新视野英语读写课本第二册UNIT 8.pptVIP

Unit Eight Section AThere’s a Lot More to Life than a Job;Objective;2. Phrases: (be) based on / upon be well off /be fond of/be meant to do/in the long run/if only 3.Structures: 1) less +形容词+than 2)while; Pre-reading Activities Background Information Oral Discussion While-reading Activities Text Organization Vocabulary and Structure Extra Activities Writing;Pre-reading Activities;Background Information;3. Education in the United States: kindergarten or pre-school:early childhood education elementary: divided into 6 or 8 grades secondary: junior or senior high school students higher education: go to college, take vocational or technical courses. There are many institutions of higher education in the U.S. Students at technical institutes can receive an associate degree after they finish a 2-year program. Then they can continue their study at a 4-year college.;Oral Discussion;Hints: For some, quality of life means having a job, a family and friends. To others, their measure of quality centers on the ability to afford travel, luxury cars, or a “dream house” . happiness, good health, social roles, interpersonal relationships, control over one’s life, economic condition, spiritual well-being…;While-reading Activities;Text Organization;The function of education in helping people gain the right understanding of life and its supporting details (Paras.14-18) Author’s suggestion as to what education can do to help the learners gain more than a job in their life (Para.19);Vocabulary ;1.accordingly ad. 相应地，因此，所以;2. salary n. 薪金，工薪;【辨析】 salary/pay/wage salary指对从事专门性工作或行政人员等的工资，主要以年、月、周为单位支付。 pay是salary和wage的普通用语的统称，不论工作性质，针对劳动所支付的报酬。 wage常指社会地位较低的技工或体力劳动者以小时、日、周等为单位支付的工资。;3. elementary a. 初级的，初步的，基 本的，基础的，简单的; 【辨析】 elementary, primary elementary作“初步”或“初级”讲时，在有些情况下可与primary通用，但当elementary表示“基本的”“简单的”意思时，不能和primary通用。 The questions were so elementary that he easily passed