Unit 3 Careers and skills Reading课件(共22张PPT,内镶嵌视频） 2024-2025学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修4

(共22张PPT)
UNIT 3
Careers and skills
Reading
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
summarize reasons why people need to work;
provide an answer to the question of working and living;
promote the virtue of hard work.
Learning objectives
What is his/her job
Why do we need to work
Watch a short video
Lead in
Emily
accomplishment from work makes her happy
live to work
Lucas
he needs to work harder to make more money
work to live
Step one: prediction based on the title
Judging from the title, we may predict the author wants to tell us________________________________________
her choice and give us her reasons in the article.
Step two: read for structure
Activity 1. skim for the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Not only does work benefit us personally, it also contributes to the health of society.
Through the work we do, our goals can be attained and our dreams achieved.
Earning a living is by no means the only reason why we work — there are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work.
Hard work is essential for our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society as a whole.
Work can also help develop our skills, thus providing room for personal growth.
Step three: read for detailed information
Activity 1. read para 1 and answer the following questions.
Q1: How does the author introduced the topic
Q2: What is people’s opinion about the question
Q3: What is author’s opinion about the question
Para 1
Q1: How does the author introduce the topic
Q2: What is people’s opinion about the question
Q3: What is author’s opinion about the question
not least: 尤其；特别
Activity 2:Read para 2 and answer the following questions
Q1: What’s the author’s reason for work （argument 论点）
Q2: How does the author explain his reason in Para. 2
Para 2
Para 2
WORK
Our goals can be _________.
Our dreams can be _________.
Henry David Thoreau
Yang Liwei
The opportunity _____
__________something we are fond of.
A great sense of ___________
and ______________
attained
achieved
to be
engaged in
achievement
satisfaction
Q1: What’s the author’s reason for work （argument 论点）
Q2: How does the author explain his reason for work
quotation 引用
example 举例子
Activity 3. Read para 3 and answer the following questions.
Q1: What is the argument（论点）in Para. 3
Q2: How does the author explain his reason in Para. 3
Para 3
Para 3
Q1: What’s the argument （论点） in Para. 3
Q2: How does the author explain his opinion
comparison
Activity 4. Read para 4 and answer the following questions
Q1: What is the argument （论点） in Para. 4
Q2: How does the author explain his opinion in Para. 4
Para 4
Para 4
Q1: What is the argument（论点） in Para. 4
Q2: How does the author explain his opinion in Para. 4
superior adj. 更好的，占优势的 （后面常接介词to）
have prejudice against 对……有偏见
simile（比喻）
Step five: Express your ideas
Activity 1. Draw the structure of this argumentation（议论文）
Try to draw the structure of this argumentation from the following three aspects: opinion, arguments(论点）, and how the author explained her opinions
The structure of this argumentation
Activity 2. Discussion
Discuss in your group of 4 for more reasons for work and list them out.
Reasons for work:
1. to realize our dreams
2. to develop new skills
3. to contribute to our society
4. to maintain and improve our mental well-being
5. to lead a regular and fulfilling life
6. to make more friends
7. to broaden our horizons
8. to keep pace with the fast-changing world
...
Activity 3. Writing
What’s your answer to the question of whether to work to live or live to work Use the argumentation structure to express your opinion(s).
(Here are some references for you.)
Arguments Evidential supports
1. to realize our dreams 2. to develop new skills 3. to contribute to our society 4. to maintain and improve our mental well-being 5. to lead a regular and fulfilling life 6. to make more friends 7. to broaden our horizons 8. to keep pace with the fast-changing world ... 1. Eileen Gu, driven by her passion for skiing, became a professional athlete and won a gold medal for China in 2022 Winter Olympics.
2. Zhang Guimei, a respectable teacher in remote rural areas, is devoted to changing the lives of the students with less access to the advantages enjoyed by many others.
3. 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。—黄炎培）
Example: Earning a living is by no means the only reason why we work, there are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work. Through the work we do, our mental well-being can be maintained and improved. Lilac doctor said, “the more short videos you watch, the slower your brain will be.” Because we need activities that stimulate our brains to keep us mentally motivated, and working can provide such an environment. Items of evaluation Agree Partly agree Disagree
Is the writing grammatically correct
Have I expressed my opinion clearly
Have I used evidential support (s)
Have I used any rhetorical devices
What do I still need to practice in the future Polish your writing according to the following evaluation