1、Life-long Learning In the past，when students graduated from college and got jobs，only some of them went on with their study.But today，life-long learning is becoming more and more common. Lucy，who is forty，teaches physics at a college in Boston.“Next term，Ill teach some of classes by using the Intern
2、et.This is the way of teaching that Ive never used before，” says Lucy.“These days，I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way.If not，I will lose my job.” At the same time，Lucys seventy-year-old parents，who live in New York，are taking an art history class online.,话题导入,Life-long learning mea
3、ns that its never too soon or too late for learning.It suggests that a learners attitude towards learning is the most important thing.One can and should be open to new ideas，decisions，skills or behaviours.Life-long learning throws the saying “You cant teach an old dog new tricks” out of the door.Cit
4、izens of all ages can have many ways to learn：at work，at home and through leisure activities，not just through formal channels such as school and higher education.Life-long education is a form of pedagogy often done through distance learning or e-learning，continuing education，home-schooling or corres
5、pondence courses.It also includes programs for those who want to make themselves suitable for jobs after graduating from universities or colleges.Later in life，especially in retirement，,continued learning can take all kinds of forms，from traditional academic courses to recreational activities. One o
6、f the reasons why life-long education has become so important is the fast development of science and technology.Despite the increased learning period of primary，secondary and university education (1418 years depending on the country)，the knowledge and skills learned there are usually not enough for
7、a professional career in the following three or four decades.,根据短文判断正(T)误(F) 1.Lucy is a physics teacher at a college and she doesnt study after work.( ) 2.People who have retired can continue to learn in different ways.( ),查看答案,F,T,PART 1,读前清障,PART 2,课文理解,Period One Warm-up & Lesson 1 Life-long Lea
8、rningPre-reading,PART1,读前清障,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 第一组 1.backwards A.v.被充满；膨胀，肿胀 2.correction B.adj.稳定的；无忧无虑的 3.simplify C.adv.由前向后地，向后地 4.secure D.n.改正，改进 5.swell E.vt.简化，使简易,查看答案,第二组 6.suspect A.vt.区别，辨别 7.chief B.v.怀疑 8.instruct C.vt.埋葬，掩埋 9.bury D.adj.最高级别的；n.首领 10.distinguish E.v.指导，教导,查看答案,PART2,课文理解
9、,Step 1 Fast-reading 1.Whats the main idea of the passage? A.All roads lead to Rome. B.Its never too late to learn. C.Failure is the mother of success. D.Everyone has his merits.,查看答案,2.Tell whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1)Sun Wen is now studying in Qinghua University
10、with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering.( ) (2)In the past，if someone failed the college entrance exam，he would have no chance of getting a degree.( ) (3)In recent years，if someone had worked for a company for over 20 years，they could stay there until retirement.( ) (4)Later，Ms Tang thought
11、it a good thing that she was laid off.( ) (5)Grandpa Chen thought the saying “You cant teach an old dog new tricks.” true.( ),查看答案,F,T,F,T,F,Step 2 Careful-reading 1.Which of the following is NOT true about Sun Wen according to the passage? A.She went to Qinghua University right after graduation fro
12、m high school. B.She is still working now. C.She took her courses in the evenings and on weekends. D.She hasnt got a Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering by distance learning yet.,查看答案,2.Why was Ms Tang laid off? A.Because she was too old. B.Because she hadnt worked hard enough. C.Because she ha
13、d done something wrong. D.For some reason we dont know.,查看答案,3.What would Ms Tang most probably do next? A.To further her study. B.To go back to the company she used to work for. C.To set up her own business. D.To work as a full-time housewife.,查看答案,4.What made Grandpa Chen learn about the Internet?
14、 A.The fees for sending airmails were too high. B.Surfing the Internet was exciting and interesting. C.His grandson offered to instruct him on how to email and use the Internet. D.He didnt want to switch off his brain.,查看答案,Step 3 Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following b
15、lanks. Nowadays，more and more people of various ages and backgrounds are continuing to study 1. (improve) themselves. Sun Wen,28 years old，was getting 2. (promote) at work because of her new qualification by continuing education.She failed her college entrance exam.But she gave herself a second chan
16、ce by studying for a degree in her spare time while 3. (keep) a secure full-time job.,查看答案,to improve,promoted,keeping,Ms Tang,45 years old,4. (lay) off and became a full-time housewife. However，she soon got 5. (bore) and decided to do a business course.Now she has already prepared 6. setting up her
17、 own export company.She thought getting laid off will prove to be the best thing 7. ever happened to her. Grandpa Chen,75 years old，is teaching himself new tricks every day.It started 8. the price of postage went up and it was too expensive to send an airmail to his daughter in the US，so he became a
18、n Internet 9. (use) by asking his grandson to instruct him on how to use the Internet.He thought 10._ wrong to switch off ones brain and bury everything one has ever learnt after he/she retires.,查看答案,was laid,bored,for,that,when,user,it,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.I suspect that they laid me off beca
19、use the company was not doing that well but it still brought a lump to my throat and made me want to cry. 句式分析 本句是由but连接的并列复合句，前一个分句中含有that引导的宾语从句且此宾语从句中又含有because引导的原因状语从句。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,我怀疑他们裁掉我是因为公司经营得不是很好，但这仍然使我喉头哽咽，让我想哭。,2.I 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. 句式分析 本句中第二个and连接两个并列句。在第一个分句中“how不定式”作宾语；第二个分句中at which引导一个定语从句，修饰先行词speed。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,我让孙子教我如何发电子邮件，如何使用网络，然后我真正地领略到收信与发信的快速。,