Unit 15 Lesson1 life-long learning Shrek 2012.9

In this lesson , you will: learn some useful words about life-long learning and talk about it Figure out the importance of life-long learning by reading three short stories Practice using Third Conditional sentences

Guess: who he/she is? What are they doing? Middle-aged (Parents) Children

Young People

The Old

People Children Young men/women Middle-aged The old You (teenager) Reasons for learning

People Children Young men/women Middle-aged The old You (teenager) Reasons for learning Get knowledge Make more money, live better life Can help their children Keep up with the world, enjoy life Get into university

Vocabulary secure (safe, without worry) lay off (lose one’s job) swell (be full of) status (social position) chief (the highest, top ) postage (money for sending mails) instruct (teach, educate)

Task1: Listen to the tape, underline the new words, match the text with the right headings A, B, C Text1 Sun Wen Text2 Ms Tang Text3 Grandpa Chen Never give up and start from zero. (A) Old dogs can learn new tricks. (B) All roads lead to Rome. (C)

Task1: Text1 Sun Wen All roads lead to Rome. (C) Text2 Ms Tang Never give up and start from zero. (A) Text3 Grandpa Chen Old dogs can learn new tricks. (B)

Task 2: Read Part 1, fill in the blanks with the words from the text Sun Wen will graduate with a degree by . He studied in the and on while keeping a job. He spent years on study.

Sun Wen will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree by distance learning . He studied in the evenings and on weekends while keeping a secure full-time job. He spent four years on study.

Task 3: Read Part2, tell true or false Ms. Tang was happy when she was laid off three month ago. She has always dreamed of having her own company. She hasn’t learnt any useful skills from the business course. F T F

Task 4: Read Part3, answer the following questions. Why did Grandpa Chen decide to use e-mail? According to Chen, what are the advantages of the Internet? What is he studying now?

Why did Grandpa Chen decide to use e-mail? Because the postage went up a few months ago According to Chen, what are the advantages of the Internet? Cheap, fast, see and talk with people by i-Cam What is he studying now? English

Group work: An interview

Group work: An interview Name Sun Wen Ms Tang Grandpa Chen What did they study? Reason for study How did they study? Result of their study

Group work: An interview Name Sun Wen Ms Tang Grandpa Chen What did they study? Computer engineering Business E-mail, the Internet Reason for study A second chance to study Be bored with being full-time housewife Expensive postage How did they study? Distance learning Did a business course Online chat Result of their study Got promoted Learned new skills An English course

Individual work: Grammar Third Conditional 1. In the past, if someone like me into university through the college exam, he no chance of getting a degree. 2. In the past, if someone for a company for over 20 years, they there until retirement! 3. In the past, if I them, I them in person.

Individual work: Grammar Third Conditional 1. In the past, if someone like me had failed to get into university through the college exam, he would have had no chance of getting a degree. 2. In the past, if someone had worked for a company for over 20 years, they would have stayed there until retirement! 3. In the past, if I had wanted to see them, I would have had to visit them in person.

The structure of Third Conditional If clause Main clause If + had done Would/could/should/might + have done

Task4: Translation 如果我上周好好学习的话，就能通过考试了。 如果昨天你来学校的话，就会见到Tom了。 如果你刚才足够小心的话，就不会把英语书丢了。

如果我上周好好学习的话，就能通过考试了。 If I had worked/studied hard last week, I would have passed the exam. 如果昨天你来学校的话，就会见到Tom了。 If you had come to school yesterday, would have seen Tom. 如果你刚才足够小心的话，就不会把英语书丢了。 If you had been careful enough just now, you might haven't lost the English book.

Summary The new words I learned in the text My reasons for life-long learning My approaches to life-long learning

Homework 1. Write a report for CCTV by using the information you got from the interview. 2. Finish the translation work in your exercise books.