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Unit 11

Integrating skills

talking

What do you want to do after you graduate from high school?

1.outgoing

2.caring

3.sympathetic

4.charming

Reading

1.Read the text quickly and explain what the text is about?

The text is about choices in life and careers. It suggests that different people have different talent, and that in order to be successful ,society and people have to make the best of their talent.

2. Li yonghong made two important decisions in her life. What are they?

( 1 ) She decided to start working instead of going to university.

( 2 ) She decided to save money while working and take training later in life.

3.The author distinguished two personality types .What are they?

Strong mental , intellectual type and strong practical ,hands-on experiences type.

1．The combination of being an experienced hairdresser and knowing how to do commercial make-up for brides and bridegrooms made her much in demand. 她既是一个有经验的发型师，也懂得做新郎新娘的化装生意，这就使得她颇受欢迎.

in demand 固定短语，意为“非常需要的，受欢迎的(much wanted, popular) 。”

e.g. Good secretaries are always in demand.

好秘书是很多人都需要的。

Panda postcards are always in demand in gift

shops.

有熊猫的明信片总是礼品店里最受欢迎的。

3．No matter how hard you try, working towards a career for which you are not suitable is not going to get you there. 无论你怎么努力尝试，做一个你不适合的工作是不会让你有所成就的。

(1) 此句中no matter how = however 引导让步状语从句，主句的主语是分词短语working towards a career for which you are not suitable, 其中for which you are not suitable 作定语限定career, 即you are not suitable for a career.

(2) get you there 意为“使某人有所成就

（cause sb to achieve sth）

e.g Writing a dictionary is a long and difficult business but we are getting there.

编写词典是费时费事的工作，但我们一定能成功。

其他类似的词组还有get (sb) anywhere/somewhere （使某人）有所成就或有进展

get (sb) nowhere （使某人）毫无成就或无进展

e.g. After six months’ work on the project, at last I feel I’m getting somewhere.

这个计划我搞了半年，终于觉得有所进展

2. Many people tend to listen to their parents or to their teachers who often have expectations that are hard to live up to.

(1) 此句中有两个定语从句，第一个定语从句 who often have expectations …限定前面的并列先行词their parents or teachers; 后一个定语从句that are hard to live up to.修饰先行词expectations.

(2) tend to

① tend to=have a tendency to do意为“倾向，趋于

（be likely to , are inclined to）” 。

e.g. Grandparents tend to live in their own houses

or apartments away from their families.

祖父母都更愿意离开他们的子女，住在自己的房子或公寓.

Women tend to live longer than men.

女人多比男人长寿。

② tend 还有“照料，照顾（take care of or look after）”之意。

e.g. She tended him day and night for a fortnight, until he began to recover.

她日日夜夜地照顾他两周，直到他开始康复

(3) live up to sth是“实践，不辜负（behave in accordance with sth）”的意思 。

e.g. You must live up to your promise.

你必须实践自己的诺言。

We will live up to what our country expects of us.我们将不辜负国家的期望

The WTO can not live up to its name as long as it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind. (NMET 2000)

世界贸易组织如果不包括一个拥有世界五分之一人口的国家，它就名不符实。