Unit 15 lesson 1 life-long learning

V ocabulary and GrammarUnit 15 Learning Lesson 1 Life-long Learning2014-8-51. The Importance of Life-long Learning终身学习的重要性2. people of various ages and backgrounds不同年龄不同背景的人3. life-long learning experience终身学习经历1 Sun Wen – 28 years old4. It's never too late to learn. 学习永远都不会太晚。

（活到老学到老。

）”5. fail one’s college entrance exam高考失败6. the School of Continuing Education at Qinghua University清华大学继续教育学院7. with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering by distance learning通过远程教育获得计算机工程专业的学士学位8. get promoted at work在工作上得以晋升9. while keeping a secure full-time job保持一份稳定的全职工作的同时10. Frankly speaking, the last four years have been hard work, but it's been worth it! 坦白地说，过去的四年很辛苦，但是很值得。

2 Ms Tang – 45 years old11. My mind went blank and my heart swelled with anger. 我的脑海一片空白，怒火满腔。

12. the status of the job market at the moment当时劳动力市场的状况13. a full-time housewife一名全职的家庭妇女14. do a business course进修一门商业课程15. start one’s own company开设自己的公司16. prepare a business plan for setting up my own export company准备一份商业计划建立我自己的出口公司17. the best thing that ever happened to me我身上发生的最好的一件事3 Grandpa Chen – 75 years old18. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 老家伙学不了新把戏。

that makes it necessary to continue
learning? Think about
telecommunications, electronics and
how the workplace has changed
from 20 yearsnd fill in the table with the correct information.
前短道速滑名将杨扬 完成清华大学经济管 理学院为期5年的学 习, 顺利毕业并获得 学士学位Bachelor’s Degree.
Look at the photos. How important is it for people to continue their studies after formal education?
They are young they must work hard.
It is many years since she left school. Why is she attending class?
What do you think of the old lady?
What is it about the world today
Name Sun Wen What did they study? computer engineering give himself a second chance to Reason for study study for a degree How did they study? distance learning be about to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree and getting Result for their study promoted at work.

2. Learning attitudes include being open-minded, and expecting to learn something new and valuable.
Supporting details :
Paragraph 4: Ideal place for life-long learning: 1. Schools supply support and
2. Today, jobs are changing and developing so fast that if you don’t continue your study, you will fall behind the competitive job markets.
3. Life-long learning enable you to be ready for the unpredicted change and to develop your skills to meet one and another challenge in your career, so you should be a life-long learner to keep the fast changing world.
Test your memory: Put in the missing words according to the
article.
Today you cannot __a_s_s_u_m__ethat completing a course will give you __q_u_a_l_if_i_ca_t_i_o_n_s_ that will see you through your career. Change is __u_n_p_r_e_d_ic_t_a_b_l_e and you must be ready for it. In fact, there is no profession that doesn't _r_e_q_u_ir_econstant learning. But this is not something to be _sc_a_r_e_d_ of. All you need to do is to _d_e_v_e_l_o_plearning skills and learn how to learn so that you are ready to keep yourself _u__p_-_t_o_-_d_a_t_e_with any changes that come your way. Be _o_p__e_n_-_m__i_n_d_e_d_, have the right _a__tt_i_t_u_d__e_, and be ready for the next _c_h_a_l_le__n_g_e_.

固的梯子)． (2)I __a_m__s_e_cu_r_e_o_f___ (确信) his coming. (3)He will __s_e_c_u_re__th_a_t__ ( 保 证 ) there will be
no difficulty.
4. Frankly speaking
• Honestly speaking
以取得学位。
3．secure adj.稳定的，无忧无虑的 vt.使安全；保卫 典例 The document shall be kept in a secure place.
文件应保管在安全的地方。
Some measures are needed to secure the farmland against the shifting sand.
daughter playing the piano. 看着女儿弹琴，她心中充满了骄傲。
I suspect that they laid me off because the
company was not doing that well...(P36, Para 4)我怀疑
他们裁掉我是因为公司经营得不是很好…… 8．suspect v．怀疑 n．[C]可疑分子，嫌疑犯 I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.我怀疑发动机出了毛病。
I decided to give myself a second chance by studying for a degree in the evenings and on weekends while keeping a secure full-time job.(P36, Para 3)我决定再给自己一个机会，在 保持一份稳定的全职工作的同时，利用晚上和周末的时间学习