新视野大学英语第三版第四册第八单元Section

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Passionguideslifechoices
Unit8SectionA
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Onepersonwithabeliefiqualtoninety-ninewhohaveonlyinterests.
—JohnStuartMill
IbelievethatIamnotresponsibleforthemeaningfulnessormeaninglessnessof
life,butthatIamresponsibleforwhatIdowiththelifeI’vegot.
—HermannHes
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Passionguideslifechoices
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Ameaningfullife
Objectives
Totalkaboutthemeaningoflife
Tofurtherunderstandthetext
Toapplythephrasandpatterns
Tolearntowriteapersonalnarrative
Passionguideslifechoices
Contents
Ameaningfullife
Warming-upActivities
TextStudy
LanguageApplication
Summary
SectionA
Warming-upActivities
Lead-in
Pre-readingActivities
CulturalBackground
Ameaningfullife
SectionA
Thefollowingquestionsaredesignedtohelpyougettoknowyourlifeattitude.Foreachquestion,pleachoooneitemthatbestfitsyourviewstowardlife.Thencompareyouranswerstosomeotherstudents’anddiscusshowtheyaresimilarordifferent.
1.Themostimportantthinginlifeis_____.
AhealthBmoney
CfamilyDsuccess
ENoneoftheabove.Itshouldbe_____.
Survey
Tips
2.In5-10years,I’dliketoemylfas_____.
AarichpersonBahappyperson
Cahealthyperson
Dasuccessfulcareerperson
ENoneoftheabove.I’dliketobea(n)_____.
3.OnanidealSaturdaynight,I’mmorelikelyto___.
AplaycardsBstudyhard
Cstaywithmyboyfriendorgirlfriend
Dhavefunonthecomputer
ENoneoftheabove.Iwouldliketo_____.
Survey
Tips
4.Whileatschool,Ispendmosttime_____.
AdatingBstudying
Cdoingapart-timejob
Dhangingoutwithfriends
ENoneoftheabove.Ispendmosttime_____.
5.Myultimategoalinlifeis_____.
Atohaveahappyfamily
Btobecomearichperson
Ctobesuccessfulinmycareer
Dtotravelaroundtheworld
ENoneoftheabove.Mygoalis_____.
Survey
Tips
Q1.Doyouthinkitisimportantforapersontoplanhisfutureaarlyaspossible?Whyorwhynot?
Yes,itisimportantforonetoplanhisfutureearly.Earlyplanningmakesitpossibleforapersontoworktowardhislifegoalsandachievesuccessmoreefficiently.Inthisway,hecanavoidwasteoftimeandenergyonthingsthatwillcontributelittletotherealizationofhislifegoals.
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Q1.Doyouthinkitisimportantforapersontoplanhisfutureaarlyaspossible?Whyorwhynot?
No,itisunnecessaryforonetoplanhisfutureearly.Weallknowfromexperiencethatanyplanislikelytochange,nomatterhowcarefullymadeitmayhavebeen.Nobodycanforeethefuture,andhenceitisamerewishfulthoughtthatearlyplanningwillendinsuccess.Ithinkabetterthingforonetodoistomakethebestplanbadonthesituationheisfacedwithatthemoment,ratherthandrawunrealisticplansbeforeheevenhasanyideaaboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.