1、,無(wú)憂PPT整理發(fā)布,Unit 6 Positive Life Attitude,Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Am. Dale Carnegie 只有那些在絕望中仍堅(jiān)持不斷嘗試的人才能完成世界上最重要的事。 美戴爾卡耐基 Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more

2、important than any one thing. Am. Abraham Lincoln 始終審論自己對(duì)成功的決心比任何其他事都重要。 美亞伯拉罕林肯,Proverbs and Quotations,Youre the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it. Am. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 唯有你自己能使你與眾不同。不管你有怎樣的夢(mèng)想，努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。 美埃爾文“魔術(shù)師”約翰遜,Outline,Teaching Objectives,Part 1 Lead-i

3、n,Part 2 Reading FocusText A,Part 3 Integrated Exercises,Part 4 Reading FocusText B,Part 5 Intranet Assignments,Teaching Objectives,1. For many people, one the greatest fears they experience in life is the changes they are faced with, especially a sudden and unexpected change, such as losing a job,

4、death of a loved one, a natural disaster, their partner leaving them or a life threatening illness. All this can leave them feeling frustrated, scared, angry, stuck or even incompetent. So what would you do in such a situation? What attitude would you take to such a change? In this unit, you are goi

5、ng to read two texts about the attitude the authors take to life. Text A tells us a story about how a woman set out to find a new and exciting when an unexpected change happened in her life. Text B tells us that, by doing something small, we can make a difference.,2. By learning this unit, students

6、will be able to grasp the main idea and structure of the texts, master the key language points, new words, grammatical structures and translation skills. And students will also be able to improve their oral communication skills and reading competence through performing the relevant tasks. 3. Writing

7、 Focus in this unit discusses the structural and linguistic features of a pattern of development: cause and effect.,A. Look at the cartoon and discuss with your partner the following questions.,Lead-in,1. What would you do if you had a sudden and unexpected change in your life? 2. Describe and comme

8、nt on the cartoon.,Lead-in,B. Listening Practice Pre-listening task Before listening to the passage, take a quick look at the words and expressions in the box below.,1. What was the speakers job in the bookstore? 2. Where did the speaker keep the book? 3. What does the speaker want to show us by tel

9、ling this story?,Lead-in,Post-listening task Answer the following questions.,Part of his job was to work at the information desk, answer questions and direct people to where they might find a book.,He kept it in a box somewhere at home.,How little things can make a big difference.,The customer ; how

10、ever, as luck would have it that day there was for the customer, the bookstore, and myself. 2. I mentioned to the customer that and I could make it available to her. 3. I went home that night, opened a random box of books and found 4. For me the win was getting my money back on a book For the store

11、the win was an increase in the loyalty,might have gone home disappointed,a win-win-win situation,the book she wanted was no longer available,what I was looking for sitting there on top of the first and only box I opened.,I had no intention of reading.,5. to let you know what a wonderful person I am,

12、【Script】,a customer felt for the store,About 12 years ago I worked in a bookstore. Part of my job was to work at the information desk, answer questions and direct people to where they might find a book. One day shortly before Christmas, a customer came in and when I looked up the book she wanted it

13、was out of print. The customer might have gone home disappointed; however, as luck would have it that day there was a win-win-win situation for the customer, the bookstore, and myself. The luck in this win-win-win was me. I owned a copy of that book. It was a $5 paperback that I had bought. But I ha

14、d never read it and kept it in a box somewhere at home.,I mentioned to the customer that the book she wanted was no longer available and I could make it available to her. I wasnt quite sure which box it was in, but I knew I had it. I asked her to call the store the next day and I would let her know

15、if I was able to find it. I went home that night, opened a random box of books and found what I was looking for sitting there on top of the first and only box I opened. I had expected to spend an hour opening boxes before finding it, but instead it took all of 30 seconds. The next day the woman call

16、ed and later she came back to the store. She handed me a $5 bill and I handed her a book. That was a really win-win-win situation.,For this woman the win was getting the exact Christmas present she was looking for even though it was no longer available. For me the win was getting my money back on a

17、book I had no intention of reading. For the store the win was an increase in the loyalty a customer felt for the store. The point of the story isnt to let you know what a wonderful person I am, but to show you how little things can make a big difference.,Read the text and then answer the questions i

18、n the left margin.,Reading Focus-Text A,First Reading,One Step at a Time When the road of life took an unforeseen turn, she set out to find a new and exciting destination.,Kim Greene,Chinese一步一個(gè)腳印 在人生之路意外轉(zhuǎn)向之際，她開始尋找激勵(lì)人心的新目標(biāo)。,My home and job went with the package My home and job all disappeared /were

19、all gone together with my 12-year relationship with the man,1,Come to an end 結(jié)束，告終 Come in threes 三三兩兩，接二連三,他們八年的戀愛關(guān)系宣告結(jié)束。 我很擔(dān)心壞事總是接二連三的來(lái)。,Their eight-year courtship has come to an end.,I am worried about bad things always come in threes.,My dream of retiring to a house by the sea had to be put on h

20、old, perhaps, forever: My dream of living in a house by the sea when I retire had to be put off, and possibly would never come true.,2,the bush: the bush areas that are usually far from cities and where very few people live,Put sth. On hold-推遲 他推遲了退休直到他找到解決辦法。 wait on tables or wait at table當(dāng)服務(wù)員 為什么

21、他們不通過(guò)當(dāng)服務(wù)員掙點(diǎn)錢呢？,He put his retirement on hold until he had found a solution.,Why didnt they make some money by waiting on tables?,理順我的人生 賭一把 便宜的房產(chǎn) 金礦小鎮(zhèn) 上漲 弄錯(cuò),3,Get my life back in order,Take a gamble,Cheap real estate,goldmining town,On the up,Go wrong,我花了六個(gè)月的時(shí)間嘗試?yán)眄樜业娜松?我要冒險(xiǎn)做這次試驗(yàn)。 他的車很舊了。 注：Sth.has

22、seen better days or better times= it is old and in poor condition. Its clear to see that the building had seen better times.,I spent the next six months trying to get my life back in order. Ill take a gamble on this experiment. His car has seen better days.,Well, I was. The region boomed but Mount M

23、organ5 (population 3 000) whimpered along, boasting one of the highest unemployment rates per capita in Australia. As I searched for work, my positive thinking was further dented.6 Being a newcomer to the town meant I was last in the job queue. I had no choice but to take casual work 50km away the c

24、ost of food and petrol, though, had me near the end of my tether.7,4,As I searched for work, my positive thinking was further dented As I was looking for a job, I became less confident /my confidence was further undermined.,I had no choice but to take casual work 50km away the cost of food and petro

25、l, though, had me near the end of my tether: I have to take a temporary job 50 kilometers away, even though I was so worried about the cost of food and petrol that I could hardly deal with it.,have no choice but to do something or have little choice but to do it- you cannot avoid doing it. We had no

26、 choice but to accept the truth.,at the end of your tether無(wú)計(jì)可施 She told me that she was at the end of her tether.,Dismal as all this sounds, good things happened as well. After a 25-year hiatus, I began to write again, both songs and stories. And, in the midst of a sea of uncertainty, I somehow kept

27、 my goals in focus.,5,“adjective /adverb + as + clause” - “although” Cold as it was, we went out. (= Although it was very cold,),in the midst of - 在之中 We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many years. A sea of something: 大量的 信不信由你，人山人海。,Believe it or not, a sea of faces.,Lose touch

28、with失去聯(lián)系 最終，我和他失去了聯(lián)系。孤獨(dú)折磨著我。,Isolation can be hard on the spirit, but I began to rediscover aspects of my life with which I had lost touch. I started reading and writing more, playing the piano and took up studying again.,Eventually，I lost touch with him and isolation was hard on the spirit.,6,In th

29、e past four years, Ive completed courses in creative writing, editing and proofreading, and teaching English as a second language. Doing these courses has helped me through the tough times.,7,I also began to focus on the positive instead of the negative. Im grateful to own my own home, for example.

30、“Home” may be a far cry from my dream house, but its a roof over my head and its paid for.9,8,Chinese在過(guò)去4年里，我完成了創(chuàng)作、編輯和校對(duì)課程和以英語(yǔ)作為二語(yǔ)教學(xué)的課程。學(xué)習(xí)這些課程幫助我度過(guò)了困難的時(shí)光。 我開始更注重人生的積極面，不再那么關(guān)注其消極面。比如說(shuō)，我對(duì)自己擁有的這個(gè)家心懷感激。這個(gè)“家”也許和我夢(mèng)想的屋相去甚遠(yuǎn)，但自己有了棲身之所，而且這是我自己賺來(lái)的。,I have also had the good fortune to meet many kindred spirits

31、along the way. I found comfort knowing that there were others who could relate to my situation; without their friendship, daily life would have been harder.,9,Along the way 沿途，一路上 Relate to -understand 而且去學(xué)校的路上也有好多好多樹。 我知道他很傷心，我也能理解他。,I know he feels upset, and I can relate to that.,And there are ma

32、ny trees along the way to school.,I did sorely miss the ocean, but couldnt afford to drive to the coast on my tight budget. So I placed an advertisement in the local newspaper offering to house-sit on the coast.,10,As you know, I run the magazine on a pretty tight budget.,A tight budget -very little

33、 money for unexpected expenses.,I got only one reply, but I was lucky. It turned out to be a dream getaway and all I had to do was look after two new four-legged friends. I returned after a week away last year with my spirits restored. Ive subsequently gone back twice to the same place to take care

34、of Maggie Mae the moggIe and Elmo the pooch.,11,With+n.+v-ed,turns out to be /turn out that-結(jié)果證明 這是非常艱苦的時(shí)代，但是最終證明一切都還好。 dream - ideal or perfect 我終于找到了我夢(mèng)中的房子。,It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.,Ive finally found my dream house.,Now, after having written ten songs an

35、d a (complete with ), and having gained , I. Amazingly, my property looks to be too: its tripled in value since I arrived in early 2003.,12,科幻小說(shuō) 原聲配樂 教師資格證 感覺越來(lái)越有成就感 上漲 三倍,science-fiction fantasy novel,accompanying soundtrack,a teaching qualification,feel a growing feeling of accomplishment,moving a

36、head,Complete with 包括，連同 The new machine arrived complete with accessories（附件）. 新機(jī)器連同附件一起運(yùn)到了。,為了表達(dá)對(duì)總統(tǒng)的感謝，老虎隊(duì)也贈(zèng)送給布什一件背面印有他名字的隊(duì)衫（team jersey）。,To thank the president, the Tigers gave him a team jersey complete with his name on the back.,They say that good things come to those who wait, and I agree. Bu

37、t its also important to take things day by day. Knowing what I know now, Id probably not do some of the things Ive done again. But Ive learnt a lot about myself and a few additional things along the way.,13,Chinese有人說(shuō)幸運(yùn)會(huì)降臨到有心等待的人身上，我完全同意。但做事一天一天地做也很重要。如果過(guò)去就知道我現(xiàn)在所了解的東西，也許我不會(huì)去做自己曾做過(guò)的一些事情。但在此其間，我對(duì)自己的了解

38、更深，而且學(xué)到不少額外的東西。,For years, my partner everything in our relationship. I doubt if he thought I could make it on my own. But I did, and Im better for it. Learning this about myself has given me the strength and courage to carry on.,14,Chinese多年來(lái)，我的伴侶完全主導(dǎo)了我們生活中的一切。我真懷疑他認(rèn)為我一個(gè)人沒有辦法生活。但我做到了獨(dú)立生活，而且做的更好。對(duì)自己

39、所有這些了解給了我繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的力量和勇氣。,had complete control over,Now I find myself on the verge of another journey: to Shanghai, to teach. China is gearing up for global events and its citizens are hungry to learn English, so opportunities are plentiful for people like me.11,15,Leaving my comfort zone will be a chall

40、enge, but Im very excited by the sense of adventure and possibility.,16,Language Point If you are on the verge of something, you are going to do it very soon or it is likely to happen or begin very soon. For example, The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful. She was on the

41、verge of tears. If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it. For example, The National Education Association is gearing up for its four-day convention in Boston. The factory was geared

42、up to make 1 100 cars a day. If you say that someone is hungry to do something, you are emphasizing they want to do it very much.,Twenty-one years ago I hopped on a plane from California to Australia after hearing Rolf Harris12 sing about kangaroos and wanting to see his country for myself.,17,Note

43、12Rolf Harris: 羅爾夫哈里斯（1930），澳大利亞/英國(guó)音樂家、歌手、作曲家、電視主持人和名人。an Australian/British musician, singer, composer, painter and television host and personality,Now Im catching a plane again for foreign shores and who knows what will happen? All I know is that when my time comes to depart this world, Ill have p

44、ersonally lived the credo “there is nothing more certain than uncertainty”. I dont know what the future holds, but Ill keep moving forward one step at a time.13,18,Note 13All I know is that when my time comes to . but Ill keep moving forward one step at a time: I know for sure that when I die Ill ha

45、ve spent my life practicing the belief that life is full of uncertainty. I dont know what will happen in my future life, but Ill continue to move on step by step.,Chinese21年前，我聽到羅爾夫哈里斯所唱的描寫袋鼠的歌，很想親眼看看那個(gè)國(guó)家，于是我跳上飛機(jī)，從加利福尼亞州來(lái)到了澳大利亞。 現(xiàn)在，我又要再次搭上飛機(jī)，飛往異國(guó)的海岸。誰(shuí)知道會(huì)發(fā)生些什么？我只知道，在我離開這個(gè)人世的時(shí)候，我自己踐行了“世事無(wú)?！边@個(gè)信條。我不知道將來(lái)

46、會(huì)發(fā)生什么事，但我會(huì)一步一個(gè)腳印地往前走。,She will keep moving forward one step at a time,What will she do in the future?,Reading Focus,New Words and Expressions,Reading Focus-Text A,(標(biāo)注*的為四級(jí)詞匯；標(biāo)注的為六級(jí)詞匯, 其余為超綱詞匯。),text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,t

47、ext,text,text,text,text,text,text,Youll be sorely missed by everyone here, and we wish you success in your new job.,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,text,Im trying to gear myself up for tomorrows exam.,text,text,text,text,Departure n. Department n.,Reading Focus,

48、Second Reading,Comprehension of the Text Go over the text to find out more about the text. Complete the following table.,Reading Focus-Text A,came to an end,her home and job,alone,find a job at age 49,_,_,_,_,some cheap real estate,reading and writing more,studying again,creative writing, editing an

49、d proofreading,and teaching English as a second language,the positive instead of the negative,_,_,_,_,_,_ _,ten songs and a science- fiction fantasy novel,a teaching qualification,be moving ahead,Shanghai to teach,_ _,_,_,_,Second Reading,Integrated Exercises,Read after the recording paragraph 14-16

50、 from Text A. Pay particular attention to the pronunciation and intonation.,Task 1,In 2002|, the unexpected happened. A 12-year relationship with the person| who I had wanted to spend the rest of my life with| came to an end. My home and job went with the package| dont they say that things come in t

51、hrees?,Reading Focus-Text A,My comfortable lifestyle was gone| and the future didnt look too bright. My dream of retiring to a house by the sea| had to be put on hold, perhaps, forever. Overnight| I found myself alone| and struggling to find a job at age 49. Id been living in the bush for 12 years|

52、and the world beyond it had changed dramatically. Now it seemed| one needed a qualification to wait on tables or scrub toilets!,This text is written in time sequence, starting from the unexpected life change the author encountered. The text then develops in order of how she set out to find a new and

53、 exciting destination. She overcame one difficulty after another during her life journey, She is now going on another journey: to China to teach. Shell keep moving forward one step at a time.,Task 2 Text Organization,answer,The unexpected things happened in her life and that changed her comfortable

54、lifestyle.,During the time to get her life back in order, her positive thinking was further dented: her investment in real estate suffered and she had to take casual work 50km away.,Good things happened in her life: she began to write again, rediscovered aspects of her life, took up studying again,

55、had her own home and met many kindred spirits.,answer,Her growing feeling of accomplishment and her realization of the importance of taking things day by day.,She will keep moving forward one step at time: she is going to teach in China and is ready for a new challenge ahead.,Task 3 Vocabulary Study

56、,A. Choose an appropriate word from the box below to fill in the blank of each sentence. Make changes where necessary.,1. It is hoped that these measures should help to consumer confidence in their products. 2. As is stated in the ad, this work is available only on a basis, for no more than one day

57、per month, and at no more than 50 salary per working day.,restore,casual,_,_,3. The price of oil nearly from $50 to $147 from early 2007 to 2008, before plunging as the financial crisis began to take hold in late 2008. 4. The book was first published in the UK in 2003, and was translated into six languages and published in thirteen other countries. 5. Complete with cartoons, the poems are perfect for stirring the imaginat