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1、Unit Six RisksRisks Unit SixUnit Six Task 1: Risks in jobs Task 2: Risks in entertaining Task 3: Risks in success Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 RisksRisks Risk is the probability of losing something of value. Since we value life above other things, the greatest risk for most people is the risk of death. Othe
2、r things we value include health, safety, money, property, relationships and happiness. Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Risks in Jobs Risks in Jobs Task 1 Directions: Many jobs involve risks. Some even have several risks. Work in pairs to classify the following list of jobs. coal-miner stockbroker policeman pr
3、esident fireman singer lawyer teacher businessman pilot model writer farmer factory worker psychiatrist chemical engineer computer programmer Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Risks in JobsRisks in Jobs Physical Risks Financial Risks Emotional Risks coal-miner policeman teacher pilot fireman writer factory worke
4、r chemical engineer computer programmer businessman stockbroker farmer writer psychiatrist lawyer president teacher singer psychologist writer model Task 1 Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Risks in JobsRisks in Jobs Directions: Though many jobs involve different types of risks, we still have to do it. Watch the
5、 video and discuss with your group members the following questions. Do you think people in the video are doing a risky job? Do you wish to run the risk? What do you think is the most risky job? Why? Task 1 Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 VideoVideo Task 1 Click to stop and click again to continue Task 1 Task 2
6、 Task 3 Risks in Entertaining ActivitiesRisks in Entertaining Activities Task 2 People nowadays are no longer content to those traditional holiday experiences. They are seeking more thrilling activities. Watch the flash, you will see a kind of exciting but very risky activity. 幻灯放映后在画面上点右键选播放 Task 1
7、 Task 2 Task 3 Task 2 Directions: Do you like the activity in the flash? Think about the following questions and tell the class your answers. Risks in Entertaining ActivitiesRisks in Entertaining Activities List as many as possible the activities you think are exciting and risky as well. Choose the
8、most risky one and tell why you think so. Do you prefer more traditional one or more thrilling one? Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Risks in SuccessRisks in Success Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people dont. They sit in front of the telly and tr
9、eat life as if it goes on forever. Philip Andrew Adams However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks. Henry Havelock Ellis Task 3 Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Risks in SuccessRisks in Success Task 3 Achieving success always involves hard work and risks. With no cou
10、rage to overcome the difficulties and challenge the risks, there will not be success. Watch the video of a story and tell the story “To Catch The Tiger Cub, One Must Enter The Tigers Lair” to your classmates in English. And say if Ban Chao hadnt run the risk, what would have happened? Task 1 Task 2
11、Task 3 Risks in SuccessRisks in Success To Catch the Tiger Cub, One Must Enter the Tigers Lair Task 3 Click to stop and click again to continue Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 To Catch The Tiger Cub, One Must Enter The Tigers Lair Task 3 Ban Chao was a famous military scientist and diplomat in the Easter Han D
12、ynasty. At the time, the Huns aristocrats grew increasingly powerful. They captured and ruled the wide Western Region, and ruthlessly suppressed the people living there and menaced the Eastern Han Kingdom. Some small countries in the Western Regions feared the Huns, but they also did not want to bec
13、ome estranged with Han Kingdom. The emperor of the Han Kingdom dispatched Ban Chao to those countries to establish friendly relations with them. Leading an entourage of 36 men, Ban Chao first reached the state of Shanshan. In the beginning, the king of Shanshan showed great hospitality. But several
14、days later, the king became hesitant and even cold to Ban Chao. After investigating, Ban discovered that the Huns had also sent an envoy to Shanshan, using both threats and inducement to coerce the king of Shanshan. Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Ban soon called his men together: “ Now we are in danger. If th
15、e king sought refuge with the Huns, he will betray us and we will be taken prisoners. What do you think we should do now?” His men said resolutely: “Whether we live or die, we will follow you.” So Ban said firmly and decisively: “So how can you catch the tiger cub without entering the tigers liar? W
16、hat is left for us to do now is to sneak into the Huns envoys campsite at night, take the Huns by surprise.” That night Ban and his men attached the Huns. They set on fire, and with the help of the wind, they wiped the Huns out in one blow. The next day, Ban explained the whole thing to the king of Shanshan. The king admired his bravery and wisdom and agreed immediately to establish long-standing friendship with the Han kingdom. This story gave r
