文档介绍：高等院校研究生英语系列教材
综合教程(下)
INTEGRATED COURSE
Unit 1
Living A Full Life
Unit 1
Living a Full Life
Content
Starting out
Reading Focus
Reading More
Practical Translation
Focused Writing
Final Project
Task 1
Discuss with members of your group what is/are the most important element(s) for living a full life. You may choose one or more from the following list or provide your own answer. Then give reasons why you have made such a choice.
• a good appearance • close friends
• a happy mindset • a good neighborhood
• perfect health • an absorbing hobby
• a good job • lottery winnings
• a happy family
Starting out—Task 1
Task 2
Your best friend has recently been in low spirits ever since she was diagnosed with COPD (慢性阻塞性肺病). She stays in bed most of the time and misses a lot of classes. She has nothing to do, and moreover wants to do nothing. How would you encourage her to cope with the disease with a positive attitude?
Starting out—Task 2
Here are some suggestions from experts that will enable you to retain (or take back) much of your independence and improve your quality of life.
• Don’t isolate yourself...reach out to others
• Stay as physically active as you can
• Manage your breathing
• Stick with your treatment plan
Starting out—Task 2
Task 3
Read the letter from John Doe and, with your partner, discuss how you could help him.
Dear Abby,
I feel like I almost can’t breathe now. I work a ridiculous amount of hours and I don’t have time to relax. My parents live 1,400 miles away and I am here all by myself. I have no time to make friends. Sometimes I feel I don’t even have a life. What should I do?
Kind regards,
John
Starting out—Task 3
Dear John,
I used to live a life just like yours. I can see myself in you when I finished my college and started my first job. I found a job as junior reporter for Chicago Daily so I moved from Houston to Chicago. I was working 18 hours a day in a place where I knew few people. My health finally broke down from to