Lesson 1 life-long learning

课件32张PPT。There is no end to learning. 学无止境。 活到老，学到老。 Proverbs for Today:It’s never too late to learn. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.老狗学不了新把戏。new wordsalphabetThree _______ of chocolatelumpsThis letter is sent by________.airmailWhat is the _________for a letter to Australia? postageThere are some _______cheques.blankThis is a book on ________.sayingsThey have a high social________.statusThe monk is __________ the man to play Gongfu.You can eat some Jin Sang zi if your _______ feels uncomfortable.throatinstructingThe man’s right leg ______ because of illness.She should get a teaching___________ before becoming a teacher.swellsqualificationlife-long learningPeople of various ages and backgrounds need to continue to learn.What makes it necessary for us to continue learning?In order to keep up with the rapidly developed society and meet the demand for change, we must keep learning to be flexible to do various jobs.?Read the text and finish the exercisesInto the text(走进课文).
Where does the text probably appear?
In a guide book B. In a newspaper
C.In a science fiction D. In a book review
2. the main purpose of the text is to ____.
warn us the stress and tension in modern society
talk about the importance of using computers
give examples of life-long learning
emphasize the importance of formal education3. It can be inferred from what Ms Tang says that ____.
it is not a bad thing she is laid off
her manager didn’t think much of her
she has already started her own business
her husband encourages her to do a business course4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
Grandpa Chen is too old to learn new skills quickly.
He used to contact his daughter in the US over the phone.
He even teaches his grandson to use the Internet now.
He is learning English on
the Internet.Listen and fill in the blanks
What is his age?
1_____
What happened to him in the past?
2_____________________________
Now:
He is about to get a 3__________________ in Computer Engineering by 4_______________. He is 5__________________because of his new qualification.Sun wenHe failed the college entrance exam.Bachelor’s Degreedistance learninggetting promoted28.
What is her age?
6_____
What happened to her in the past?
She was 7 _______________
Now:
She has nearly finished 8________________ and plans to 9_________ her own export company.Ms Tanglaid off45.the business courseset up
What is his age?
10_____
What happened to her in the past?
He sent letters 11__________ to his daughter in the US and visited his grandchildren 12___________.
Now:
He can 13_______ his daughter and use the Internet. He can also 14__________ his grandchildren in the US on the i-Cam. Besides, he is 15________________ on the Internet.Grandpa Chenby air-mail75In personemailtalk todoing an English coursePlease find out the phrases in the text.高考
继续教育
获得晋升
坦白地说
下岗
脑海一片空白
怒火满腔
厌倦college entrance exam
Continuing Education
get promoted
frankly speaking
lay off /be laid off
one’s mind go blank
heart swelled with anger
get bored开设自己的公司
上涨
除…之外
做某事很有趣
亲自
关闭Please find out the phrases in the text.start/set up one’s own company
go up
aside from
It’s fun to do sth
in person
swith off /turn offDifficult sentences 1In 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.过去，像我这样不能够通过高考而进入大学的人是没有机会拿到学位的。如果天气好的话，我们就已经去旅游了。If the weather had been fine, we would have gone to travel.Difficult sentences 2I suspect 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.I think ________________ they laid me off was that the company was not doing _____ well, but I still felt so ___________ that I just wanted to cry.the reason whysad and angryso Difficult sentences 3I got my grandson to instruct me on how to email and use the Internet and I really enjoy the speed at which my messages get sent and answered.我让孙子教我怎样收发电子邮件和使用互联网，我真的很喜欢信息的传送和传输速度。Difficult sentences 4So many people think that after you retire, all you can do is switch off your brain and bury everything you’ve learnt. This is so wrong.很多人认为退休后你能做的就是停止思考，完全忘记所学过的东西。speakingRetell the text according to the hints.I failed …about to graduate…
by distance learning…got promoted…give a second chance…frankly speaking.Ms Tang:
45…be laid off…my mind…my heart…I suspect…house wife…got bored…start my own company…finish…many new skillsGrandpa Chen:
75…postage…by airmail…instruct…aside from…in person… English courseComplete the sentences with the words below.qualification, postage, suspect, aside, secure, frankly, swell, status, throat, blank, What is the _____ of your project? Are you finished yet? status2. _______ speaking, I don’t really like him at all. Frankly3. I like to collect _________ stamps.postage4. _____ from making dinner, she also baked a cake.
Aside5. I _______ that Jim stole the book.suspect6. Mary feels very ________ knowing that she has a good job.
secure7. Take a _____ page and write your name at the top.
blank8. 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,qualificationthroatswell