1、Unit 1 Life Is Full of Choices,Contents,Text A,Main Idea & Structure,Words & Expressions,Spot Dictation,Activity I,Activity II,Watch and Discuss,Warming up,Directions: The following paragraph is taken from Text A. listen carefully and fill in the blanks without referring to the original text.,Michae
2、l replied, “Each morning I wake _ and say to myself, “Mike, you have two _ today. You can choose to be in a good _ or you can choose to be in a bad mood.? I choose to be in a good mood. Each time _ bad happens, I can choose to be a _ or choose to see it as a type of learning. I choose to learn from
3、it, to see it almost _ a victory.”,up,choices,mood,victim,as,something,Watch the film clips and discuss the following questions: 1) What is this clip about? 2) What do people usually do after a days work? 3) How do you usually relax yourself after a days study?,In this clip, the lady is talking abou
4、t a nice way to encourage people to get out to socialize more. According to her, it is too easy to become lazy after a long days work. People usually go back home, turn on the TV, take shoes off and just relax. It is a passive choice of relaxing. But if you make an effort to go out, you will have a
5、good time. For example, you can go to have a dinner in a nice restaurant, and you might even make new friends there. That will be an active way of relaxing. Your life can be different. All depends on your choice.,Summary of the clips and reference for discussion,Reading through,Chinese,Michael is no
6、 run-of-the-mill kind of guy. He is always happy and always has something positive to say. At work, when someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, Id be twins!”If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situat
7、ion lest theyd continue feeling down. He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince among men. One day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?”,Life Is Full of Choices,Para 1&2,Para 3-5,Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to my
8、self, Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost as a v
9、ictory.“ “Yeah, right. It isnt that easy,“ I said.“Yes, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. You choose how you react to situations. The bottom line is: Its your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Michael said.,Chinese,Para 6&7,Soon after that, I left the big company where I
10、 had worked for years to start my own business. I lost touch with Michael, but I thought about him almost weekly as I tried to live the best life I could. Several years later, I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.After 18 hour
11、s of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident and asked how he was. He replied, “If I were any better, Id be twins. Would you like to see my scars? “ I didnt want to see his wounds, b
12、ut I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident was taking place.,Chinese,Para 8-10,Chinese,“The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my young daughter,” Michael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, within an inch of my life, I remembered that I had two choi
13、ces: I could choose to die or I could choose to live. I chose the latter.” “Werent you scared?” I asked. “When the paramedics transferred me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to
14、 take action.”,Para 11-13,“What did you do?”“Well, I simply yelled: Im choosing to live. Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.” Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live full
15、y. Attitude is everything.,Chinese,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Michael is by no means an ordinary man. .,Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Please notice the subjunctive mood used in the sentence. English people use this expression to tell others that
16、they are in a very happy mood. By saying “Id be twins“, the speaker means he has a maximum level of happiness himself and could only be MORE happy if there should be someone exactly like him.,. he would reply, “If I were any better, Id be twins!“,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: If one of his fello
17、w workers felt miserable that day, Michael would tell him/her to be cheerful and hopeful in face of difficulties so that they would not continue to feel miserable.,If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest theyd continue feeling d
18、own.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: He was a person with shining personality, a great person standing out among ordinary people.,He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince among men.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: One day, I approached Michael and asked him, “What I dont understand is this: Since
19、 no one can be optimistic and cheerful about life all the time, how can you always be in such a good mood?“,One day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?“,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Whenever something bad takes place, I can e
20、ither choose to think that Ill suffer a lot from it or choose to consider it as something that I can learn from.it = something bad,Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: “Yes, you are right. Its quite
21、easy, but not very easy,“ I said.Note that yeah is used chiefly in American English. It isinformal as compared with yes.,“Yeah, right. It isnt that easy,“ I said.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning:In the final analysis (归根结底), it is entirely up to you to decide on the kind of life you wish to lead.,T
22、he bottom line is: Its your choice how you live life.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: . I learned that a serious accident happened to Michael; he had fallen from a tall structure for communications at a height of about 60 feet down to the ground.,. I heard that Michael had been involved in a serio
23、usaccident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: After the operation which went on for 18 hours and many weeks of careful treatment, Michael was allowed to go back home, but he had metal rods placed in his back.,After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of in
24、tensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in his back.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: I didnt want to see his scars, but I did ask him what he was thinking about the moment the accident wastaking place.,I didnt want to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had g
25、one through his mind as the accident was taking place.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: I really got astonished when the ambulance driver and his men (women) sent me to the hospital and I read the thoughts of the doctors and nurses from the look on their faces.,When the paramedics transferred me to
26、 the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: I could tell from their eyes that they believed that I had already died.,In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: I know I am so serio
27、usly wounded that Im within an inch of my life. However, do all you can to save me, treating me just like a living man, not as a man who is going to die.,Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Ones attitude is the most important factor that may determ
28、ine the outcome of everything one experiences.,Attitude is everything.,Main Idea & Structure,First reading: Scan the text and try to catch the main idea. The following words are for your reference to organize the idea: bright side of a situation, positive attitude, benefit from, accident, save from,
29、Second reading: Read the passage again and try to identify the structure of this passage.,For your reference,For your reference,The passage tells us a story of about Michael. Michael is a person who chooses to look on the bright side of a situation. He takes a positive attitude towards everything an
30、d he benefits a lot from his positive attitude, especially when the terrible accident happened to him. It is his amazing attitude to face life with laugh that at last saved him from death. From this story we learn that attitude is everything. Life can be different, and it all depends on your own cho
31、ice.,Main Idea,Structure,Structure,Main idea: Michael encountered a terrible accident and his positive attitude saved himself from death.,Main idea: Michael takes a positive attitude towards life and he also helps others to look on the positive side of a situation.,Part II: Paras. 6-13,Part I: Paras
32、. 1-5,New Words,lest,mood,weekly,release,prince,victory,surgery,latter,inch,transfer,action,grave,metal,Expressions,at work,in a mood,see as,reflect on/upon,involve in,bottom line,take action,Exercises,lest conj. 惟恐，免得,e.g. Lets do it carefully lest this (should) lead to failure. 我们小心地做，以免失败。,1. 我把他
33、的生日记下来，免得忘了。,I wrote down the date of his birthday lest I should forget it.,2. 小心拿，以免摔坏。,Handle it carefully lest it be broken.,Exercises,prince n. 1) 品格高尚的人；性格非凡的人 2)（常用大写）王子；王孙；亲王,e.g. a financial prince 金融巨子the Crown Prince 太子；王储,1. 郁金香电脑公司确立了自己在计算机制造商中的王者地位。,Tulip Computers has confirmed his pos
34、ition as a prince among computer manufacturers,2. 这位王子将继承王位,The prince is to inherit the throne.,Exercises,mood n. 心情；情绪,e.g. His moods change very quickly. 他的情绪变化无常。,阳光灿烂的早晨使她心情愉悦。,The beautiful sunny morning put her in a good mood.,Exercises,in a good/bad mood (心情)（不）愉快,我今天没心情，明天再干。,Ill do it tomo
35、rrow. Im not in a good mood for it today.,e.g. Talk to him when he is in a good mood. 当他心情好时再跟他讲。,Exercises,victory n. 胜利；成功,e.g. The game ended in victory for our department. 比赛结果是我们系获胜。,1. 在选举中，他勉强获胜，当选为该国总统。,A narrow victory in the election makes him president of the country.,2. 真理对强权的胜利,the vict
36、ory of right over might (the word often goes with the preposition over),weeklyadv. every week; once a week 一周一次e.g. Are you paid weekly or monthly?你拿周薪还是月薪？adj. Once a week 一周一次的e.g. a weekly meeting 每周一次的会议n. a magazine or newspaper which appears once a week 周刊；周报e.g. Is the journal a weekly or a m
37、onthly?这本杂志是周刊还是月刊？,Exercises,Exercises,weekly,1. 我的周薪只有250美元。,My weekly wage is only $250.,2. 这份周报每星期五印刷。,This weekly is printed every Friday.,3. 大多数学生住在学校，每周回家一次。,Most students live on campus; they go home weekly.,Exercises,surgery n. 外科（手术）,e.g. undergo emergency surgery 接受紧急手术,随着科学技术的发展，外科手术挽救了许
38、多人的生命。,With the development of science and technology, many lives have been saved by surgery.,releasev. 【1】 discharge; set free; let go 释放e.g. After he was released from prison, he went back to his hometown to start his own business.他出狱后回到家乡，自己做生意。Note: the verb in this sense is often used with the
39、preposition from.【2】 allow (a new film or record) to be shown or sold publicly 使（新影片或唱片）上映或发行 e.g. The film has been released to various cinemas.这部影片已在全国各个电影院上映。,Exercises,Exercises,release,2.吃了几片药后，他的痛止住了。,He was released from pain after taking some tablets.,3.这位歌手新发行的唱片让她赚了一大笔钱。,The singer made a
40、fortune out of her newly released record.,1.她把兔子从陷阱中放了出来。,She released the rabbit from the trap.,Exercises,metal n. 金属,e.g. a metal ring 金属环,铜和银都是金属。,Copper and silver are both metals.,Exercises,inch n. 英寸,e.g. Hes 5 feet 10 inches tall. 他身高5英寸10英尺。,昨晚的降雨量是3英寸。,Three inches of rain fell last night.,
41、Expressions,Exercises,within an inch of 差一点；险些,这小偷差点被打死。,The thief was beaten to within an inch of his life.,e.g. He was within an inch of death in the bombing incident. 他险些在这次爆炸事件中丧命。,lattern. the second (of two people or things just mentioned) (刚提 到的两者之间的) 后者e.g. John and James are twins. I have m
42、et the latter before 约翰和詹姆斯是双胞胎，后者我曾经见过。Note: latter used as a noun is always preceded by the definite article the.adj. near to the end; later 后一半的；末尾的e.g. during the latter half of the eighteenth century在18世纪下半叶,Exercises,Exercises,latter,2.他今天心情不好，连我后半部分话他也装作没听见。,He is not in a good mood today, an
43、d he even pretended not to hear the latter part of my remark.,1.两个提议中，我青睐后者。,Of the two proposals, I prefer the latter.,transferv. move over from one place, job, position, etc. to another 转移；调动e.g. He has been transferred to another local hospital. 他被转入当地另一家医院。 Note: This verb goes with “tofrom”.n.
44、an act or process of transferring 转移；职务调动e.g. the transfer desk （机场）换乘台,Exercises,Exercises,transfer,2.她被调到公司的另一部门。,Shes got a transfer to another department of the company.,1.请把电话转到我房间好吗？,Will you transfer my phone calls to my room?,Exercises,action n. 行动，活动；行为，作为,e.g. The doctors quick action save
45、d the childs life.医生果断的行动挽救了孩子的生命。,1. 现在是采取行动的时候了。,Now its time for action.,2. 我不喜欢那部电影，里面没有什么戏。,I didt like the film; there wasnt much action in it.,3. 应该根据他们的行为而不是他们的言语来评价他们。,They should be judged by their actions, not by what they say.,Exercises,take action 采取行动,我们必须采取行动，以免传染病蔓延到其他地区。,We must tak
46、e action to deal with the epidemic before it spreads to other areas.,e.g. There are riots here, but the police take no action. 这个地区有骚乱，但警方未采取任何行动。,graven. 【1】 the place in the ground where a dead person is buried 坟墓；墓地 e.g. dig a grave 掘墓【2】 death 死亡e.g. from the cradle to the grave 从摇篮到坟墓（从生到死）v. g
47、iving cause for worry and/or needing urgent attention; very serious 严重的；重大的; 严厉的；严肃的e.g. The patient is in grave condition.病人的病情很严重。,Exercises,Exercises,grave,2.人都有一死。,The grave comes to all men.,1.他父亲的坟墓在山里。,His fathers grave is in the mountain.,3.如何消灭贫困和疾病是国家面临的重大问题。,How to get rid of poverty and
48、diseases is a grave problem facing the nation.,Exercises,at work 在工作中；在干活,e.g. George was at work on his car when the accident took place.事故发生时乔治在修汽车。,我在你这个年龄时，日夜在实验室工作。,When I was at your age, I was at work day and night in the laboratory.,Exercises,seeas 把看作,e.g. Do you see the new leader as the h
49、ope of the party? 你认为新的领导人是这个政党的希望吗？,大多数人认为他的行动可能很危险。,Most people see his action as possibly dangerous.,Exercises,bottom line 最重要的因素/东西,e.g. The bottom line is that its not profitable. 最重要的是它不赚钱。,2.对于一份工作来说，最重要的是不要成为一种折磨。,For a job, the bottom line is that you dont find it torturing.,1. 最重要的是没有让每个人发挥出最好的一面。,The bottom line is that it did not get the best out of everybody.,
