Unit 5 Education Period One（教师用书Word）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（北师大版2019）

The Importance of Life-long Learning Nowadays, more and more people of various ages and backgrounds are continuing to study to improve themselves. Here's what they have to say about their life-long learning experience. Sun Wen—28 years old “It's never too late to learn.” That was the advice I got after I failed my college entrance exam.Now I'm about to graduate from the School of Continuing Education at Qinghua University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering by distance learning.Because of my new qualification①， I'm getting promoted at work. In the past, if someone like me had failed to get into university through the college exam, he would have had no chance of getting a degree.But it's different now.I decided to give myself a second chance by studying for a degree in the evenings and on weekends ❶while keeping a secure② full-time job. Frankly speaking③， the last four years have been hard work, but it's been worth it! Ms Tang—45 years old Three months ago, when my manager told me that I would be laid off④， my mind went blank and my heart swelled with anger.In the past, if someone had worked for a company for over 20 years, they would have stayed there until retirement! I suspect⑤ that they laid me off because the company was not doing that well but it still brought a lump to my throat and made me want to cry.❷I felt as if I had done something wrong！ I know this isn't true though.It's just the status of the job market at the moment. (选自北师版老教材必修5 Unit 15) 【词块采撷】 ①qualification　　　　 n．资格，资历 ②secure adj.稳定的；无忧无虑的 ③frankly speaking 坦率地说 ④lay off 裁员；解雇 ⑤suspect v．怀疑 【亮句应用】 ❶状语从句的省略 (2021·北京)If selected, you will be contacted by a manager.如果被选中，经理将与您联系。 ❷as if引导的虚拟条件句 (2022·新高考Ⅰ续写)David insisted on running as if he had forgotten all his weaknesses, though he was tripped over within the a few kilometers. 尽管跑了不到几公里，大卫还是被绊倒了，但他坚持要跑，好像已经忘记了自己的弱点似的。 语言技能：学习使用“have/get something done”结构和可以搭配使用来表达含义的单词，并且学习在对话中如何使他人信服。 素养提升：了解人类获得知识的途径及方法，了解不同社会文化中人接受教育和获得知识