Unit 8 Society.docx
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Unit8Society
Unit8Society
PartA
ListeningStrategy
Summarizing
(2)
Goodlisteners,afterlisteningtoatext,willformintheirmindsashortreportofitsmainpoints.Thisreportisasummary,whichcoversthemainidea,majorevents,andimportantdetailssuchasnumbers,names,andplaces.Toworkoutthemainpointsofatext,oneoftheimportantthingstonoticeisthechangeofthesubtopic(atextusuallyhasonetopicandseveralsubtopics).Inotherwords,duringthelistening,listenersneedtopayattentiontowhenthespeakermovesfromonesubtopictoanother.Andthentheyshouldgoontocatchthoserelatedimportantdetailsundereachsubtopic.Thusasummaryofthelisteningtextcaneasilybeformed.
Thepassageyouaregoingtolistentocontains9recommendationstokeepyouhappy.Listentwiceandwritedownthefirstsentenceofeachrecommendation.Somehavealreadybeendoneforyou.
1.Don’texpectmoneytobuyyouhappiness.
2.Enjoythemoment.
3.Learntolikeyourself.
4.Self-esteemgrowsoutofachievingrealisticgoals.
5.Takeoccasionaldaysofrest.
6.Putonahappyface—evenifyoudon’tfeelhappy.
7.Exercise.
8.Getenoughsleeptofeelrested.
9.Buildcloserelationships.
Script:
Doyouwanttoknowthesecretofhappiness?
JustlistentopsychologyprofessorDavidG.Myers.
Heanalyzedhundredsofstudiesfromaroundtheworldtodeterminehowimportantfriendships,moneyandotherthingsaretoourhappiness.Here’swhatherecommends.
Don’texpectmoneytobuyyouhappiness.Theactualamountofmoneypeopleearnhaslittleeffectonhowhappytheyfeel.Whatdoescountishowsatisfiedtheyarewiththeirincome.
Enjoythemoment.Happinesscomesfromlittlethingsthathappeneveryday,ratherthanoccasionalgreatpiecesofgoodfortune.
Learntolikeyourself.“Studiesshowthatpeoplewithhealthyself-esteemarelessweaktosetbacksandstruggles,”saidDr.Myers,authorof“ThePursuitofHappiness”.
Self-esteemgrowsoutofachievingrealisticgoals.
Takeoccasionaldaysofrest.Spendhoursenjoyingquiettimealone.
Putonahappyface—evenifyoudon’tfeelhappy.Smilingcanactuallymakeyoufeelbetter,accordingtoDr.MyersofHopeCollegeinMichigan.
Exercise.Aerobicexercise,suchaswalking,biking,swimmingandrunningworksasanantidoteforminddepressionandanxiety.
Getenoughsleeptofeelrested.
Buildcloserelationships.Thebestremedyforunhappinessisacaringnurturingfriendship.Andifyou’remarried,agoodrelationshipwithyourspousecanbeespeciallyimportant.
PartB
Pre-ListeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
Youaregoingtotalkaboutsociety.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.
1.WhatkindsoflotteryticketsareavailableinChina?
2.Whydopeoplebuylotterytickets?
Doallofthemdreamofwinningthelottery?
3.Doyoubuylotterytickets?
Whyorwhynot?
4.WhatistheintentionoftheChinesegovernmentinissuingwelfarelotterytickets?
5.Haveyouoryourrelativeseverwonthelottery?
Ifso,whatdidyouortheydowiththeprizemoney?
6.ManyAmericansbuylotterytickets.CanyouguesshowlotterywinnersintheUSspendtheirprizemoney?
7.Whatwouldyoudoifyouwonamillionyuaninalottery?
Demo:
1.WhatkindsoflotteryticketsareavailableinChina?
Well,IknowthatlotteryisabigbusinessinChinathoughIdon’thavetheofficialfigure.Roughlytherearetwotypesoflotteryinourcountry.TheyareChinaWelfareLotteryandChinaSportsLottery.Foreachtype,therearedifferentgameswiththeirownrules.Forexample,onecanbuyaSportsLotteryticket,bettingontheresultofaparticularfootballmatch.Themoneyraisedfromlotterysaleswillbeusedinsportsundertakingsortohelpthepoorandtheneedy.Buttherecouldalsobecertainsocialproblemsifpeopletreatlotteryasaformofgamblingandspendtoomuchmoneyonlotterytickets.
AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion
Somepeoplequittheirjobsandstayidleafterwinningalottery.Doyouthinkitiswisetodoso?
Demo:
Idon’tthinkitisawisedecision.QuittingajobisOK,especiallywhenyoudon’tlikethejob.Butstayingidleisadifferentthing.Inmyopinion,livingahappylifeisagoalforeveryone,andthatgoalliesindoingsomethingmeaningfulandwhatonelikes.Ican’timaginethatstayingidledayinanddayoutwouldbeenjoyabletoanyone.Whenyouhavewonalotteryandnolongerhavetoworryaboutmoney,youshouldfindsomethingthatyoureallylovetodoandgoforit.Ibelievethetruehappinesswillcomewhenyouspendyourwinningsincharityorothermeaningfulsocialwork.
LanguageFocus
Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.
●Therearewelfarelotterytickets,sportslotteryticketsandsoccerlotteryticketsavailableinourcountry.
●Lotteryticketsareissuedtoraisemoneyforstateprojects/acharity/aworthycause.Themoneyraisedfromlotterysaleswillbeusedtohelpthepoorandtheneedy.
●Peoplewhobuylotteryticketsdreamofwinningalargesumofmoneyeasilyandquickly/wanttotrytheirluck/intendtosupportaworthycause/wanttohelpthestatewithitssocialwelfareprojects.
●I’veboughtsomelotteryticketsbutI’veneverbeenluckyenoughtowinaprize.
●I’veneverboughtanylotteryticketsbecauseIdon’tbelieveingettingmoneyquick/Idon’tthinkI’dhavethelucktowinanything/I’venoideahowtheywork.
●Myfatherwonathirdprizelastyear,andtheprizemoneywasusedformytuition/thedownpaymentforournewapartment/afamilytriptotheYellowMountains.
●Everyday,millionsofAmericansbuylotterytickets.
●MostAmericanwinnersquittheirjobsafterwinningthelottery.
●Somewinnersspendtheirmoneyoneducationforthemselvesortheirchildren,someontravelingandsomeonhomeimprovement.
●Theprizemoneycanenablethewinnertopursuehisorherdreamsmoreeasily.
●Theprizemoneycanbringthewinnersecurity/highersocialstatus/opportunitiesforachangeoflifestyle.
●Itisnotawiseideaforthewinnertoquitworkafterwinningthelottery.
●Moneydoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness/cannotreplacethehappinessonegetsfromone’swork.
●IfIwonamillionyuan,Iwouldusepartofitforfurtheringmystudies/buyanapartmentformyparents/donatealargepartofittosocialwelfarecauses/helpbuildaprimaryschoolinmyhometown/investthemoneyinabusiness.
ListeningTasks
LotteryWinners
WordBank
lotteryn.aschemeinwhichmanynumberedticketsaresold;severalnumbersarelaterchosenatrandomandthosewhoseticketshavethechosennumbersonthemwintheprizemoney抽彩给奖法(发行彩票或奖券,然后抽出获奖者)
extraa.additional额外的
bowlv.toplayanindoorgameinwhichalargeheavyballisrolledalongawoodentrackinanattempttoknockdownbottle-shapedwoodenobjects打保龄球
boreda.uninterested厌烦的
securityn.thestateofbeingsafefromharmorloss安全;平安
lotteryticketanumberedticketinlottery彩票
Script:
Doyoudreamofwinningthelottery?
Millionsofpeopledo.Everyday,millionsofAmericansbuylotterytickets.Theyarehopingtowin$100,000,$1,000,000ormore.Whathappensafteryouwinthelottery?
Whenyouwinamilliondollars,youdon’treceiveacheckforthetotalamount.Youmaychoosetoreceive$50,000ayearfortwentyyears.Also,youmustpaytaxes.Aftertaxes,youreceivefrom$25,000to$40,000ayearfortwentyyears.Thisisalotofextraspendingmoney.
Whathavesomepeopledonewiththeirmoney?
Let’slookatthreepastwinners.
LisaKwantedtobeanartist,butshedidn’thaveenoughmoneytogotoartschool.Shewasworkingatajobshedidn’tenjoy.InAugust,Lisaboughtoneticketandwontwomilliondollars.Shequitherjobthreeweekslaterandisnowattendingartschool.
MarkLwasacarsalesman.Heworkedsevendaysaweekandhadlittletimeforfamilylife.Afterhewonthelottery,hequitworking.Nowhespendshistimebowling,workinginthegarden,andfixingthingsinhishouse.But,he’sbored.Hedoesn’twanttosellcarsagain,butheisn’tsurewhathewantstodowithhislife.
JackBisoneofthesmallnumberofwinnerswhodidnotquithisjob.Jackstillteachesataschoolnearhishome.Butnowheandhiswifetaketheirchildrenonaninterestingvacationeveryyear.Andtheydon’tworryaboutsendingtheirchildrentocollege.Theysaythatmoneybringssecurityandgivesapersonopportunities,butitdoesn’tbringhappiness.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.Backgroundinformation
Lotteryticketsareissuedinmanycountries.IntheUnitedStatesprivatelotterywasbannedintheearly19thcenturybecauseoffraud,sowerepubliclotteriesnotlongafterthat.Itwasonlyin1963thatstatelotterieswerelegalizedagain.Nowlotteryticketsareissuedin37USstatesandthereareseveralmulti-stategamesaswell.LotteriesareadministeredbyStategovernments.Partoftherevenuegeneratedbythesaleoflotteryticketsisusedforsupportingeducational,charitableandreligiousenterprisesandformaintainingpublicbuildings.Therestisusedfortheprizesandadministrativeexpenses.Theprizeiscarriedforwardtothenextdrawifnoonewinstheprize.Therefore,thegrandprizecanaccumulatetoaverylargesumifthereisnowinnerforseveraldraws.Therearetwowaysforthewinnertoreceivethegrandprize.Oneofthemistoreceiveitininstallmentsover20years(asisstatedinthepassage).Theotheristoreceivealumpsumamountwhichisthenetpresentvalueofthoseinstallmentpayments.Mostpeoplechoosethelatter.Lotterysalesworldwidehavereachedabout$100billiona
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