综合英语教程第三册15单元3-15-Part 1.ppt

1、Listening and Speaking,Part I,Book 3-Unit 15,Listening and Speaking,Brainstorming Listening Speaking,Book 3-Unit 15,Return to Menu,Brainstorming,Book 3-Unit 15,Work with your group to think of as many words/phrases/expressions as possible regarding the following topics. Places of work Places of ente

2、rtainment People at work Entertainment or recreation Enjoyment or disappointment Physical and psychological states,Although work unit is not very common in English speaking countries for a company or an institution where one is employed, it is a term characterized by Chinese culture. It is acceptabl

3、e in formal English in an appropriate context.,Places of Work,work unit (工作单位),company,corporation,firm,plant,mill,factory,organization,foundation,welfare center (社会福利等机构),shop,supermarket,bookstore,office,school,transportation business,farm,bank,Book 3-Unit 15,Places of Entertainment,Book 3-Unit 15

4、,Pub: In Britain and America, a pub (Public House) is a place, not a club or hotel, where alcohol may be bought and drunk during fixed hours. A pub often sells food or snacks as well as drinks. Pubs are an important part of peoples life, especially in Britain, where people sit and talk and socialize

5、. Even very small villages have their own pubs. People, especially men, will often go to the pub for a drink in the evenings and at weekends. Women now go to pubs more than they used to. Children under 16 are not usually allowed in pubs, although some pubs have a childrens room or a garden where chi

6、ldren can sit/play. (Based upon Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture),Cultural Note about Pubs,Book 3-Unit 15,staff employee clerk,worker farmer cleaner janitor,blue collar （蓝领） gray collar (灰领) pink collar (粉领) white collar (白领) golden collar(金领),management (管理人员) boss employer manage

7、r supervisor official,It mainly refers to women focused on their career and aged roughly around 20 to 35.,It mainly refers to the maintenance workers in service industry or laborers.,People at Work,Book 3-Unit 15,holiday-making travel sightseeing picnicking camping an outing,smelling the flowers (to

8、 enjoy the small beautiful things in life),practicing Tai Chi (太极拳) riding a multi-cycle aerobics (有氧操) swimming roller-skating bowling biking,meeting friends karaoke singing taking photos dancing,Entertainment and Recreation,Book 3-Unit 15,enjoyable relaxing exciting interesting bad,awful dull bori

9、ng hectic（忙得手忙脚乱的） stressful （压力极大的） busy,Enjoyment and Disappointment,Book 3-Unit 15,healthy athletic having a strong body and a sound mind feeling active being a good sport happy,unhealthy sub healthy ill sick dizzy run down stressful melancholy gloomy,become less and less healthy,It is also calle

10、d the third state or gray state, and is explained as a borderline (分界线) between health and disease.,Physical and Psychological States,Book 3-Unit 15,Listening,Pre-listening Activity,Before you listen, read the following passage and try to find out the meaning of the term workaholism, its typical beh

11、avior and possible causes.,Book 3-Unit 15,The following words in the recording may be new to you: a voluntary workaholic: The workaholic who prefers to work longer hours because he gets gratification from it. an involuntary workaholic: The workaholic who is forced to work overtime by circumstances,

12、such as a work system, but actually he feels very depressed .,Book 3-Unit 15,Workaholism Workaholism is compulsive indulgence into working to the extreme. If a workaholic stops working, he loses to be at ease. He even starts feeling guilty and worthless. He has no other choice than to keep himself b

13、usy in working, i.e., resorting to workaholism till he decides to sleep. Workaholism does not spare him in his bed as well. Even while sleeping, his mind is never at rest. Workaholism makes him continue working in his dreams. On waking, the first thing that comes to the mind of a workaholic is that

14、of working. He wants to prove (even to himself) that he is a worthy person; and in the process, resorts to workaholism losing all his efficiency and enjoyment which could have made him worthy in a real sense.,Book 3-Unit 15,Ambition is an obvious reason for one to be a victim of workaholism. Workaho

15、lism, somehow, links its origin to the low self-esteem too. Also, the origin of workaholism can be traced into the dilemma of boredom. A sense of social, financial, and emotional insecurity is another major causation factor for workaholism. But most importantly, workaholism owes its compulsive gener

16、ation to the phenomenon of social alienation that our society, currently, is a victim of.,Book 3-Unit 15,To prove that he is a worthy person. Ambition is an obvious reason for one to be a victim of workaholism. Workaholism links its origin to the low self-esteem. The origin of workaholism can be tra

17、ced into the dilemma of boredom. A sense of social, financial, and emotional insecurity is another major causation factor. The phenomenon of social alienation.,Suggested answers for meaning of the term workaholism, its typical behavior and possible causes:,Book 3-Unit 15,Task 1: Take notes on the qu

18、estions the interviewer asked. Task 2: Answer the questions on page 214.,Listen to “An Interview with a Career Woman ”,Book 3-Unit 15,Voiceover: A student of a Business school is investigating how people treat their work. He is now interviewing a “career woman” called Dorothy. Interviewer: . Intervi

19、ewer: . Interviewer: . Interviewer: Yes, I believe its true. . Interviewer: . Interviewer: .,. How do you keep a balance between work and leisure?,So your career has kept you from doing them?,Why is that?,Then have you done anything about it since you found that your health was deteriorating?,How of

20、ten do you go?,Thats good .,Task 1: Take notes on the questions the interviewer asked.,Book 3-Unit 15,How long does Dorothy work every week? Why does Dorothy say she is not a voluntary workaholic? What made Dorothy realize that she needed time to relax and do exercise? What is Dorothys leisure activ

21、ity nowadays?,Task 2: Listen and answer the following questions.,Book 3-Unit 15,1. How long does Dorothy work every week? She works ten hours a day, six days a week. She also takes work home and even takes it to bed, so we do not know how many hours she actually works.,Reference Answers,Book 3-Unit

22、15,2. Why does Dorothy say she is not a voluntary workaholic? She has to be a workaholic because the companies where she has worked encourage employees to work overtime, on which their promotion is based. People who are not workaholics may even get fired.,Book 3-Unit 15,3. What made Dorothy realize

23、that she needed time to relax and do exercise? About half a year ago, she began to feel very weak. She realized that it was working too hard which had damaged her health.,4. What is Dorothys leisure activity nowadays? She now goes to a club once a week and does aerobics there. After the exercise, sh

24、e has lunch with the new friends she has met at the club.,Book 3-Unit 15,Interviewer: . How do you keep a balance between work and leisure?,Dorothy: It is a problem for me. I have very few leisure activities. When I was young, I loved many sports, above of all, - skiing. I first skied when I was six

25、 years old. At college, I did all sorts of sports. But since I began to work, Ive practically stopped my sports.,Listen to it again.,Book 3-Unit 15,Interviewer: So your career has kept you from doing them?,Dorothy: Mainly because of that Ive become a changed person. I indulge myself in work, a kind

26、of workaholic . er, no, indulge isnt the right word. It is drownedIm drowned in my work. I work 10 hours a day, six days a week, and that doesnt include the work I take home. Er . I dont know how many hours I actually work a day, you see, I even take work to bed! But I do know Im not a voluntary wor

27、kaholic, I mean, Ive been turned into one by circumstances.,Book 3-Unit 15,Interviewer: Why is that?,Dorothy: Er . Ive changed jobs many times over the past twenty years, in the hope of finding the right kind of job, but I have failed. Everywhere I work, the company gives the gold medals to workahol

28、ics! Promotion is based on the degree of your workaholism. And they dont care if you stay at the office until 10 every night, because they have a different bottom line for your health. In a lot of companies, people who are not workaholics eventually get fired. So whats in my mind is work, work, work

29、, all the time I have to keep my job, you know. Well, I hadnt done any sports, until about half a year ago, when I felt I was very weak. You know, working too hard is a great drain on your energy. You risk your health.,Book 3-Unit 15,Interviewer: Yes, I believe its true. Then have you done anything

30、about it since you found that your health was deteriorating?,Dorothy: Yes, I have. As Im in my fifties, I decided that skiing, which used to be my favorite sport, is no longer a good sport for me. So I joined a little club, where about eighteen of us meet together learning aerobics, a kind of exerci

31、se its very enjoyable. Im one of the oldest there, but Im able to do most of the exercises.,Book 3-Unit 15,Interviewer: How often do you go?,Dorothy: How often? Er, once a week, for . oh we exercise for about three-quarters of an hour, and then we end up having a nice lunch, which is always very goo

32、d. I have made friends since joining it because I was a complete stranger when I went there. Now therere a lot of people I can call my friends. This is the only moment in a week when I can forget my work. Its a real relaxation, and I enjoy being with my friends there. Through all those years of work

33、aholism, Ive almost lost all contact with my old friends. But now once a week, I can meet my new friends and, above all, ease off my tension from work and keep fit.,Interviewer: Thats good ,Book 3-Unit 15,A Workaholics Monologue Im a workaholic. I have very few leisure activities. When I was young,

34、I loved many sports, but since I began to work, Ive stopped my sports. I myself in work, no, to be more exact, Im in my work. I dont know how many hours I actually work a day. But I do know Im not a workaholic.,Post-listening Activity,Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.,practically,indulge,drowned,voluntary,Book 3-Unit 15,I mean, Ive been turned into one by . Everywhere I work, the company gives the to workaholics! is based on the degree of your . They dont care the employees he