Unit 4 Reading 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

新牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修四Unit 4 Never too old to learn Reading Reading Watch and say How do you feel after watching the story? What’s the video about? It tells about a man who’s almost 90 and still learning. My feeling is that one of the best things about life is that we never have to stop learning. And there is always new knowledge to acquire and new skills to develop. Now let's read a magazine article about lifelong learning and finish the following tasks. P46 A1 Read the popular science article and complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph. Reasons for lifelong learning Rapidly-growing knowledge Ways of lifelong learning Taking lifelong learning as an attitude Applying knowledge Read para. 1 and answer the following questions. 1. What does “this” in line 5 refer to? 2. The author mentions an example of drawing a still life and a quote from Confucius in the paragraph. Why do you think the author uses the example and the quote? How do you understand them? Task 2 Check your answers. 1. What does “this” in line 5 refer to? “This” refers to acquiring knowledge is a way of appreciating how much you don’t know. 2. The author mentions an example of drawing a still life and a quote from Confucius in the paragraph. Why do you think the author uses the example and the quote? How do you understand them? 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。 The author uses the example and the quote to illustrate that understanding how much you don’t know shouldn’t be regarded as a weakness, but as a strength. Read para. 2 and answer the following questions. 1. What will you be exposed to as you progress through life? 2. What challenges will you face in the future with the rapid update of new knowledge? Task 3 1. What will you be exposed to as you progress through life? Check your answers. 2. What challenges will you face in the future with the rapid update of new knowledge? Read para. 3 and answer the following questions. P46 A2 1. Why are critical thinking skills important according to the autho