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核心素養(yǎng)的重要目標(biāo)就是培養(yǎng)學(xué)生在未來的復(fù)雜情境下解決實際問題的能力。培養(yǎng)高中生必備的生活技能是培養(yǎng)核心素養(yǎng)的重要途徑之一。

1 Many of us and our parents are unaware of the importance of the new course life skills for us. As we will become adults in the near future， we need to prepare ourselves for the responsibilities of adulthood. Without the proper lessons， a student will struggle to survive in an adult world.

2 Many students have shown a great deal of interest in life skills for us， but we lack guidance from our teachers on how to apply what we have learned. By providing teachers with both materials and classroom opportunities， there is no limit to the impact that can be achieved.

3 Life skills for high school students require not only the generation of a successful character， but also the maintenance of that character in the face of significant changes. The topics on the life skills for high school students worksheets include self？鄄esteem， financial planning， time management， communication， leadership， conflict resolution and integrity（誠實正直）.

4 Due to the specific nature of the subject matter， the life skills for high school students will satisfy the needs of today？蒺s students. Today？蒺s teens are less focused on physical activities and more concerned with learning how to balance work and school. They are not necessarily pressured to go to college， but instead， they use the time spent in high school to help prepare for a college degree.

5 One of the most interesting things about life skills for us is that it doesn？蒺t focus on how much we learn， but rather on how well we can take advantage of the material. It is possible to learn many new things， but without the means to apply them in a practical manner， the most basic skills will be useless.

6 Although the process of applying life skills for high school students might seem overwhelming（無法抗拒的）， the whole process is easy and fun. Students just need to choose the life skills worksheet that best suits their needs. When we have a chance to apply our new skills， it will not only help us reach our goals in life， but it will give us a sense of accomplishment.

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text.

Gist 1. What do Para. 1 and Para. 2 mainly talk about？

A. The advantage of the course.

B. The definition of the course.

C. The necessity of introducing the course.

D. The attitude of parents towards the course.

Detail 2. Which can be one topic of life skills for high school students？

A. Ways to learn mathematics.

B. Methods of doing an experiment.

C. Techniques to organize an article.

D. Strategies for money management.

Inference 3. What can be important in learning life skills for high school students according to Para. 5？

A. Mastering basic skills of the course.

B. Applying the course in a practical way.

C. Understanding the principles of life skills.

D. Concentrating on the quality of their learning.

Inference 4. What is the author？蒺s purpose in writing the last paragraph？

A. To show the characteristics of the course.

B. To analyze the pros and cons of the course.

C. To help to choose the life skills worksheet.

D. To encourage students to take up the course.

Ⅱ. Discussion

What topic will you choose for your life skills during high school？ Why？ Please share your opinion with your classmates.

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. by doing...， there be no limit to... 通過做……，……是沒有限制的

By providing teachers with both materials and classroom opportunities， there is no limit to the impact that can be achieved. 通過為教師提供材料和課堂機會，可以實現(xiàn)的影響是沒有限制的。

2. it be possible to do... ……是有可能的

It is possible to learn many new things， but without the means to apply them in a practical manner， the most basic skills will be useless. 學(xué)到許多新的東西是可能的，但如果沒有實際應(yīng)用的手段，最基本的技能將是無用的。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text？鄄centered chunks

be （un）aware of （沒有）意識到……

prepare oneself for... 使自己為……做好準(zhǔn)備

show a great deal of interest in 在……方面表現(xiàn)出濃厚的興趣

struggle to do sth 掙扎著做某事;盡力做某事

provide sb with... 為某人提供……

in the face of 面對

due to 由于;因為

be concerned with 關(guān)心

take advantage of 利用

in a practical manner 用一種實際的方式

suit one？蒺s needs 滿足某人的需求

a sense of accomplishment 成就感