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Warm Up
Discuss your ideas on the following questions.
●What is your dream job and why?
●Do you think you would enjoy doing the same job for your entire life? Why or why not?
●Do you like to be challenged at work? Or do you prefer to be comfortable? Why?
Dialogue
Listen to a conversation between two students.
Eric: Hi, Mary! I’m so glad to see you!
Mary: Hey, Eric! How are you?
Eric: Well... not good, actually. I’m tired of what I’m doing right now.
Mary: Yeah? Why’s that?
Eric: You know, I’ve been teaching for ten years. Things are becoming a bit boring. All I do is teaching the same thing.It’s not challenging at all. It’s always repeating, repeating and repeating! I’m tired of it!
Mary: Um... But I think doing the same thing makes you an expert. You must be really familiar with what you’re teaching, right? So you don’t have to spend much time preparing. You should have more spare time, isn’t that good? You can have the best of both worlds.
Eric: Yeah... I’m not sure. I don’t get motivated anymore. I want some real adventures, you know? I wanna try different things.
Mary: Really? Don’t you think it’s difficult to step out of your comfort zone like that?
Eric: I mean… I know it’s tough, but I want to look at other possibilities. I think it’ll give me a sense of accomplishment. Plus, I think new experiences will inspire me. I’m willing to try.
Mary: But you have to be prepared, right? How can you be sure you’ll be ok? I mean, you probably won’t have any experience in your next job. Aren’t you afraid of that? What if you’re not good at it? I just don’t think it’s wise to switch jobs now.
Eric: Yeah, that’s a good point. I’ll have to think it over.
1. Match the words with their translations.
(1) challenging A.某领域专家
(2) exhausted B.疲惫的
(3) an expert in the field C.有挑战性的
(4) devote to D. 兼顾两个职业
(5) have the best of both worlds E. 走出舒适区
(6) step out of the comfort zone F. 两者兼得
(7) sense of accomplishment G. 指望明天
(8) count on tomorrow H. 成就感
(9) wear two hats I. 献身于
2. Fill in the blanks with the words in Exercise 1.
(1) ______________________ is not a good thing to do, and it can make you lazy.
(2) Being a doctor is tiring, but it gives me ______________________, and that’s why I’ve stuck with it for such a long time.
(3) You will never grow up if you don’t choose to ______________________.
(4) She’s a teacher and also a musician, so she actually __________.
(5) I truly look up to my father because he is a successful man in business and also a great father, so he______________________.
(6) Sofia is very professional and ____________ all her time ____________ to her career. She has never been late for work.
(7) Although I’ve been a doctor for seven years, I still find it ____________.
(8) I feel ____________ after 12 hours work and desperately want to have a drink.
(9) Doing research for a decade makes him ____________.
3. Fill in the blanks with information from the dialogue.
Eric: Hi, Mary! I’m so glad to see you!
Mary: Hey, Eric! How are you?
Eric: Well... not good, actually. I’m tired of what I’m doing right now.
Mary: Yeah? Why’s that?
Eric: You know, I’ve been teaching for ten years.
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Mary: Um... But I think doing the same thing makes you an expert.
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本文中出现的单词有：wanna, possibilities, accomplishment
请用文章中出现元音/ɑ:/的词造句，和老师一起完成这个练习。
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其他含有元音/ɑ:/的单词有：father, hot, autonomous, prosperity, positive, want, hard
除了简单句（主谓宾）之外，there be句型也是一个很常见的句子结构。
它的具体构成是：there be + 主语。主语后可以再接定语从句，或者状语修饰。
需要强调的是there be结构一般用来描述自然存在或者自然规律和公理，在适用范围上有一定限制。There be 中be的单复数需要根据主语的单复数形式变化。
4. Write sentences in English with the structure above.
(1) 天上有数十亿颗星星。
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(2) 我们面前有许多问题。
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(3) 有一个我深爱的女孩。
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Debate Question
Do you prefer working individually or working in groups?
Independent Task Questions
Share your opinion on the following questions.
1. Which would you enjoy more: a job doing the same thing every day, or a job doing different things every day? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
2. Talk about a job you had or one that you’d like to have in the future. Explain what you like about this job. Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
3. Which of the following jobs do you think is the most challenging: doctor, policeman or government official? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.