全国一等奖高中英语优质课大赛《Life-long learning》课件.pptVIP

* 或者课前请两位同学将此漫画的内容排演成小品，课上表演，然后请同学们讨论。 * * * Unit 15 Lesson1 Life-long Learning Work in pairs. Describe the picture and tell how you understand it. Lead-in What famous sayings does it remind you of？ ◆It’s never too late to learn. ◆There’s no end to learning. Well-known wise statements; proverbs. Lead-in People of various ages are learning. fetus People of various backgrounds are learning. athletes soldiers doctors teachers TV presenters People of various ages and backgrounds are learning. Why is life-long learning so important? Read the text The Importance of Life-long Learning Learning Objectives To promote reading ability for main idea and specific information To raise awareness of the importance of life-long learning To improve writing ability by deeper reading and group work The Importance of Life-long Learning 1) What’s the text mainly about? 2) What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article? Read the title, the sub-tiles as well as the paragraph in italics and then guess the answers: It’s mainly about three people’s different life-long learning experiences. To show the importance of life-long learning. Pre-reading Task1: Skim the passage, underline the new words, match the text with the right headings A, B, C Never give up and start from zero. (A) Old dogs can learn new tricks. (B) All roads lead to Rome. (C) Text1 Sun Wen Text2 Ms Tang Text3 Grandpa Chen While-reading Task 2 Careful reading Read the text again and then complete the table. Title: The Importance of Life-long Learning Three examples of life-long learning Name Before Now Sun Wen (28) He1.__________his college entrance and had no degree. He is about to graduate from Qinghua University by 2._____________ learning, and he is getting 3._________ at work owing to his new qualification. Ms Tang (45) She was 4.__________ off by the manager. She has nearly finished the 5.__________course, and has learnt so many new skills and has already prepared a business plan for sett