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Unit 3 Carrer and skills
All occupations are equal, with no difference in status or worth. Any one that is beneficial to the public is praiseworthy.
— Huang Yanpei
职业平等,无高下,无贵贱。苟有益于人群,皆是无上上品。
—— 黄炎
Lead-in
A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life. What jobs do you know?
doctor, surgeon, physician, dentist, nurse, acupuncturist, actor, singer, dancer, circus, performancer, magician, teacher, tutor, professor, lecturer, physicist, chemist, biologist, hairdresser, butcher, scinentist, lawyers, consultants, clerks, receptionist, public servant, waiter. restorers.
Welcome to the unit
The process of restoring artwork is _____________.
Restoring an artwork sometimes takes __________ __________________.
Some may even take years.
_________ is an important quality for restorers.
Artworks that need to be restored represent our ______________________.
complicated
months or a year
Patience
history and culture
Welcome to the unit
Watch the video and finish the following exercies.
several
The spirit of craftsmanship refers to the dedication(奉献) (craftsman give to their work) in order to strive to (尽力) be the best and to make their crafts as perfect as possible. They have a passion(enthusiasm热情) for their crafts, while paying attention to the small details that make them special and unique. Craftspeople are known for their innovation, superb skills, professional ethics(职业道德), and pursuit of quality.
At the end of the interview, the restorer referred to “the spirit of craftsmanship”, so what is your understanding of the spirit of craftsmanship工匠精神?
Answer the following questions.
Pre-reading
Why should we work?
Fast reading
There are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work besides earning a living.
Paras. 2-4:
Main body
(________ for work)
Para. 1: Introduction
Work to live, live to work
Para. 5 Conclusion
attain our goals and achieve our dreams
Reasons
develop our skills, thus providing room for personal growth
contribute to the health of society
Our work helps us make a living as well as make a life for ourselves and for others.
Read the passage quickly and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
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Detailed reading
Read Para. 1 and answer the following question.
Why do we have to work?
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1. How does the author illustrate(阐明) the main idea of Para. 2?
①state opinion ②quote a saying ③give example ④draw a summry
A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④ C. ①②④③ D. ①④②③
2. What helped Yang Liwei become a pilot and later an astronaut?
A. His choice of career B. His goal of career
C. His skills of flying D. His enthusiasm of flying
Read Para. 2 and answer the following question.
Detail ed reading
What should we do to adapt to a rapidly changing workplace?
①We should our skills constantly and .
②We should and develop .
③We should not be satisfied with .
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
practise
continuously
keep up
new skills
the status quo
Never too old to learn
Detailed reading
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1. What can we infer from para. 4?
A. As long as people work, the society must become a successful, stable and productive society.
B. All occupations are equal, with no difference in status or worth.
C. We can have prejudice against some jobs, like consultants.
D. Work can benefit us personally, rather than the society.
2. Why do teachers in remote rural areas deserve respecting?
3. What does the phrase “in this way” in the last sentence refer to?
Read Para. 4 and answer the following questions.
Detailed reading
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2. Why do teachers in remote rural areas deserve respecting?
Detailed reading
3. What does the phrase “in this way” in the last sentence refer to?
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What can we take pride in according to the last paragraph?
We can take pride in the knowledge that hard work is essential for our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society.
Read Para. 5 and answer the following questions.
Detailed reading
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart!
心之所愿,无事不成
Sooner or later, all the tenacious effort will be paid.
所有坚韧不拔的努力迟早会得到回报
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Appreciaiton
1. Herry David Thoreau said“... if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” (line 10-13)
2. “Yang Liwei, for example, driven by his passion for flying, became a pilot and then China’s first astronaut in space.” (line 13-14)
3. Twenty years ago, positions in social technologies or energy efficiency did not even exist, and it is difficult to anticipate the new positions which will emerge twenty years from now. (line 20-22)
4. At the most basic level, different types are like gears in a machine. (line 28)
Which writing technique(写作技巧) is used by the author?
quoting(引用)
example(举例)
simile(明喻)
comparison(对比)
No. Because the author longs to persuade people to “live to work” rather than make a choice between “work to live” and “live to work”.
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Further Thinking
What qualities(品质) do you think model workers(模仿工作者) should have? (use adj./n./phrases/sentences to decribe it)
have/show a great love of their country (patriotic adj.爱国的)
shoulder personal and social responsibility (responsible adj.负责任的)
have the spirit of dedication (dedicated adj. 奉献的)
professional; skillful; enthusiastic; innovative; ambitious; determined...
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What do you expect from your future career?
Further Thinking
Summary
Work to live or live to work?
work to live
live to work
Work takes up a big part of our lives and is the primary purpose(主要目的) in our lives.
Work is a dimension(方面) of our lives which provides financial support for us to enjoy some other aspects of life, such as personal relationships, hobbies and entertainment.
Maintain the balance between work and life.
There 1._____(be) many important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work.Through the work we do,our goals can 2.___________(attain) and our dreams achieved.Wherever our interests may lie and whatever our career choices might be,work allows us the opportunity to be engaged in something we are fond of,and consequently,it can give us 3.___ great sense of achievement and satisfaction.Work can also help develop our skills,thus providing room 4.___ personal growth.In order to better adapt ourselves to new circumstances,we must be ready and willing 5.__________(acquire) new skills and abilities.
are
be attained
a
for
to acquire
Summary
Not only does work benefit us personally,it also contributes to the health of society.In a 6.__________(success),stable and productive society,all jobs are equally important and no one is superior to another,so we should not have prejudice against any of them.Moreover,there are people 7.________ choose to step out of their comfort zone and commit 8.____________(they) to working for the benefit of others.
Wherever life takes us and whatever choices are laid out before us,something worth 9.______________(remember) is that our work,when 10.______(do) well,will not only help us make a living but also help make a life for ourselves and for others.
remembering
done
successful
that/who
themselves
Thank you!
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