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课件网) Unit 1 Looking forwards Using Language Listening and speaking – Choices and decisions At the end of the class, you are expected to: 1. Gain a better understanding on how to make choices and decisions 2. Acquire the basic structure of different tenses and useful expressions about making choices and decisions 3. Talk about how to ask polite questions and give reasons on the topic. 4. Cultivate confidence in making important life decisions and achieving success. Learning objectives Life is from birth to death, and the middle is a wide range of choices. Pre-listening Jenny: What’s up, Li Ling You look worried. Li Ling: I’m facing a difficult decision. I’ve been recommended for admission to study physics at my dream university. Jenny: Congratulations! But what do you mean by a difficult decision I think the course is tailor-made for you! Li Ling: Well, it sounds wonderful, but I had already decided to take the college entrance exam and apply to the Medical School there. I can’t make up my mind what the right thing to do is. Jenny: I think it would be a great pity to pass up the opportunity to be admitted without taking the exam. tailor-made: 特制的；专门设置的；非常合适的 Read the conversation and answer the questions. Pay attention to the expressions in bold. 下定决心做某事 放弃机会 Activity 5 Read the conversation and answer the questions. Pay attention to the expressions in bold. Activity 5 Li Ling: I know, but I have always wanted to study medicine and become a dentist. Physics is interesting, but it’s not my preferred major. Jenny: Then why the indecision Go for your preferred major. Li Ling: But what if I don’t do well enough in the exam to get into the Medical School I’m really having second thoughts. Jenny: Can you put off making a decision until you’ve spoken to your high school advisor Li Ling: I have already talked to her. She told me that I must decide what’s right for me now, and then go for it. The problem is I don’t know what is right for me. Jenny: Well, I wouldn’t reject anything out of hand. Let’s go for lunch. Then we can weigh up the options and try to come to a decision. Let’s put the kettle on. （对原先的决定）犹豫，产生怀疑 推迟做决定 坚决拒绝任何事情 权衡各种选择 这个谚语还有另一个说法：keep calm and carry on。其实这是一个爱尔兰的谚语，爱尔兰人常说I will put the kettle on。基本意思的确是劝人淡定的。 爱尔兰人和英国人一样，也很爱喝茶，习惯用kettle（茶壶）煮水煲茶。在日常生活中遇到问题时，耐心坐下来，沏一壶好茶，让人暂时放下心中的烦恼，享受一下片刻的宁静，心情放松后，才能更好地有助思考，解决问题。正所谓品茗一盏，所有问题都迎刃而解。这既是一句劝慰人的话，也是一种生活的态度。 Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1 What difficult decision is Li Ling facing 2 What does Jenny suggest to her 3 What would you do when faced with a difficult decision Activity 5 1 What difficult decision is Li Ling facing She has to make a choice between studying physi ... ...
