lesson 1 life-long learning. what is it about the world today that makes it necessary to continue...

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?