初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 6

UNIT 6 Where would you like to visit?

[00:09.20]I'd love to sail across the Pacific.

[00:12.59]Section 1 Before You Read

[00:15.33]PAIRWORK

[00:17.46]1a Think of an example of a hope and a dream.

[00:22.31]Do you think hopes and dreams are the same?

[00:25.66]1b  Read slowly.Underline 1 the information that

[00:31.14]you think is important to remember.

[00:34.88]Section 2 While You Read

[00:38.83]Learning strategy 2:

[00:40.67]READING WITH FOCUS 3

[00:43.51]1.Adjust 4 the speed you read according 5 to the

[00:47.80]amount of detail you need to take in.

[00:51.51]2.Underline key points as you read to remember

[00:56.18]what you read.

[00:58.39]3.Read faster the second time you read.

[01:03.03]I hope to do well in my school studies.

[01:06.73]My dream is to meet a famous person.

[01:10.52]I'd love to sail across the Pacific.

[01:14.12]We all dream about things that we would like to

[01:17.34]do and things we hope to achieve in the future.

[01:20.31]But are everybody's dreams the same?

[01:23.21]Here are some of the findings 7 of a survey about

[01:25.55]hopes and dreams,

[01:27.26]in which thousands of students across China took

[01:29.89]part.

[01:31.57]What are the hopes of teenagers?

[01:34.96]We received several different answers to the

[01:37.34]question:what would you like to do after

[01:40.36]finishing your education?

[01:42.41]It seems some students would like to start work

[01:45.04]as soon as possible,

[01:46.48]so that they can help provide better lives for

[01:48.65]their parents.

[01:50.48]Other students hope to continue studying after

[01:53.02]finishing school and to go to university.

[01:56.86]Although money is important,

[01:59.04]many teenagers said they want to do jobs they

[02:01.60]enjoy.

[02:03.19]According to the survey,the most popular choice

[02:06.33]of job is computer programming 8.

[02:10.29]What are the dreams of teenagers?

[02:13.05]Teenagers have all kinds of dreams.

[02:15.97]Some are more realistic 9 than others.

[02:18.68]For example,many students said they would like

[02:21.46]to be volunteers at the 2008 Olympics,

[02:24.91]maybe working as translators or tour guides.

[02:28.56]And quite a few said they dream of going to the

[02:30.91]moon one day.

[02:33.51]According to the survey,less realistic dreams

[02:36.85]are also common,

[02:38.04]but many students reported that they were

[02:40.36]willing to work hard to achieve their dreams.

[02:44.24]Quite a few dream of becoming famous,

[02:46.79]perhaps famous sportspeople or singers.

[02:50.20]Some said they'd love to go on exciting trips;

[02:53.21]one student said she's love to sail across

[02:55.91]the Pacific Ocean.

[02:57.83]And then there are dreams that are impossible;

[03:00.49]three students said they'd like to be able to

[03:02.52]fly!

[03:03.97]Conclusion

[03:05.90]It was clear from the survey that teenagers have

[03:08.67]similar hopes.

[03:10.40]It seems that most students hope to have a good

[03:12.87]education and find a good job.

[03:15.99]On the other hand,students dream of very

[03:18.92]different things:good things,

[03:21.68]and even crazy things.

[03:23.45]It is very important to dream,

[03:26.05]so hold on to your dreams;one day they may just

[03:29.91]come true.

[03:33.55]Section 3 After You Read

[03:36.99]3a  Read only the parts you underlined 10.

[03:42.82]Do you get a clear picture of the content?

[03:45.98]If not,read if again slowly and underline more

[03:50.09]key points.

[03:52.38]3b  Read faster for the second time.

[03:56.51]How many of the questions can you answer without

[03:59.44]looking back at the reading?

[04:02.25]3c  Look at the reading and check your answers.

[04:07.46]3d  Discuss the following questions in small

[04:10.80]groups with reference 11 to the reading.

[04:14.93]1.Is there anyone in the world who does not hope

[04:18.21]or dream?

[04:20.57]2.Might the dreams of Chinese teenagers be

[04:24.35]different from western teenagers?

[04:27.69]3.Can dreams come true?

[04:32.75]Section 4  Go For It!

[04:35.80]Write down a dream you have.

[04:38.70]Share you thoughts with a friend who might help

[04:40.97]you see how you could achieve this dream.

[04:43.79]Together list the small steps you could take to

[04:47.33]do so.

[04:48.81]EXAMPLE:

[04:50.48]Dream:I'd love to have my own company one day.

[04:55.34]I can achieve that:

[04:57.36]1.by working hard at school to learn as much as

[05:01.03]I can

[05:02.84]2.by finding 6 out how successful people did it

[05:07.70]3.by choosing to study the right subjects at

[05:11.22]university

[05:13.38]4.by having a "winner's" attitude:I can do this!

[05:18.27]If you have time!

[05:20.67]Improve your reading ability and learn more from

[05:23.78]what you read.

[05:25.50]Start today!Tell someone about something that

[05:28.97]you have read each day.

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