Unit 6 To be or not to be
5-6课时
I Content
v Building your language
v Vocabulary learning strategies
v Language Focus
v Preview iExplore 2
II Feedback about your tasks
III Building your language
...Exercises explanation
IV Vocabulary learning strategies
--- prefix “en-” and the suffix “-en”
V Language Focus
-----动名词与现在分词
VI Share students’ works
Travel in the ancient city of Phoenix
VII Preview
iExplore2 Follow a career passion? Let it follow you
Text Book P135 understanding the text iExplore2
Task 1
How does the author’s career philosophy lead to his career success? Read the text and complete the diagram .
Task 2 Work in pairs. Read the sentences from the text and discuss the questions.
1. Growing up, we were told ... to “follow our passion” This advice assumes that we all have a pre-existing passion waiting to be discovered. (Para. 2)
Will you follow your passion when making a vital decision? Why or why not?
2. The traits that lead people to love their work are general and have little to do with a job’s specifics. (Para.5)
Do you agree with the author on this point? Why or why not?
3. Passion is not something you follow. It’s something that will follow you as you put in the hard work to become valuable to the world. Para.11)
Do you agree with the author about passion? Why or why not?
Task 3 Critical thinking
Think over the following questions. Summarize your ideas and share with your classmates.
1. What should we do if we have not yet found our inner pursuit?
2. What should we choose if we have passionate interest in more than one field?
3. What would happen if we fail to follow our passion?
Vocabulary learning strategies
----Words about career
Language Focus
---Translation skills——增译法
Next Class A quiz on Unit 6

