2018-2019学年度第41-42期总第754期
Play hard for better work (P1)
河北师大附中  赵乃平
I. Lead-in 
Enjoy some sayings
• A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤。

• No bees, no honey;
  no work, no money.
无蜜蜂则无蜜甜，
不干活则没有钱。

• If there is a shortcut to learning,
  it must be hard work.
如果说学习有捷径可走，
那也一定是勤奋。

•Hard work pays off in the future.
   Laziness pays off now.
勤奋工作会在远期得到回报，
而懒惰只在眼前受益。

What can we learn from these sayings?
 Hard work is an important part of eventual success.

work hard = work best?

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。

II. Skimming 
Play hard for better work
Based on the title, we can infer that the author is trying to show that keeping a balance between “work” and “play” can improve work efficiency.

III. Scanning 
Generally speaking, what is the relationship between “work”and “play”?
   They are enemies, meaning that one will fail to work well if he/she plays too hard.

What is usually considered a waste of time before an exam?
Spending time on anything except studying.

Is it likely that a person struggling to make a deadline would watch a movie?
Impossible./ Out of the question.

What did Alizadeh believe in the past?
He held the belief that too much play was a waste of time.

How did he make full use of his study time?
He would abandon his hobbies to make more time for his study.

What was the result of that?
He was more stressed and less productive.

What was his decision?
He decided to make a change, letting “play” back to his life.

What have some big companies realized?
They are aware that “play” helps employees to be more productive and happier.

What is Google’s philosophy?
And how does it turn it into practice?
Philosophy: “to create the happiest, most productive workplace in the world”.
Practice: offering gyms available all day for employees to relax themselves.

What does see “work” and “play”as the two ends of a scale mean?
It means that if a person chooses to work,
The person must give up playing and if that person plays too much, good work will be impossible.

How do the big companies describe the relationship between “work” and “play”?
They compare the relationship to two pieces of jigsaw puzzle, without either of which the other is not complete.

In conclusion, what is the writer’s proposal for preparing for an exam?
It is a good idea to have a rest from study occasionally.

IV. Discussion
Consult the top student in your class to find out how he/she balances “work” and ”play”.

And then reflect on your own practice and think of ways of improving your study efficiency.

V. Language focus
 Translate the following into Chinese
 a waste of
 let go of
 make room for
 take a breather
 co-exist with
 
“把……看作……”多种表达
 see… as…
 view… as…
 take… as…
 consider… as…
 regard… as…
 think of… as…
 look on… as…
 a waste of
 let go of
 make room for
 take a breather
 co-exist with

 有无”the” 意义大不同
 out of question
 out of the question

in charge of
 in the charge of
 in hospital
 in the hospital
 in front of
 in the front of
 at table
 at the table
 in case of
 in the case of
 go to church
 go to the church
 go to sea
 go to the sea
 take place
 take the place

 “偶尔、有时”多种表达
 sometimes
 occasionally
 at times
 from time to time
 (every) now and then
 once in a while

 And yet he ended up finding himself in a miserable condition…
end up doing 以某事结束;到头来（却）(一般表达一个不好的结果）

He was so lazy he ended up being nothing.
We'll end up doing something stupid.
All our best intentions ended in nothing.

2018-2019学年度第41-42期总第754期
Architect’s work will live on
烟台第二中学  李欣桐

Lead in
The Museum Of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar
 is situated on an artificial island off the coastline of Doha,
 coving an area of 45,000㎡.
 embody a sense of sculptural beauty
 the most comprehensive Islamic Museum. 

The Louvre Pyramid
 an entrance to the Louvre museum
 constructed in glass and metal
 serves as a link between the three wings of the Louvre museum with vast underground galleries always bathed in reflected light.

The Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong
 headquarter of the Bank of China in Hong Kong
 the highest skyscraper
 shaped like a rising bamboo
 an entrance to the Louvre museum
 a symbol of strength, vitality and enterprising spirit.

Suzhou Museum
a comprehensive museum that  has modern library buildings, ancient architectural structures and innovative landscape gardens

The JFK Presidential Library
 in memory of the former  President John F. Kennedy
 a permanent library in Boston harbor in 1964
 made a stir (引起轰动) due to its innovative, bold, skilled architectural design

Who is the designer of all these structures?
Ieoh Ming Pei (贝聿铭)

Brief introduction
Ieoh Ming Pei, the 1983 Laureate [‘lɔ:riət] of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, a founding partner of I. M. Pei & Partners based in New York City was one of the most creative architects of our times. He was born in China in 1917, the son of a prominent (杰出的) banker. He went to the United States in 1935 to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B. Arch. 1940) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (M. Arch. 1946).

Fast reading
What does the article mainly tell us?
It introduces an outstanding _________called Ieoh Ming Pei. It is about his famous _____, the ________ of his designs as well as his  ___________ of architecture.
 

Detailed reading
1.Paraphrase the sentence. 
Most architects hope to add to the character of a city, but Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the world’s best-known architects, changed many cities around the world with his iconic designs.
Most builders want to improve the features of a city, while Ieoh Ming Pei led a new trend with his symbolic designs.

2. What did author and critic Paul Goldberger call Pei’s death?
The end of an architectural era.
A sad moment, but a career – and a life – worthy of celebration.
 

3. Why are Suzhou Museum and the Louvre Museum mentioned?
        To illustrate Pei’s philosophy – including the local and historical ideas in his designs, and his idea that good architecture lets nature in.
When ________ the Suzhou Museum in the 2000s, he __________ from the city’s delicate classical gardens. The glass skylights and straight lines of the roof add a modern flair to the museum.
_______ matching his designs to the local ________ , Pei also thought that light was a key _____ to creating a ____ atmosphere.
The glass pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris doesn’t hide the buildings around it. Instead, it _____ them in the sunlight. It also _____ as a huge window, _____ (let) sunlight into the museum.

4. How did I.M.Pei’s understand architecture?

 ____ he valued most in architecture, he said, was _____ the buildings could “____ the test of time”.
 ____ The New York Times sums it up, he didn’t just want to solve problems but also to produce “an architecture of ideas”.
Essentially, Pei ______ himself as a pragmatic artist.

Useful expressions
1.增添
2.特性 n.
3.最著名的建筑师
4.设计n.
5.创作物，产物 n.
6.里程碑n.
7.一个建筑时代的终结
8.社交网络
9.生涯；职业 n.
10.值得庆祝
11.注解v.
12.典型的设计风格
13.因……而众所周知
14.表面上看来 adv.
15.古今
16.自然的和人为的
17.抚养 v.
18.建筑 n.
19.包含 vt.
20.获得灵感
21.巨型建筑 n.
22.一个关键因素
23.营造活跃的气氛
24.充当
25.拍照
26.把……看作
27.重视 v.
28.经得住时间的测验
29.总结

Summary
Find out the sentences about the basic information about Ieoh Ming Pei and compose a short article.

Qualities needed to be an architect like I.M.Pei
 

Homework
1. Find out more about I.M.Pei on the internet.
2.Write a short article of 120 or less words about I.M.Pei.
    Requirements
A. Content(brief introduction, one of his works, your comments on the work)
B. Try to use new expressions we’ve just learned.
C. Write carefully and use a logical structure.