B3 Unit 5 Will you be a worker or labor

FOREIGHLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERTISYUnit5SectionAWillyoubeaworkeroralaborer?FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYObjectivesTotalkaboutworkTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheessaywritingskillDoyouwanttowork?Whyorwhynot?Yes,because*wehavetoearnourlivingbyworking.*workmaygiveusasenseofachievement.*ourworkmaybebeneficialtotheotherpartsofsociety.….No,because*it’stiring/stressfultowork.*it’sboringtodothesamestuffeveryday.*It’sreallydifficulttotakealongcommutetowork.Lead-inIfyouweregivenenoughmoneytolivethelifeyouwant,doyouthinkyouwillcontinuewithyourwork?Why?Iwillsticktomyworkasateacher,becauseIloveit…Ifyoudon’twanttowork,it’sprobablynotarealwork,butalabor.Whatyouprobablydon’twanttobeisalaborer,notaworker.What’sthedifferencebetweena“worker”anda“laborer”?1.Why,accordingtothewriter,aremanypeoplenothappyabouttheirjobs?2.Whatis“labor”andwhatis“play”accordingtothewriter?3.Whatis“work”accordingtothewriter?4.Whatarethedifferentattitudesbetweenworkersandlaborerstowardleisure/work?5.Howdoworkersandlaborersdifferintheamountofpersonalsatisfactionderivedfromtheirjobs?GlobalReading6.Whathashappenedduetotechnologicalinnovationandthedivisionoflabor?7.Howdidmedievalaristocratdealwiththeirleisuretime?Andwhatdomoderndaylaborersdowiththeirleisuretime?8.Whatmakesthedifferencebetweenunhappylaborersandhappyworkers?Andwhatadvicedoesthewritersuggest?9.Willyoubeaworkerorlabor?Why?StructureIntroduction(Paras.1–3):Whatarework,labor,andplay?Body(Paras.4–8):Workersandlaborersaredifferentinmanyaspects.Conclusion(Para.9):Everyonemustcontendwiththequestion:Willyoubealaboreroraworker?ReadingComprehension1.Why,accordingtothewriter,aremanypeoplenothappyabouttheirjobs?Becausetobetrulyhappy,apersonmustfeelbothfreeandimportant.Butmostpeoplefeeltheywerecompelledtodotheworktheydon’tenjoy,whilewhattheydoenjoyisignoredbysocietybecauseofhavingnovalueorimportance.Thatistosay,theydon’tfeelfreetodowhattheylike,andinmostcasestheyhaveworklike“wageslaves”.TextStudyPartⅠ2.Whatis“labor”andwhatis“play”accordingtothewriter?“Labor”issth.thatonefeelcompelledtodobynecessityofconformingtosocietalexpectationsandearningtherevenuetosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies.“Play”isthepolaroppositeof“labor”.It’ssth.weenjoydoing,butapurelyprivatepastime,whichmaynotbecaredbysociety.3.Whatis“work”accordingtothewriter?“Work”standsbetweenlaborandplay.It’ssth.thatone’sinterestcoincideswiththejobheispaidtodo.It’sanecessarylaborfromthepointofviewofthesocietybutaplayfromone’spersonalpointofview.OrGenerallyspeaking,“work”and“labor”arethesamethinginnature,butwhetherit’sdesignatedas“work”or“labor”dependsonaperson’sattituderatherthanonthedifferencebetweenamanualandmentaljoborbetweenjobsofloworhighesteem.LanguageFocuses•Paraphrase“Inasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeenabolished,thesocial,thevalueofworkandsalary,havedegradedmanylaborersintomodernslaves-“wageslaves”.(Para.1)Inasocietywhereslavery,strictlyspeaking,hasbeenputtoanend,thesocialstatusofworkandthesalaryhavemademanylaborersbecomemodernslaves—“wageslaves”(why?).Inordertohaveahighersocialstatusandhighersalary,manylaborershavetoworkagainsttheirwill,justlikeslaves.•Paraphrase:“…theyfeelcompelledtocontinueworkingbythenecessityofconformingtosocietalexpectationsandearningtherevenuetosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies.”(Para.2)…theyfeelthattheyhavetowork(ratherthanwillingly)becauseit’stheirsocialresponsibilityandtheyalsohavetheresponsibilitytoearnmoneytosupporttheirfamiliesandthemselves.•Paraphrase:“Peoplearelabeledasworkers….voluntaryplayfromtheindividual’spersonalpointofview.””(Para.3)Peoplearecalledworkersiftheirpersonalinterestsandthejobtheyarepaidtodoarethesamething.Anecessarylaborforthesocietymaybeaplaythatoneiswillingtodo.Thatistosaypeoplearecalledworkersiftheyaredoingwhattheyareinterestedin.“labor”and“play”areactuallythesamethingfromdifferentperspectives.•Whydoestheauthormakeacomparisonbetweenagardenerandawell-dressedcitymayor?(Para.3)Theauthorwantstoshowthatthedifferencebetweenworkersandlaborersdoesnotlieinthenatureoftheworkitself,whetherit’smentalormanual,orofloworhighesteem,butinwhetherapersonhasaninterestinhisjob.gardenercitymayorworkerlaborerWhatarework,labor,andplay?Tobetrulyhappy,apersonmustfeelbothfreeandimportant.(Para.1)Laboristhepolaroppositeofplay.(Para.2)Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.(Para.3)Sum-upTextStudyPartⅡReadingComprehension4.Whatarethedifferentattitudesbetweenworkersandlaborerstowardleisure/work?Workersregardleisureasthetimetorelaxandrestsothattheycanworkefficiently.Therefore,theyarepronetodedicatemoretimetoworkingandtaketoolittleleisure.Laborersregardleisureasautonomyfromcompulsion,andtheythinkthatthelesshoursforworkingandmorehoursforplay/leisure,thebetter.5.Howdoworkersandlaborersdifferintheamountofpersonalsatisfactionderivedfromtheirjobs?Workerswhoenjoytheirjobswillbehappier,lessstressedandgenerallymoresatisfiedwiththeirlives.Theywillalsoworkwithmorediligenceandprecisionbecausetheyhavefosteredasenseofpersonalprid