新视野大学英语5. 4A.ppt

Warm-up Activity orking is glorious” and “working is the best way for one to show his value to the society”. We grow up in a culture which emphasizes the intrinsic value of labor and confers on it a fierce dignity. But nowadays, our attitudes towards labor have changed greatly, and we are keener on the rights and profits labor brings to us. This is a graphic illustration for the changes in traditional values. With economic and social development, traditional culture and values are severely challenged in almost every field. Although it seems that the attitudes or ideas held by the younger generation are more suitable for social development, we can not ignore the significance and importance of traditional culture and values. Warm-up Activity 1. Give your partner some examples to show the challenges confronting traditional culture and values. Warm-up Activity 1. Give your partner some examples to show the challenges confronting traditional culture and values. Warm-up Activity Warm-up Activity Why does the author mention the painful memory of the Depression generation? To explain the attitude to work of those who suffered the extreme poverty during the Depression, and to contrast this with the attitudes of today’s younger workers. EX: II. P. 93 Comprehension 4 x ercises E PAGE UP PAGE Down How does work satisfy human needs? According to Maslow, work meets human needs in the following hierarchy: first, it provides such basic means as food and shelter; second, it can provide security; third, it satisfies the need for friendship and connection with others; fourth, it can help gain respect; and finally, it can satisfy the desire for self-fulfillment. EX: II. P. 93 Comprehension 5 x ercises E PAGE UP PAGE Down What is the purpose for the author to discuss Maslow’s scheme of the hierarchy of needs? Maslow’s scheme is quoted to explain workers’ expectations change with social and economic development. Because of th