新编大学英语4 unit 6 risks

What should we do in face of risks?
Sample
When faced with risks, we should stay calm and try to get help. Sometimes we can take measures to reduce the probabilities of risks. For instance, we can reduce the speed when riding bicycles or motors; we’d better not go swimming alone; we shouldn’t try dangerous games without any guidance or protection. We should stop children from playing dangerous and harmful games.
president
lawyer pilot farmer
fireman
teacher model factory worker
singer
businessman writer psychiatrist
chemical engineer
computer programmer
Task 1
Risks in Jobs
Directions: Read the following quotes on risk and work in pairs to discuss why people would like to take risks. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don’t. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever. — Philip Andrew Adams
Unit 6 risks
Part One
Preparation
1. What Is Risk? 2. Risks in Jobs 3. Which Activity Is Riskier? 4. Why Would People Like to Take Risks?
Part One: Preparation >> What Is Risk?

People begin to ask whether it is worthwhile for college students to do those sports.

Now work in groups to stage a talk show, one member acts as the host and other member the guests, discussing the problem.
Task 2
Risks in Entertaining Activities
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.
Sample
Risk is the probability that something bad will happen. Life is full of risks. For example, people may hurt themselves when riding bicycles by getting involved in traffic accidents. A passenger may be killed in an air crash, or even a child will be faced with sharp toys and poor childcare. There may be natural disasters such as hurricane, tsunami, infectious diseases or dangerous flood. It seems the list could go on and on.
What’s the difference and similarity between hypochondria and anxiety about risks?
Sample
Hypochondria, fear of disease and suspicious of being ill is like anxiety about risks in some way. Both are the result of partial information. But the big difference is that the hypochondriac can usually turn to a physician to clarify the whole situation. Then he knows clearly whether he has the suspected disease or not. As to the risks of life, the situation is not that simple, for risks are almost always a matter of probability rather than certainty.
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Task 2
Risks in Entertaining Activities
Directions: Do you like the activity in the flash? Think about the following questions and tell the class your answers. List as many as possible the activities you think are exciting and risky as well. Choose the most risky one and tell why you think so. Do you prefer more traditional one or more thrilling one?
However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks. — Henry Havelock Ellis
Why would people like to take risks?
Part Two: In-Class Reading >>
In-Class Reading
Risks and You
Work in pairs to answer the following questions. What is risk? Could you think of as many risks as you can in our life?
Risks are always a matter of probability rather than certainty. (Para. 1-3)
comparison between hypochondria and anxiety about the risks of life:
Similarity Hypochon dria Difference
Physical Risks Financial Risks
businessman stockbroker farmer writer
Emotional Risks
psychiatrist lawyer president teacher singer psychologist writer model
Risk activities极限运 动 X-Games, Extreme Games
自行车越野，小轮车运动 bicycle motocross (BMX) Parachute跳伞 BASE jump 极限跳伞，定点跳伞
Surfing 冲浪
Scuba diving潜水
攀岩
rock climbing
Anxiety about the Risks of Life
In both cases, the fear or anxiety feeds on partial information.
1. What is
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Risk is the probability of losing something of value.
Part One: Preparation >> What Is Risk?
The Risk of
health, safety, money, property,
relationships and happiness
Task 1
Risks in Jobs
Directions: Many jobs involve risks. Some even have several risks. Work in pairs to classify the following list of jobs.
coal-miner stockbroker policeman
摩托车越野
motocross (MTX)
滑板运动
skateboarding, skurfing
蹦极
ngee jumping
Rafting 漂流 Skiing 滑雪
Talk Show

Now an interesting number of students in China are interested in risky sports, but accidents happens from time to time.
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
Video
Click to stop and click again to continue
The greatest risk for most people is the risk of
death
Part One: Preparation >> Risks in Jobs
2. Risks in Jobs
Work in pairs to classify the following list of jobs according to the risks involved in the jobs. Some jobs have different types of risks.
coal-miner policeman teacher pilot fireman writer factory worker chemical engineer computer programmer
Task 1
Risks in Jobs
Directions: Though many jobs involve different types of risks, we still have to do it. Watch the video and discuss with your group members the following questions.