Unit+4+Never+too+old+to+learn：Reading+(I) 高中英語牛津譯林版（2020）選擇性必修第四冊

Reading(I)Unit4Nevertoooldtolearn

Whatisyourlearningstyle?WelcomingtotheunitSampleanswer:Iamavisuallearner.Ilearnbestfromvideos,pictures,diagrams,chartsandothervisualcues.Iunderstandtheinformationbetterandrememberitmoreclearlywhenitispresentedtomethisway.Doyouthinkyourlearningstylewillchangeasyoucontinueyoureducation?WelcomingtotheunitSampleanswer:Idon’tbelievethatmyvisuallearningstylewillchangeintotheauditoryorphysicalstyle.Why?WelcomingtotheunitSampleanswer1:Visuallearningpresentssubjectknowledgeinabetterwayformetolearn,helpsmeimprovemypowersofconcentrationandencouragesmetobecreative.Ihavebeenusingthislearningstyleforalongtime,soitistheonethatIammostcomfortablewithandtheoneIfindbenefitsmethemost.Forthesereasons,Ibelievemymainlearningstylewillnotchange.Why?WelcomingtotheunitSampleanswer2:IthinkthatmylearningstylewillchangebecauseasapersonandalearnerIamalwayschangingtoo.Mycurrentlearningstyleisvisual,andIlikereadingmystudymaterialsandwritingsummarynotesthatIcanstudyfromlater.However,Idon’tmindtryingotherlearningstylesiftheyhelp.IfindthatIalsoenjoylisteningtopodcastsandIamabletolearnandrememberalotfromthem,soperhapsinthefutureIwillalsousetheauditorystylemoreoften.1.Whydoyouthinklearningisimportant?WarmingupbeforereadingSampleanswer:Learningisimportanttooursurvivalanddevelopment.Wearebornwithbasicsurvivalinstincts,buttocontinuesurvivinginourworldwemustlearnavarietyofthingssuchassocialbehaviourandintellectualknowledge.Wemustalsolearntoadapttotheever-changingworldandwhatwelearnthroughoutourlivesinfluencesourphysical,mental,socialandintellectualdevelopment.Besides,acquiringnewknowledgeandskillscanbefunbecauseitopensupopportunitiestodifferentexperiences.2.Whatwouldyoudowhenlearningistoughandfrustrating?WarmingupbeforereadingSampleanswer:Facedwiththissituation,Iwouldtrytobepatientwithmyselffirst.ThemorepatientIam,themoreconfidentIwouldbetoachievecertainobjectives.Ifbeingpatientdoesnothelp,Iwouldchangemymethodoflearning.Forexample,insteadofreadingaboutatopic,Icouldlookforavideoonthetopictowatch.Finally,IwouldmakesureIammaintainingagoodbalancebetweenmystudiesandmyfreetimeactivities.NowreadthroughthearticlequicklyandfinishoffA1P46ReadingforthethemeandstructureA1P461.Whyremainlifelonglearnersinarapidlychangingworld2.Rapidlygrowingproductionofknowledge3Howtoproceedwithlifelonglearning4.Havinganopenmind.5.Applyingknowledgeandhavingareviewprocessofanalysis,evaluationandimprovement.Readingforthethemeandstructureenumeration,exemplification,narration,comparisonandcontrast,classification,causeandeffect,definition,procedureEighttypesofmeanstodevelopaparagraphReadingforthethemeandstructureParagraphDevelopmentReferencePara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4exemplification選必4U3L5causeandeffect選必4U3L2procedure選必4U4L1enumeration選必4U3L5ReadingforthedetailedinformationA2P462.Whatwillyoubeexposedtoasyouprogressthroughlife?________________________________________________2.Youwillbeexposedtomanynewideas,practicesandlearningexperiences.ReadingforthedetailedinformationA2P464.Howcanwetakeadvantageofopportunitiesforlifelonglearning?________________________________________________4.Wemustfollowitupwithareviewprocessofanalysis,evaluationandimprovement.ReadingforthedetailedinformationWhatqualityshouldalife-longlearnerpossessaccordingtothetext?Beingcritical.B.Beingsubjective.C.Beingkind-hearted.D.Beingopen-minded.

CheckyourprogressReadingforinferenceA2P461.Whatdoes“this”inline5mean?________________________________________________1.Itmeansacquiringknowledgeisawayofappreciatinghowmuch,asanindividual,youdon’tknow.ReadingforinferenceA2P463.Whyarecriticalthinkingskillsimportantaccordingtotheauthor?________________________________________________3.Theypreventyoufromblindlyacceptingnewideas.Readingforinference1.Whatdoes“this”meaninthelastsentenceofPara.2?A.Thatyouhavetoremainalife-longlearner.B.Thatthereexisttoomuchofknowledgeintheworld.C.Thatyou’lldonewjobs,applynewtechnologiesandresolvenewproblems.D.Thatit’sdifficulttokeeppacewithdevelopmentofsociety.Checkyourprogress

Readingforinference2.WhyistheartteachermentionedinPara.1?A.Tohelpreaderstoseewhatcan’tbeseen.B.Toprovetheteacherisgreat.C.Toexhibittheattractionofart.D.Toaskreaderstoappreciatetheirignorance.Checkyourprogress

DiscussionA3P46TheauthormentionsanexampleofdrawingastilllifeandaquotefromConfuciusintheopeningparagraphofthemagazinearticle.Whydoyouthinktheauthorusestheexampleandthequote?Howdoyouunderstandthem?DiscussionA3P46Theauthorusestheexampleandthequotetoprovethatitisimportanttorecognizewhatwedonotknowandthatbydoingthis,wecanlearnmore.Theauthorusestheexampletoillustratethatwhenwearelearning,weshouldnotonlypayattentiontowhatwealreadyknow,butalsotowhatwedonotknow.Followingthatexample,thequoteseemstodefine“knowledge”differently.Weusuallyconsiderknowledgeaswhatwealreadyknow,butrecognizingthatwedonotknowisalsoknowledge.DiscussionA3P46Itissaidthatpeopleusuallyexperiencefourstagesoflearning:notknowingthattheydonotknow,knowingthattheydonotknow,knowingthattheyknow,andnotknowingthattheyknow.Howdoyouunderstandthis?DiscussionA3P46Iagree,becauseitdescribesthelogicalorderofourlearning.1)“Notknowingthattheydonotknow”Peopledonotknowtheylacksomeknowledge,fortheyhaveneverencountereditbefore,forexample,asyoungchildren,orwhenexperiencinganothercultureforthefirsttime.DiscussionA3P462)“Knowingthattheydonotknow”Peopleknowtheyareignorantofsomeknowledgethattheyknowe