Unit+1+Looking+Forwards++Listening+and+Speaking 高二英語外研版（2019）選擇性必修第四冊

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入Haveyoueverfeltconfusedbecauseyoucan’tmakeachoice?Andwhatwillyoudowhenyoucan’tmakeachoice?課堂學(xué)習(xí)1Readtheconversationandanswerthequestions.Payattentiontotheexpressionsinbold.Jenny:What’sup,LiLing?Youlookworried.LiLing:

I’mfacingadifficultdecision.I’vebeenrecommendedforadmissiontostudyphysicsatmydreamuniversity.Jenny:Congratulations!Butwhatdoyoumeanbyadifficultdecision?LiLing:Well,itsoundswonderful,butIhadalreadydecidedtotakethecollegeentranceexamandapplytotheMedicalSchoolthere.Ican’tmakeupmymindwhattherightthingtodois.Jenny:Ithinkitwouldbeagreatpitytopassupthe

opportunitytobeadmittedwithouttakingtheexam.LiLing:Iknow,butIhavealwayswantedtostudymedicineandbecomeadoctor.Physicsisinteresting,butit’snotmypreferredmajor.1Readtheconversationandanswerthequestions.Payattentiontotheexpressionsinbold.Jenny:Thenwhytheindecision?Goforyourpreferredmajor.LiLing:ButwhatifIdon’tdowellenoughintheexamtogetintotheMedicalSchool?I’mreallyhavingsecondthoughts.Jenny:Canyouputoffmakingadecisionuntilyou’vespokentoyourhighschooladvisor?LiLing:Ihavealreadytalkedtoher.ShetoldmethatImustdecidewhat’srightformenow,andthengoforit.TheproblemisIdon’tknowwhatisrightforme.Jenny:Well,Iwouldn’trejectanythingoutofhand.Let’sgoforlunch.Thenwecanweighuptheoptionsandtrytocometoadecision.Nowanswerthequestions:1.WhatdifficultdecisionisLiLingfacing?

Whyisshefeelingworried?Shehastomakeachoicebetweenstudyingphysicsatherdreamuniversity,asshehasbeenadmittedwithouttakinganyexam,

andtakingthecollegeentranceexamandapplyingtotheMedicalSchoolthere.Shedoesn’tknowwhethershecanmaketherightdecision.2.WhatdoesJennysuggesttoher?JennyatfirstsuggestedtoLiLingthatsheshouldgoforherpreferredmajor.Thenshesuggestedthatshecouldputoffmakingadecisionuntilshehadspokentoherhighschooladvisor.SinceLiLingstillcouldnotmakeadecision,Jenny

suggestedthattheycouldgoforlunchandthenweighuptheoptions.3.Whatwouldyoudowhenfacedwithadifficultdecision?Possibleanswer:Iwillweighupthepossibleoptionsandturntomyparentsandteachersforhelpbeforemakingthefinaldecision.【鞏固練習(xí)】Trytoparaphrasetheexpressionsinyourownwords.1.makeupone’smind:2.passuptheopportunity:3.havesecondthoughts:4.putoffmakingadecision:5.rejectanythingoutofhand:6.weighuptheoptions:todeterminetodosomethingtochoosenottomakeuseofanopportunitytochangeone’smindonsecondthoughttochangemakingadecisiontoalatertimetoresolutelyrefusetodoanythingtoconsidertheoptionscarefullybeforemakingadecision2ReadthestatementsandcompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsinActivity1.1

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.havingsecondthoughtsputtingoffmakingadecisionmakeuphismindrejectingsomethingoutofhandweighuptheoptionspassuptheopportunity3Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Itiscrucialforteenagerstodevelopintomatureandresponsiblemembersofsociety.Inadditiontoparticipationinschool,apart-timejobcanalsobehelpfulinthistransition.Itcanhelpthemachievenewaccomplishments,learnaboutsocietyandbecomemoreindependent.Manycountriesnowhavelawstoregulatepart-timeemploymentforstudents.IntheUK,forexample,thelawstatesthatstudentsaged15and16areallowedtowork

amaximumof12hoursperweekduringtermtime,and35hoursperweekduringschoolholidays.Theyarenotallowedtoworkbefore7amorafter7pm.Nowanswerthequestions:1

Whatcanstudentsachieveviapart-timejobs?Studentscanachievenewaccomplishments,learnaboutsocietyandbecomemoreindependent,thusdevelopingintomatureandresponsiblemembersofsocietyviapart-timejobs.2

Whatregulationsareinplaceforstudentsdoingpart-timejobsintheUK?IntheUK,thelawstatesthatstudentsaged15and16areallowedtoworkamaximumof12hoursperweekduringtermtime,and35hoursperweekduringschoolholidays.Theyarenotallowedtoworkbefore7amorafter7pm.3

Haveyoueverhadapart-timejob?Whydidyoudoit?4ListentotheinterviewandchoosethejobRichardappliedfor.5Listenagainandcompletethenotes.12345678910

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collegeapplicationNowworkinpairs.DecidewhetherRichardshouldgetthejobandgiveyourreasons.6Completetheboxeswiththeexpressionsfromtheinterview.?Wouldyoumind…?

?MayIaskwhy…?

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?It’sbecause…?

Couldyoutellme…?

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…,ifyouwouldn’t