4-4 Work1演示教学.pptVIP

Book 4 Unit 4Work and Career;;A saying in China goes like this: It would be fatal for a man to go into the wrong profession or trade, and equally dangerous for a woman to marry the wrong man. What’s your view upon the saying? What will you do if you find what you are doing is not what you like?;Text A Work, labor and play  by Wystan H. Auden ;Para;Para. 1 1. Under what condition a man is unhappy with regard to working? If he is compelled by society to do what he does not enjoy doing; if what he enjoys doing is ignored by society as of no value or importance. 2. Why does the author call a laborer a wage slave? …of no interest to himself… …is compelled to take it by the necessity of …living supporting…;L6 In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been abolished, whether what a man does has social value depends on whether he is paid money to do it, but a laborer today can rightly be called a wage slave.;L15 …society could not care less whether we play it or not.;1. Sentence structure? 1st half: compound sentence with a conditional clause 2nd half：What is labor is play.;Extended question;Para. 5 Detailed Questions;L62 Workers seldom commit acts of violence, because they can put their aggression into their work, be it physical like the work of a smith, or mental like the work of a scientist or an artist.;Summarize the author’s explanation of his understanding of “work”, “labor” and “play”.;Disscusion;Para.1 L6 in the strict sense 从严格意义上讲;Para. 3 L22 undertake ;undertake;;Para. 5 L52 L54 Ritual - ritualize;Para.5 L50 53 55 mass n. adj. vt.;1. replace…by/with… 2. in the interest (s) of 为了…的利益 In your future interest, you’d better pass CET4 as soon as possible. 3. Translation. 群众更可能用时尚来取代千篇一律/一成不变的仪式，而时尚会为了某些人的利益而变化多端。;L56 go in for:1) take, enter (an examination or competition)2) have an interest in, have as a hobby;L57 For other aristocratic amusements like gambling, dueling, an