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UNIT 1 LIFE CHOICES
当今社会人们的生活节奏加快,生活压力大。于是,人们对慢生活充满了憧憬。那么慢生活有什么好处呢?慢生活会让我们更加健康,生活压力更小,人际关系更和谐,幸福指数更高。
Here are 6 simple tips for slowing down everyday life.
Don't do things you don't want to and cannot do
We all have habits getting a manicure(修剪指甲),bathing, shopping,watching TV,browsing the Internet①,smoking,and so forth②.We can save time and money by cutting these out,and many of these habits are also bad for③ our health.
Do one thing at a time
Multitasking (多样化任务)makes us nervous,and the day rushes by when we do it.If we drive then we should just drive:no phone calls,no learning another language,no planning and thinking.Instead,you can enjoy driving: listening to the motor and your heart beat,looking out of④the window and living in the moment.
Go offline
Turn on⑤ the Internet and your phone for a certain amount of time a day,connect with others and then simply switch off⑥.We won't lose business if we don't answer at once⑦,but we might lose out for sure if we interrupt our work flow on one task to answer somebody else.
Enjoy details
Use waiting time,not for stressful thinking,but for simple observations and enjoying details.Have you noticed how beautifully the car wash water dances down the windscreen? And how reflections change in the mirror during a traffic jam⑧? When was the last time you smelled the roses? Or the last time you just looked into⑨ the eyes of your child? Have quality time⑩ with the people you love.When was the last time you were all dining at the table together without screens and distractions(使人分心的事物)?
①browse the Internet 上网
②and so forth 等等
③be bad for 对……有害
④look out of 从……朝外看
⑤turn on打开
⑥switch off关掉
⑦at once立刻;马上
⑧a traffic jam交通拥挤
⑨look into观察;浏览
⑩quality time休闲时光
语言技能:1.灵活运用询问新的学校生活和采访的常用语;2.掌握重点词汇、句型;3.掌握常见句子的基本结构;4.通过看人物介绍的视频,培养“看”的能力。
素养提升:1.学会用所学词汇、句型写电子邮件;2.了解学校生活,学会用相关句式进行沟通、交流;学会运用不同的方法进行减压,养成良好的心理素质。
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