lesson 1 life-long learning. what is it about the world today that makes it necessary to continue...
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Lesson 1
Life-long Learning
What is it about the world today
that makes it necessary to continue
learning? Think about
telecommunications, electronics and
how the workplace has changed
from 20 years ago.
Look at the photo. How important is
it for people to continue their studies
after formal education?
They are young they must work
hard.
It is many years since she left school.
Why is she attending class?
What do you think of the old lady?
Read the texts and fill in the
table with the correct
information.
Name Sun Wen
What did they study? computer engineering
Reason for study
give himself a second chance to study for a deg
ree
How did they study? distance learning
Result for their study
be about to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree and getting promoted a
t work
Name Ms Tang
What did they study? business course
Reason for study be laid off and bored at home
How did they study? to school
Result of their study
prepared a business plan for setting up a company
Name Grandpa Chen
What did they study? internet
Reason for study for setting email to daughter in the USA
How did they study? asking grandson to instruct
Result of their study
setting email ; see and talk to grandchildren in
the USA
In pairs, discuss ways that you can take part in lifelong learning after you finish school or university.
Example:
A: Learning another language is a
good way to keep on learning
after finishing school.
B: Yes, and keeping up-to-date on
what’s happening in the job market
can also…
Look at this sentence from the last text and answer the questions.
In the past, if I had wanted to see them, I would have had to visit them in person.
a) What time is Grandpa Chen talk
about: past, present of future?
present
b) What happened: Did he travel to see them?
No, he didn’t see them.
The world is developing so fast that
you must learn all the time, even if
you graduated from university othe
rwise you fall behind others. If you
don’t learn you can’t understand th
e knowledge in your working field,
you will lose your job.
le
Many adults are s
adly too busy to d
evelop learning sk
ills once they start
work and have fa
mily to support.
You are young and naturally more open
to learning.
Language points
1. be about to
I was just about to ask you the same
thing.
正要，即将（做某事）
我刚才正要问你同一件事情。
2. 1) lay sb off
My manager told me that I was laid off.
2) lay off sb/sth
（因工作不多而）解雇
经理告诉我，我被解雇了。
停止，别再打扰
Lay off me will you ---it’s nothing to
do with me.
别找我好不好—这事与我无关。
3.switch off 不考虑 ; 觉得乏味
When I hear the word ‘football’
I switch off.
我听见“足球”两个字就腻味。
1. a) That’s not a problem. It’s simply a
matter of letting people know in time.
这没问题， 只不过是及时通知大家的问题。
Translate these sentences into Chinese,
paying attention to the bold words.
b) The book mainly talks about energy
of matter.
这本书主要谈论的是物质的能量。
c) I suppose you will be leaving soon
then? No , as a matter of fact, I’ll be
staying for another two years.
我想，你快要离开了吧。 不，事实上，我还要再待两年呢。
动词，事关紧要；要紧
你做什么我无所谓。d) It doesn’t matter to me what you do.
c) The girl held her father’s hand
tightly.
女孩紧紧拉着父亲的手。
他抱着婴儿。
d) He was holding the baby in his
arms.
e) I don’t think that branch will hold
your weight.
f) The plane holds about 300 passengers.
我觉得那根树枝撑不住你的重量。
这架飞机能容纳 300 名乘客。
g) There wasn’t much in the museum
to hold my attention.博物馆中没有很多让我感兴趣的东西。使（注意力或兴趣）持续不减，吸引住
h) The meeting will be hold in the
community center.
I) He holds strange views on education.
会议将在社区活动中心举行。
持有，怀有 （信念）意见他对教育的看法不同。
3. a) She’s determined to put her new
ideas into practice.她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。实践，实际行动
b) Changing jobs has also become
common practice for many people.
调换工作对许多人来说已成 为家常便饭。通常的做法，习惯，惯例
c) It takes a lot of practice to play
the violin well.
d) It is his practice to read several
books a week.
他习惯于每周读几本书。
拉好小提琴需要多加练习。
习惯，习俗
Complete the sentences with the words
below.
qualification, postage, suspect, aside,
secure, frankly, swell, status, throat,
blank,
1. What is the _____ of your project?
Are you finished yet?
status
3. I like to collect _________ stamps.
2. _______ speaking, I don’t really like
him at all.
Frankly
postage
4. _____ from making dinner,
she also baked a cake.
Aside
5. I _______ that Jim stole the
book.
suspect
6. Mary feels very ________ knowi
ng that she has a good job.
secure
7. Take a _____ page and write your name at the top.
blank
8. A Bachelor of Arts degree is a good ____________ but it’s not good enough for this job.
9. If you have a sore _____ , drink lemon and honey in hot water.
10. My shoes are too small so when it’s hot and my feet_____, they are really uncomfortable,
qualification
throat
swell
Read the texts again and complete the
conditional sentences below.
1. In the past, if someone like me
_______________ into university
through college exam, he
______________ no chance of getting
a degree.
had failed to get
would have had
2. In the past, if someone __________ for
a company for over 20 years, they
____________ there until retirement.3. In the past, if I _______________
them,
I ___________________ them in
person.
had worked
would have stayed
had wanted to see
would have had to visit
Which of the conditional sentences is
correct in each context?1. A storm broke out and the boat sank.
a) If the storm hadn’t broken out,
the boat wouldn’t have sunk.
b) If the storm had broken out, the
boat would have sunk.
2. The weather was good so we went
out.
a) If the weather hadn’t been good,
we wouldn’t have gone out.
b) If the weather was good, we would
go out.
Complete the Third Conditional
sentences by putting the verbs in
brackets in the correct forms.
1.If the exam ___________ (not be) so
difficult, I _________________(pass).
hadn’t been
would have passed
2. If he _________ (put on) a tie, they
________________ (allow) him to
enter the restaurant.
had put on
would have allowed
3. If he ________________ (not apologize),
I _________________ (not give) him a
birthday present.
hadn’t apologized
wouldn’t have given
4. If they ____________ (not argue), they
______________ (spend) the weekend
together.
5. If he _______ (not be) sick, he
_________ (join) us for the tour.
6. If it __________ (not rain), we
______________ (go) to the beach.
hadn’t argued
would have spent
were not
would join
hadn’t rain
would have gone
Homework:Read the article: The Education
System in the UK （ page 46 ）
Tomorrow we talk about the
topic and see who is the best?