新世纪大学英语4册6单元

1、Read and ExploreUnit 6 Attitudes to LifeGet StartedListen and RespondOptional Classroom ActivitiesEnhance Your Language Awareness新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started3Work in pairs or groups and discuss the following questions. Have you ever experienced any difficult time in your life? Please say s

2、omething about it. What do you think is the right attitude towards problems in ones life? What qualities do you think one should possess to survive tough times?新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started4Study the following quotes about attitudes towards life and discuss in pairs what you can learn from

3、them. 新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started5Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill Interpretation:By this quote, Churchill stresses the importance of attitude towards life. We can choose to focus on negative thoughts that leave us feeling insecure, frightened and

4、cynical, or we can choose to focus on positive thoughts that give us courage, strength, and hope. It is attitude that makes the difference. Click Picture新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started6Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. Lou Holtz Interpretation:W

5、e all have troubles and problems. Some people take a positive attitude towards adversities in life while others respond to them negatively. Your happiness and success depend largely on how you respond to what happens to you. Click Picture新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started7Interpretation:We can r

6、eshape our lives by changing our attitudes. Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. William JamesClick Picture新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started8Interpretation:We tend to be bothered too much and for t o o l o n g b y o u r f a i

7、 l u r e s a n d disappointments, so much so that we dont see in good time the new opportunity that has already opened its door to us. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller

8、Click Picture新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started9click hereForrest Gump is a 1994 American epic romantic comedy-drama film. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a nave and slow-witted yet athletically prodigious native of Alabama who witnesses, and in some cases influenc

9、es, some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States; more specifically, the period between Forrests birth in 1944 and 1982. 新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started10 Watch the following video clip “Forrest Gump” and then complete the tasks that follow:click her

10、eclick hereclick here新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Unit 6Get Started11videoFill in the missing words according to what you hear from the video clip. Death is just a part of life. Something were all destined to do. I didnt know it, but I be your mama. I did the best I could. You did good, Mama. Well, I believ

11、e you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what . Whats my destiny, Mama? Youre going to have to for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You what you are going to get.was destined tohappen toGod gave youfigure that outnever know_click hereclick here新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Uni

12、t 6Get Started122. Discuss the topic with your group members: How do you view destiny and death in your life? (Open.)click hereUnit 6Listen and Respond13新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4unpredictable a. that cannot be predicted 无法预言的，不可预测的negativity n. fml a tendency to consider only the bad side of sth. / sb.正

13、 式否定（性）；消极（性）up against having to face or deal with 面临self-motivated a. being keen to do sth. or achieve sth. without being told to do so 自我激励的，有工作激情的 Unit 6Listen and Respond14新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contai

14、ned in the listening passage. Unit 6Listen and Respond15新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4 What is the main idea of the passage? A) Being positive can increase the quality of our life.B) Being positive can help us control our moods.C) Being positive can help us look honestly at the reality.D) Being positive give

15、s people more opportunities.Unit 6Listen and Respond16新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程42. What can we control and change according to the speaker? A) We can control a whole cycle of negativity.B) We can control our moods and change our attitude.C) We can change our work project and be better off.D) We can chang

16、e the quality of our life.Unit 6Listen and Respond17新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程43. What do the two examples the speaker cites intend to illustrate? They intend to illustrate different ways to start each day.B) They intend to illustrate the importance of having an opportunity.C) They intend to illustrate di

17、fferent ways to answer the same question.D) They intend to illustrate the importance of having a positive attitude.Unit 6Listen and Respond18新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程44. What choice do people have to make every day according to the speaker? A) To see if the glass is empty or full.B) To finish the work pr

18、oject today or tomorrow.C) To finish the work project in the morning or in the afternoon.D) To see the positive or the negative side of a thing.Unit 6Listen and Respond19新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程45. How do self-motivated people look at their work? They love their work and are eager to look for new opport

19、unities.B) They make a choice every morning when they get out of bed.C) They love their work and are eager to get to work every day.D) They always try to finish their work before the deadline.Unit 6Listen and Respond20新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks

20、according to what you have heard. Unit 6Listen and Respond21新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4left Heres another example. You have a big work 1) due on the bosss desk tomorrow morning. You are up against a 2) . And you are half-done. Now there are two ways to look at the project. You can worry about all the work

21、 still 3) for you to do. Or you can tell yourself that half of it is already done, and you are certainly 4) than when you first started the project.deadline better offproject_Unit 6Listen and Respond22新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4 Thats your choice: is the glass 5) or half-full? Thats the 6) we have to make

22、 every morning when we get out of bed. Looking honestly at the reality of the 7) and seeing the 8) of it may indeed increase the quality of our life. 9) people look at each day as a new 10) . They love what they do. They cannot wait to get to work in the morning.choicesituation half-emptypositive_Se

23、lf-motivated_opportunity_Unit 6Read and Explore Text A23新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4 What is the insight the author gained from his experience in hospital?2. What are the two truths to live by according to the author?3. Can most people hold fast to the gifts of life according to the author?4. How should we

24、 look at the paradox of life according to the author?5. What suggestions does the author make to resolve the paradox?Exercise 1: Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.Unit 6Read and Explore Text A24新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Exercise 2: Text A can be divided into three pa

25、rts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part. Unit 6Read and Explore Text A25新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4PartParas.Main IdeasI1-8II9-11III12-16 Life has two opposite poles: one is to hold fast to life and the other is to let go of it. They seem to

26、 be contradictory to each other but they coexist well. The author draws on his personal experience and tells us that the gifts of life are precious, but most of us fail to hold fast to life and appreciate its beauty. Just as every coin has two sides, so does life. To accept our losses and learn when

27、 to let go is the other side of life. So we should not hold so fast to life that we cannot let it go. Life means more than mere existence. It is an ever-changing process. Life will go on no matter what happens. We must look at it from a wider perspectives and learn to apply the two paradoxical truth

28、s to our everyday life. Unit 6Read and Explore Text A26新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Life is a long journey. Some walk with joy and fulfillment, others with bitterness and regret. If you could live by the two truths discussed in the following essay, your journey would be more meaningful and rewarding.Unit 6R

29、ead and Explore Text A27新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程42 Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wonderful, and full of a beauty. We know that this is so, but all too often we recognize this truth only in our backward glance when we remember what it was and then suddenly realize that it is no more. 1

30、The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. An ancient man said long ago: “A man comes to this world with his fist clenched, but when he dies, his hand is open.” Two Truths to Live By Alexander M. Schindler Unit 6Read and Explore Text A28新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程44 A recent experie

31、nce re-taught me this truth. I was hospitalized following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place.3 We remember a beauty that faded, a love that withered. But we remember with far greater pain that we did not see that beauty when it flowered

32、, that we failed to respond with love when it was tendered. Unit 6Read and Explore Text A29新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程46 I looked to see whether anyone else relished the suns golden glow, but everyone was hurrying to and fro, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often I, too, had been

33、indifferent to the grandeur of each day, too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the great beauty of it all. 5 One morning, I had to have some additional tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be whee

34、led across the courtyard in a chair. As we emerged from our unit, the sunlight hit me. Thats all there was to my experience. Just the light of the sun. And yet how beautiful it was how warming; how sparkling; how brilliant!Unit 6Read and Explore Text A30新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程49 Hold fast to life, but

35、not so fast that you cannot let go. This is the second side of lifes coin, the opposite pole of its paradox: we must accept our losses, and learn how to let go.8 Here then is the first pole of lifes paradoxical demands on us: Never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Be respectful before ea

36、ch dawning day. Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.7 The insight gleaned from that experience is really as commonplace as was the experience itself: lifes gifts are precious but we are too careless of them.Unit 6Read and Explore Text A31新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程410 This is not an easy lesson to

37、learn, especially when we are young and think that the world is ours to command, that whatever we desire with the full force of our passion can, and will be ours. But then life moves along to confront us with realities, and slowly but surely this second truth dawns upon us. Unit 6Read and Explore Te

38、xt A32新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程411 At every stage of life we sustain losses and grow in the process. We begin our independent lives only when we come to this world. We enter schools, then we leave our mothers and fathers and our childhood homes. We get married and have children and then haveto let them g

39、o. We confront the death of our parents and our spouses. We face the gradual or not so gradual weakening of our own strength. And ultimately, we must confront the inevitability of our own death, losing ourselves, as it were, all that we were or dreamed to be. Unit 6Read and Explore Text A33新世纪大学英语系列

40、教材（第二版）综合教程413 In order to resolve this paradox, we must seek a wider perspective, viewing our lives as through windows that open on eternity. Once we do that, we realize that though our lives are finite, our deeds on earth weave a timeless pattern.12 But why should we be reconciled to lifes contrad

41、ictory demands? Why fashion things of beauty when beauty is short-lived? Why give our heart in love when those we love will ultimately be torn from our grasp?Unit 6Read and Explore Text A34新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程415 Dont spend and waste your lives accumulating objects that will only turn to dust and as

42、hes. Pursue not so much the material as the ideal, for ideals alone invest life with meaning and are of enduring worth.14 Life is never just being. It is a becoming, a relentless flowing on. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children. The institutions we build endure, a

43、nd we will endure through them. The beauty we fashion cannot be dimmed by death. Our flesh may perish, our hands will wither, but the beauty and goodness and truth they create live on for all time to come.Unit 6Read and Explore Text A35新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程416 Add love to a house and you have a home.

44、 Add righteousness to a city and you have a community. Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school. Add justice to the far-flung round of human endeavor and you have civilization. Put them all together, elevate them above their present imperfections, add to them the vision of humankind re

45、deemed, forever free of need and conflict and you have a future lighted with the radiant colors of hope. Unit 6Read and Explore Text A36新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4In Text A, the author says that it is not easy to learn the second truth: we must accept our losses, and learn to let go. How do you understand

46、 the second truth? Work in pairs or groups and voice your views. The following questions may help you develop your ideas: What do “losses” here refer to?What can we learn from the second truth?Do you think it is difficult to learn the second truth?Could you give an example to illustrate the second t

47、ruth? (Open.)Unit 6Read and Explore Text B37新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Key Words for Text Bskiabandonfaithfulintegrityexemplifydynamiccommitgraingratitudeaspirationnourishmentheroictriumphvictoriousdry cleaningfulfillmentbarefootUnit 6Read and Explore Text B38新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Expressions for Text Bkee

48、p ones word step aside live over set out to do work at Unit 6Read and Explore Text B39新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程41. Although I have no hopes of ever skiing that way, I do dream of living with abandon. (Para. 1) 2) Make a sentence with the italicized structure. Although Im not on good terms with him, I do

49、hope he could recover from his illness.1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.虽然我从不幻想我能够像他那样滑雪，但我的确向往能尽情地生活。Unit 6Read and Explore Text B40新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程42. They say he should step aside and leave the running of the nation to more dynamic and capable men. (Para. 3)2) Paraphrase the sentence.

50、They say that Churchill should resign and leave the opportunity of leading the nation to those who are younger, more energetic and more capable. 1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.他们说他应该让位，把掌管国家的大权交给更有朝气、更有能力的人。Unit 6Read and Explore Text B41新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4You will become inseparable in t

51、he lives of your family, friends and colleagues if you show your gratitude and encouragement to them and devote your time and energy to helping them fulfill their aspirations.3. You can build into the lives of your family, friends and colleagues by providing nutrients of gratitude and encouragement,

52、 and by investing your time and energy in their aspirations. (Para. 6) 2) Paraphrase the sentence. 1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.如果你想融入自己的家人、朋友和同事的生活之中，你就该给他们提供土壤，让他们学会感恩和鼓励别人。你还要投入时间和精力帮助他们实现自己的愿望。Unit 6Read and Explore Text B42新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程44. The pages of history are filled with

53、the heroic stories of brave men and women who triumphed over disabilities and adversities to demonstrate victorious spirits. (Para. 8)2) Make a sentence with the italicized structure.1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.历史的篇章充满了许多英勇无畏的人们的英雄故事，他们战胜了伤残和苦难，展示了赢家的风采。The pages of history are filled wi

54、th the blood and tears of the oppressed people who struggled through their hard lives.Unit 6Read and Explore Text B43新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Why was the author wondering about his friends skiing with abandon? What does living with abandon mean according to the author? Unit 6Read and Explore Text B44新世纪

55、大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4What should one do in order to have a self one respects?What did the two gentlemen mean by saying that Winston Churchill should step aside and leave the running of the nation to more dynamic and capable men?How did Churchill respond to the gentlemens words and what did he mean? Uni

56、t 6Read and Explore Text B45新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4What can we learn from the wise mans saying “If you want one years prosperity, grow grain. But if you want ten years prosperity, grow men and women.”?What should we do if we wish to build into the lives of our families, friends and colleagues? Unit 6R

57、ead and Explore Text B46新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4What role do personal trials play in the lives of those who live with abandon? Why are Abraham Lincoln and Helen Keller mentioned in Para. 8? Unit 6Read and Explore Text B47新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4How can we live with abandon in a goal-oriented society accor

58、ding to the author? Why does the author quote Don Herolds lines? Unit 6Read and Explore Text B48新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4What should we do in order to live happily? Unit 6Optional Classroom Activities 49新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4Take the quiz on the next page and find out your attitude towards life. Be hones

59、t with yourself when you make your choice. Write the number that best applies to you in the column of Your Answer. Unit 6Optional Classroom Activities 50新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）综合教程4MostlySometimesAlmost NeverYour AnswerI give myself credit. 123I look for the positive side in all situations. 123I know my st

60、rengths. 123I identify my weak areas and see them as challenges to work on. 123I learn from my mistakes. 123I know what I want from life.123I can put my wishes into words. 123I can set limits or boundaries so that others respect them. 123Attitude QuizUnit 6Optional Classroom Activities 51新世纪大学英语系列教材