuccessfulthat/whothemselvesWhereverlifetakesusandwhateverchoicesarelaidoutbeforeus，somethingworth9.___________(remember)isthatourwork，when10.____(do)well，willnotonlyhelpusmakealivingbutalsohelpmakealifeforourselvesandforothers.rememberingdone1．Somemightsaythatweworkbecausewehaveto，notleastbecauseweneedthesalarythatenablesustobefinanciallyindependent.[句式分析]本句為________句。其中第一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)____從句，作動(dòng)詞say的賓語；兩個(gè)because都引導(dǎo)________從句；第二個(gè)that引導(dǎo)____從句，修飾先行詞salary。[自主翻譯]

Sentencesanalysis主從復(fù)合賓語原因狀語定語有人可能會(huì)說，我們工作是因?yàn)槲覀儽仨毠ぷ?，尤其是因?yàn)槲覀冃枰剿畞碜屪约航?jīng)濟(jì)獨(dú)立。2．Whereverourinterestsmaylieandwhateverourcareerchoicesmightbe，workallowsustheopportunitytobeengagedinsomethingwearefondof，andconsequently，itcangiveusagreatsenseofachievementandsatisfaction.[句式分析]本句為________句。其中Wherever和whatever均引導(dǎo)________從句；wearefondof為省略關(guān)系代詞________的定語從句，修飾先行詞something。[自主翻譯]

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