第二册 Unit 2 The Virtues of Growing Older_综合英语.pptVIP

Unit 7 The Virtue of Growing Older  Teaching Contents What do you think of your age? And what do people at your age need most? money Power Intelligence Expensive necessities Job Friends Appearance Virtures of Being Young Being Old---Jimmy Cater We are not alone in our worry about both the physical aspect of aging and the prejudice that exists toward the elderly, which is similar to racism or sexism. What makes it different is that the prejudice also exists among those of us who are either within this group or rapidly approaching it.  Virtues of Being Old Wise Experienced sophisticated Calmness Sanity Patience Disadvantages of Being Old Poor memory Poor healty Lose energy Wordy Time Does the Trick 18—68 Aging Time Does the Trick The game of life is really a game of trade-offs. We trade strength ingenuity speed thoroughness passion reason. These exchanges may not always seem fair, but at every age, there are some advantages. So it is reassuring to note that even if you have passed some of your “prime”, you still have other prime years to experience in the future. Text Comprehension Americans’ attitude towards growing old: In first 2 paragraphs. Americans worship youth. “to delay the effects of age.” The main benefits of growing old: Less concern of one’s appearance (para.3) Less uncertainty about the unknowns in the future(para.4) Self-identity (para.5) The significance the author draw from her parents’contentment in their sixties: The newer is not necessarily better, and distinct advantage of growing older makes a better phase of life. It means trying behaving diferently from their usual selves by associating with different people. Most Americans believe without thinking it over that the newer or younger is naturally better. 7. Now, however, Dave and I are beyond such adolescent agonies: However, Dave and I no longer suffer from the pains th